Document ID: USCG-2018-0648-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Regulated Navigation Area; Savannah River, Georgia
Posted Date: 2018-07-05T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 31344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14356]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket Number USCG-2018-0648]

Regulated Navigation Area; Savannah River, Georgia

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces a public meeting to receive comments 
on a proposal to revise a rule entitled ``Regulated Navigation Area; 
Savannah River, Georgia'', which was published in the Federal Register 
on September 10, 2007 (72 FR 51555). The purpose of this public meeting 
is to determine the need to revise the regulated navigation area to 
address changes at the facility.

DATES: A public meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 from 
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. to provide an opportunity for oral comments. Written 
comments and related material may also be submitted to Coast Guard 
personnel specified at that meeting. Comments and related material must 
be received by the Coast Guard on or before August 15, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Juliette Gordon Low 
Federal Building, 100 W Oglethorpe Avenue, First Floor, Marine Safety 
Unit Savannah Training Room, Savannah, GA 31401, telephone 912-652-
4353. A valid government-issued photo identification will be required 
for entrance to the building, and all visitors are subject to security 
screenings.
    This meeting is open to the public. Seating is limited, so please 
RSVP as soon as possible, but no later than July 15, 2018. Please fill 
out the RSVP form using the following link https://einvitations.afit.edu/inv/anim.cfm?i=407259&k=0661450B7E5E.
    You may submit written comments online by searching docket number 
USCG-2018-0648 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions concerning the 
meeting or the proposed rule, please call or email LT Joseph Palmquist, 
Coast Guard; telephone 912-652-4353 ext. 221, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background and Purpose

    We are announcing a public meeting to receive comments regarding 
the potential revision of the rule titled ``Regulated Navigation Area; 
Savannah River, Georgia'' that was published in the Federal Register on 
September 10, 2007 (72 FR 51555). That rule established a regulated 
navigation area around the Southern LNG facility on the Savannah River. 
Since the previous rule has been published, there have been changes 
both to the facility layout and to the types of vessels that make calls 
to the facility. The purpose of this public meeting is to determine the 
need to revise the regulated navigation area to address changes at the 
facility. We have received multiple requests and have concluded that a 
public meeting would aid in determining whether to propose a 
rulemaking. Therefore, we are publishing this notice.
    You may view the current rule, 33 CFR 165.756, by going to http://www.ecfr.gov. Once there, click on ``simple search'', insert ``33'' in 
the title number search box and ``165.756'' in the ``search for'' 
search box and click ``submit search''. You may view comments submitted 
thus far by going to http://www.regulations.gov. Once there, insert 
``USCG-2018-0648'' in the ``Keyword'' box and click ``Search''.
    We encourage you to participate by submitting comments either 
orally at the meeting or in writing. 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 
submitted to our online public docket. 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 August 15, 2018. We encourage you to submit comments through 
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your 
material cannot be submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact 
the person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
document for alternate instructions.
    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 March 24, 2005, issue of the 
Federal Register (70 FR 15086).

II. 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 LT Joseph Palmquist at the telephone number or email address 
indicated under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
notice.

III. Public Meeting

    The Coast Guard will hold a public meeting to receive comments to 
potentially revise the rule titled ``Regulated Navigation Area; 
Savannah River, Georgia'' that was published in the Federal Register on 
September 10, 2007 (72 FR 51555). The meeting will take place on July 
25, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Juliette Gordon Low Federal 
Building, 100 W Oglethorpe Avenue, First Floor, Marine Safety Unit 
Savannah Training Room, Savannah, GA 31401, telephone 912-652-4353. 
Please note that due to building security requirements, a valid 
government-issued photo identification will be required for entrance 
into the building. All visitors are subject to security screenings. 
There is no parking at the building; there are various parking garages 
that are within walking distance to the building.

    Dated: June 28, 2018.
N.C. Witt,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port Savannah.
[FR Doc. 2018-14356 Filed 7-3-18; 8:45 am]
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