Federal Register: September 22, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 182)
DOCID: fr22se09-17 FR Doc E9-22944
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
CFR Citation: 33 CFR Part 151
RIN ID: RIN 1625-AA32
USC ID: [USCG-2001-10486]
NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES
DOCID: fr22se09-17
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. Waters
DATES: Public meetings will be held in the Seattle, WA (September 28, 2009), New Orleans, LA (September 30, 2009), Chicago, IL (October 2, 2009), Washington, DC (October 8, 2009), Oakland, CA (October 27, 2009), and New York, NY (October 29, 2009) areas to provide opportunities for oral comments. The comment period for the NPRM closes on November 27, 2009. All comments and related material submitted after a meeting must either be submitted to our online docket via http:// www.regulations.gov on or before November 27, 2009 or reach the Docket Management Facility by that date.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
This notice provides the times and locations of the first two of six public meetings which will be held by the Coast Guard (USCG) regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) entitled ``Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. Waters'' that published in the Federal Register on Friday, August 28, 2009.
SUMMARY:
Standards for Living Organisms in Ships Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. Waters; Public Meetings
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The Coast Guard published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in
the Federal Register on Friday, August 28, 2009 (74 FR 44632), entitled
``Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in
U.S. Waters.'' In it, we stated our intention to hold public meetings,
and to publish a notice with additional details regarding those public
meetings as soon as the information was available. 74 FR 44632. On
Monday, September 14, 2009, we published a Notice of Public Meeting to
inform the public of the date for each public meeting, as well as the
city in which those meetings will be held. 74 FR 46964. That notice
also stated that additional notice(s) would be published in the Federal
Register as specific locations and details for these meetings are
finalized. This notice provides those details for the first two of six public meetings.
Date Location Phone
09/28/2009............................. Hotel 1000 Seattle, 1000 First 2069571000
Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104.
09/30/2009............................. Hotel Monteleone, 214 Rue Royal, 8663384684
New Orleans, LA 70130.
10/02/2009............................. TBD, Chicago, IL................ TBD
10/08/2009............................. TBD, Washington, DC............. TBD [[Page 48191]]
10/27/2009............................. TBD, Oakland, CA................ TBD
10/29/2009............................. TBD, New York, NY............... TBD
Written comments and related material may also be submitted to Coast Guard personnel specified at those meetings for inclusion in the official docket for this rulemaking.
Information on Service for Individuals With Disabilities
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the public meetings,
contact Mr. John Morris at the telephone number or email address
indicated under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
Dated: September 17, 2009.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast Guard. [FR Doc. E922944 Filed 91809; 4:15 pm]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
If you have questions on this proposed rulemaking, call or email Mr. John Morris, Project Manager, Environmental Standards Division, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, telephone 2023721433, email: John.C.Morris@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202366 9826.