Federal Register: September 28, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 186)
DOCID: fr28se09-21 FR Doc E9-23386
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: fr28se09-21
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:[sol][sol]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 four 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 Meeting
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 were finalized. On
Tuesday, September 22, 2009, we published a Notice of Public Meeting
with the specific locations and details for the first two of the six
public meetings. 74 FR 48190. This notice provides those details for
the second two public meetings and restates the information for the first two public meetings. Those details are as follows:
Date Location Phone
09/28/2009.............................. Hotel 1000 Seattle, 1000 First 2069571000.
Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104. [[Page 49356]]
09/30/2009.............................. Hotel Monteleone, 214 Rue Royal, 8663384684.
New Orleans, LA 70130.
10/02/2009.............................. Hilton Garden Inn Chicago 3125950000.
Downtown/Magnificent Mile, 10
E. Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611.
10/08/2009.............................. U.S. Environmental Protection 2025649545.
Agency, 1201 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460.
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 23, 2009.
F.J. Sturm,
Acting Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast Guard.
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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.