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Proposed Rulemakings
September 20, 2010 The Coast Guard proposes to increase the rates for pilotage on the Great Lakes to generate sufficient revenue to cover allowable expenses, target pilot compensation, and return on investment. The proposed update reflects a projected August 1, 2011, increase in benchmark contractual wages and benefits and an adjustment for deflation. This rulemaking promotes the Coast Guard’s strategic goal of maritime safety. Comments accepted. 75 FR 51191, (August 19, 2010), (USCG-2010-0517).
Final Rulemakings
June 8, 2010 The Coast Guard is extending the effective period for the temporary safety zone around the riser for the DEEPWATER HORIZON, a Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit, at Mississippi Canyon 252, in the Outer Continental Shelf. The safety zone in place at 33 CFR 147.T08-849 terminates on August 26, 2010. Extending the effective period for this safety zone provides continued and uninterrupted protection of personnel involved in ongoing response efforts. Continuing the safety zone around the riser will significantly reduce the threat of collisions, oil spills, and releases of natural gas, and thereby protect the safety of life, property, and the environment. Response efforts continue at the water’s surface and subsurface. 33 CFR 147.T08-849 temporarily added at 75 FR 32273, June 8, 2010, effective from June 8, 2010 to August 26, 2010, will continue in effect through November 26, 2010. 75 FR 51943, (August 24, 2010), (USCG-2010-0448).
Agency Notices
September 3, 2010 In a final rule published May 26, 2010, the Coast Guard amended Letter of Intent (LOI) and Waterway Suitability Assessment (WSA) requirements for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied hazardous gas (LHG) facilities. The amendment triggered information collection requirements affecting these facilities. The Cost Guard now announces that the collection of information has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The OMB Control Number is 1625-0049. The collection of information requirement associated with 33 CFR 127.007 will be enforced beginning September 3, 2010. 75 FR 54025, (September 3, 2010), (USCG-2007-27022).
September 3, 2010 On August 31, 2009, the Coast Guard amended its requirements for oil spill removal equipment associated with vessel response plans and marine transportation-related facility response plans. The amendment triggered information collection requirements affecting vessel response planholders required to establish evidence that they have properly planned to mitigate oil outflow and to provide that information to the Coast Guard for its use in emergency response. This notice announces that the collection of information has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget and may now be enforced. The OMB Control Number is 1625-0066. The collection of information requirements under 33 CFR 154.1065 and 155.1070 will be enforced beginning September 3, 2010. 75 FR 54025, (September 3, 2010), (USCG-2001-8661).
September 10, 2010 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request and Analysis to the Office of Management and Budget requesting approval. The ICR is entitled “New, Port Stakeholder Interface Form”. Comments accepted. 75 FR 39700, (July 12, 2010), (USCG-2010-0560).
September 13, 2010 The Coast Guard seeks applications for membership on the Navigation Safety Advisory Council (NAVSAC). This Committee advises the Coast Guard on a wide range of issues related to navigation safety such as the prevention of collisions, rammings, and groundings. This includes, but is not limited to: Inland and International Rules of the Road, navigation regulations and equipment, routing measures, marine information, and aids to navigation systems. Applications accepted. 75 FR 49508, (August 13, 2010), (USCG-2010-0708).
Meetings
September 9, 2010 The Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (HOGANSAC) and its working groups will meet in Houston to discuss waterway improvements, aids to navigation, area projects impacting safety on the Houston Ship Channel, and various other navigation safety matters in the Galveston Bay area. All meetings will be open to the public. The working groups will meet from 9 a.m. to noon at the West Gulf Maritime Association offices, 1717 East Loop, Suite 200, Houston, TX. 75 FR 51473, (August 20, 2010), (USCG-2010-0656).
September 16, 2010 The Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research (ICCOPR) will hold a public meeting in Washington, DC to hear comments on the priorities of oil pollution research, including projects related to the Deepwater Horizon incident and the Arctic environment. This meeting is designed to give the public an opportunity to provide statements as to where the ICCOPR, a Federally mandated committee, should focus their efforts concerning oil pollution research. Public comment will then be used to augment the revision of the 1997 Oil Pollution Research and Technology Plan. This meeting will be open to the public. The Committee will meet from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Elihu Root Auditorium at the Carnegie Institution for Science, 1530 P Street, NW, Washington, DC. 75 FR 51473, (August 20, 2010), (USCG-2010-0212).
September 23, 2010 The Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (HOGANSAC) and its working groups will meet in Houston to discuss waterway improvements, aids to navigation, area projects impacting safety on the Houston Ship Channel, and various other navigation safety matters in the Galveston Bay area. All meetings will be open to the public. The Committee will meet from 9 a.m. to noon at the West Gulf Maritime Association offices, 1717 East Loop, Suite 200, Houston, TX. 75 FR 51473, (August 20, 2010), (USCG-2010-0656).
September 23, 2010 The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee will meet in New Orleans to discuss various issues relating to navigational safety on the Lower Mississippi River and related waterways. This meeting will be open to the public. The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the New Orleans Yacht Club, 403 North Roadway, West End, New Orleans, LA. 75 FR 51097, (August 18, 2010), (USCG-2010-0595).