Operational Measures To Reduce Oil Spills From Existing Tank Vessels Without Double Hulls

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 157

[CGD 91-045]

RIN 2115-AE01

Operational Measures To Reduce Oil Spills From Existing Tank

Vessels Without Double Hulls

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is extending the comment period on the under-

keel clearance provisions contained in the operational measures final

rulemaking to allow an additional 30 days for public comment.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 26, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to the Executive Secretary, Marine

Safety Council (G-LRA/3406) [CGD 91-045], U.S. Coast Guard

Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001, or may

be delivered to room 3406 at the same address between 9:30 a.m. and

2:00 p.m.; Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The

telephone number is (202) 267-1477.

The Executive Secretary maintains the public docket for this

rulemaking. Comments will become part of this docket and will be

available for inspection or copying at room 3406, U.S. Coast Guard

Headquarters, between 9:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

LCDR Suzanne Englebert, Project Manager, Project Development Division,

at (202) 267-1492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background and Purpose

On November 27, 1996, the Coast Guard published a partial

suspension of regulation with request for comments (61 FR 60189)

delaying implementation of certain under-keel clearance requirements

and opening a 60 day comment period limited to the provisions of 33 CFR

157.455(a). Since publication of the partial suspension notice, the

Coast Guard received a request from a regulated entity for additional

information on the under-keel clearance provisions. The information

requested has been added to the docket. In light of this addition, the

Coast Guard is extending the comment period to allow an additional 30

days to comment on the under-keel clearance provisions.

Dated: January 17, 1997.

G.F. Wright,

Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental

Protection.

[FR Doc. 97-1637 Filed 1-22-97; 8:45 am]

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