This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

72154 

Vol. 79, No. 234 

Friday, December 5, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2014–0365] 

RIN 1625–AA09 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation: 

Illinois Waterway, Joliet, IL 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces a 

public meeting to receive comments on 

a notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM) entitled ‘‘Drawbridge Operation 

Regulation; Illinois Waterway, Joliet, IL’’ 

that was published in the Federal 

Register on August 27, 2014. As stated 

in the NPRM, the Coast Guard proposes 

to modify the operating regulations for 

six drawbridges, located between river 

mile 285.8 and river mile 288.7, across 

the Illinois Waterway, at Joliet, Illinois. 

The NPRM proposes to consolidate the 

current operating regulation, which 

includes five on-site bridge tender 

control stations, into one centralized 

control point for all five drawbridges. 

The NPRM also proposes to add a sixth 

drawbridge that will also operate under 

the centralized control point. The 

proposed action is intended to improve 

navigational safety and operational 

efficiency in the Joliet area. 

DATES: A public meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, December 16, 2014, from 3 

p.m. until 6 p.m. We are also re-opening 

the comment period for this proposed 

rule. Comments and related material 

submitted after the meeting must be 

received by the Coast Guard on or before 

December 26, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at City of Joliet, City Hall, 150 West 

Jefferson Street, Planning Conference 

Room, Joliet, IL 60432. 

You may submit written comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2014–0365 before or after the meeting 

using any one of the following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking 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. Our online 

docket for this rulemaking is available 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov under docket 

number USCG–2014–0365. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions concerning the 

meeting or the proposed rule, please call 

or email Mr. Eric Washburn, Bridge 

Administrator, Western Rivers, (314) 

269–2378, email eric.washburn@

uscg.mil. If you have questions on 

viewing or submitting material to the 

docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program 

Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 

202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background and Purpose 

We published a NPRM in the Federal 

Register on August 27, 2014 (79 FR 

51132), entitled ‘‘Drawbridge Operation 

Regulation; Illinois Waterway, Joliet, 

IL.’’ We did not plan to hold a public 

meeting, but we received several valid 

requests for one and have concluded 

that a public meeting would aid this 

proposed rulemaking. 

In the NPRM, we proposed to modify 

the operating regulations for six 

drawbridges in the Joliet Harbor, based 

on an Illinois Department of 

Transportation request. 

You may view the NPRM in our 

online docket and comments submitted 

thus far by going to http://

www.regulations.gov. Once there, insert 

‘‘USCG–2014–0365’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ 

box and click ‘‘Search.’’ 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. 

We encourage you to participate in 

this rulemaking by submitting 

comments either orally at the meeting or 

in writing before or at the meeting. If 

you bring written comments to the 

meeting, you may submit them to Coast 

Guard personnel specified at the 

meeting to receive written comments. 

These comments will be posted to the 

public docket for this proposed 

rulemaking. All comments received will 

be posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. 

Comments submitted after the 

meeting must reach the Coast Guard on 

or before December 26, 2014. If you 

submit a comment online via http://

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. 

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). 

Information on Service for Individuals 

With Disabilities 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

public meeting, contact Mr. Eric 

Washburn at the telephone number or 

email address indicated under the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this document. 

Public Meeting 

The Coast Guard will hold a public 

meeting regarding its Drawbridge 

Operation Regulation; Illinois 

Waterway, Joliet, IL proposed rule on 

Tuesday, December 16, 2014, from 3 

p.m. until 6 p.m. at City of Joliet, City 

Hall, 150 West Jefferson Street, Planning 

Conference Room, Joliet, IL 60432. We 

plan to record this meeting using an 


wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS
Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 234 / Friday, December 5, 2014 / Proposed Rules 72155 

audio-digital recorder and then make 

that audio recording available through a 

link in our online docket. We will also 

provide a written summary of the 

meeting and comments and will place 

that summary in the docket. 

Dated: November 25, 2014. 

Kevin S. Cook, 

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

Eighth Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28608 Filed 12–4–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket Number USCG–2014–0718] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone: Gallant Channel, 

Beaufort, NC 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to 

establish a temporary safety zone on the 

waters of the Gallant Channel at 

Beaufort, North Carolina. The safety 

zone is necessary to provide for the 

safety of mariners on navigable waters 

during construction of the new U.S. 70 

Fixed Bridge crossing the Gallant 

Channel, mile 203.8, at Beaufort, North 

Carolina. The safety zone will 

temporarily restrict vessel movement 

within the designated area. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must be received by the Coast Guard on 

or before January 5, 2015. 

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 rulemaking, 

call or email LT Derek J. Burrill, U.S. 

Coast Guard Sector North Carolina; 

telephone 910–772–2230, email 

Derek.J.Burrill@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, call Cheryl 

Collins, Program Manager, Docket 

Operations, telephone (202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Acronyms 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

A. 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. 

1. Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

rulemaking, 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 at 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, 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, type the 

docket number [USCG–2014–0718] in 

the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click 

‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on ‘‘Submit a 

Comment’’ on the line associated with 

this rulemaking. 

If you submit your 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 the rule based on your 

comments. 

2. 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, type the 

docket number (USCG–2014–0718) in 

the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click 

‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket 

Folder on the line associated with this 

rulemaking. 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. 

3. 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). 

4. Public Meeting 

We do not now plan to hold a public 

meeting. But you may submit a request 

for one, using one of the methods 

specified under ADDRESSES. Please 

explain why you believe 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. 

B. Basis and Purpose 

The legal basis for this rule is found 

in 33 U.S.C. 1231, 46 U.S.C. Chapter 

701, 3306, 3703; 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; and 

Department of Homeland Security 

Delegation No. 0170.1, which 

collectively authorize the Coast Guard 

to propose, establish, and define 

regulatory safety zones. 

This safety zone is necessary to 

ensure public and maritime safety from 

the potential hazards associated with 

bridge construction work. 

C. Discussion of Proposed Rule 

North Carolina Department of 

Transportation has awarded a contract 

to Conti Enterprises, Inc of Edison, New 

Jersey and Orion Marine Construction, 


wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS