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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 CIRCAC. 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 CIRCAC

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 13, 1995.

G.N. Naccara,

Acting Chief, Office of Marine Safety, Security

and Environmental Protection.

[FR Doc. 95–9711 Filed 4–19–95; 8:45 am]

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[CGD 95–032]

National Preparedness for Response

Exercise Program (PREP)

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of PREP area exercise

schedule for 1996, 1997 and 1998,

annual workshop, and availability of the

PREP guidelines and training elements.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard, the

Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA), the Research and Special

Programs Administration (RSPA) and

the Minerals Management Service

(MMS), in concert with the States, the

oil industry and concerned citizens,

developed the Preparedness for

Response Exercise Program (PREP). This

notice announces the proposed

schedule of the Area Exercises for 1996,

1997 and 1998 and solicits industry

members to lead Area Exercises for

1996. It also announces the annual

public workshop to discuss the PREP

guidelines and the overall PREP

program which will be held on June 14,

1995, in Alexandria, VA, and the

availability of the PREP Guidelines and

Training Elements.

DATES: Industry members interested in

leading an Industry-led Area Exercise or

participating in a Government-led Area

Exercise should submit their requests

directly to the Coast Guard or EPA OnScene Coordinator (OSC) as soon as

possible, but no later than May 15, 1995.

Industry representatives should indicate

the date and location of the exercise in

which they are interested in

participating or leading. Once the OSC

has chosen an industry plan holder for

an Industry-led Area Exercise or as

participant for the Government-led

Exercise, the OSC will contact the

National Scheduling Coordinating

Committee (NSCC) at the address listed

below.

The annual PREP Scheduling

Workshop is scheduled for June 14,

1995, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the

Best Western Old Colony Inn, in

Alexandria, VA. Comments regarding

the schedule or scheduling process

should be submitted to the NSCC no

later than May 15, 1995 at ADDRESSES

below.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be mailed to Commandant (G–MEP–4),

Room 2100, U.S. Coast Guard

Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW.,

Washington, DC, 20593–0001. ATTN:

Ms. Karen Sahatjian.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Karen Sahatjian, Office of Marine

Safety, Security and Environmental

Protection, Marine Environmental

Protection Division, (G–MEP–4), (202)

267–0746. PREP Guidelines and

Training Elements, previously available

through Coast Guard Headquarters, are

now available from the Government

Printing Office, (202) 512–1800. Stock

numbers and cost for each manual are:

PREP GUIDELINES—050–012–00365–3

COST: $3.75; TRAINING REFERENCE—

050–012–00364–5 COST: $8.50. PREP

information is now available via the

Coast Guard Navigation Information

Service (NIS) Electronic Bulletin Board

System (BBS). Most major modem

communications software, including

those packaged with operating systems

can access the BBS. If using the

communications software, call (703)

313–5910. First time users will need to

answer some preliminary questions to

establish an account. There is no charge

for the use of the BBS. Once an account

has been established, the user will be

allowed to log on. Once logged on, the

user should select option (1) to access

the PREP specific menu.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background Information

The Coast Guard, EPA, RSPA and

MMS developed the National

Preparedness for Response Exercise

Program (PREP) to provide guidelines

for compliance with the Oil Pollution

Act of 1990 pollution response exercise

requirements (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)). One

section of the PREP focuses on Area

Exercises, which are designed to

evaluate the entire response mechanism

in a given area to ensure adequate

pollution response preparedness. The

goal of the PREP is to conduct

approximately 20 Area Exercises per

year, with the intent of exercising most

areas of the country over a three year

period. This notice sets forth the

proposed exercise schedule for calendar

years 1996, 1997 and 1998.

Scheduling Workshop

The annual PREP scheduling

workshop will be conducted by the

NSCC, which is comprised of

representatives of the Coast Guard, EPA,

RSPA and MMS. The workshop will

focus primarily on the upcoming year’s

Area Exercise schedule, but will also

address issues related to the following

two years of the triennial schedule.

Industry representation is strongly

encouraged at these workshops, because

this is an opportunity for industry plan

holders to comment on the schedule

and on the PREP program in general and

address issues which may affect them

and their operations. Additionally, it

provides an opportunity for past

industry participants to discuss their

Area Exercises during the last year and

an open discussion of changes that need

to be made to the PREP guidelines.

This workshop is also an opportunity

for the plan holders to comment on

priorities for each exercise, particularly

in instances where more than one plan

holder expresses an interest in leading

or participating in the same exercise. At

the workshop, the NSCC would like to

explore the idea of encouraging and

incorporating ‘‘industry mentorship,’’

where a large company and a smaller

company would participate in a PREP

exercise as partners. Although such

partnerships need not be limited to the

Area Exercises, the NSCC is particularly

interested in involving more than one

company in an Area Exercise. In

considering the idea of joint

participation in Area Exercises, the

following questions and issues will be

considered: What are the benefits and

drawbacks to participation by more than
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one company? What suggestions and

concerns do industry members have

regarding the ‘‘industry mentorship’’

idea? What should be done to ensure

successful implementation of such a

plan? Has industry engaged in joint

participation among companies in their

own exercises?

Finally, the NSCC invites industry

representatives to express concerns, or

comment, on the PREP internal

exercises (Qualified Individual

Notification, Equipment Deployment

and Spill Management Table Top

Exercises).

During the workshop, the NSCC will

highlight the changes in the final PREP

Guidelines which was printed in August

1994 and discuss the accomplishments

of the program since the last workshop.

The workshop will be the forum for

discussion and final selection of the

plan holders to lead the Area Exercises

in calendar year 1996. Input from the

workshop will be used for finalizing the

upcoming year’s schedule and

proposing the schedule for the following

two years.

Proposed Schedule

The following is the proposed PREP

Schedule for calendar years 1996, 1997

and 1998. All of the comments received

will be considered by the NSCC and the

appropriate OSC. Where no industry

plan holders have come forward to

either participate or lead an exercise,

the OSCs will solicit and recommend

plan holders. Companies that wish to

participate should contact the USCG or

EPA OSC, who will then forward the

name to the NSCC at the address listed

under ADDRESSES. The Coast Guard will

continue to publish a final schedule in

the Federal Register annually in the fall.

PREP SCHEDULE—GOVERNMENT LED AREA EXERCISES, 1996

Area Agency Date/qtr* Participant

Charleton, SC Area (MSO Charleston OSC) ........................................................................... CG .................... 2/15–16

Puget Sound Area (MSO Puget Sound OSC) ......................................................................... CG .................... 4/18–19

Buffalo, NY Area (MSO Buffalo OSC) ...................................................................................... CG .................... 6/13–14

EPA Region VIII Area (EPA OSC) ........................................................................................... EPA ................... 8/8–9

Philadelphia Coastal Area (MSO Philadelphia OSC) ............................................................... CG .................... 9/26–27 Christiana.

South Florida Area (MSO Miami OSC) .................................................................................... CG .................... 12/12–13

1997

Providence, RI Area (MSO Providence OSC) .......................................................................... CG .................... 1

Jacksonsville Area (MSO Jacksonville OSC) ........................................................................... CG .................... 1

Southeast Alaska Area (MSO Juneau OSC) ........................................................................... CG .................... 2

Detroit Area (MSO Detroit OSC) .............................................................................................. CG w/RSPA ...... 3

EPA Oceania Region (EPA OSC) ............................................................................................ EPA ................... 3

New Orleans Area (MSO New Orleans OSC) ......................................................................... CG w/MMS ....... 4

1998

Guam Area (MSO Guam OSC) ................................................................................................ CG .................... 1

San Diego, CA Area (MSO San Diego OSC) .......................................................................... CG .................... 2

Savannah Area (MSO Savannah OSC) ................................................................................... CG .................... 2

EPA Region VII Area (EPA OSC) ............................................................................................ EPA ................... 3

Long Island Sound, NY Area (COTP Long Island Sound OSC) .............................................. CG .................... 3

