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1The Code and PHS Act COBRA provisions, 

although very similar in other ways, are not 

identical to the COBRA provisions in title I of 

ERISA in their scope of application. The PHS Act 

provisions apply only to State and local 

governmental plans, and the Code provisions grant 

COBRA rights to individuals who would not be 

considered participants or beneficiaries under 

ERISA. See PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 300bb–8; Code 

section 5000(b)(1). 

2H.R. Conf. Rep. No. 99–453, 99th Cong., 1st 

Sess., at 562–63 (1985). The Conference Report 

further indicates that the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services, who is to issue regulations 

implementing the continuation coverage 

requirements for State and local governments, must 

conform the actual requirements of those 

regulations to the regulations issued by the 

Secretary and the Treasury. Id. at 563. 

3 69 FR 30084 (May, 26, 2004). 

■ 2. Removing from the last sentence of 

paragraph (b)(2)(ii) Example 2 ‘‘Y’’ and 

adding ‘‘X’’ in its place. 

■ 3. Redesignating paragraph (b)(3)(i) as 

paragraph (b)(3). 

■ 4. Removing paragraph (b)(3)(ii). 

■ 5. Adding a sentence at the end of 

paragraph (e). 

The revisions and additions read as 

follows: 

§ 1.381(a)–1 General rule relating to 

carryovers in certain corporate 

acquisitions. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(2) * * * (i) * * * In a transaction to 

which section 381(a)(2) applies, the 

acquiring corporation is the corporation 

that, pursuant to the plan of 

reorganization, directly acquires the 

assets transferred by the transferor 

corporation, even if that corporation 

ultimately retains none of the assets so 

transferred. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * Paragraph (b)(2) of this 

section applies to transactions occurring 

on or after the date of publication of the 

Treasury decision adopting this rule as 

a final regulation in the Federal 

Register. 

John Dalrymple, 

Deputy Commissioner for Services and 

Enforcement. 

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BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

29 CFR Part 2590 

RIN 1210–AB65 

Health Care Continuation Coverage 

AGENCIES: Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Proposed rules. 

SUMMARY: These proposed regulations 

contain amendments to notice 

requirements of the health care 

continuation coverage (COBRA) 

provisions of Part 6 of title I of the 

Employee Retirement Income Security 

Act of 1974 (ERISA) to better align the 

provision of guidance under the COBRA 

notice requirements with the Affordable 

Care Act provisions already in effect, as 

well as any provisions of federal law 

that will become applicable in the 

future. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

of proposed rulemaking are invited and 

must be received by July 7, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted to the Department of Labor as 

specified below. Any comment that is 

submitted will be shared with the other 

Departments and will also be made 

available to the public. Warning: Do not 

include any personally identifiable 

information (such as name, address, or 

other contact information) or 

confidential business information that 

you do not want publicly disclosed. All 

comments may be posted on the Internet 

and can be retrieved by most Internet 

search engines. No deletions, 

modifications, or redactions will be 

made to the comments received, as they 

are public records. Comments may be 

submitted anonymously. 

Comments, identified by ‘‘Health Care 

Continuation Coverage,’’ may be 

submitted by one of the following 

methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Mail or Hand Delivery: Office of 

Health Plan Standards and Compliance 

Assistance, Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, Room N–5653, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210, 

Attention: Health Care Continuation 

Coverage. 

Comments received will be posted 

without change to www.regulations.gov 

and available for public inspection at 

the Public Disclosure Room, N–1513, 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210, 

including any personal information 

provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Turner or Elizabeth Schumacher, 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, Department of Labor. 

Customer service information: 

Individuals interested in obtaining 

information from the Department of 

Labor concerning employment-based 

health coverage laws may call the EBSA 

Toll-Free Hotline at 1–866–444–EBSA 

(3272) or visit the Department of Labor’s 

Web site (www.dol.gov/ebsa). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The continuation coverage provisions, 

