Proposed Rules. Notice of availability; request for comment

Agency: Coast Guard, DOT
Action: Notice of availability; request for comment
Citation: FR Doc. 02-1184 · USCG-2001-11137

Summary

The Coast Guard announces the availability of the maritime security public workshop agenda and a new comment period closing date. The public workshop is to discuss security procedures, programs, and capabilities within marine transportation systems. The focus of the workshop will be on identifying possible security measures, standards, and responses to threats and acts of crime and terrorism.

Dates

The public workshop will be held on January 28 through 30, 2002, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. We may end the workshop early, if we have covered all of the agenda topics and if the people attending have no further comments. In order to allow comments on the results of this workshop, comments and related material must reach the Docket Management Facility on or before March 15, 2002, rather than the February 14, 2002, date originally requested in the Federal Register on December 17, 2001 (66 FR 65020).

Supplementary Information

Request for Comments We encourage you to participate in this workshop by submitting comments and related material. If you do so, please include your name and address, identify the docket number [USCG-2001-11137] and give the reason for each comment. You may submit your comments and material electronically, by fax, by delivery, or by mail to the Docket Management Facility at the address under ADDRESSES ; but please submit your comments and material by only one means. If you submit them by mail or 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 them 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. Background and Purpose For the reasons discussed in a notice of workshop, published in the Federal Register on December 17, 2001 (66 FR 65020), the Coast Guard will conduct a public workshop to assess existing marine transportation systems (MTS) security standards and measures and to gather ideas on possible improvements. We request workshop attendees to provide information about all Federal, State, and local government laws, procedures, regulations, and standards that are either functioning or that are planned. We will provide copies of international standards and Coast Guard regulations concerning the security of MTS. We also request industry to provide any current and planned standards and procedures covering the security of vessels and facilities. The prior notice outlined general topics that will be focused on during the workshop, though it did not contain a specific agenda. Workshop attendees will be asked to divide into four workgroups to discuss the physical security and operational measures for facilities, vessels, and ports, as well as identification or credentialing measures that could be used to control access to facilities, vessels, or sensitive areas. Each workgroup's goal will be to develop criteria, measures to meet such criteria, and possible security performance standards for the criteria within their area of concentration. On Tuesday afternoon, January 29, 2002 the workgroups will summarize the results of their discussions in a brief presentation. Attendees will be provided an opportunity to comment on the impact, cost, and estimated value of the criteria, measures, and standards developed during this workshop. The workshop presentations will be included in the docket by February 4, 2002. The final workshop report will be placed in the docket by February 28, 2002. Comments on the workshop presentations will be accepted until March 15, 2002 as opposed to February 14, 2002, and should be sent to the Docket Management Facility at the address under ADDRESSES . The following is the agenda for the public workshop, and is subject to change: Agenda Monday: January 28, 2002 8:30 a.m.: Sign-in. 9 a.m.: Introduction and overview. 10:15-11:30 a.m.: Morning discussion with breakout sessions to review current criteria, introduce criteria attendees bring, and develop criteria for the following: (1) Physical security and operational measures—Facilities (2) Physical security and operational measures—Vessels (3) Physical security and operational measures—Ports (4) Access Control—Credentials 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Lunch break. 1-3:30 p.m.: Afternoon discussion with breakout sessions in the same workgroups as above to develop a list of possible measures to meet the criteria. 4-5 p.m.: Public presentations. (A program for these presentations will be available at the workshop.) Tuesday: January 29, 2002 8:30 a.m.: Sign-in. 9-11:30 a.m.: Morning discussion with breakout sessions in the same workgroups as above to develop performance standards that could be used to evaluate the physical security and operational measure criteria. 11:30-1 p.m.: Lunch break. 1-3 p.m.: Workgroups present summations of their breakout sessions. 3-4 p.m.: Open discussion of the information presented by each workgroup. 4-5 p.m.: Public presentations. (A program for these presentations will be available at the workshop.) Wednesday: January 30, 2002 9-11 a.m.: Opportunity for comment and further discussion for workshop attendees. Dated: January 11, 2002. Joseph J. Angelo, Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection. [FR Doc. 02-1184 Filed 1-11-02; 4:07 pm]