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(c) After receiving the acquisition fee, 

BOEM will follow the process outlined 

in § 585.231(d) through (i). 

[FR Doc. 2012–50 Filed 1–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2011–1125] 

RIN 1625–AA11 

Regulated Navigation Area; S99 Alford 

Street Bridge Rehabilitation Project, 

Mystic River, MA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary interim rule with 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The United States Coast 

Guard is establishing a regulated 

navigation area (RNA) on the navigable 

waters of the Mystic River under and 

surrounding the S99 Alford Street 

Bridge which crosses the Mystic River 

between Boston and Chelsea, 

Massachusetts. This temporary interim 

rule is intended to protect both vessels 

and construction workers by restricting 

vessel traffic during periods where the 

bridge is being repaired. 

DATES: This rule is effective in the CFR 

on January 9, 2012 through November 

30, 2012. This rule is effective with 

actual notice for purposes of 

enforcement from December 27, 2011 

until 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2012. 

Public comments will be accepted and 

reviewed by the Coast Guard through 

November 30, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2011–1125 using any one of the 

following methods: 

(1) Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

(3) 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. 

(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail 

address above, between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

is (202) 366–9329. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for instructions on submitting 

comments. 

Documents indicated in this preamble 

as being available in the docket are part 

of docket USCG–2011–1125 and are 

available online by going to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG– 

2011–1125 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box, and 

then clicking ‘‘Search.’’ They are also 

available for inspection or copying at 

the 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, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this temporary 

rule, call or email Mr. Mark Cutter, 

Coast Guard Sector Boston Waterways 

Management Division, telephone (617) 

223–4000, email 

Mark.E.Cutter@uscg.mil; or Lieutenant 

Junior Grade Isaac Slavitt, Coast Guard 

First District Waterways Management 

Branch, telephone (617) 223–8385, 

email Isaac.M.Slavitt@uscg.mil. If you 

have questions on viewing the docket, 

call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone (202) 

366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We encourage you to participate in 

this rulemaking by submitting 

comments and related materials. All 

comments received will be posted, 

without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. 

As this temporary interim rule will be 

in effect before the end of the comment 

period, the Coast Guard will evaluate 

and revise this rule as necessary to 

address significant public comments. 

Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

rulemaking (USCG–2011–1125), 

indicate the specific section of this 

document to which each comment 

applies, and provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. You 

may submit your comments and 

material online (via http:// 

www.regulations.gov) or by fax, mail, or 

hand delivery, but please use only one 

of these means. If you submit a 

comment online via 

www.regulations.gov, it will be 

considered received by the Coast Guard 

when you successfully transmit the 

comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or 

mail your comment, it will be 

considered as having been received by 

the Coast Guard when it is received at 

the Docket Management Facility. We 

recommend that you include your name 

and a mailing address, an email address, 

or a telephone number in the body of 

your document so that we can contact 

you if we have questions regarding your 

submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, click on the 

‘‘submit a comment’’ box, which will 

then become highlighted in blue. In the 

‘‘Document Type’’ drop down menu 

select ‘‘Proposed Rule’’ and insert 

‘‘USCG–2011–1125’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ 

box. Click ‘‘Search’’ then click on the 

balloon shape in the ‘‘Actions’’ column. 

If you submit comments by mail or hand 

delivery, submit them in an unbound 

format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, 

suitable for copying and electronic 

filing. If you submit comments by mail 

and would like to know that they 

reached the Facility, please enclose a 

stamped, self-addressed postcard or 

envelope. We will consider all 

comments and material received during 

the comment period and may change 

this rule based on your comments. 

Viewing Comments and Documents 

To view comments, as well as 

documents mentioned in this preamble 

as being available in the docket, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, click on the 

‘‘read comments’’ box, which will then 

become highlighted in blue. In the 

‘‘Keyword’’ box insert ‘‘USCG–2011– 

1125’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ Click the 

‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ in the ‘‘Actions’’ 

column. You may also visit the Docket 

Management Facility in Room W12–140 

on the ground floor of the Department 

of Transportation West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. We have an agreement with 

the Department of Transportation to use 

the Docket Management Facility. 

Privacy Act 

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 January 17, 2008, issue of the 

Federal Register (73 FR 3316). 

Public Meeting 

We do not now plan to hold a public 

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Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 

U.S.C. 553. But you may submit a 

request for one using one of the four 

methods specified under ADDRESSES. 

Please explain why you believe such a 

public meeting would be beneficial. If 

we determine that one would aid this 

rulemaking, we will hold one at a time 

and place announced by a later notice 

in the Federal Register. 

The Coast Guard has held or 

participated in one informal waterway 

user meeting where waterway closures 

and restrictions were discussed. We 

anticipate holding additional informal 

meetings, with opportunity for public 

questions or comments, during this 

project. We will provide written 

summaries of any such meetings in the 

docket. 

Regulatory Information 

The Coast Guard is issuing this 

interim rule without prior Federal 

Register notice pursuant to authority 

under section 4(a) of the Administrative 

Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). 

This provision authorizes an agency to 

issue a rule without prior notice when 

the agency for good cause finds that 

those procedures are ‘‘impracticable, 

unnecessary, or contrary to the public 

interest.’’ Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the 

Coast Guard finds that good cause exists 

for not publishing a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) with respect to this 

rule because the Coast Guard was not 

provided enough notice by the 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts to 

allow for a notice and comment period. 

A full waterway closure was not 

requested of the Coast Guard until 

November 23, 2011, when the 

Massachusetts Department of 

Transportation (MA DOT) requested a 

complete waterway closure beginning 

December 12, 2011 until May 31, 2012. 

MA DOT’s request for full waterway 

closure was not timely according to the 

existing Coast Guard requirements, and 

the late submission did not give the 

Coast Guard enough time to publish an 

NPRM in order to solicit comments 

concerning a waterway closure before 

implementing this interim rule. 

It is still in the public interest to 

promulgate this rule, as it is necessary 

to protect the safety of both the 

construction crew and the waterway 

users operating in the vicinity of the 

bridge construction zone. A delay or 

cancellation of the currently ongoing 

bridge rehabilitation project in order to 

accommodate a full notice and comment 

period would be contrary to the public 

interest as it would delay necessary 

operations, result in increased costs, 

and delay the date when the bridge is 

expected to reopen for normal 

operations. The Coast Guard believes it 

would be impracticable and contrary to 

the public interest to delay this 

regulation. At any time, the Coast Guard 

may publish an amended rule if 

necessary to address public concerns. 

For the same reasons, under 5 U.S.C. 

553(d)(3), the Coast Guard finds that 

good cause exists for making this rule 

effective less than 30 days after 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Basis and Purpose 

Under the Ports and Waterways Safety 

Act, the Coast Guard has the authority 

to establish RNAs in defined water areas 

that are determined to have hazardous 

conditions and in which vessel traffic 

can be regulated in the interest of safety. 

See 33 U.S.C. 1231 and Department of 

Homeland Security Delegation No. 

0170.1. 

The purpose of this interim rule is to 

ensure the safe transit of vessels in the 

area and to protect all persons, vessels, 

and the marine environment during the 

rehabilitation project of the S99 Alford 

Street Bridge. 

Discussion of Rule 

This action is intended to control 

vessel traffic for the duration of the S99 

Alford Street Bridge rehabilitation over 

the main channel of the Mystic River. 

The Coast Guard may close the 

regulated area described in this rule to 

all vessel traffic during any 

circumstance that poses an imminent 

threat to waterway users operating in 

the area. Complete waterway closures 

will be made with as much advance 

notice as possible. 

The COTP Sector Boston will cause 

notice of enforcement, suspension of 

enforcement, or closure of the waterway 

to be made by all appropriate means to 

ensure the widest distribution among 

the affected segments of the public. 

Such means of notification may include, 

but are not limited to, Broadcast Notice 

to Mariners, Local Notice to Mariners, 

and Marine Safety Information 

Bulletins. 

Entry into this RNA is prohibited 

unless authorized by the COTP Sector 

Boston. Any violation of this RNA is 

punishable by civil and criminal 

penalties, in rem liability against the 

offending vessel, and the initiation of 

suspension or revocation proceedings 

against Coast Guard-issued merchantmariner credentials. 

Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this rule after 

considering numerous statutes and 

executive orders related to rulemaking. 

Below we summarize our analyses 

based on 13 of these statutes or 

executive orders. 

Executive Order 12866 and Executive 

Order 13563 

This rule is not a significant 

regulatory action under section 3(f) of 

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory 

Planning and Review, as supplemented 

by Executive Order 13563, and does not 

require an assessment of potential costs 

and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that 

Order. The Office of Management and 

Budget has not reviewed it under that 

Order. 

We expect the economic impact of 

this rule to be minimal because the 

amount of traffic in this waterway is 

extremely limited. Furthermore, the 

Captain of the Port has the ability to 

suspend the provisions of this 

regulation when necessary. 

Small Entities 

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

(5 U.S.C. 601–612), we have considered 

whether this rule would have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The term ‘‘small entities’’ comprises 

small businesses, not-for-profit 

organizations that are independently 

owned and operated and are not 

dominant in their fields, and 

governmental jurisdictions with 

populations of less than 50,000. 

The Coast Guard certifies under 5 

U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule will not have 

a significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

This rule will affect the following 

entities some of which may be small 

entities: The owners or operators of 

marinas, businesses (such as waterside 

restaurants), and vessels who intend to 

transit in the Mystic River beneath the 

S99 Alford Street Bridge during the 

effective period. 

This regulation may have some 

impact on the public, but the potential 

impact will be minimized for the 

following reasons: The primary 

waterway users, of which there are very 

few, are recreational vessels of various 

sizes and do not normally operate 

during the months between December 

and April. Many parties that have the 

potential to be affected have been 

involved in the discussions and have 

made plans to work around the closure 

times. We will use appropriate means to 

inform the public before, during, and at 

the conclusion of any RNA enforcement 

period. 

Assistance for Small Entities 

Under section 213(a) of the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–121), 


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we offer to assist small entities in 

understanding the rule so that they can 

better evaluate its effects on them and 

participate in the rulemaking process. 

Small businesses may send comments 

on the actions of Federal employees 

who enforce, or otherwise determine 

compliance with, Federal regulations to 

the Small Business and Agriculture 

Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman 

and the Regional Small Business 

Regulatory Fairness Boards. The 

Ombudsman evaluates these actions 

annually and rates each agency’s 

responsiveness to small business. If you 

wish to comment on actions by 

employees of the Coast Guard, call 

1–888–REG–FAIR (1–(888) 734–3247). 

The Coast Guard will not retaliate 

against small entities that question or 

complain about this rule or any policy 

or action of the Coast Guard. 

Collection of Information 

This rule calls for no new collection 

of information under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520). 

Federalism 

A rule has implications for federalism 

under Executive Order 13132, 

Federalism, if it has a substantial direct 

effect on State or local governments and 

would either preempt State law or 

impose a substantial direct cost of 

compliance on them. We have analyzed 

this rule under that Order and have 

determined that it does not have 

implications for federalism. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their discretionary regulatory actions. In 

particular, the Act addresses actions 

that may result in the expenditure by a 

State, local, or tribal government, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector of 

$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or 

more in any one year. Though this rule 

will not result in such expenditure, we 

do discuss the effects of this rule 

elsewhere in this preamble. 

Taking of Private Property 

This rule will not cause a taking of 

private property or otherwise have 

taking implications under Executive 

Order 12630, Governmental Actions and 

Interference with Constitutionally 

Protected Property Rights. 

Civil Justice Reform 

This rule meets applicable standards 

in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive 

Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to 

minimize litigation, eliminate 

ambiguity, and reduce burden. 

Protection of Children 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Executive Order 13045, Protection of 

Children from Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks. This rule is not 

an economically significant rule and 

does not create an environmental risk to 

health or risk to safety that may 

disproportionately affect children. 

Indian Tribal Governments 

This rule does not have tribal 

implications under Executive Order 

13175, Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments, 

because it does not have a substantial 

direct effect on one or more Indian 

tribes, on the relationship between the 

Federal Government and Indian tribes, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian tribes. 

Energy Effects 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Executive Order 13211, Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use. We have 

determined that it is not a ‘‘significant 

energy action’’ under that order because 

it is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

under Executive Order 12866 and is not 

likely to have a significant adverse effect 

on the supply, distribution, or use of 

energy. The Administrator of the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs 

has not designated it as a significant 

energy action. Therefore, it does not 

require a Statement of Energy Effects 

under Executive Order 13211. 

Technical Standards 

The National Technology Transfer 

and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15 

U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use 

voluntary consensus standards in their 

regulatory activities unless the agency 

provides Congress, through the Office of 

Management and Budget, with an 

explanation of why using these 

standards would be inconsistent with 

applicable law or otherwise impractical. 

Voluntary consensus standards are 

technical standards (e.g., specifications 

of materials, performance, design, or 

operation; test methods; sampling 

procedures; and related management 

systems practices) that are developed or 

adopted by voluntary consensus 

standards bodies. 

This rule does not use technical 

standards. Therefore, we did not 

consider the use of voluntary consensus 

standards. 

Environment 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Department of Homeland Security 

Management Directive 023–01 and 

Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, 

which guide the Coast Guard in 

complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and 

have concluded this action is one of a 

category of actions which do not 

individually or cumulatively have a 

significant effect on the human 

environment. This rule is categorically 

excluded, under figure 2–1, paragraph 

(34)(g), of the Instruction. This rule 

involves the establishment of an RNA. 

An environmental analysis checklist 

and a categorical exclusion 

determination are available in the 

docket where indicated under 

ADDRESSES. Any comments received 

concerning environmental impacts will 

be considered and changes made to the 

environmental analysis checklist and 

categorical exclusion determination as 

appropriate. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation 

(water), Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures, 

Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 

CFR part 165 as follows: 

PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION 

AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 165 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1226, 1231; 46 U.S.C. 

Chapter 701, 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 

1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; Pub. L. 

107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of 

Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. 

■ 2. Add § 165.T01–1125 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T01–1125 Regulated Navigation 

Area; S99 Alford Street Bridge rehabilitation 

project, Mystic River, MA 

(a) Location. The following area is a 

Regulated Navigation Area (RNA): All 

navigable waters of the Mystic River 

between Boston and Chelsea, MA, from 

surface to bottom, within 100 yards of 

any point on the S99 Alford Street 

Bridge. 

(b) Regulations. 

(1) The general regulations contained 

in 33 CFR 165.10, 165.11, and 165.13 

apply in addition to those provisions 

outlined below. 

(2) In accordance with the general 

regulations, entry into or movement 

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enforcement, is prohibited unless 

authorized by Captain of the Port 

(COTP) Sector Boston. 

(3) All persons and vessels must 

comply with all directions given to 

them by the COTP Sector Boston or the 

on-scene representative. The ‘‘on-scene 

representative’’ of the COTP is any 

Coast Guard commissioned, warrant or 

petty officer who has been designated 

by the COTP to act on the COTP’s 

behalf. The on-scene representative may 

be on a Coast Guard vessel or other 

designated craft, or may be on shore and 

will communicate with vessels via 

VHF–FM radio or loudhailer. Members 

of the Coast Guard Auxiliary may be 

present to inform vessel operators of 

this regulation. 

(4) Upon being hailed by a U.S. Coast 

Guard vessel by siren, radio, flashing 

light or other means, the operator of the 

vessel must proceed as directed. 

(5) Notwithstanding any other 

provisions in this regulation, the 

movement of official, emergency vessels 

within the regulated area is permitted 

provided that the contractor is notified 

in order to remove potential hazards or 

obstructions. 

(6) All other relevant regulations, 

including but not limited to the Rules of 

the Road (33 CFR subchapter E, Inland 

Navigational Rules) remain in effect 

within the regulated area and must be 

strictly followed at all times. 

(c) Enforcement Period: 

(1) This regulated navigation area is 

enforceable 24 hours a day from 

December 27, 2011 through November 

30, 2012. 

(2) Suspension of enforcement: The 

COTP Sector Boston will cause notice of 

enforcement, suspension of 

enforcement, or closure of the waterway 

to be made by all appropriate means to 

achieve the widest distribution among 

the affected segments of the public. 

Such means of notification may include 

but are not limited to Broadcast Notice 

to Mariners, Local Notice to Mariners 

and Marine Safety Information 

Bulletins. Such notification will include 

the date and time that enforcement is 

suspended as well as the date and time 

that enforcement will resume. 

(3) Report violations of this regulated 

navigation area to the COTP Sector 

Boston, at (617) 223–5757 or on VHF– 

Channel 16. 

Dated: December 27, 2011. 

D.A. Neptun, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 

First Coast Guard District. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2011–0727] 

RIN 1625–AA11 

Regulated Navigation Area; Arthur Kill, 

NY and NJ 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary interim rule with 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is amending 

the Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) in 

the navigable waters of the Arthur Kill 

in New York and New Jersey. The 

amendment allows the Coast Guard to 

suspend enforcement of some RNA 

requirements when they are found to be 

impracticable and unnecessary for the 

maintenance of safety. 

DATES: This rule is effective in the CFR 

on January 9, 2012 until 5 p.m. on April 

1, 2014. This rule is effective with 

actual notice for purposes of 

enforcement from December 16, 2011, 

until 5 p.m. on April 1, 2014. Public 

comments will be accepted and 

reviewed by the Coast Guard through 

April 1, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and material 

received from the public, as well as 

documents mentioned in this preamble 

as being available in the docket, are part 

of docket USCG–2011–0727 and are 

available online by going to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG– 

2011–0727 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box, and 

then clicking ‘‘Search.’’ This material is 

also available for inspection or copying 

at the 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, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call or 

email Mr. Jeff Yunker, U.S. Coast Guard 

Sector New York Waterways 

Management Division, Coast Guard; 

telephone (718) 354–4195, email 

Jeff.M.Yunker@uscg.mil, or Lieutenant 

Junior Grade Isaac Slavitt, Coast Guard 

First District Waterways Management 

Branch, telephone (617) 223–8385, 

email Isaac.M.Slavitt@uscg.mil. If you 

have questions on viewing the docket, 

call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone (202) 

366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We encourage you to participate in 

this rulemaking by submitting 

comments and related materials. All 

comments received will be posted, 

without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. 

The Coast Guard will evaluate and 

revise this rule as necessary to address 

significant public comments. 

Alternatively, if the dredging project 

necessitating the interim rule is 

completed before April 1, 2014, and we 

receive no public comments that 

indicate a substantive need to revise the 

rule, we may allow it to expire on that 

date without further regulatory action. 

Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

rulemaking (USCG–2011–0727), 

indicate the specific section of this 

document to which each comment 

applies, and provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. You 

may submit your comments and 

material online (via http:// 

www.regulations.gov) or by fax, mail or 

hand delivery, but please use only one 

of these means. If you submit a 

comment online via 

www.regulations.gov, it will be 

considered received by the Coast Guard 

when you successfully transmit the 

comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or 

mail your comment, it will be 

considered as having been received by 

the Coast Guard when it is received at 

the Docket Management Facility. We 

recommend that you include your name 

and a mailing address, an email address, 

or a telephone number in the body of 

your document so that we can contact 

you if we have questions regarding your 

submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, click on the 

‘‘submit a comment’’ box, which will 

then become highlighted in blue. In the 

‘‘Document Type’’ drop down menu 

select ‘‘Proposed Rule’’ and insert 

‘‘USCG–2011–0727’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ 

box. Click ‘‘Search’’ then click on the 

balloon shape in the ‘‘Actions’’ column. 

If you submit comments by mail or hand 

delivery, submit them in an unbound 

format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, 

suitable for copying and electronic 

filing. If you submit comments by mail 

and would like to know that they 

reached the Facility, please enclose a 

stamped, self-addressed postcard or 

envelope. We will consider all 

comments and material received during 


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