81_FR_13356 81 FR 13307 - Port Access Route Study: The Atlantic Coast From Maine to Florida

81 FR 13307 - Port Access Route Study: The Atlantic Coast From Maine to Florida

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 49 (March 14, 2016)

Page Range13307-13308
FR Document2016-05706

The Coast Guard announces the availability of the final report issued by the Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Study (ACPARS) workgroup. The Coast Guard welcomes comments on the report.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 49 (Monday, March 14, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05706]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 167

[USCG-2011-0351]


Port Access Route Study: The Atlantic Coast From Maine to Florida

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of the final report 
issued by the Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Study (ACPARS) 
workgroup. The Coast Guard welcomes comments on the report.

DATES: Comments and related material must reach the Docket Management 
Facility on or before April 13, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2011-0351 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public Participation and Request for 
Comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further 
instructions on submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice 
of study contact Patrick Wycko, ACPARS Project Manager, telephone 757-
398-6355, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background and Purpose. The Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Study 
workgroup (WG) was chartered on May 11, 2011 and was given three 
objectives to complete within the limits of available resources: (1) 
Determine whether the Coast Guard should initiate actions to modify or 
create safety fairways, Traffic Separation Schemes or other routing 
measures; (2) Provide data, tools and/or methodology to assist in 
future determinations of waterways suitability for proposed projects; 
and (3) Develop, in the near term, Automatic Identification System 
(AIS) products and provide other support as necessary to assist 
Districts with all emerging coastal and offshore energy projects. The 
Coast Guard published the WG's Interim Report in the Federal Register 
(77 FR 55781; Sep. 11, 2012), with the status of efforts up to that 
date. The Interim Report concluded that modeling and analysis tools, as 
described in the Phase 3 section of the report, were critical to 
determine if routing measures are appropriate and to evaluate the 
changes in navigational safety risk resulting from different siting and 
routing scenarios. The charter for the WG was extended pending 
completion of the modeling and analysis. The modeling and analysis 
efforts concluded in the fall of 2014, but did not produce a model 
capable of accurately predicting changes in vessel routes and 
determining the resultant change in the risk to navigation safety. 
During this period, the WG continued gathering data and conducting 
stakeholder outreach. The availability and usability of processed AIS 
data has greatly improved, as has the ability to analyze the AIS data. 
The Coast Guard contracted the services of a Geographic Information 
System analyst to support efforts to better characterize vessel traffic 
and further explore creating initial proposals for routing measures

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independent of the Phase 3 modeling and analysis. This enabled the 
Coast Guard to improve its understanding of vessel routes, beyond the 
understanding gleaned through generic heat maps. Based on comments by 
the shipping industry and more recent literature on addressing shipping 
during marine spatial planning, the WG conducted additional research 
into the necessary sea space for vessels to maneuver in compliance with 
the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. This 
research led to the development of recommended marine planning 
guidelines. In addition, an effort focused on determining the 
appropriate width of a navigation route was undertaken for alongshore 
towing operations. These efforts enabled the WG to identify navigation 
safety corridors along the Atlantic Coast that combine the width 
necessary for navigation and additional buffer areas based on the 
planning guidelines. The WG has also identified deep draft routes that 
it recommends be given priority consideration to navigation over other 
uses, to comply with the United Nations Convention of the Law of the 
Sea. The final report will be available on the Federal Register docket 
and also on the ACPARS Web site at www.uscg.mil/lantarea/acpars.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 U.S.C. 1223(c) and 5 
U.S.C. 552.

