80 FR 51173 - Commercial Diving Operations-Reopening of Comment Period

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 163 (August 24, 2015)

Page Range		51173-51174
FR Document		2015-20825

The Coast Guard is reopening for 60 days the comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking entitled ``Commercial Diving Operations,'' published on February 19, 2015. Reopening the comment period will allow time for the public to review and submit comments on changes to the applicability of this proposed rule, and on the draft regulatory analysis documentation that was not available in the docket during the original comment period. This notice of proposed rulemaking also provides corrected contact information for those persons interested in the proposed regulatory incorporation of certain material by reference, and the reopened comment period facilitates public comment on the proposed incorporation. Finally, although we are making no changes to the collection of information proposed in the February notice of proposed rulemaking, during the reopened comment period the public may continue to submit additional comments on that proposed collection. Specific instructions for commenting on the proposed collection are printed in the ADDRESSES section that follows.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

46 CFR Parts 8 and 197

[Docket No. USCG-1998-3786]
RIN 1625-AA21


Commercial Diving Operations--Reopening of Comment Period

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is reopening for 60 days the comment period 
for the notice of proposed rulemaking entitled ``Commercial Diving 
Operations,'' published on February 19, 2015. Reopening the comment 
period will allow time for the public to review and submit comments on 
changes to the applicability of this proposed rule, and on the draft 
regulatory analysis documentation that was not available in the docket 
during the original comment period. This notice of proposed rulemaking 
also provides corrected contact information for those persons 
interested in the proposed regulatory incorporation of certain material 
by reference, and the reopened comment period facilitates public 
comment on the proposed incorporation. Finally, although we are making 
no changes to the collection of information proposed in the February 
notice of proposed rulemaking, during the reopened comment period the 
public may continue to submit additional comments on that proposed 
collection. Specific instructions for commenting on the proposed 
collection are printed in the ADDRESSES section that follows.

DATES: The comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking 
published on February 19, 2015 (80 FR 9152), is reopened. Comments and 
related material must be submitted to the docket by October 23, 2015. 
Comments sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on 
collection of information must reach OMB on or before October 23, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments using one of the listed methods, and see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more information on public comments.
     Online--http://www.regulations.gov following Web site 
instructions.
     Fax--202-493-2251.
     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.
     Hand deliver--mail address, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays (telephone 202-366-9329).
    Collection of information. You must submit comments on the 
collection of information discussed in the notice of proposed 
rulemaking at 80 FR 9173 both to the Coast Guard's docket and to the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the White House 
Office of Management and Budget. OIRA submissions can be made using one 
of the listed methods.
     Email (preferred)[email protected] (include 
the docket number and ``Attention: Desk Officer for Coast Guard, DHS'' 
in the subject line of the email).
     Fax--202-395-6566.
     Mail--Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, 
ATTN: Desk Officer, U.S. Coast Guard.
    Viewing material proposed for incorporation by reference. To make 
arrangements to view this material, please call or email Mr. Ken Smith 
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice 
of proposed rulemaking, call or email Mr. Ken Smith, Project Manager, 
U.S. Coast Guard, Headquarters, Vessel and Facility Operating Standards 
Division, Commandant (CG-OES-2); telephone 202-372-1413, email 
[email protected]. If you have questions on viewing or submitting 
material to the docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket 
Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Public Participation and Comments

    We encourage you to submit comments (or related material) on this 
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). We will consider all submissions 
and may adjust our final action based on your comments. Comments should 
be marked with docket number USCG-1998-3786, and should provide a 
reason for each suggestion or recommendation. You may provide personal 
contact information so that we can contact you if we have questions 
regarding your comments, but please note that all comments will be 
posted to the online docket without change and any personal information 
you include will be searchable online (see the Federal Register Privacy 
Act notice regarding our public dockets, 73 FR 3316, Jan. 17, 2008).
    Mailed or hand-delivered comments should be in an unbound 8\1/2\ x 
11 inch format suitable for reproduction. The Docket Management 
Facility will acknowledge receipt of mailed comments if you enclose a 
stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope with your submission.
    Documents mentioned in this NPRM and all public comments are 
available in our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and can be 
viewed by following the instructions on that Web site. You can also 
view the docket online at the Docket Management Facility (see the 
address under ADDRESSES) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