Morgan City Area (MSO Morgan City) ..................................................................................... CG .................... 4

PREP SCHEDULE—INDUSTRY LED AREA EXERCISES 1996

Area Ind** Date/qtr* Lead

Prince William Sound Area (MSO Valdez OSC) ...................................................................... f (mtr) ................ 1

Virginia Coastal Area (MSO Hampton Roads OSC) ................................................................ v ........................ 1

Portland, OR Area (MSO Portland OSC) ................................................................................. f (mtr) ................ 2

Western Lake Erie Area (MSO Toledo OSC) .......................................................................... f (mtr) ................ 2

EPA Region VI Area (EPA OSC) ............................................................................................. p ........................ 2

Central Coast Area (MSO San Francisco OSC) ...................................................................... v ........................ 2

Western Alaska Area (MSO Anchorage OSC) ......................................................................... p ........................ 3

Boston Area (MSO Boston OSC) ............................................................................................. f ......................... 3

EPA Region IX Area (EPA OSC) ............................................................................................. f (nonmtr) .......... 3

Maine & New Hampshire Area (MSO Portland OSC) .............................................................. v ........................ 3

Santa Barbara/Ventura Area (MSO Los Angeles/Long Beach OSC) ...................................... v ........................ 4

EPA Region II Area (EPA Caribbean OSC) ............................................................................. f (nonmtr) .......... 4

1997

North Coast Area (MSO San Francisco OSC) ......................................................................... v ........................ 1

Northeast North Carolina Coastal Area (MSO Hampton Roads OSC) .................................... v ........................ 1

Commonwealth of N. Marianas Islands Area (MSO Guam OSC) ........................................... v ........................ 1 Mobil Corp.

Caribbean Area (MSO San Juan OSC) ................................................................................... f (mtr) ................ 2

Florida Panhandle Area (MSO Mobile OSC) ........................................................................... v ........................ 2 Kirby Corp.

Eastern Wisconsin Area (MSO Milwaukee OSC) .................................................................... f (mtr) ................ 2

Chicago Area (MSO Chicago OSC) ......................................................................................... f (mtr) ................ 2

EPA Alaska Region (EPA OSC) .............................................................................................. p ........................ 3

Houston/Galveston Area (MSO Houston OSC) ....................................................................... v ........................ 3 Aramco Services Co.

New York, NY Area (COTP New York OSC) ........................................................................... v ........................ 3 OMI Corp.

Hawaii/American Samoa Area (MSO Honolulu OSC) .............................................................. v ........................ 4

EPA Region IV Area (EPA OSC) ............................................................................................. p ........................ 4

Duluth-Superior Area (MSO Duluth OSC). ............................................................................... v ........................ 3
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PREP SCHEDULE—INDUSTRY LED AREA EXERCISES 1996—Continued

Area Ind** Date/qtr* Lead

1998

Southern Coastal NC Area (MSO Wilmington) ........................................................................ v ........................ 1

San Francisco Bay & Delta Region Area (MSO San Francisco OSC) .................................... f (mtr) ................ 1

Cleveland, OH Area (MSO Cleveland OSC) ............................................................................ v ........................ 1

EPA Region V Area (EPA OSC) .............................................................................................. f (nonmtr) .......... 1

EPA Region III Area (EPA OSC) ............................................................................................. p ........................ 2

Saulte Ste. Marie, MI Area (COTP Saulte Ste. Marie OSC) ................................................... f (mtr) ................ 2

South Texas Coastal Zone Area (MSO Corpus Christie OSC) ............................................... v ........................ 2

Maryland Coastal Area (MSO Baltimore OSC) ........................................................................ v ........................ 3

SW Louisana/SE Texas Area (MSO Port Arthur OSC) ........................................................... v ........................ 3

EPA Region X Area (EPA OSC) .............................................................................................. f (nonmtr) .......... 3

Tampa, FL Area (MSO Tampa OSC) ....................................................................................... v ........................ 3

EPA Region I Area (EPA OSC) ............................................................................................... p ........................ 4

Los Angeles/Long Beach Area (MSO LA/LB OSC) ................................................................. v ........................ 4

EPA Region II (EPA OSC) ....................................................................................................... f (nonmtr) .......... 4

*Quarters: 1 (January–March); 2 (April–June); 3 (July–September); 4 (October–December).