sections 601 through 608 of title I of the 

Employee Retirement Income Security 

Act (ERISA), were enacted as part of the 

Consolidated Omnibus Budget 

Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA), 

which also promulgated parallel 

provisions of the Internal Revenue Code 

(the Code) and the Public Health Service 

Act (the PHS Act).1 These provisions are 

commonly referred to as the COBRA 

provisions, and the continuation 

coverage that they mandate is 

commonly referred to as COBRA 

coverage. COBRA, as enacted, provides 

that the Secretary of Labor (the 

Secretary) has the authority under 

section 608 to carry out the provisions 

of part 6 of title I of ERISA. The 

Conference Report that accompanied 

COBRA divided interpretive authority 

over the COBRA provisions between the 

Secretary and the Secretary of the 

Treasury (the Treasury) by providing 

that the Secretary has the authority to 

issue regulations implementing the 

notice and disclosure requirements of 

COBRA, while the Treasury is 

authorized to issue regulations defining 

the required continuation coverage.2

On May 26, 2004, the Department of 

Labor (Department) issued final 

regulations implementing various 

provisions of the COBRA notice 

requirements and model notices to 

facilitate compliance with the 

requirement to provide the general 

notice of continuation coverage (general 

notice) as well as COBRA continuation 

election notice (election notice).3 The 

model general notice was issued in an 

appendix to § 2590.606–1 and the model 

election notice was issued in an 

appendix to § 2590.606–4. 

In general, under COBRA, group 

health plans must provide a written 

notice of COBRA rights to each covered 

employee and spouse (if any) ‘‘at the 

time of commencement of coverage’’ 

under the plan. Generally, the notice 

must be furnished to each covered 

employee and to the employee’s spouse 

(if covered under the plan) not later 

than the earlier of: (1) Either 90 days 

from the date on which the covered 

employee or spouse first becomes 

covered under the plan or, if later, the 

date on which the plan first becomes 

subject to the continuation coverage 

requirements; or (2) the date on which 

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4See 29 CFR 2590.606–1. 

5See 29 CFR 2590.606–4. 

6For more information on COBRA continuation 

coverage requirements applicable to group health 

plans, see ‘‘An Employer’s Guide to Group Health 

Continuation Coverage Under COBRA,’’ available at 

www.dol.gov/ebsa/publications/

cobraemployer.html. 7See Technical Release 2013–02 available at 

http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/newsroom/tr13-02.html. 

the administrator is required to furnish 

an election notice to the employee or to 

his or her spouse or dependent.4

In addition to the general notice, 

group health plans must provide an 

election notice at the time of certain 

qualifying events.5 In general, an 

individual who was covered by a group 

health plan on the day before a 

qualifying event occurred may be able to 

elect COBRA continuation coverage 

upon a qualifying event (such as 

termination of employment or reduction 

in hours that causes loss of coverage 

under the plan).6 Individuals with such 

a right are called qualified beneficiaries. 

A group health plan must provide 

qualified beneficiaries with an election 

notice, which describes their rights to 

continuation coverage and how to make 

an election. The election notice must be 

provided to the qualified beneficiaries 

within 14 days after the plan 

administrator receives the notice of a 

qualifying event. 

On May 8, 2013, the Department 

issued Technical Release 2013–02 and 

an updated model election notice with 

additional information regarding health 

coverage options that will be available 

beginning January 1, 2014 under the 

Patient Protection and Affordable Care 

Act (Affordable Care Act).7 The 

guidance highlighted that some 

qualified beneficiaries may want to 

consider and compare health coverage 

alternatives to COBRA continuation 

coverage that are available through a 

new competitive private health 

insurance market—the Health Insurance 

Marketplace (Marketplace). The 

Department also noted that some 

qualified beneficiaries may also be 

eligible for a premium tax credit (a tax 

credit to help pay for some or all of the 

cost of coverage in plans offered through 

the Marketplace). 

These proposed regulations amend 

paragraph (g) of § 2590.606–1 and 

paragraph (g) of § 2590.606–4 and delete 

the two appendices containing the 

model notices to better facilitate 

provision of updated model election 

notices and solicit comment before 

promulgation of final regulations. 

II. Overview of the Proposed 

Regulations 

These proposed regulations contain 

amendments to notice requirements of 

the COBRA provisions of Part 6 of title 

I of ERISA to better align the provision 

of guidance under the COBRA notice 

requirements with the Affordable Care 

Act provisions already in effect, as well 

as provide valuable flexibility to 

respond to provisions of federal law that 

will become applicable in the future. 

The proposed amendment will 

eliminate the current version of the 

model general notice contained in the 

appendix of § 2590.606–1 and the model 

election notice contained in the 

appendix of § 2590.606–4 as these 

model notices are outdated. 

Additionally, these proposed 

regulations make technical changes to 

the instruction language pointing to the 

model notices in the appendices in 

paragraph (g) of § 2590.606–1 and 

paragraph (g) of § 2590.606–4. These 

changes will permit the Department to 

amend the model notices as necessary 

and provide the most current versions of 

the model notices on the Department’s 

Web site. These changes will also 

eliminate confusion that may result 

from multiple versions of the model 

notices being available in different 

locations. Contemporaneous with 

issuance of these proposed regulations, 

the Department is also issuing updated 

versions of the model general notice and 

model election notice, as well as 

guidance announcing the availability of 

such updated notices. These updated 

notices reflect that coverage is now 

available in the Marketplace and the 

updated model election notice provides 

information on special enrollment rights 

in the Marketplace. The Department 

invites comment on ways to improve or 

streamline the model notices, whether 

the Department’s provision of new 

model notices is sufficient and, if not, 

whether the Department should expand 

the underlying content requirements or 

require use of mandatory language. 

