80 FR 24863 - Safety Zone; POLAR PIONEER, Outer Continental Shelf Drill Unit, Chukchi Sea, Alaska

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 84 (May 1, 2015)

Page Range		24863-24866
FR Document		2015-10259

The Coast Guard proposes a safety zone that extends 500 meters from the outer edge of the DRILL UNIT POLAR PIONEER, as well as 500 meters from those points, suitably marked by a buoy, where the DRILL UNIT POLAR PIONEER's mooring spread meets the ocean's surface. This safety zone would be in effect both when the DRILL UNIT POLAR PIONEER is anchored and when deploying and recovering moorings. Placing a safety zone around the drilling unit will significantly reduce the threat of allisions, which could result in oil spills and releases of natural gas, and thereby protects the safety of life, property, and the environment. Lawful demonstrations may be conducted outside of the safety zone.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 84 (Friday, May 1, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 84 (Friday, May 1, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 24863-24866]
From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10259]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 147

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0247]
RIN 1625-AA00

Safety Zone; POLAR PIONEER, Outer Continental Shelf Drill Unit,
Chukchi Sea, Alaska

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes a safety zone that extends 500 meters
from the outer edge of the DRILL UNIT POLAR PIONEER, as well as 500
meters from those points, suitably marked by a buoy, where the DRILL
UNIT POLAR PIONEER's mooring spread meets the ocean's surface. This
safety zone would be in effect both when the DRILL UNIT POLAR PIONEER
is anchored and when deploying and recovering moorings. Placing a
safety zone around the drilling unit will significantly reduce the
threat of allisions, which could result in oil spills and releases of
natural gas, and thereby protects the safety of life, property, and the
environment. Lawful demonstrations may be conducted outside of the
safety zone.

DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before June 1, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2015-0247 using any one of the following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Fax: 202-493-2251.
(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is 202-366-9329.
To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on
submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed
rule, call or email LCDR Jason Boyle, Seventeenth Coast Guard District
(dpi); telephone 907-463-2821, Jason.t.boyle@uscg.mil. If you have
questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Cheryl
F. Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Public Participation and Request for Comments

We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related materials. All comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided.

1. Submitting Comments

If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking (USCG-2015-0247), indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material
online (via http://

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www.regulations.gov) or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use
only one of these means. If you submit a comment online via http://www.regulations.gov, it will be considered received by the Coast Guard
when you successfully transmit the comment. If you fax, hand deliver,
or mail your comment, it will be considered as having been received by
the Coast Guard when it is received at the Docket Management Facility.
We recommend that you include your name and a mailing address, an email
address, or a telephone number in the body of your document so that we
can contact you if we have questions regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
type the docket number USCG-2015-0247 in the ``SEARCH'' box and click
``SEARCH.'' Click on ``Submit a Comment'' on the line associated with
this rulemaking.
If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them
in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by mail and would
like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped,
self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and
material received during the comment period and may change the rule
based on your comments.

2. Viewing Comments and Documents

To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
type the docket number USCG-2015-0247 in the ``SEARCH'' box and click
``SEARCH.'' Click on Open Docket Folder on the line associated with
this rulemaking. You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in
Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the Department of Transportation
West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.

3. Privacy Act

Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any
of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act notice
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008 issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

4. Public Meeting

The Coast Guard does not plan to hold a public meeting. But you may
submit a request for one by using one of the four methods specified
under ADDRESSES. Please explain why you believe a public meeting would
be beneficial. If we determine that one would aid this rulemaking, we
will hold one at a time and place announced by a later notice in the
Federal Register.

