Notice2022-27895
Application for Recertification of Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council
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Published
December 22, 2022
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard seeks comments on, the application for recertification submitted by the Prince William Sound Regional Citizen's Advisory Council (PWSRCAC) for March 1, 2022, through February 28, 2023. Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90), the Coast Guard may certify on an annual basis, the PWSRCAC. This advisory group monitors the activities of terminal facilities and crude oil tankers under the Prince William Sound program established by the statute. The Coast Guard may certify an alternative voluntary advisory group in lieu of the PWSRCAC. The current certification for the PWSRCAC will expire February 28, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 245 (Thursday, December 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78701-78702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27895]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2022-0707]
Application for Recertification of Prince William Sound Regional
Citizens' Advisory Council
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks comments on, the application for
recertification submitted by the Prince William Sound Regional
Citizen's Advisory Council (PWSRCAC) for March 1, 2022, through
February 28, 2023. Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90), the
Coast Guard may certify on an annual basis, the PWSRCAC. This advisory
group monitors the activities of terminal facilities and crude oil
tankers under the Prince William Sound program established by the
statute. The Coast Guard may certify an alternative voluntary advisory
group in lieu of the PWSRCAC. The current certification for the PWSRCAC
will expire February 28, 2023.
DATES: Public comments on PWSRCAC's recertification application must
reach the Seventeenth Coast Guard District on or before February 8,
2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2022-0707 using the Federal Decision Making Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. See the ``Public Participation and Request for
Comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further
instructions on submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
recertification, call or email LT Benjamin Bauman, Seventeenth Coast
Guard District (dpi); telephone (907)463-2809; email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93f1f6fdf9f2fefafdbdf2bdf1f2e6fef2fdd3e6e0f0f4bdfefaff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4426212a2e25292d2a6a256a26253129252a04313727236a292d28">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Participation and Request for Comments
We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking
and will consider all comments and material received during the comment
period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. 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.
Submitting comments. We encourage you to submit comments through
the Federal Decision Making Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. To
do so, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, type USCG-2022-0707 in the
search box and click ``Search.'' Next, look for this document in the
Search Results column, and click on it. Then click on the Comment
option. If you cannot submit your material by using <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, call or email the person in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this proposed rule for alternate
instructions.
Viewing material in docket. To view documents mentioned in this
proposed rule as being available in the docket, find the docket as
described in the previous paragraph, and then select ``Supporting &
Related Material'' in the Document Type column. Public comments will
also be placed in our online docket and can be viewed by following
instructions on the <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> Frequently Asked
Questions web page. We review all comments received, but we will only
post comments that address the topic of the proposed rule. We may
choose not to post off-topic, inappropriate, or duplicate comments that
we receive.
Personal information. We accept anonymous comments. Comments we
post to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> will include any personal
information you have provided. For more about privacy and submissions
to the docket in response to this document, see DHS's eRulemaking
System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020).
Public meeting. We do not plan to hold a public meeting. But you
may submit a request for one on or before January 15, 2023, using the
method specified under ADDRESSES. Please explain why you believe a
public meeting would be beneficial. If we determine that one would aid
the process of thoroughly considering the application for
recertification, we will hold one at a time and place announced by a
later notice in the Federal Register.
II. Background and Purpose
The Coast Guard published guidelines on December 31, 1992 (57 FR
62600), to assist groups seeking recertification under the Oil Terminal
and Oil Tanker Environmental Oversight and Monitoring Act of 1990 (33
U.S.C. 2732) (the Act). The Coast Guard issued a policy statement on
July 7, 1993 (58 FR 36504), 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.
Most recently, on September 16, 2002 (67 FR 58440), the Coast Guard
changed its policy on recertification procedures
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for regional citizen's advisory council by requiring applicants to
provide comprehensive information every three years. For the two years
in between, applicants only submit information describing substantive
changes to the information provided at the last triennial
recertification. This is the year in this triennial cycle that PWSRCAC
must provide comprehensive information.
The Coast Guard is accepting comments concerning the
recertification of PWSRCAC. At the conclusion of the comment period,
February 8, 2023, 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 33 U.S.C. 2732.
The Coast Guard will notify PWSRCAC by letter of the action taken
on their respective applications. A notice will be published in the
Federal Register to advise the public of the Coast Guard's
determination.
Dated: December 16, 2022.
N. A. Moore,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard
District.
[FR Doc. 2022-27895 Filed 12-21-22; 8:45 am]
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