Rules and Regulations. Notice and request for public comment

Agency: Coast Guard, DOT
Action: Notice and request for public comment
Citation: FR Doc. 01-9181 · CGD 05-01-005

Summary

In accordance with the requirements in 33 CFR 127.009, the U. S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Baltimore (COTP) is preparing a letter of recommendation as to the suitability of the Chesapeake Bay waterway for liquefied hazardous gas (LHG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine traffic. The letter of recommendation is in response to a Letter of Intent to operate the LNG facility at Cove Point, Maryland. In preparation for issuance of the letter of recommendation, the COTP will consider all information submitted by the owner or operator under the requirements of 33 CFR 127.007, as well as comments received from the public.

Dates

Comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on or before June 12, 2001.

Supplementary Information

Request for Comments We encourage you to submit comments and related material. If you do so, please include your name and address. Please submit all comments and related material in an unbound format, no larger than 8 1/2 by 11 inches, suitable for copying. For a return receipt, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and material received during the comment period. The recommendation made by this office may be affected by comments received. Public Meeting We do not now plan to hold public meetings or hearings. But you may submit a request for meetings or hearings by writing to Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Activities Baltimore at the address under ADDRESSES explaining why they would be beneficial. If we determine that public hearings or meetings would benefit the recommendation process, we will hold them at a time and place announced by a later notice in the Federal Register . Dated: April 6, 2001. T. C. Paar, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District. [FR Doc. 01-9181 Filed 4-12-01; 8:45 am]