B. Basis and Purpose

The Coast Guard proposes the establishment of a temporary safety
zone around the DRILL UNIT POLAR PIONEER while anchored or deploying
and recovering moorings on location in order to drill exploratory wells
in several prospects located in the Chukchi Sea during the 2015
drilling season. The purpose of the temporary safety zone is to protect
the drilling unit from vessels operating outside the normal shipping
channels and fairways.
The request for the temporary safety zone was made by Shell
Exploration & Production Company due to safety concerns for both the
personnel aboard the DRILL UNIT POLAR PIONEER and the environment.
Shell Exploration & Production Company indicated that it is highly
likely that any allision or inability to identify, monitor or mitigate
any risks or threats, including ice-related hazards that might be
encountered, may result in a catastrophic event. Incursions into the
safety zone by unapproved vessels could degrade the ability to monitor
and mitigate such risks. In evaluating this request, the Coast Guard
explored relevant safety factors and considered several criteria,
including but not limited to: (1) The level of shipping activity around
the operation; (2) safety concerns for personnel aboard the vessel; (3)
concerns for the environment given the sensitivity of the environmental
and the importance of fishing and hunting to the indigenous population;
(4) the lack of any established shipping fairways, and fueling and
supply storage/operations which increase the likelihood that an
allision would result in a catastrophic event; (5) the recent and
potential future maritime traffic in the vicinity of the proposed
areas; (6) the types of vessels navigating in the vicinity of the
proposed area; (7) the structural configuration of the vessel, and (8)
the need to allow for lawful demonstrations without endangering the
safe operation of the vessel.
Results from a thorough and comprehensive examination of the
criteria, IMO guidelines, and existing regulations warrant the
establishment of the proposed temporary safety zone. A safety zone
would significantly reduce the threat of allisions that could result in
oil spills, and other releases. Furthermore, a safety zone would
increase the safety of life, property, and the environment in the
Chukchi Sea by prohibiting entry into the zone unless specifically
authorized by the Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard District, or a
designated representative. Due to the remote location and the need to
protect the environment, the Coast Guard may use criminal sanctions to
enforce the safety zone as appropriate.
Shell Exploration & Production Company has proposed and received
permits for drill sites within the Burger prospects, Chukchi Sea,
Alaska.
Based on the anticipated drilling operations, we believe a safety
zone is needed be around the DRILL UNIT POLAR PIONEER while anchored or
deploying and recovering moorings on location in order to drill
exploratory wells in various locations in the Chukchi Sea Outer
Continental Shelf, Alaska during the 2015 timeframe.
The actual order of drilling activities will be controlled by an
interplay between actual ice conditions immediately prior to a rig
move, ice forecasts, any regulatory restrictions with respect to the
dates of allowed operating windows, whether the planned drilling
activity involves only drilling the shallow non-objective section or
penetrating potential hydrocarbon zones, the availability of permitted
sites having approved shallow hazards clearance, the anticipated
duration of each contemplated drilling activity, the results of
preceding wells and Marine Mammal Monitoring and Mitigation plan
requirements.
All planned exploration drilling in the identified lease will be
conducted with the DRILL UNIT POLAR PIONEER. While conducting
exploration drilling operations, the DRILL UNIT POLAR PIONEER will be
anchored using an anchoring system consisting of an 8-point anchored
mooring spread attached to the onboard turret and could have a maximum
anchor radius of 3,600 ft (1,100 m). The center point of the DRILL UNIT
POLAR PIONEER will be positioned within the prospect location in the
Chukchi Sea.
The DRILL UNIT POLAR PIONEER will move into the Chukchi Sea on or
about July 1, 2015 and onto a prospect location when ice allows.
Drilling will conclude on or before October 31, 2015. The drillship and
support vessels will depart the Chukchi Sea at the conclusion of the
2015 drilling season.

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C. Discussion of Proposed Rule

The proposed temporary safety zone would encompass the area that
extends 500 meters from the outer edge of the DRILL UNIT POLAR PIONEER,
as well as 500 meters from those points, suitably marked by a buoy,
where the DRILL UNIT POLAR PIONEER's mooring spread meets the ocean's
surface. As a result, the size and shape of the safety zone would vary,
depending on how far from the vessel the mooring spread is deployed,
which is expected to be no more than 1,000 meters. This safety zone
would be in effect when the DRILL UNIT POLAR PIONEER is on location in
order to drill exploratory wells at various prospects located in the
Chukchi Sea Outer Continental Shelf, Alaska, from 12:01 a.m. on July 1,
2015 through 11:59 p.m. on October 31, 2015.
This safety zone will be in effect both when the DRILL UNIT POLAR
PIONEER is anchored and when deploying and recovering moorings. As a
result, the size and shape of the safety zone will vary, depending on
how far from the vessel the mooring spread is deployed, which is
expected to be no more than 1,000 meters. No vessel would be allowed to
enter or remain in this proposed safety zone except the following: An
attending vessel or a vessel authorized by the Commander, Seventeenth
Coast Guard District or a designated representative. They may be
contacted on VHF-FM Channel 13 or 16 or by telephone at 907-463-2000.
For any group intending to conduct lawful demonstrations in the
vicinity of the rig, these demonstrations must be conducted outside the
safety zone.

