83_FR_11701 83 FR 11649 - Regulated Navigation Areas; Harbor Entrances Along the Coast of Northern California

83 FR 11649 - Regulated Navigation Areas; Harbor Entrances Along the Coast of Northern California

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 52 (March 16, 2018)

Page Range11649-11650
FR Document2018-05342

The Coast Guard is reopening the public comment period on the request for comments on the potential establishment of Regulated Navigation Areas (RNAs) at the harbor entrance bars to Crescent Harbor, Humboldt Bay, Noyo River, and Morro Bay that published on February 8, 2018. The comment period ended on March 12, 2018. The Coast Guard did not receive any comments on the original request for comments and has decided to re-open the comment period to provide additional opportunity for informed public comment.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 52 (Friday, March 16, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 52 (Friday, March 16, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 11649-11650]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05342]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket Number USCG-2017-0338]


Regulated Navigation Areas; Harbor Entrances Along the Coast of 
Northern California

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is reopening the public comment period on the 
request for comments on the potential establishment of Regulated 
Navigation Areas (RNAs) at the harbor entrance bars to Crescent Harbor, 
Humboldt Bay, Noyo River, and Morro Bay that published on February 8, 
2018. The comment period ended on March 12, 2018. The Coast Guard did 
not receive any comments on the original request for comments and has 
decided to re-open the comment period to provide additional opportunity 
for informed public comment.

DATES: The comment period for the request for comments published at 83 
FR 5592 has been reopened. Comments and related material must reach the 
Coast Guard on or before March 30, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2017-0338, as published at 83 FR 5592 on February 8, 2018, using the 
Federal portal at http://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public 
Participation and Request for portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section below for instructions on submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice, call or email Lieutenant Colleen Ryan, Coast Guard District 
Eleven, Waterways Management; telephone 510-437-5984, email 
Colleen.M.Ryan@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background and Purpose

    On February 8, 2018, we published a request for comments entitled, 
``Regulated Navigation Areas; Harbor Entrances Along the Coast of 
Northern California'' at 83 FR 5592. The comment period ended on March 
12, 2018. The Coast Guard did not receive any comments on the original 
request for comments and has decided to re-open the comment period to 
provide additional opportunity for informed public comment. The Coast 
Guard will consider any comments that are received by the agency after 
the original March 12th closing date, but before the publication of 
this notice reopening the comment period.

II. Information Requested

    As discussed in the original published request for comment, the 
Coast Guard seeks comments and information for agency consideration and 
to inform any future establishment of RNAs that would create bar 
closure conditions as well as regulate vessel bar transits during 
hazardous bar conditions for all recreational, commercial fishing, and 
passenger vessels. The Coast Guard requests and encourages open 
discussion and candid feedback on the possibility of establishing RNAs 
for Crescent City, Humboldt Bay, Noyo River, and Morro Bay harbor bar 
entrances. The following considerations warrant special attention:
     Weather and sea conditions at the bars that the maritime 
community considers a risk to safe navigation for recreational vessels, 
passenger vessels, fishing vessels and deep draft vessel;
     The economic impact of bar closures and restrictions on 
the maritime community; and
     Preferred methods of notification for bar restrictions and 
closures.

III. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal 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. In your submission, please include the docket number for 
this notice of inquiry and provide a reason for each suggestion or 
recommendation.
    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, visit http://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice.
    All public comments will be available in our online docket at 
http://

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www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that website's 
instructions.

