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[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 19110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10558]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CGD 96-020]

Application for Recertification of Prince William Sound Regional 
Citizens' Advisory Council

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of the application 
for recertification submitted by the Prince William Sound Regional 
Citizens' Advisory Council (PWSRCAC) for July 1, 1996, through June 30, 
1997. The application may be reviewed at the PWSRCAC office, 750 W. 2nd 
Ave., Suite 100, Anchorage, Alaska, 99501-2168, between the hours of 8 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The 
telephone number is (907) 277-7222. The Coast Guard seeks comments on 
the application from interested groups. The Coast Guard will publish a 
later notice in the Federal Register to notify the public of its 
decision regarding the recertification request.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 14, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to the Commandant (G-MRO-1), ATTN: J. 
Jackson, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20593-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mrs. Janice Jackson, Response Operations Division, (202) 267-0500.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Oil Terminal and Oil Tanker 
Environmental Oversight and Monitoring Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2732) 
(the Act), the Coast Guard may certify, on an annual basis, on 
alternative voluntary advisory group in lieu of Regional Citizens' 
Advisory councils for Cook Inlet and Prince William Sound Alaska. The 
Coast Guard published guidelines on December 31, 1992, to assist groups 
seeking recertification under the Act (57 FR 62600). The Coast Guard 
issued a policy statement on July 7, 1993, (58 FR 36505), to clarify 
the factors that the Coast Guard would be considering in making its 
determination as to whether advisory groups should be certified in 
accordance with the Act; and the procedures which the Coast Guard would 
follow in meeting its certification responsibilities under the Act.
    The Coast Guard has received an application for recertification of 
PWSRCAC, the currently certified advisory group for the Prince William 
Sound region. In accordance with the review and certification process 
contained in the policy statement, the Coast Guard announces the 
availability of that application. It solicits comments from interested 
groups including oil terminal facility owners and operators, owners and 
operators of crude oil tankers calling at the terminal facilities, and 
fishing, aquacultural, recreational and environmental citizens groups, 
concerning the recertification application of PWSRCAC. At the 
conclusion of the comment period, the Coast Guard will review all 
application materials and comments received and will take one of the 
following actions:
    (a) Recertify the advisory group under 33 U.S.C. 2732(o).
    (b) Issue a conditional recertification for a period of 90 days, 
with a statement of any discrepancies which must be corrected to 
qualify for recertification for the remainder of the year.
    (c) Deny recertification of the advisory group if the Coast Guard 
finds that the group is not broadly representative of the interests and 
communities in the area or is not adequately fostering the goals and 
purposes of the Act.
    The Coast Guard will notify PWSRCAC by letter of the action taken 
on its application. A notice will be published in the Federal Register 
to advise the public of the Coast Guard's determination.

    Dated: April 23, 1996.
G.N. Naccara,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Field Activities Marine Safety, 
Security and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 96-10558 Filed 4-29-96; 8:45 am]
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