D. Regulatory Analyses

The Coast Guard developed this proposed rule after considering
numerous statutes and executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we
summarize our analyses based on 14 of these statutes or executive
orders.

1. Regulatory Planning and Review

This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action under
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review
as supplemented by Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and
regulatory Review, and does not require an assessment of potential
costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of Executive Order 12866 or
Section 1 of Executive Order 13563. The Office of Management and Budget
has not reviewed it under that Order.
We expect the economic impact of this rule will not rise to the
level of necessitating a full Regulatory Evaluation. This rule is not a
significant regulatory action due to the location of the DRILL UNIT
POLAR PIONEER on the Outer Continental Shelf and its distance from both
land and safety fairways. Vessels traversing waters near the proposed
safety zone will be able to safely travel around the zone without
incurring additional costs.

2. Small Entities

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601-612),
the Coast Guard has considered whether this proposed rule would have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
The term ``small entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit
organizations that are independently owned and operated and are not
dominant in their fields, and governmental jurisdictions with
populations of less than 50,000.
The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this proposed
rule would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. This proposed rule would affect the following
entities, some of which might be small entities: The owners or
operators of vessels intending to transit or anchor in the Burger
Prospects of the Chukchi Sea.
This safety zone will not have a significant economic impact or a
substantial number of small entities for the following reasons: This
rule will enforce a safety zone around a drilling unit facility that is
in areas of the Chukchi Sea not frequented by vessel traffic and is not
in close proximity to a safety fairway. Further, vessel traffic can
pass safely around the safety zone without incurring additional costs.
If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this rule would have
a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment (see
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to what
degree this rule would economically affect it.

3. Assistance for Small Entities

Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this proposed rule so that they can better
evaluate its effects on them and participate in the rulemaking. If the
rule would affect your small business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction and you have questions concerning its provisions or
options for compliance, please contact LCDR Jason Boyle, Coast Guard
Seventeenth District, Office of Prevention; telephone 907-463-2821,
Jason.t.boyle@uscg.mil. The Coast Guard will not retaliate against
small entities that question or complain about this proposed rule or
any policy or action of the Coast Guard.

4. Collection of Information

This proposed rule would call for no new collection of information
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.).

5. Federalism

A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on State or local
governments and would either preempt State law or impose a substantial
direct cost of compliance on them. We have analyzed this proposed rule
under that Order and have determined that it does not have implications
for federalism.

6. Protest Activities

The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the For Further
Information Contact section to coordinate protest activities so that
your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places or vessels.

7. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000.00 (adjusted
for inflation) or more in any one year. Though this proposed rule would
not result in such expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule
elsewhere in this preamble.

8. Taking of Private Property

This proposed rule would not cause a taking of private property or
otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630,
Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected
Property Rights.

9. Civil Justice Reform

This proposed rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and
3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize
litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

10. Protection of Children

The Coast Guard has analyzed this proposed rule under Executive
Order

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13045, Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and
Safety Risks. This rule is not an economically significant rule and
would not create an environmental risk to health or risk to safety that
might disproportionately affect children.

11. Indian Tribal Governments

This proposed rule does not have tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it would not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

12. Energy Effects

The Coast Guard analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order
13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use.

13. Technical Standards

This proposed rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we
did not consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

14. Environment

We have analyzed this proposed rule under Department of Homeland
Security Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction
M16475.lD, which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and
have made a preliminary determination that this action is one of a
category of actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a
significant effect on the human environment. A preliminary
environmental analysis checklist supporting this determination is
available in the docket where indicated under ADDRESSES. We seek any
comments or information that may lead to the discovery of a significant
environmental impact from this proposed rule. This rule is
categorically excluded from further review under paragraph 34(g) of
Figure 2-1 of the Commandants Instruction.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 147

Continental shelf, Marine safety, Navigation (water).
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend 33 CFR part 147 as follows:

PART 147--SAFETY ZONES

0
1. The authority citation for part 147 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 14 U.S.C. 85; 43 U.S.C. 1333; Department of Homeland
Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
0
2. Add Sec. 147.T17-0247 to read as follows:

Sec. 147.T17-0247 Safety Zone; DRILL UNIT POLAR PIONEER, Outer
Continental Shelf Drillship, Chukchi Sea, Alaska.