    Dated: February 24, 2016.
William D. Lee,
Vice Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Atlantic Area.
[FR Doc. 2016-05706 Filed 3-11-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 49 / Monday, March 14, 2016 / Proposed Rules 13307 accessible on the Internet. It is the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// DATES: Comments and related material commenter’s responsibility to safeguard www.regulations.gov or submit them by must reach the Docket Management his or her information. Because we mail early. Please submit one copy of Facility on or before April 13, 2016. continue to experience delays in your comments by only one method. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments receiving mail in the Washington, DC identified by docket number USCG– II. Request for Comment area, commenters are strongly 2011–0351 using the Federal encouraged to transmit their comments The Department is proposing eRulemaking Portal at http:// electronically via the Federal regulations to implement Executive www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public eRulemaking Portal at http:// Order 13706, which requires certain Participation and Request for www.regulations.gov or to submit them parties that contract with the Federal Comments’’ portion of the by mail early. For additional Government to provide their employees SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for information on submitting comments with up to 7 days of paid sick leave further instructions on submitting and the rulemaking process, see the annually, including paid leave allowing comments. ‘‘Public Participation’’ heading of the for family care. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of On September 7, 2015, President you have questions on this notice of this document. Obama announced Executive Order study contact Patrick Wycko, ACPARS Docket: For access to the docket to 13706, which was published in the Project Manager, telephone 757–398– read background documents or Federal Register on September 10, 2015 6355, email patrick.d.wycko@uscg.mil. comments received, go to the Federal (80 FR 54697). Section 3 of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: eRulemaking Portal at http:// Executive Order instructs the Secretary Background and Purpose. The www.regulations.gov. of Labor to issue regulations by Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Study FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: September 30, 2016. The Department workgroup (WG) was chartered on May Robert Waterman, Compliance published the NPRM in the Federal 11, 2011 and was given three objectives Specialist, Division of Regulations, Register on February 25, 2016 (81 FR to complete within the limits of Legislation and Interpretation, Wage 9591), complete with background available resources: (1) Determine and Hour Division, U.S. Department of information, economic impact analysis whether the Coast Guard should initiate Labor, Room S–3510, 200 Constitution and proposed regulatory text. The actions to modify or create safety Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; NPRM also requested that interested fairways, Traffic Separation Schemes or telephone: (202) 693–0406 (this is not a parties from the public submit other routing measures; (2) Provide data, toll-free number). Copies of the NPRM comments on the NPRM on or before tools and/or methodology to assist in may be obtained in alternative formats March 28, 2016. future determinations of waterways The Department has received requests suitability for proposed projects; and (3) (large print, braille, audio tape, or disc) to extend the period for filing public Develop, in the near term, Automatic upon request by calling (202) 693–0023. comments from government contracting Identification System (AIS) products TTY/TDD callers may dial toll-free (877) organizations and the U.S. Small and provide other support as necessary 889–5627 to obtain information or Business Administration’s Office of to assist Districts with all emerging request materials in alternative formats. Questions of interpretation or Advocacy. Because of the interest that coastal and offshore energy projects. enforcement of regulations issued by has been expressed in this matter, the The Coast Guard published the WG’s this agency or referenced in this Department has decided to provide an Interim Report in the Federal Register document may be directed to Amy extension of the period for submitting (77 FR 55781; Sep. 11, 2012), with the DeBisschop, Director, Government public comment until April 12, 2016. status of efforts up to that date. The Contracts Branch at (202) 693–0064. David Weil, Interim Report concluded that modeling SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Administrator, Wage and Hour Division. and analysis tools, as described in the [FR Doc. 2016–05410 Filed 3–11–16; 8:45 am] Phase 3 section of the report, were I. Electronic Access and Filing critical to determine if routing measures Comments BILLING CODE 4510–27–P are appropriate and to evaluate the Public Participation: The NPRM is changes in navigational safety risk available through the Federal Register resulting from different siting and DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND and the http://www.regulations.gov Web routing scenarios. The charter for the SECURITY site. You may also access the NPRM WG was extended pending completion through the Department’s Web site at Coast Guard of the modeling and analysis. The http://www.dol.gov/federalregister. To modeling and analysis efforts concluded comment electronically on federal 33 CFR Part 167 in the fall of 2014, but did not produce rulemakings, go to the Federal a model capable of accurately predicting eRulemaking Portal at http:// [USCG–2011–0351] changes in vessel routes and www.regulations.gov, which will allow determining the resultant change in the Port Access Route Study: The Atlantic you to find, review, and submit risk to navigation safety. During this Coast From Maine to Florida comments on federal documents that are period, the WG continued gathering published in the Federal Register and AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. data and conducting stakeholder open for comment. Please identify all outreach. The availability and usability mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS ACTION:Notice of availability; request comments submitted in electronic form for comment. of processed AIS data has greatly by the RIN Docket Number (1235– improved, as has the ability to analyze AA13). Because of delays in receiving SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the AIS data. The Coast Guard mail in the Washington, DC area, in the availability of the final report issued contracted the services of a Geographic order to ensure timely receipt prior to by the Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Information System analyst to support the close of the comment period, Study (ACPARS) workgroup. The Coast efforts to better characterize vessel commenters should transmit their Guard welcomes comments on the traffic and further explore creating comments electronically through the report. initial proposals for routing measures VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:03 Mar 11, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14MRP1.SGM 14MRP1