**Industry: v-vessel; f(mtr)-marine transportation-related facility; f(nonmtr)-nonmarine transportation-related facility; p-pipeline.

Dated: April 14, 1995.

G.N. Naccara,

Acting Chief, Office of Marine Safety, Security

and Environmental Protection.

[FR Doc. 95–9712 Filed 4–19–95; 8:45 am]

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Federal Aviation Administration

[Airspace Docket No. 95–AWP–7NR]

Proposed Military Operations Area

(MOA) for Naval Surface Warfare

Center, Port Hueneme, CA; Public

Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration [FAA], DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces an

informal airspace meeting to solicit

information from airspace users and

others concerning a proposal by the

Department of the Navy to establish

Special Use Airspace (SUA) MOA in the

vicinity of Port Hueneme, CA, to

provide a safe environment for the

required flight scenarios conducted by

this facility. The purpose of this meeting

is to provide the opportunity to gather

additional facts relevant to the

aeronautical effects of the proposal, and

provide interested persons an

opportunity to discuss the proposal. All

comments received from this meeting

will be considered.

TIME AND DATE: The public meeting will

be held from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., on

Thursday, June 1, 1995, in Port

Hueneme, CA. Comments must be

received on or before July 17, 1995.

PLACE: City of Port Hueneme City Hall

(Council Chambers), 250 N. Ventura

Road, Port Hueneme, CA.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Attn:

Manager, System Management Branch,

AWP–530, Docket No. 95–AWP–7NR,

Air Traffic Division, P.O. Box 92007,

Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles,

California 90009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Scott Speer, System Management

Specialist, System Management Branch,

AWP–530, Air Traffic Division,

Western-Pacific Region, Federal

Aviation Administration, 15000

Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale,

California 90261, telephone (310) 297–

0010.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Procedures

(a) This meeting will be informal in

nature and will be conducted by

representatives of the FAA WesternPacific Region. Representatives from the

NAVY will present a formal briefing on

the proposed Port Hueneme MOA

design. All other participants will be

given an opportunity to make a

presentation, although a time limit may

be imposed.

(b) This meeting will be open to all

persons on a space-available basis.

There will be no admission fee or other

charge to attend and participate.

(c) Any persons wishing to make a

presentation to the FAA team will be

asked to sign in and estimate the

amount of time needed for such a

presentation. This will permit the team

to allocate an appropriate amount of

time to each presenter. The team may

allocate the time available for each

presentation in order to accommodate

all speakers. The meeting will not be

adjourned until everyone on the list has

had an opportunity to address the team.

The meeting may be adjourned prior to

10 p.m., if no additional comments are

presented.

(d) Any person who wishes to present

a position paper to the team pertinent to

the topic of the Port Hueneme MOA for

consideration may do so.

(e) Persons wishing to hand out

pertinent positions papers to the

attendees should present three copies to

the presiding officer. There should be

additional copies of each handout

available for other attendees.

(f) The meeting will not be formally

recorded, however, informal tape

recordings of presentations may be

made to ensure that each respondent’s

comments are noted accurately. A

summary of the comments at the

meeting will be made available to all

interested parties.

Materials relating to the proposed Port

Hueneme MOA will be accepted at the

meeting. Every reasonable effort will be

made to hear requests for presentation

consistent with a reasonable closing

time for the meeting. Written materials

may also be submitted to the Team until

July 17, 1995.

Agenda for Meeting

—Opening Remarks and Discussion of

Meeting Procedures

—Briefing on Background for Proposed

Port Hueneme MOA

—Public Presentations

—Closing Comments.

Issued in Los Angeles, CA, on April 6,

1995.

Dennis T. Koehler,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 95–9644 Filed 4–19–95; 8:45 am]

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