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Dated: June 4, 2021. 

David W. Freeman, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket Number USCG–2021–0238] 

Consolidation of Redundant Coast 

Guard Boat Stations 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We are requesting your 

comments on the planned consolidation 

of redundant Coast Guard boat stations. 

Many stations were established at a time 

when boats lacked engines and were 

powered by oars and paddles. With 

modern boat operating speeds and 

improved direction finding technology, 

many calls for Coast Guard assistance 

can be responded to by multiple units 

significantly faster than when these boat 

stations were first established. The 

combination of significantly improved 

response times, along with an overall 

reduction in rescue calls due to boating 

safety improvements throughout the 

nation, has resulted in a number of boat 

stations becoming redundant. This 

consolidation will result in a more 

robust response system by increasing 

staffing levels and capacity at select 

nearby boat stations. Such a 

consolidation creates synergy and more 

opportunities for boat operators to 

properly train instead of missing 

training opportunities while standing 

ready to respond to calls that do not 

come. 

DATES: Written comments and related 

material may be submitted to the Coast 

Guard personnel specified below. Your 

comments and related material must 

reach the Coast Guard on or before 

August 3, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2021–0238 using the Federal 

rulemaking portal at https://

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: For 

information about this document, please 

call or email Todd Aikins, Coast Guard 

Office of Boat Forces, 202–372–2463, 

todd.r.aikins@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

GAO Government Accountability Office 

II. Background and Purpose 

In October of 2017, the GAO issued 

report GAO–18–9, titled ‘‘Actions 

Needed to Close Stations Identified as 

Overlapping and Unnecessarily 

Duplicative.’’ This GAO report, a copy 

of which is in the docket for this notice, 

recommends the consolidation of 18 

boat stations. Due to environmental and 

operational factors, the Coast Guard is 

not considering all 18 boat stations 

identified in the GAO report for 

consolidation this year. Instead, we 

anticipate consolidating four stations, 

with implementation notionally 

scheduled for fiscal year 2022. These 

stations have been identified because 

there are other units nearby capable of 

responding to cases in these areas, and 

because these four stations respond to a 

low number of cases. We do not 

anticipate any adverse effect on Coast 

Guard response capability. We expect 

enhanced proficiency of boat operators 

as well as a less complicated response 

system. 

III. Discussion 

The following seasonal stations, 

Stations-Small Scituate, MA; Holland, 

MI; North Superior, MN; and Beach 

Haven, NJ; have been identified for 

consolidation with neighboring stations. 

These are seasonal stations are detached 

subunits of larger parent stations. 

This consolidation is expected to 

result in a more robust response system 

by increasing staffing levels and 

capacity at select nearby boat stations. 

Such a consolidation creates synergy 

and more opportunities for boat 

operators to properly train. 

IV. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We encourage you to submit 

comments through the Federal portal at 

https://www.regulations.gov. If your 

material cannot be submitted using 

https://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 and provide a 

reason for each suggestion or 

recommendation. We will review all 

comments received, but we may choose 

not to post off-topic, inappropriate, or 

duplicate comments that we receive. 

We accept anonymous comments. 

Comments we post to https://

www.regulations.gov will include any 

personal information you have 

provided. For more about privacy and 

submissions in response to this 

document, see DHS’s eRulemaking 

System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, 

March 11, 2020). 

Documents mentioned in this notice 

as being available in the docket, and 

public comments, will be in our online 

docket at https://www.regulations.gov 

and can be viewed by following that 

website’s instructions. 

John W. Mauger, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant 

Commandant for Capability. 

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