(a) Description. The DRILL UNIT POLAR PIONEER will be engaged in
exploratory drilling operations at various locations in the Chukchi Sea
from July 1, 2015 through October 31, 2015. The DRILL UNIT POLAR
PIONEER will be anchored while conducting exploratory drilling
operations with the center point of the vessel located in various
locations in the Chukchi Sea. The area that extends 500 meters from the
outer edge of the DRILL UNIT POLAR PIONEER, as well as 500 meters from
those points, suitably marked by a buoy, where the DRILL UNIT POLAR
PIONEER's mooring spread meets the ocean's surface is a safety zone.
Lawful demonstrations may be conducted outside of the safety zone.
(b) Regulation. No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following:
(1) An attending vessel; or
(2) A vessel authorized by the Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard
District, or a designated representative.

Dated: April 8, 2015.
Daniel B. Abel,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard
District.
[FR Doc. 2015-10259 Filed 4-30-15; 8:45 am]
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‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and ANM UT E4 Ogden-Hinckley Airport, UT unit will significantly reduce the threat
Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final [New] of allisions, which could result in oil
regulatory action. Ogden-Hinckley Airport, UT spills and releases of natural gas, and
(Lat. 41°11′44″ N., long. 112°00′47″ W.) thereby protects the safety of life,
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Hill AFB, UT property, and the environment. Lawful
(Lat. 41°07′26″ N., long. 111°58′23″ W.) demonstrations may be conducted
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
That airspace extending upward from the outside of the safety zone.
Navigation (air).
surface 4 miles north and parallel to the 225°
DATES: Comments and related material
The Proposed Amendment radial of the Ogden-Hinckley Airport,
extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 16 must be received by the Coast Guard on
Accordingly, pursuant to the miles southwest of the airport, thence or before June 1, 2015.
authority delegated to me, the Federal southeast to lat.41°2′40″ N., long.112°20′4″ ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
Aviation Administration proposes to W., thence northeast to the point where the identified by docket number USCG–
amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: Ogden-Hinckley 99° radial intersects the Hill 2015–0247 using any one of the
AFB 4.6-nm radius.
following methods:
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal:
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR extending upward from 700 feet or more http://www.regulations.gov.
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND above the surface of the earth. (2) Fax: 202–493–2251.
REPORTING POINTS * * * * * (3) Mail: Docket Management Facility
(M–30), U.S. Department of
ANM UT E5 Ogden-Hinckley Airport, UT
■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR [Modified]
Transportation, West Building Ground
part 71 continues to read as follows: Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Ogden-Hinckley Airport, UT Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590–
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, (Lat. 41°11′44″ N., long. 112°00′47″ W.)
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 0001.
That airspace extending upward from 700 (4) Hand delivery: Same as mail
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. feet above the surface within a 5.3-mile
radius of Ogden-Hinckley Airport, and that
address above, between 9 a.m. and
§ 71.1 [Amended] 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
airspace 3 miles either side of the 294° radial
■ 2. The incorporation by reference in from the airport extending from the 5.3-mile Federal holidays. The telephone number
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Y, radius to 11 miles northwest of the airport, is 202–366–9329.
Airspace Designations and Reporting and that airspace 4 miles either side of the To avoid duplication, please use only
Points, dated August 6, 2014 and
Ogden-Hinckley 226° radial from the 5.3-mile one of these four methods. See the
radius to 13 miles southwest of the airport. ‘‘Public Participation and Request for
effective September 15, 2014, is
amended as follows: Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 21, Comments’’ portion of the
2015. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace. below for instructions on submitting
Christopher Ramirez,
* * * * * Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, comments.
ANM UT D Ogden-Hinckley Airport, UT Western Service Center. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
[Modified] [FR Doc. 2015–10044 Filed 4–30–15; 8:45 am] you have questions on this proposed
Ogden-Hinckley Airport, UT BILLING CODE 4901–13P rule, call or email LCDR Jason Boyle,
(Lat. 41°11′44″ N., long. 112°00′47″ W.) Seventeenth Coast Guard District (dpi);
Hill AFB, UT telephone 907–463–2821, Jason.t.boyle@
(Lat. 41°07′26″ N., long. 111°58′23″ W.) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND uscg.mil. If you have questions on
That airspace extending upward from the SECURITY viewing or submitting material to the
surface up to, but not including, 7,800 feet docket, call Cheryl F. Collins, Program
within a 4.3-mile radius of the Ogden- Coast Guard Manager, Docket Operations, telephone
Hinckley Airport, and that airspace
202–366–9826.
beginning at a point where the Ogden-
33 CFR Part 147 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Hinckley 216° radial intersects the Hill AFB
4.6-mile radius to the point where the Ogden- [Docket No. USCG–2015–0247] A. Public Participation and Request for
Hinckley 231° radial intersects the 4.3-mile
radius, thence clockwise along the 4.3-mile RIN 1625–AA00 Comments
radius to where the Ogden-Hinckley 84° We encourage you to participate in
radial intersects the 4.3-mile radius to the Safety Zone; POLAR PIONEER, Outer this rulemaking by submitting
point where the Ogden-Hinckley 99° radial Continental Shelf Drill Unit, Chukchi comments and related materials. All
intersects the Hill AFB 4.6-mile radius, Sea, Alaska comments received will be posted
excluding the portion southeast of a line
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. without change to http://
beginning where the 216° radial intersects
the Hill AFB 4.6-mile radius, thence ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. www.regulations.gov and will include
northeast to lat. 41°10′21″ N., long. 112°00′55 any personal information you have
W.; to lat. 41°10′56″ N., long. 111°59′19″ W.; SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes a provided.
to a point where the Ogden-Hinckley 99° safety zone that extends 500 meters
from the outer edge of the DRILL UNIT 1. Submitting Comments
radial intersects the Hill AFB 4.6-nm radius.
This airspace is effective during the specific POLAR PIONEER, as well as 500 meters If you submit a comment, please
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dates and times established in advance by a from those points, suitably marked by a include the docket number for this
Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time buoy, where the DRILL UNIT POLAR rulemaking (USCG–2015–0247),
will thereafter be published in the Airport/ PIONEER’s mooring spread meets the indicate the specific section of this
Facility Directory. ocean’s surface. This safety zone would document to which each comment
Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace areas be in effect both when the DRILL UNIT applies, and provide a reason for each
designated as an extension to Class D or POLAR PIONEER is anchored and when suggestion or recommendation. You
Class E surface area. deploying and recovering moorings. may submit your comments and
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13045, Protection of Children from PART 147—SAFETY ZONES navigable waters within a 25-yard
Environmental Health Risks and Safety radius of moored or anchored offshore
Risks. This rule is not an economically ■ 1. The authority citation for part 147 exploration or support vessels, and the
significant rule and would not create an continues to read as follows: navigable waters within a 100-yard
environmental risk to health or risk to Authority: 14 U.S.C. 85; 43 U.S.C. 1333; radius of underway offshore exploration
safety that might disproportionately Department of Homeland Security Delegation or support vessels. The purpose of the
affect children. No. 0170.1. safety zones is to protect persons and
■ 2. Add § 147.T17–0247 to read as vessels during an unusually high
11. Indian Tribal Governments follows: volume of vessel traffic in the Port of
This proposed rule does not have Dutch Harbor, and the adjacent
§ 147.T17–0247 Safety Zone; DRILL UNIT territorial sea due to additional vessel
tribal implications under Executive POLAR PIONEER, Outer Continental Shelf traffic associated with exploratory
Order 13175, Consultation and Drillship, Chukchi Sea, Alaska.
drilling operations in the Chukchi and
Coordination with Indian Tribal (a) Description. The DRILL UNIT Beaufort seas during the summer of
Governments, because it would not have POLAR PIONEER will be engaged in 2015. Lawful demonstrations are
a substantial direct effect on one or exploratory drilling operations at permitted outside of the temporary
more Indian tribes, on the relationship various locations in the Chukchi Sea safety zones so long as they do not
between the Federal Government and from July 1, 2015 through October 31, endanger the safety of vessels either
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of 2015. The DRILL UNIT POLAR moored or anchored within the port,
power and responsibilities between the PIONEER will be anchored while transiting through the port, or transiting
Federal Government and Indian tribes. conducting exploratory drilling through the adjacent waters of the
12. Energy Effects operations with the center point of the territorial sea.
vessel located in various locations in the DATES: Comments and related material
The Coast Guard analyzed this Chukchi Sea. The area that extends 500 must be received by the Coast Guard on
proposed rule under Executive Order meters from the outer edge of the DRILL or before June 1, 2015.
13211, Actions Concerning Regulations UNIT POLAR PIONEER, as well as 500 ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, meters from those points, suitably identified by docket number USCG–
Distribution, or Use. marked by a buoy, where the DRILL 2015–0246 using any one of the
UNIT POLAR PIONEER’s mooring following methods:
13. Technical Standards spread meets the ocean’s surface is a (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal:
safety zone. Lawful demonstrations may http://www.regulations.gov.
This proposed rule does not use
be conducted outside of the safety zone. (2) Fax: 202–493–2251.
technical standards. Therefore, we did
(b) Regulation. No vessel may enter or (3) Mail or Delivery: Docket
not consider the use of voluntary
remain in this safety zone except the Management Facility, Department of
consensus standards.
following: Transportation, West Building Ground
14. Environment (1) An attending vessel; or Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
(2) A vessel authorized by the Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590–
We have analyzed this proposed rule Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard 0001. Deliveries accepted between 9
under Department of Homeland District, or a designated representative. a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Security Management Directive 023–01 Friday, except federal holidays. The
Dated: April 8, 2015.
and Commandant Instruction telephone number is 202–366–9329.
Daniel B. Abel,
M16475.lD, which guide the Coast See the ‘‘Public Participation and
Guard in complying with the National Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,
Seventeenth Coast Guard District.
Request for Comments’’ portion of the
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
[FR Doc. 2015–10259 Filed 4–30–15; 8:45 am]
(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and below for further instructions on
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have made a preliminary determination submitting comments. To avoid
that this action is one of a category of duplication, please use only one of
actions that do not individually or these three methods.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
cumulatively have a significant effect on FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
SECURITY
the human environment. A preliminary you have questions on this rule, call or
environmental analysis checklist Coast Guard email LT Heikki Laukkanen, Sector
supporting this determination is Anchorage Prevention, Coast Guard;
available in the docket where indicated 33 CFR Part 165 telephone 907–428–4186, email
under ADDRESSES. We seek any Heikki.J.Laukkanen@uscg.mil. If you
comments or information that may lead [Docket Number USCG–2015–0246] have questions on viewing or submitting
to the discovery of a significant RIN 1625–AA00 material to the docket, call Cheryl
environmental impact from this Collins, Program Manager, Docket
proposed rule. This rule is categorically Safety Zone—Oil Exploration Staging Operations, telephone 202–366–9826.
excluded from further review under Area in Dutch Harbor, AK SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
paragraph 34(g) of Figure 2–1 of the
Coast Guard, DHS. Table of Acronyms
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Commandants Instruction. AGENCY:
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. DHS Department of Homeland Security
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 147 FR Federal Register
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Continental shelf, Marine safety, temporary safety zones in the Port of
Navigation (water). Dutch Harbor, Broad Bay, and adjacent A. Public Participation and Request for
For the reasons discussed in the navigable waters in the Dutch Harbor Comments
preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to area on June 15, 2015. The temporary We encourage you to participate in
amend 33 CFR part 147 as follows: safety zones would encompass the this rulemaking by submitting

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Notice of proposed rulemaking.
Dates		Comments and related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before June 1, 2015.
Contact		If you have questions on this proposed rule, call or email LCDR Jason Boyle, Seventeenth Coast Guard District (dpi); telephone 907-463-2821, [email protected] If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Cheryl F. Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.
FR Citation		80 FR 24863
RIN Number		1625-AA00
CFR Associated		Continental Shelf; Marine Safety and Navigation (water)

80 FR 24863 - Safety Zone; POLAR PIONEER, Outer Continental Shelf Drill Unit, Chukchi Sea, Alaska

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