    Dated: March 12, 2018.
James B. Pruett,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 2018-05342 Filed 3-15-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 52 / Friday, March 16, 2018 / Proposed Rules 11649 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS representation cases filed on or after Entrances Along the Coast of Northern BOARD that date. California’’ at 83 FR 5592. The comment Dated: March 9, 2018. period ended on March 12, 2018. The 29 CFR Parts 101 and 102 Coast Guard did not receive any Roxanne Rothschild, comments on the original request for Deputy Executive Secretary. RIN 3142–AA12 comments and has decided to re-open [FR Doc. 2018–05156 Filed 3–15–18; 8:45 am] the comment period to provide Representation—Case Procedures BILLING CODE P additional opportunity for informed public comment. The Coast Guard will AGENCY: National Labor Relations consider any comments that are Board. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND received by the agency after the original ACTION: Request for information; SECURITY March 12th closing date, but before the extension of time to submit responses. publication of this notice reopening the Coast Guard comment period. SUMMARY: The National Labor Relations Board (the Board) published a Request 33 CFR Part 165 II. Information Requested for Information in the Federal Register of December 14, 2017, seeking [Docket Number USCG–2017–0338] As discussed in the original published information from the public regarding request for comment, the Coast Guard Regulated Navigation Areas; Harbor seeks comments and information for the representation election regulations Entrances Along the Coast of Northern (the Election Regulations), with a agency consideration and to inform any California future establishment of RNAs that specific focus on amendments to the Board’s representation case procedures AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. would create bar closure conditions as adopted by the Board’s final rule well as regulate vessel bar transits ACTION: Request for comments. during hazardous bar conditions for all published on December 15, 2014 (the Election Rule or Rule). On January 29, SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is reopening recreational, commercial fishing, and 2018, the Board extended the response the public comment period on the passenger vessels. The Coast Guard deadline to March 19, 2018. The Board request for comments on the potential requests and encourages open has decided to grant an additional 30 establishment of Regulated Navigation discussion and candid feedback on the days to file responses to the request for Areas (RNAs) at the harbor entrance possibility of establishing RNAs for information. bars to Crescent Harbor, Humboldt Bay, Crescent City, Humboldt Bay, Noyo Noyo River, and Morro Bay that River, and Morro Bay harbor bar DATES: Responses to the request for entrances. The following considerations information published in the Federal published on February 8, 2018. The comment period ended on March 12, warrant special attention: Register on December 14, 2017 (82 FR • Weather and sea conditions at the 58783) and extended January 29, 2018 2018. The Coast Guard did not receive any comments on the original request bars that the maritime community (83 FR 4011) must be received by the considers a risk to safe navigation for Board on or before April 18, 2018. No for comments and has decided to re- open the comment period to provide recreational vessels, passenger vessels, late responses will be accepted. fishing vessels and deep draft vessel; Responses are limited to 25 pages. additional opportunity for informed public comment. • The economic impact of bar ADDRESSES: Electronic responses may be closures and restrictions on the DATES: The comment period for the submitted by going to www.nlrb.gov and maritime community; and following the link to submit responses request for comments published at 83 FR 5592 has been reopened. Comments • Preferred methods of notification to this request for information. The for bar restrictions and closures. Board encourages electronic filing. If and related material must reach the you do not have the ability to submit Coast Guard on or before March 30, III. Public Participation and Request for your response electronically, responses 2018. Comments may be submitted by mail to: Roxanne ADDRESSES: You may submit comments We encourage you to submit Rothschild, Deputy Executive Secretary, identified by docket number USCG– comments through the Federal portal at National Labor Relations Board, 1015 2017–0338, as published at 83 FR 5592 http://www.regulations.gov. If your Half Street SE, Washington, DC 20570. on February 8, 2018, using the Federal material cannot be submitted using FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For portal at http://www.regulations.gov. http://www.regulations.gov, contact the any assistance, please contact Gary See the ‘‘Public Participation and person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Shinners at (202) 273–3737 or Roxanne Request for portion of the CONTACT section of this document for Rothschild at (202) 273–2971. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section alternate instructions. In your SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On below for instructions on submitting submission, please include the docket December 15, 2014, the Board published comments. number for this notice of inquiry and the Election Rule, which amended the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If provide a reason for each suggestion or Board’s prior Election Regulations. 79 you have questions about this notice, recommendation. FR 74308 (2014). The Election Rule was call or email Lieutenant Colleen Ryan, We accept anonymous comments. All adopted after public comment periods Coast Guard District Eleven, Waterways comments received will be posted daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS in which tens of thousands of public Management; telephone 510–437–5984, without change to http:// comments were received. The Rule was email Colleen.M.Ryan@uscg.mil. www.regulations.gov and will include approved by a three-member Board SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: any personal information you have majority, with two Board members provided. For more about privacy and expressing dissenting views. The I. Background and Purpose the docket, visit http:// amendments adopted by the final rule On February 8, 2018, we published a www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice. became effective on April 14, 2015, and request for comments entitled, All public comments will be available have been applicable to all ‘‘Regulated Navigation Areas; Harbor in our online docket at http:// VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:06 Mar 15, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\16MRP1.SGM 16MRP1

