81 FR 19097 - Safety Zone, Block Island Wind Farm; Rhode Island Sound, RI
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 64 (April 4, 2016)
Coast Guard
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 64 (April 4, 2016)
| Page Range | 19097-19097 | |
| FR Document | 2016-07659 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2016)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 19097] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-07659] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 165 [Docket No. USCG-2016-0026] RIN 1625-AA00 Safety Zone, Block Island Wind Farm; Rhode Island Sound, RI AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is extending the comment period for the proposed safety zone. In response to public requests, the Coast Guard is extending the comment period until April 17, 2016. DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on February 16, 2016 (81 FR 7718) is reopened. Comments must be received on or before April 17, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG- 2016-0026 using the Federal e-Rulemaking 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 about this rule, call or email Mr. Edward G. LeBlanc, Chief of the Waterways Management Division at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England, telephone 401- 435-2351, email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 16, 2016, the Coast Guard published the proposed rule ``Safety Zone, Block Island Wind Farm'' in the Federal Register (81 FR 7718). The Coast Guard proposes to establish a 500-yard safety zone around each of five locations where the Block Island Wind Farm (BIWF) wind turbine generator (WTG) towers, nacelles, blades and subsea cables will be installed in the navigable waters of the Rhode Island Sound, RI, from April 1 to October 31, 2016. These safety zones are intended to safeguard mariners from the hazards associated with construction of the BIWF. Vessels would be prohibited from entering into, transiting through, mooring, or anchoring within these safety zones while construction vessels and associated equipment are present at any of the BIWF WTG sites, unless authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP), Southeastern New England or the COTP's designated representative. The original deadline to submit comments was March 17, 2016. This action extends the deadline for 30 days. Written comments must now be received by April 17, 2016. Dated: March 22, 2016. J.T. Kondratowicz, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Southeastern New England. [FR Doc. 2016-07659 Filed 4-1-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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Protesters are asked to contact the § 117.217 Norwalk River. Comments’’ portion of the
person listed in the FOR FURTHER * * * * * SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
INFORMATION CONTACT section to (b) The draw of the Metro-North further instructions on submitting
coordinate protest activities so that your ‘‘WALK’’ Bridge, mile 0.1, at Norwalk, comments.
message can be received without shall operate as follows:
jeopardizing the safety or security of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
(1) The draw shall open on signal
people, places or vessels. you have questions about this rule, call
between 4:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. after at
or email Mr. Edward G. LeBlanc, Chief
VI. Public Participation and Request for least a two hour advance notice is given;
of the Waterways Management Division
Comments except that, from 5:45 a.m. through 9:45
at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New
a.m. and from 4 p.m. through 8 p.m.,
We view public participation as England, telephone 401–435–2351,
Monday through Friday excluding
essential to effective rulemaking, and email Edward.G.LeBlanc@uscg.mil.
holidays, the draw need not open for the
will consider all comments and material passage of vessel traffic unless an SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
received during the comment period. emergency exists. February 16, 2016, the Coast Guard
Your comment can help shape the (2) From 9 p.m. through 4:30 a.m. the published the proposed rule ‘‘Safety
outcome of this rulemaking. If you draw shall open on signal after at least Zone, Block Island Wind Farm’’ in the
submit a comment, please include the a four hour advance notice is given. Federal Register (81 FR 7718). The
docket number for this rulemaking, (3) A delay in opening the draw not Coast Guard proposes to establish a 500-
indicate the specific section of this to exceed 10 minutes may occur when yard safety zone around each of five
document to which each comment locations where the Block Island Wind
a train scheduled to cross the bridge
applies, and provide a reason for each Farm (BIWF) wind turbine generator
without stopping has entered the
suggestion or recommendation. (WTG) towers, nacelles, blades and
We encourage you to submit drawbridge lock.
(4) Requests for bridge openings may subsea cables will be installed in the
comments through the Federal
be made by calling the bridge via marine navigable waters of the Rhode Island
eRulemaking Portal at http://
radio VHF FM Channel 13 or the Sound, RI, from April 1 to October 31,
www.regulations.gov. If your material
telephone number posted at the bridge. 2016. These safety zones are intended to
cannot be submitted using http://
Dated: March 24, 2016.
safeguard mariners from the hazards
www.regulations.gov, contact the person
associated with construction of the
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION L.L. Fagan,
BIWF. Vessels would be prohibited from
CONTACT section of this document for Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, entering into, transiting through,
alternate instructions. First Coast Guard District.
We accept anonymous comments. All mooring, or anchoring within these
[FR Doc. 2016–07662 Filed 4–1–16; 8:45 am]
comments received will be posted safety zones while construction vessels
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P and associated equipment are present at
without change to http://
www.regulations.gov and will include any of the BIWF WTG sites, unless
any personal information you have authorized by the Captain of the Port
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
provided. For more about privacy and (COTP), Southeastern New England or
SECURITY
the docket, you may review a Privacy the COTP’s designated representative.
Act notice regarding the Federal Docket Coast Guard The original deadline to submit
Management System in the March 24, comments was March 17, 2016. This
2005, issue of the Federal Register (70 33 CFR Part 165 action extends the deadline for 30 days.
FR 15086). Written comments must now be
[Docket No. USCG–2016–0026] received by April 17, 2016.
Documents mentioned in this notice,
and all public comments, are in our RIN 1625–AA00 Dated: March 22, 2016.
online docket at http:// J.T. Kondratowicz,
www.regulations.gov and can be viewed Safety Zone, Block Island Wind Farm;
Rhode Island Sound, RI Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
by following that Web site’s Port Southeastern New England.
instructions. Additionally, if you go to AGENCY:Coast Guard, DHS. [FR Doc. 2016–07659 Filed 4–1–16; 8:45 am]
the online docket and sign up for email
alerts, you will be notified when Proposed rule; reopening of
ACTION: BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
comments are posted or a final rule is comment period.
published. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is extending
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117 the comment period for the proposed ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
safety zone. In response to public AGENCY
Bridges.
requests, the Coast Guard is extending
For the reasons discussed in the the comment period until April 17, 40 CFR Part 52
preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to 2016.
amend 33 CFR part 117 as follows: [EPA–R06–OAR–2015–0189; FRL–9944–42–
DATES: The comment period for the
proposed rule published in the Federal Region 6]
PART 117—DRAWBRIDGE
OPERATION REGULATIONS Register on February 16, 2016 (81 FR
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS
Promulgation of Implementation Plans;
7718) is reopened. Comments must be Arkansas; Regional Haze and
■ 1. The authority citation for part 117 received on or before April 17, 2016.
continues to read as follows: Interstate Visibility Transport Federal
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Implementation Plan; Reopening of
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499; 33 CFR 1.05–1; identified by docket number USCG– Comment Period and Notice of
Department of Homeland Security Delegation 2016–0026 using the Federal e- Availability
No. 0170.1. Rulemaking Portal at http://
■ 2. In § 117.217, revise paragraph (b) to www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public AGENCY: Environmental Protection
read as follows: Participation and Request for Agency (EPA).
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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 | Proposed rule; reopening of comment period. | |
| Dates | The comment period for the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on February 16, 2016 (81 FR 7718) is reopened. Comments must be received on or before April 17, 2016. | |
| Contact | If you have questions about this rule, call or email Mr. Edward G. LeBlanc, Chief of the Waterways Management Division at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England, telephone 401- 435-2351, email [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 19097 | |
| RIN Number | 1625-AA00 |
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