13308 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 49 / Monday, March 14, 2016 / Proposed Rules independent of the Phase 3 modeling institutions and A–122 for nonprofit II. Discussion and analysis. This enabled the Coast organizations. NASA is proposing to remove Guard to improve its understanding of references to grant and cooperative vessel routes, beyond the understanding DATES: Comments on the proposed rule should be submitted in writing to the agreement policy and guidance from the gleaned through generic heat maps. NASA FAR Supplement, which Based on comments by the shipping address shown below on or before May 13, 2016 to be considered in formulation supplements the FAR, because they do industry and more recent literature on not pertain to the procurement of goods addressing shipping during marine of the final rule. and services. The FAR only contains spatial planning, the WG conducted ADDRESSES: Submit comments guidance on contracts and no other additional research into the necessary identified by NFS Case 2016–N001, funding agreements such as grants and sea space for vessels to maneuver in using any of the following methods: cooperative agreements. Consistent with compliance with the International Æ Regulations.gov: http:// Executive Order (E.O.) 13563, Regulations for Preventing Collisions at www.regulations.gov. Submit comments Improving Regulations and Regulatory Sea. This research led to the via the Federal eRulemaking portal by Review, NASA reviewed the NFS and is development of recommended marine entering ‘‘NFS Case 2016–N001’’ under proposing to remove references to the planning guidelines. In addition, an the heading ‘‘Enter keyword or ID’’ and NASA Grant and Cooperative effort focused on determining the selecting ‘‘Search.’’ Select the link Agreement Handbook and Office of appropriate width of a navigation route ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that corresponds Management and Budget (OMB) was undertaken for alongshore towing with ‘‘NFS Case 2016–N001.’’ Follow Circulars A–21 for educational operations. These efforts enabled the the instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit institutions and A–122 for nonprofit WG to identify navigation safety a Comment’’ screen. Please include your organizations located at NFS 1815.602 corridors along the Atlantic Coast that name, company name (if any), and and in NFS 1852.235–72. Circulars A– combine the width necessary for ‘‘NFS Case 2016–N001’’ on your 21 and A–122 were rescinded and no navigation and additional buffer areas attached document. longer applicable for new awards after based on the planning guidelines. The Æ Email: andrew.orourke@nasa.gov. December 26, 2014. Both of these OMB WG has also identified deep draft routes Include NFS Case 2016–N001 in the circulars were replaced by 2 CFR part that it recommends be given priority subject line of the message. 200. consideration to navigation over other Æ Fax: (202) 358–3082. uses, to comply with the United Nations III. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 Æ Mail: National Aeronautics and Convention of the Law of the Sea. The Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and Space Administration, Headquarters, final report will be available on the 13563 direct agencies to assess all costs Office of Procurement, Contract and Federal Register docket and also on the and benefits of available regulatory Grant Policy Division, Attn: Andrew ACPARS Web site at www.uscg.mil/ alternatives and, if regulation is O’Rourke, Suite 5L32, 300 E. Street SW., lantarea/acpars. necessary, to select regulatory Washington, DC 20546–0001. This notice is issued under authority approaches that maximize net benefits of 33 U.S.C. 1223(c) and 5 U.S.C. 552. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (including potential economic, Andrew O’Rourke, NASA, Office of Dated: February 24, 2016. environmental, public health, and safety Procurement, Contract and Grant Policy William D. Lee, effects, distributive impacts, and Division, Suite 5L32, 300 E. Street SW., Vice Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the Washington, DC 20456–0001. Atlantic Area. importance of quantifying both costs Telephone (202) 358–4560; facsimile [FR Doc. 2016–05706 Filed 3–11–16; 8:45 am] and benefits, of reducing costs, of 202–358–3082; email: andrew.orourke@ BILLING CODE 9110–04–P harmonizing rules, and of promoting nasa.gov. flexibility. This is not a significant SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: regulatory action and, therefore, was not NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND I. Background subject to review under section 6(b) of SPACE ADMINISTRATION E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and On September 11, 2015, NASA Review, dated September 30, 1993. This 48 CFR Parts 1815 and 1852 published a final rule in the Federal rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. Register (80 FR 54701) titled, Uniform 804. RIN 2700–AE27 Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for IV. Regulatory Flexibility Act Removal of Grant Handbook Federal Awards, to establish policies NASA does not expect this proposed References (2016–N001) and procedures for grants and rule to have a significant economic AGENCY: National Aeronautics and cooperative agreements awarded by impact on a substantial number of small Space Administration. NASA. The policies and procedures that entities within the meaning of the ACTION: Proposed rule. recipients must follow are those Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 appearing in subparts A through F of 2 et seq., because it merely removes SUMMARY: National Aeronautics and Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part outdated and unnecessary grant and Space Administration (NASA) is 200 and as supplemented by 2 CFR part cooperative agreement references that proposing to amend the NASA FAR 1800. Additionally, in December 2014, should not be in the NFS. Therefore, an mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS Supplement (NFS) to remove references NASA issued a non-regulatory policy initial regulatory flexibility analysis has to NASA’s Grant and Cooperative and procedure manual titled, NASA not been performed. NASA invites Agreement Handbook, NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement comments from small business concerns Procedural Requirements (NPR) 5800.1, Manual. These two documents replaced and other interested parties on the NASA Grant and Cooperative the NASA Grant and Cooperative expected impact of this proposed rule Agreement Handbook and Office of Agreement Handbook and are available on small entities. Management and Budget (OMB) at https://answers.nssc.nasa.gov/app/ NASA will also consider comments Circulars A–21 for educational answers/detail/a_id/6487. from small entities concerning the VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:03 Mar 11, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14MRP1.SGM 14MRP1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of availability; request for comment.
DatesComments and related material must reach the Docket Management Facility on or before April 13, 2016.
ContactIf you have questions on this notice of study contact Patrick Wycko, ACPARS Project Manager, telephone 757- 398-6355, email [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 13307 
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