11650 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 52 / Friday, March 16, 2018 / Proposed Rules www.regulations.gov and can be viewed • Docket: For access to the docket to Pea Ridge, Garfield, Bentonville, Rogers, by following that website’s instructions. read background documents or Springdale, and Fayetteville—has Dated: March 12, 2018. comments received, go to http:// experienced dynamic population James B. Pruett, www.regulations.gov. growth in recent years. Increased FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee visitation to the park has created a need Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District. Terzis, NPS Denver Service Center to improve the existing road and trail Transportation Division, 1155 E Pearl system to better accommodate travel [FR Doc. 2018–05342 Filed 3–15–18; 8:45 am] St., Monticello, FL 32344. Phone (850) through the park by various methods BILLING CODE P 997–9972. Email: lee_terzis@nps.gov. (e.g., automobile, pedestrian, equestrian, bicycle). In addition to enhancing SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: interpretive and recreational DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Background opportunities, an improved road and trail system will generate operational National Park Service Pea Ridge National Military Park (the efficiencies. There are opportunities to park), established in 1956 and opened to combine trails or locate trails adjacent to 36 CFR Part 7 the public in 1963, preserves and other trail types or facilities (e.g., water, [NPS–PERI–24759; PPMWPERIS0 commemorates the site of the March restrooms, phones) to maximize the PPMPSPD1Z.YM0000] 1862 Civil War battle that helped Union efficiency of performing park forces maintain physical and political maintenance. By removing duplicative RIN 1024–AE41 control of the State of Missouri. trails and infrastructure, the NPS can Administered by the National Park reduce overall maintenance costs. Special Regulations, Areas of the Service (NPS), the 4,300-acre battlefield National Park System, Pea Ridge Trail Plan/Environmental Assessment is situated in the foothills of the Ozark National Military Park; Bicycles Mountains 10 miles north of Rogers, In November 2017, the NPS published AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Arkansas, just off of U.S. Highway 62. the Pea Ridge National Military Park ACTION: Proposed rule. The park is divided into two sections: Trail Master Plan/Environmental The main portion of the park is located Assessment (EA). The EA evaluates two SUMMARY: The National Park Service north of U.S. Highway 62 and action alternatives that are designed to proposes to promulgate special encompasses a majority of the historic improve visitor access to the park’s regulations for Pea Ridge National battleground. The main portion consists historical and interpretive sites while Military Park to allow bicycle use on of a dedicated series of soft surface trails avoiding or minimizing impacts to these two proposed multi-use trails located for equestrians and pedestrians, as well sites by consolidating and restructuring within the park. One trail will be as the tour road, which bicyclists share the existing trail network. These approximately 0.55 miles in length and with vehicle users. The second, smaller alternatives also seek to improve multi- the other will be approximately 1.17 portion is located to the south of U.S. modal trail connections within the park miles in length. Both trails will require Highway 62 along the bluffs of Little while linking to a regional trail network trail construction activities to Sugar Creek and contains the Federal outside of the park. Under both action accommodate bicycles and are therefore Trenches of the Union troops. This non- alternatives, the NPS would expand and considered new trails that will be contiguous section is currently enhance opportunities for pedestrian opened to bicycles. National Park accessible from a small parking lot along trail interpretation, construct additional Service regulations require Sugar Creek Road, which intersects with trailheads, modify trail loops for promulgation of a special regulation to U.S. Highway 62, with a trail leading to simplicity and interpretive value, designate new trails for bicycle use off the trenches. construct additional ADA-accessible park roads and outside developed areas. The park contains a portion of the trails, install signage for the Trail of DATES: Comments on the proposed rule northern route of the Trail of Tears that Tears, improve multi-use trails, and must be received by 11:59 p.m. EST on is one of the few places the Trail of improve equestrian trails to avoid May 15, 2018. Tears passes through Arkansas. Eleven erosion-prone areas. These actions will ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, Cherokee Removal contingents used this meet the increasing recreational needs identified by Regulation Identifier route from 1837 to 1839. Through the of the area while protecting the cultural Number (RIN) 1024–AE41, by either of park, the Trail of Tears generally and natural resources within the park. the following methods: followed the route of Telegraph Road, The EA identifies one of the action • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// which is eligible for the National alternatives as the NPS preferred www.regulations.gov. Follow the Register of Historic Places. alternative. This alternative would instructions for submitting comments. allow bicycle use on two proposed • Mail or hand deliver to: Pea Ridge Road and Trail System in the Park multi-use trails that would require trail National Military Park, 15930 U.S. Hwy. The park contains an existing road construction activities. The first would 62 East, Garfield, AR 72732, Attention: and trail system (including the Federal be a 0.55-mile trail from U.S. Highway Superintendent. Trenches trail) that provides 62 to the visitor center. The second • Instructions: Comments will not be pedestrians, hikers, bicyclists, and would be a 1.17-mile trail from accepted by fax, email, or in any way equestrians with interpretive and Arkansas Highway 72 to the Sugar Creek other than those specified above. All recreational opportunities. This system Greenway on the western edge of the daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS submissions received must include the consists of a total of 32 miles of trail, park. Bicycles would also be allowed on words ‘‘National Park Service’’ or including 7.6 miles of asphalt trail, 13.9 Ford Road, which is closed to motor ‘‘NPS’’ and must include the docket miles of off-road hiking trail, and 10.8 vehicle use by the public, but open to number or RIN (1024–AE41) for this miles of horse trail. Bicycles are allowed motor vehicle use for administrative rulemaking. Comments received will be on roads but not on trails within the purposes. Bicycles would also be posted without change to http:// park. allowed on segments of the Tour Road, www.regulations.gov, including any The area surrounding the park— which is paved and open to motor personal information provided. including local communities such as vehicle use by the public. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:06 Mar 15, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\16MRP1.SGM 16MRP1


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Document Modified: 2018-03-16 01:11:59
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionRequest for comments.
DatesThe comment period for the request for comments published at 83 FR 5592 has been reopened. Comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on or before March 30, 2018.
ContactIf you have questions about this notice, call or email Lieutenant Colleen Ryan, Coast Guard District Eleven, Waterways Management; telephone 510-437-5984, email [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 11649 
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