B. Regulatory History and Information

    On February 19, 2015, we published an NPRM entitled ``Commercial 
Diving Operations'' (80 FR 9152) that proposed amendments to our 
regulations for commercial diving conducted from deepwater ports or 
deepwater port safety zones, or in connection with Outer Continental 
Shelf (OCS) activities, or from vessels that are required to have a 
Coast Guard certificate of inspection. The NPRM would revise and update 
current regulations to improve safety and to reflect current industry 
best practices. The NPRM would also allow the Coast Guard to approve 
independent third-party organizations to assist in ensuring compliance 
with commercial diving regulations. All comments on the NPRM, including 
comments on the proposed collection of information, were due by May 20, 
2015. In the course of reviewing comments on the NPRM, we became aware 
of several errors on our part.
    First, on page 9175 of the NPRM, our proposed regulatory text for 
46 CFR 197.200 contained two unintended changes in the applicability of 
subpart B. We do not intend, despite the proposed language for Sec.  
197.200(a)(3), to extend applicability to commercial diving operations 
involving any vessel operating on the navigable waters of the United 
States. Nor do we intend, despite the proposed language for Sec.  
197.200(a)(5), to remove from applicability those U.S. vessels engaged 
in an OCS activity as defined in 33 CFR part 140, or connected to a 
deepwater port as defined in 33 CFR part 150. In a final rule, in Sec.  
197.200, we would remove paragraph (a)(3), remove the words ``foreign 
flagged'' from paragraph (a)(5), and renumber paragraphs in accordance 
with this change. As we stated in Table 2 on page 9156 of the NPRM, our 
intentions for Sec.  197.200 are only to add paragraph (d) concerning

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foreign vessels, and to improve the clarity of our existing provisions, 
without making any other changes to the substance of the applicability 
provisions of subpart B.
    Second, we provided incorrect telephone and email contact 
information for those wishing to view material proposed for 
incorporation by reference on pages 9158 and 9159 of the NPRM. To make 
arrangements to view that material, please contact Mr. Ken Smith (see 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
    Third, throughout the NPRM comment period that ended May 20, 2015, 
the Preliminary Regulatory Analysis and Interim Regulatory Flexibility 
Analysis document for the NPRM was unavailable in the rulemaking 
docket. We corrected that omission in June 2015, and that document is 
currently available at http://www.regulations.gov as docket number 
USCG-1998-3786-0195.
    This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).

