Document ID: USCG-2013-0813-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Charter Renewals: Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2013-09-10T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55278-55279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21954]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0813]

Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of Committee Re-Establishment.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined that the re-
establishment of the Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) 
is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the 
performance of duties of the U.S. Coast Guard.
    Name of Committee: Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee.

ADDRESSES: If you desire to submit comments on this action, they must 
be submitted by October 10, 2013. Comments must be identified by (USCG-
2013-0813) and may be submitted by using one of the following methods:
    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal:  http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments, which are explained in the 
``Submitting Comments'' section of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
    (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 for the Docket Management Facility is 202-366-9329.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods. 
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of 
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on 
submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on the re-
establishment of the CTAC, call or email Mr. Patrick Keffler, 
Commandant (CG-ENG-5), Attention CTAC, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin 
Luther King Jr. Avenue SE STOP 7126, Washington DC 20593-7126; email: 
patrick.a.keffler@uscg.mil; fax: (202) 372-1926. If you have questions 
on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Barbara Hairston, 
Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    All comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any personal information you have 
provided.

Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this 
notice (USCG-2013-0813), indicate the specific section of this document 
to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion 
or

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recommendation. You may submit your comments and material online (via 
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 via 
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. 
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, 
insert ``USCG-2013-0813'' in the ``Keyword'' box, and click ``Search.'' 
Then click on the ''Comment'' link on the line associated with this 
notice. If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit 
them in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ 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.

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, 
insert ``USCG-2013-0813,'' and click ``Search.'' Click the ``Open 
Docket Folder'' on the line associated with this notice. 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.

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).

Re-Establishment of the Committee

    For the reasons set forth below, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
has determined that the re-establishment of the CTAC is necessary and 
in the public interest. This determination follows consultation with 
the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration.
    The CTAC is being re-established in accordance with the provisions 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-
463). The charter has been modified to clearly describe the points of 
view that each member will represent.
    The CTAC provides advice and recommendations to the Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS) on matters relating to the safe and secure 
marine transportation of hazardous material activities insofar as they 
relate to matters within United States Coast Guard's (USCG) 
jurisdiction. The Committee's unique industry perspective will provide 
critical support to the Coast Guard's efforts to ensure the safety of 
the U.S. merchant marine. This information would otherwise have to be 
drawn from the broad population involved in marine chemical 
transportation. There is no other current entity which can provide the 
level of technical expertise and experience that is afforded by this 
advisory committee.

Balanced Membership Plans

    The CTAC will consist of a maximum twenty-five (25) members 
appointed by the Secretary of Homeland Security. Each member must 
represent a point of view directly relevant to at least one of the 
following activities associated with marine transportation of hazardous 
materials: chemical manufacturing, marine handling or transportation of 
chemicals; vessel design and construction; marine safety or security; 
and marine environmental protection. To ensure diverse points of view 
are consistently maintained, the number of members representing each 
activity may vary with the nature of the CTAC's expected assignments 
and the relevant experience of the members. All members are appointed 
to represent the activities of their respective authority, association, 
and/or organization and are not Special Government Employees as defined 
in Title 18, United States Code, section 202(a).
    Duration: Continuing.
    Responsible DHS Officials: CTAC will provide advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security 
through the Commandant, USCG and the Deputy Commandant for Operations.

    Dated: September 3, 2013.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2013-21954 Filed 9-9-13; 8:45 am]
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