The updated model notices are 

available in modifiable, electronic form 

on the Department’s Web site at 

www.dol.gov/ebsa/cobra.html. As with 

the earlier models, in order to use these 

model notices properly, the plan 

administrator must complete them by 

filling in the blanks with the 

appropriate plan information. Until 

rulemaking is finalized and effective, 

the Department of Labor will consider 

use of the model notices available on its 

Web site, appropriately completed, to be 

good faith compliance with the notice 

content requirements of COBRA. The 

Department notes that the use of the 

model notices is not required. The 

model notices are provided solely for 

the purpose of facilitating compliance 

with the applicable notice requirements. 

III. Economic Impact and Paperwork 

Burden 

A. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

direct agencies to assess all costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distributive impacts, and 

equity). Executive Order 13563 

emphasizes the importance of 

quantifying both costs and benefits, of 

reducing costs, of harmonizing and 

streamlining rules, and of promoting 

flexibility. 

Under Executive Order 12866, 

‘‘significant’’ regulatory actions are 

subject to the requirements of the 

executive order and review by the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB). 

Section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 

defines a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

as an action that is likely to result in a 

rule (1) having an annual effect on the 

economy of $100 million or more, or 

adversely and materially affecting a 

sector of the economy, productivity, 

competition, jobs, the environment, 

public health or safety, or State, local or 

tribal governments or communities (also 

referred to as ‘‘economically 

significant’’); (2) creating serious 

inconsistency or otherwise interfering 

with an action taken or planned by 

another agency; (3) materially altering 

the budgetary impacts of entitlement 

grants, user fees, or loan programs or the 

rights and obligations of recipients 

thereof; or (4) raising novel legal or 

policy issues arising out of legal 

mandates, the President’s priorities, or 

the principles set forth in the Executive 

Order. Pursuant to the terms of the 

Executive Order, OMB has determined 

that this action is not ‘‘significant’’ 

within the meaning of section 3(f) of the 

Executive Order. Therefore, the 

proposed rule was reviewed by OMB. 

However, because the rule merely 

removes the model notices from the CFR 

and the model notices themselves 

remain voluntary, the Department does 

not expect this rulemaking to result in 

significant costs or benefits. 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.) (RFA) imposes 

certain requirements with respect to 

Federal rules that are subject to the 

notice and comment requirements of 

section 553(b) of the APA (5 U.S.C. 551 

et seq.) and are likely to have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

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Unless an agency certifies that such a 

rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities, section 603 of 

the RFA requires the agency to present 

an initial regulatory flexibility analysis 

at the time of the publication of the 

rulemaking describing the impact of the 

rule on small entities. Small entities 

include small businesses, organizations 

and governmental jurisdictions. 

As discussed above, the proposed rule 

would amend the 2004 final regulation 

by deleting references to the model 

notices and two appendices containing 

the model notices to better facilitate 

provision of updated model election 

notices and solicit comment before 

promulgation of final regulations. The 

proposed rule does not make any 

material changes to the notices. 

Therefore, the Department hereby 

certifies that the proposed rule is not 

likely to have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. The Department welcomes 

public comments regarding its 

certification. 

C. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Office of Management and Budget 

approved the COBRA model notice 

information collection request under 

OMB Control Number 1210–0123, 

which is scheduled to expire on October 

31, 2016. As discussed above, the 

proposed rule would amend the 2004 

final regulation by deleting references to 

the model notices and two appendices 

containing the model notices to better 

facilitate provision of updated model 

election notices and solicit comment 

before promulgation of final regulations. 

The Department does not believe that 

these minor modifications implement 

any substantive or material change to 

the information collection; therefore, no 

further review is requested of OMB at 

this time. The Department solicits 

comment on this understanding. 

D. Congressional Review Act 

This proposed rule is subject to the 

Congressional Review Act provisions of 

the Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq.) and, if finalized, will 

be transmitted to Congress and the 

Comptroller General for review. 

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

For purposes of the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 

104–4), as well as Executive Order 

12875, this proposed rule does not 

include any Federal mandate that may 

result in expenditures by State, local, or 

tribal governments in the aggregate of 

more than $100 million, adjusted for 

inflation, or increase expenditures by 

the private sector of more than $100 

million, adjusted for inflation. 

