Ports and waterways safety: benefit analysis methodology; meeting,
[Federal Register: April 26, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 79)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 20236]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr26ap99-40]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Chapter I
[USCG-1998-4501]
RIN 2115-AF68
Improvements to Marine Safety in Puget Sound-Area Waters
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of meeting and availability of Statement of Work.
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces a meeting to describe the methodology for a cost-benefit analysis of potential rules that would improve marine safety in Puget Sound-Area waters. The meeting is being held in conjunction with a meeting regarding the Port Access Routes Study; Strait of Juan de Fuca and Adjacent Waters (15 April 1999; 64 FR 18651).
DATES: The meeting will be held on May 12, 1999, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The meeting may conclude early if all questions are addressed before the scheduled end of the meeting.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Western Regional Center's auditorium in Building 9, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115.
For a copy of the statement of work for the cost-benefit analysis, contact Commander Timothy M. Close under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
If you would like to submit your questions on the statement of work before the meeting, they may be submitted by mail, fax, or electronic means to Commander Timothy M. Close at the address under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning the meeting or to obtain a copy of the statement of work, contact Commander Timothy M. Close, Human Element and Ship Design Division (G-MSE-1), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001, telephone 202-267-2997, fax 202-267-4816, email fldr-he@comdt.uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation
The Coast Guard encourages you to participate by attending the meeting.
Background and Purpose
On November 24, 1998, the Coast Guard published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) (63 FR 6437) seeking public comment on potential rules that would improve marine safety in Puget Sound-Area waters including Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, passages around and through the San Jan Islands, and the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. The ANPRM also announced the Coast Guard's intention to begin a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis to study the feasibility of implementing new safety measures, including extended tug escort requirements for certain vessels and a dedicated pre-positioned rescue vessel. In the ANPRM, the Coast Guard requested that comments addressing cost-benefit-analysis issues be submitted to the docket by December 24, 1998. The comments received helped us develop the statement of work. The statement outlines the scope, timeline, and methodology for the cost-benefit analysis. It is this statement that will be described at the meeting. Preparation of the cost-benefit analysis, itself, is still underway.
If regulatory changes are eventually proposed, the public will have an additional opportunity to comment on the cost-benefit analysis for the selected regulatory proposals.
Meeting
The meeting is open to the public. The purpose of the meeting is to describe the statement of work and, as time allows, respond to questions on the statement. Questions during the meeting should related to the statement of work. This meeting is being held at the same location and on the same day as a meeting regarding the Port Access Routes Study; Strait of Juan de Fuca and Adjacent Waters (64 FR 18651).
Information of Service for Individuals with Disabilities
For information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact Commander Timothy M. Close under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as soon as possible.
Dated: April 21, 1999.
[FR Doc. 99-10381Filed4-23-99; 8:45 am]
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