    Dated: August 18, 2015.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast Guard.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– Mailed or hand-delivered comments
SECURITY 0001. should be in an unbound 81⁄2 × 11 inch
• Hand deliver—mail address, 9 a.m. format suitable for reproduction. The
Coast Guard to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, Docket Management Facility will
except Federal holidays (telephone 202– acknowledge receipt of mailed
46 CFR Parts 8 and 197 366–9329). comments if you enclose a stamped,
Collection of information. You must self-addressed postcard or envelope
[Docket No. USCG–1998–3786] submit comments on the collection of with your submission.
information discussed in the notice of Documents mentioned in this NPRM
RIN 1625–AA21 and all public comments are available in
proposed rulemaking at 80 FR 9173 both
Commercial Diving Operations— to the Coast Guard’s docket and to the our online docket at http://
Office of Information and Regulatory www.regulations.gov and can be viewed
Reopening of Comment Period
Affairs (OIRA) in the White House by following the instructions on that
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. Office of Management and Budget. Web site. You can also view the docket
ACTION:Notice of proposed rulemaking; OIRA submissions can be made using online at the Docket Management
reopening of comment period. one of the listed methods. Facility (see the address under
• Email (preferred)—oira_ ADDRESSES) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is reopening submission@omb.eop.gov (include the Monday through Friday, except Federal
for 60 days the comment period for the docket number and ‘‘Attention: Desk holidays.
notice of proposed rulemaking entitled Officer for Coast Guard, DHS’’ in the B. Regulatory History and Information
‘‘Commercial Diving Operations,’’ subject line of the email).
published on February 19, 2015. • Fax—202–395–6566. On February 19, 2015, we published
Reopening the comment period will • Mail—Office of Information and an NPRM entitled ‘‘Commercial Diving
allow time for the public to review and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Operations’’ (80 FR 9152) that proposed
submit comments on changes to the Management and Budget, 725 17th amendments to our regulations for
applicability of this proposed rule, and Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, commercial diving conducted from
on the draft regulatory analysis ATTN: Desk Officer, U.S. Coast Guard. deepwater ports or deepwater port
documentation that was not available in Viewing material proposed for safety zones, or in connection with
the docket during the original comment incorporation by reference. To make Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) activities,
period. This notice of proposed or from vessels that are required to have
arrangements to view this material,
rulemaking also provides corrected a Coast Guard certificate of inspection.
please call or email Mr. Ken Smith (see
contact information for those persons The NPRM would revise and update
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
interested in the proposed regulatory current regulations to improve safety
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If and to reflect current industry best
incorporation of certain material by you have questions on this notice of
reference, and the reopened comment practices. The NPRM would also allow
proposed rulemaking, call or email Mr. the Coast Guard to approve independent
period facilitates public comment on the Ken Smith, Project Manager, U.S. Coast
proposed incorporation. Finally, third-party organizations to assist in
Guard, Headquarters, Vessel and ensuring compliance with commercial
although we are making no changes to Facility Operating Standards Division,
the collection of information proposed diving regulations. All comments on the
Commandant (CG–OES–2); telephone NPRM, including comments on the
in the February notice of proposed 202–372–1413, email Ken.A.Smith@
rulemaking, during the reopened proposed collection of information,
uscg.mil. If you have questions on were due by May 20, 2015. In the course
comment period the public may viewing or submitting material to the of reviewing comments on the NPRM,
continue to submit additional comments docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program we became aware of several errors on
on that proposed collection. Specific Manager, Docket Operations, telephone our part.
instructions for commenting on the 202–366–9826. First, on page 9175 of the NPRM, our
proposed collection are printed in the proposed regulatory text for 46 CFR
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES section that follows.
197.200 contained two unintended
DATES: The comment period for the A. Public Participation and Comments changes in the applicability of subpart
notice of proposed rulemaking We encourage you to submit B. We do not intend, despite the
published on February 19, 2015 (80 FR comments (or related material) on this proposed language for § 197.200(a)(3), to
9152), is reopened. Comments and notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). extend applicability to commercial
related material must be submitted to We will consider all submissions and diving operations involving any vessel
the docket by October 23, 2015. may adjust our final action based on operating on the navigable waters of the
Comments sent to the Office of your comments. Comments should be United States. Nor do we intend, despite
Management and Budget (OMB) on marked with docket number USCG– the proposed language for
collection of information must reach 1998–3786, and should provide a reason § 197.200(a)(5), to remove from
OMB on or before October 23, 2015. for each suggestion or recommendation. applicability those U.S. vessels engaged
ADDRESSES: Submit comments using one You may provide personal contact in an OCS activity as defined in 33 CFR
of the listed methods, and see information so that we can contact you part 140, or connected to a deepwater
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more if we have questions regarding your port as defined in 33 CFR part 150. In
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information on public comments. comments, but please note that all a final rule, in § 197.200, we would
• Online—http://www.regulations.gov comments will be posted to the online remove paragraph (a)(3), remove the
following Web site instructions. docket without change and any personal words ‘‘foreign flagged’’ from paragraph
• Fax—202–493–2251. information you include will be (a)(5), and renumber paragraphs in
• Mail—Docket Management Facility searchable online (see the Federal accordance with this change. As we
(M–30), U.S. Department of Register Privacy Act notice regarding stated in Table 2 on page 9156 of the
Transportation, West Building Ground our public dockets, 73 FR 3316, Jan. 17, NPRM, our intentions for § 197.200 are
Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 2008). only to add paragraph (d) concerning

