81 FR 41487 - Anchorage Grounds; Lower Chesapeake Bay, Cape Charles, VA

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 123 (June 27, 2016)

The Coast Guard announces a public meeting to receive comments on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking entitled ``Anchorage Grounds; Lower Chesapeake Bay, Cape Charles, VA'' that was published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. As stated in that document, the Coast Guard is considering amending the regulations for Hampton Roads, VA and adjacent waters anchorages by establishing a new anchorage, near Cape Charles, VA on the Lower Chesapeake Bay.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 123 (Monday, June 27, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 41487-41488]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15033]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 110

[Docket No. USCG-2015-1118]
RIN 1625-AA01


Anchorage Grounds; Lower Chesapeake Bay, Cape Charles, VA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments; extension of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces a public meeting to receive comments 
on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking entitled ``Anchorage 
Grounds; Lower Chesapeake Bay, Cape Charles, VA'' that was published in 
the Federal Register on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. As stated in that 
document, the Coast Guard is considering amending the regulations for 
Hampton Roads, VA and adjacent waters anchorages by establishing a new 
anchorage, near Cape Charles, VA on the Lower Chesapeake Bay.

DATES: A public meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, from 6 
p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and on July 20, 2016, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. to provide 
an opportunity for oral comments. Written comments and related material 
may also be submitted to Coast Guard personnel specified at that 
meeting. All comments and related material submitted after the meeting 
must be received by the Coast Guard on or before Wednesday, August 31, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting on July 19, 2016, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 
p.m. will be held at Slover Public Library Meeting Room, 235 E. Plume 
St., Norfolk, VA 23510, telephone 757-617-7986. The public meeting on 
July 20, 2016, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. will be held at Eastern Shore 
Community College Lecture Hall, 29300 Lankford Highway, Melfa, VA, 
23410.
    This document serves to inform the public that the Coast Guard has 
extended the public comment period for advance notice of proposed 
rulemaking (ANPRM); Anchorage Grounds; Lower Chesapeake Bay, Cape 
Charles, VA to Wednesday, August 31, 2016. The public comment period 
for this ANPRM was originally scheduled to end on Monday, July 18, 
2016.
    You may submit written comments identified by docket number USCG-
2015-1118 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Comments and related material must be received by 
the Coast Guard on or before August 31, 2016. If you submit a comment, 
please include the docket number for this rulemaking, indicate the 
specific section of this document to which each comment applies, and 
provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation.
    If your material cannot be submitted using http://www.regulations.gov,

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contact the person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document for alternate instructions. We accept anonymous comments. 
All comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any personal information you have 
provided. For more about privacy and the docket, you may review a 
Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal Docket Management System in 
the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal Register (70 FR 15086).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions concerning the 
meeting or the advance proposed rule, please call or email LCDR Barbara 
Wilk, Sector Hampton Roads Waterways Management Officer, Coast Guard; 
telephone 757-668-5581, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background and Purpose

    We published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) in 
the Federal Register on April 19, 2016 (81 FR 22939), entitled 
``Anchorage Grounds; Lower Chesapeake Bay, Cape Charles, VA.'' In it we 
stated our intention to hold two public meetings, and to publish a 
notice announcing the location and date (81 FR 22940). This document is 
the notice of that meeting.
    In the ANPRM, we stated that the Coast Guard is considering 
amending the regulations for Hampton Roads, VA and adjacent waters 
anchorages by establishing a new anchorage, near Cape Charles, VA on 
the Lower Chesapeake Bay.
    You may view the ANPRM in our online docket, in addition to 
supporting documents prepared by the Coast Guard (Illustration 
Contemplated Anchorage R), and comments submitted thus far by going to 
http://www.regulations.gov. Once there, insert ``USCG-2015-1118'' in 
the ``Search'' box and click ``Search.''
    We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting 
comments either orally at the meeting or in writing. If you bring 
written comments to the meeting, you may submit them to Coast Guard 
personnel specified at the meeting to receive written comments. These 
comments will be submitted to our online public docket. All comments 
received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov 
and will include any personal information you have provided.
    Comments submitted before or after the meetings must reach the 
Coast Guard on or before Wednesday, August 31, 2016. We encourage you 
to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this document for alternate instructions.
    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 March 24, 2005, issue of the 
Federal Register (70 FR 15086).

Agenda of Public Meeting

    The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Introduction of panel members.
    (2) Overview of meeting format.
    (3) Background on proposed anchorage regulation.
    (4) Comments from interested persons. Comments may be delivered in 
written form at the public meeting and made part of the docket or 
delivered orally not to exceed 10 minutes.

Information on Service for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the public meeting, 
contact LCDR Barbara Wilk at the telephone number or email address 
indicated under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
document.

Public Meeting

    The Coast Guard will hold a public meeting regarding its 
``Anchorage Grounds; Lower Chesapeake Bay, Cape Charles, VA'' advance 
notice of proposed rulemaking on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, from 6 p.m. to 
7:30 p.m. at Slover Public Library Meeting Room, 235 E. Plume St., 
Norfolk, VA 23510, telephone 757-617-7986. The public meeting on July 
20, 2016, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. will be held at Eastern Shore 
Community College Lecture Hall, 29300 Lankford Highway, Melfa, VA, 
23410. A written summary of the meeting and comments will be placed in 
the docket.

    Dated: June 14, 2016.
Christopher S. Keane,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Hampton Roads.
[FR Doc. 2016-15033 Filed 6-24-16; 8:45 am]
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