F. Federalism Statement 

Executive Order 13132 (Aug. 4, 1999) 

outlines fundamental principles of 

federalism and requires the adherence 

to specific criteria by Federal agencies 

in the process of their formulation and 

implementation of policies that have 

substantial direct effects on the States, 

the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. This proposed 

rule does not have federalism 

implications because it has no 

substantial direct effect on the States, on 

the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. Section 514 of 

ERISA provides, with certain exceptions 

specifically enumerated, that the 

provisions of titles I and IV of ERISA 

supersede any and all laws of the States 

as they relate to any employee benefit 

plan covered under ERISA. The 

requirements implemented in this rule 

do not alter the fundamental provisions 

of the statute with respect to employee 

benefit plans, and as such would have 

no implications for the States or the 

relationship or distribution of power 

between the national government and 

the States. 

IV. Statutory Authority 

The Department of Labor regulations 

are adopted pursuant to the authority 

contained in 29 U.S.C. 1027, 1059, 1135, 

1161–1168, 1169, 1181–1183, 1181 note, 

1185, 1185a, 1185b, 1185c, 1185d, 1191, 

1191a, 1191b, and 1191c; sec. 101(g), 

Pub. L. 104–191, 110 Stat. 1936; sec. 

401(b), Pub. L. 105–200, 112 Stat. 645 

(42 U.S.C. 651 note); sec. 512(d), Pub. L. 

110–343, 122 Stat. 3881; sec. 1001, 

1201, and 1562(e), Pub. L. 111–148, 124 

Stat. 119, as amended by Pub. L. 111– 

152, 124 Stat. 1029; Secretary of Labor’s 

Order 1–2011, 77 FR 1088 (January 9, 

2012). 

List of Subjects in 29 CFR Part 2590 

Continuation coverage, Disclosure, 

Employee benefit plans, Group health 

plans, Health care, Health insurance, 

Medical child support, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, the Department of Labor 

proposes to amend 29 CFR part 2590 as 

follows: 

PART 2590—RULES AND 

REGULATIONS FOR GROUP HEALTH 

PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 2590 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 1027, 1059, 1135, 

1161–1168, 1169, 1181–1183, 1181 note, 

1185, 1185a, 1185b, 1185c, 1185d, 1191, 

1191a, 1191b, and 1191c; sec. 101(g), Pub. L. 

104–191, 110 Stat. 1936; sec. 401(b), Pub. L. 

105–200, 112 Stat. 645 (42 U.S.C. 651 note); 

sec. 512(d), Pub. L. 110–343, 122 Stat. 3881; 

sec. 1001, 1201, and 1562(e), Pub. L. 111– 

148, 124 Stat. 119, as amended by Pub. L. 

111–152, 124 Stat. 1029; Secretary of Labor’s 

Order 1–2011, 77 FR 1088 (January 9, 2012). 

■ 2. Section 2590.606–1 is amended by 

removing the appendix to the section, 

and revising paragraph (g) to read as 

follows: 

§ 2590.606–1 General notice of 

continuation coverage. 

* * * * * 

(g) Model notice. The requirements of 

paragraph (c) of this section are satisfied 

with respect to a single-employer group 

health plan if the plan provides a notice 

in accordance with the model certificate 

authorized by the Secretary, 

appropriately modified and 

supplemented as necessary, consistent 

with guidance issued by the Secretary. 

Use of the model notice is not 

mandatory. The model notice reflects 

the requirements of this section as they 

would apply to single-employer group 

health plans and must be modified if 

used to provide notice with respect to 

other types of group health plans, such 

as multiemployer plans or plans 

established and maintained by 

employee organizations for their 

members. In order to use the model 

notice, administrators must 

appropriately add relevant information 

where indicated in the model notice, 

select among alternative language, and 

supplement the model notice to reflect 

applicable plan provisions. Items of 

information that are not applicable to a 

particular plan may be deleted. Use of 

the model notice, appropriately 

modified and supplemented, will be 

deemed to satisfy the notice content 

requirements of paragraph (c) of this 

section. 

* * * * * 

■ 3. Section 2590.606–4 is amended by 

removing the appendix to the section, 

and revising paragraph (g) to read as 

follows: 

§ 2590.606–4 Notice requirements for plan 

administrators. 

* * * * * 

(g) Model notice. The requirements of 

paragraph (b)(4) of this section are 

satisfied with respect to a plan 

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administrator if the plan provides a 

notice in accordance with the model 

certificate authorized by the Secretary, 

appropriately modified and 

supplemented as necessary, consistent 

with guidance issued by the Secretary. 

Use of the model notice is not 

mandatory. The model notice reflects 

the requirements of this section as they 

would apply to single-employer group 

health plans and must be modified if 

used to provide notice with respect to 

other types of group health plans, such 

as multiemployer plans or plans 

established and maintained by 

employee organizations for their 

members. In order to use the model 

notice, administrators must 

appropriately add relevant information 

where indicated in the model notice, 

select among alternative language, and 

supplement the model notice to reflect 

applicable plan provisions. Items of 

information that are not applicable to a 

particular plan may be deleted. Use of 

the model notice, appropriately 

modified and supplemented, will be 

deemed to satisfy the notice content 

requirements of paragraph (b)(4) of this 

section. 

* * * * * 

Signed this 1st day of May, 2014. 

Phyllis C. Borzi, 

Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits 

Security Administration, Department of 

Labor. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket No. USCG–2014–0108] 

RIN 1625–AA08 

Special Local Regulations for Marine 

Events, Choptank River; Between 

Cambridge, MD and Trappe, MD 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

withdrawing its proposed rule 

concerning amendments to the regattas 

and marine parades regulations. The 

rulemaking was intended to establish 

special local regulations during the 

swim segment of the ‘‘Choptank Bridge 

Swim,’’ a marine event to be held on the 

waters of Choptank River between 

Cambridge, MD and Trappe, MD on May 

10, 2014. The Coast Guard was notified 

on April 9, 2014 that the event had been 

cancelled. 

DATES: The proposed rule is withdrawn 

on May 7, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

withdrawn rulemaking is available for 

inspection at the Docket Management 

Facility (M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except federal 

holidays. You may also find this docket 

on the Internet by going to http://

www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG 

2014–0108 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box, and 

then clicking ‘‘Search.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this notice, 

call or email Mr. Ronald Houck, 

Waterways Management Division, 

Sector Baltimore, MD, U.S. Coast Guard; 

telephone 410–576–2674, email 

Ronald.L.Houck@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing material in the 

docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program 

Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 

202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On March 18, 2014, we published a 

notice of proposed rulemaking entitled 

‘‘Special Local Regulations for Marine 

Events, Choptank River; Between 

Cambridge, MD and Trappe, MD’’ in the 

Federal Register (79 FR 15068). The 

rulemaking concerned the Coast Guard’s 

proposal to establish temporary special 

local regulations on specified waters of 

Choptank River between Cambridge, 

MD and Trappe, MD, effective from 9 

a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 20, 2014. The 

regulated area included all waters of the 

Choptank River, from shoreline to 

shoreline, within and area bounded on 

the east by a line drawn from latitude 

38°35′13′′ N, longitude 076°02′33′′ W, 

thence south to latitude 38°33′50′′ N, 

longitude 076°02′07′′ W, and bounded 

on the west by a line drawn from 

latitude 38°35′37′′ N, longitude 

076°03′09′′ W, thence south to latitude 

38°34′25′′ N, longitude 076°04′05′′ W, 

located at Cambridge, MD. The 

regulations were needed to temporarily 

restrict vessel traffic during the event to 

provide for the safety of participants, 

spectators and other transiting vessels. 

Withdrawal 

The Coast Guard is withdrawing this 

rulemaking because the event has been 

cancelled. 

Authority 

We issue this notice of withdrawal 

under the authority of 33 U.S.C. 1233. 

Dated: April 16, 2014. 

M.M. Dean, 

Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting 

Captain of the Port Baltimore. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 110 

[Docket Number USCG–2013–0819] 

RIN 1625–AA01 

Anchorage; Ashley River Anchorage, 

Ashley River, Charleston, SC 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to 

modify the special anchorage area 

located on the Ashley River, in 

Charleston, SC. The change is necessary 

to accommodate the expansion of the 

Charleston City Marina and meet the 

requirements of 33 CFR 109.10. The 

change will ensure that there is 

sufficient space to accommodate vessels 

desiring to anchor in the area, while 

allowing a sufficient buffer between the 

federal channel and special anchorage. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must be received by the Coast Guard on 

or before June 6, 2014. Requests for 

public meetings must be received by the 

Coast Guard on or before June 6, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number using any 

one of the following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Fax: 202–493–2251. 

(3) Mail or Delivery: 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. Deliveries 

accepted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except federal 

holidays. The telephone number is 202– 

366–9329. 

See the ‘‘Public Participation and 

Request for Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for further instructions on 

submitting comments. To avoid 

duplication, please use only one of 

these three methods. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call or 

email Chief Warrant Officer Christopher 

Ruleman, Sector Charleston Office of 

Waterways Management, Coast Guard; 

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