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foreign vessels, and to improve the D Electronic Filers: Comments may be www.bcpiweb.com; or by calling (800)
clarity of our existing provisions, filed electronically using the Internet by 378–3160, facsimile (202) 488–5563, or
without making any other changes to accessing the Commission’s Electronic email FCC@BCPIWEB.com. Copies of
the substance of the applicability Comment Filing System (ECFS): http:// the Public Notice also may be obtained
provisions of subpart B. fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. via ECFS by entering the docket number
Second, we provided incorrect D Paper Filers: Parties who choose to WT Docket 15–180; DA No. 15–865.
telephone and email contact file by paper should file an original and Additionally, the complete item is
information for those wishing to view one copy of each filing. If more than one available on the Federal
material proposed for incorporation by docket or rulemaking number appears in Communications Commission’s Web
reference on pages 9158 and 9159 of the the caption of this proceeding, filers site at http://www.fcc.gov.
NPRM. To make arrangements to view should submit two additional copies for By this Public Notice, the Bureau
that material, please contact Mr. Ken each additional docket or rulemaking releases a scoping document (the
Smith (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION number. section 106 Scoping Document) and
CONTACT). D Filings can be sent by hand or invites input on a new program
Third, throughout the NPRM messenger delivery, by commercial alternative to improve and facilitate the
comment period that ended May 20, overnight courier, or by first-class or review process for deployments of small
2015, the Preliminary Regulatory overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All wireless communications facilities,
Analysis and Interim Regulatory filings must be addressed to the including Distributed Antenna Systems
Flexibility Analysis document for the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the (DAS) and small cell facilities, under
NPRM was unavailable in the Secretary, Federal Communications section 106 of the National Historic
rulemaking docket. We corrected that Commission. Preservation Act (NHPA), 54 U.S.C.
omission in June 2015, and that Æ All hand-delivered or messenger- 306108. In particular, the attached
document is currently available at delivered paper filings for the section 106 Scoping Document
http://www.regulations.gov as docket Commission’s Secretary must be describes options and seeks public
number USCG–1998–3786–0195. delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 input on potentially amending the
This notice is issued under authority 12th St. SW., Room TW–A325, Nationwide Programmatic Agreement
of 5 U.S.C. 552(a). Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours for the Collocation of Wireless Antennas
are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand (Collocation Agreement), 47 CFR part 1,
Dated: August 18, 2015.
deliveries must be held together with App. B, to address the historic
J.G. Lantz,
rubber bands or fasteners. Any preservation review of deployments of
Director of Commercial Regulations and small wireless communications
Standards, U.S. Coast Guard. envelopes and boxes must be disposed
of before entering the building. facilities under section 106. Copies of
[FR Doc. 2015–20825 Filed 8–21–15; 8:45 am] the section 106 Scoping Document are
D Commercial overnight mail (other
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail also being sent to State Historic
and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 Preservation Officers (SHPOs), Tribal
East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, and Native Hawaiian cultural
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS MD 20743. preservation officials (including Tribal
COMMISSION D U.S. Postal Service first-class, Historic Preservation Officers (THPOs)),
Express, and Priority mail must be and other stakeholders. By this Public
47 CFR Part 1 Notice, the Bureau also initiates and
addressed to 445 12th Street SW.,
[WT Docket No. 15–180; DA 15–865] Washington, DC 20554. invites government-to-government
consultation with Federally-recognized
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Comment Sought on Scoping Tribal Nations.
Stephen DelSordo, Wireless As described more fully in the section
Document Under Section 106 of the
Telecommunications Bureau, 202–418– 106 Scoping Document, new and
National Historic Preservation Act
1986, email Stephen.Delsordo@fcc.gov; additional infrastructure deployments
AGENCY: Federal Communications Paul D’Ari, Wireless are necessary to meet the increasing
Commission. Telecommunications Bureau, (202) 418– demand for advanced wireless services
ACTION: Proposed rule. 1550, email Paul.DAri@fcc.gov; Mania and greater wireless bandwidth. Many
Baghdadi, Wireless wireless providers are deploying new
SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Telecommunications Bureau, (202) 418– infrastructure technologies, particularly
Communications Commission’s 2133, email Mania.Baghdadi@fcc.gov; or DAS and small cells, in order to
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Brenda Boykin, Wireless increase coverage and capacity in
(Bureau) releases a Scoping Document Telecommunications Bureau, (202) 418– indoor and outdoor environments.
and seeks public comment on a 2062, email Brenda.Boykin@fcc.gov. Because DAS networks and small cell
proposed Program Alternative to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a facilities use radio spectrum licensed by
improve and facilitate the review summary of the Bureau’s Public Notice, the Commission, the installation of
process for deployments of small DA No. 15–865; WT Docket No 15–180, these facilities on utility poles,
wireless communications facilities, released July 28, 2015. The full text of buildings, and other existing structures
including Distributed Antenna Systems this document is available for is acknowledged as a Commission
(DAS) and small cell facilities, under inspection and copying during business undertaking under section 106 of the
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section 106 of the National Historic hours in the FCC Reference Information NHPA. The Commission’s rules require
Preservation Act. Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., applicants to follow the regulations of
DATES: Comments are due September Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. the Advisory Council on Historic
28, 2015. Also, it may be purchased from the Preservation (ACHP), as modified by
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, Commission’s duplicating contractor at two Nationwide Programmatic
identified by DA No. 15–865; WT Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., Room Agreements (NPAs) executed by the
Docket No. 15–180, by any of the CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554; the Commission with the ACHP and the
following methods: contractor’s Web site, http:// National Conference of State Historic

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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; reopening of comment period.
Dates		The comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking published on February 19, 2015 (80 FR 9152), is reopened. Comments and related material must be submitted to the docket by October 23, 2015. Comments sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on collection of information must reach OMB on or before October 23, 2015.
Contact		If you have questions on this notice of proposed rulemaking, call or email Mr. Ken Smith, Project Manager, U.S. Coast Guard, Headquarters, Vessel and Facility Operating Standards Division, Commandant (CG-OES-2); telephone 202-372-1413, email [email protected] If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.
FR Citation		80 FR 51173
RIN Number		1625-AA21
CFR Citation		46 CFR 197 46 CFR 8

80 FR 51173 - Commercial Diving Operations-Reopening of Comment Period

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYCoast Guard

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 163 (August 24, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard