Glen Milner
3227 NE 198th Place
Seattle, WA 98155
(206) 365-7865
gkaajm@juno.com
April 18, 2009
U.S. Coast Guard, DHS
VIA E-MAIL: http://www.regulations.gov
RE: Rulemaking Docket No. USCG-2008-1017
U.S. Coast Guard
I am commenting on the proposed rulemaking entitled, “Regulated Navigation
Areas; Bars Along the Coasts of Oregon and Washington.”
I am 57 years old and a life-long resident of Washington State. I have fished in
Washington State coastal waters.
I am opposed to this proposed rulemaking due to the inherently corrupt nature of
the Coast Guard’s civil penalty process and the U.S. Coast Guard Hearing Office.
In 2005 I was served a notice for penalty in which the Coast Guard Hearing Office
requested a $10,000 fine. I believe the Coast Guard had considered prosecuting
me for criminal charges which would have presented a much higher penalty. After
an over two year process, I proved that the Coast Guard’s lead witness and lead
officer involved in my alleged charges had falsely testified against me. The
Hearing Officer in the case found me guilty of the charges anyway and issued a
warning against me. I believe that at the end of the case, legal officers with the
Thirteenth Coast Guard District knew the case was a sham. Unfortunately for me,
I had wasted over two years of my life in this highly stressful process.
The U.S. Coast Guard should not be involved in decisions of innocence or guilt
involving citizens. This is no different than being arrested, charged, and tried by
the same police agency. This is not a technical issue or a separate issue from
this rulemaking procedure. Please do not discount this as an unrelated
comment. The Coast Guard Hearing Office is inherently corrupt. Therefore this
rule should not be adopted because any citizen charged under this rule would be
subjected to an unfair and corrupt process.
I have attached my appeal to the Coast Guard, appealing the decision by the
Hearing Officer, which represents only part of the ordeal I was subjected to by the
Coast Guard. The appeal was not taken seriously, which means to me that the
Coast Guard is unlikely to change the civil penalties process.
Please contact me if you have any questions about this.
I am requesting that you tell me that you have received this comment and that it
has been entered for the proposed rulemaking.
Sincerely
Glen Milner
Related Comments
Total: 2
Glen Milner Public SubmissionPosted: 04/20/2009
ID: USCG-2008-1017-0082
Apr 19,2009 11:59 PM ET
Mark T. Kenny Public SubmissionPosted: 04/20/2009
ID: USCG-2008-1017-0081
Glen Milner
This is comment on Notice
Regulated Navigation Areas: Bars Along the Coasts of Oregon and Washington; Public Meetings (Federal Register Publication)
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Related Comments
Public Submission Posted: 04/20/2009 ID: USCG-2008-1017-0082
Apr 19,2009 11:59 PM ET
Public Submission Posted: 04/20/2009 ID: USCG-2008-1017-0081
Apr 19,2009 11:59 PM ET