In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to seek the approval of OMB for the renewal of an Information Collection Request (ICR). The ICR is 16250073, Alteration of Unreasonably Obstructive Bridges Under the TrumanHobbs (TH) Act. Before submitting the ICR to OMB, the Coast Guard is inviting comments on

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard has set the calendar year 2006 minimum random drug testing rate at 50 percent of covered crewmembers. Based upon an evaluation of the 2004 Management Information System (MIS) data collection forms submitted by marine employers, we will maintain the minimum random drug testing at 50 percent of covered crewmembers for the calendar

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is changing the regulations governing six bridges across Bayou Lafourche, south of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. The Lafourche Parish Council has requested that the bridges remain closed to navigation at various times on weekdays during the school year. These closures will facilitate the safe,

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard has established a permanent regulated navigation area on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal on the Illinois Waterway near Romeoville, IL. This permanent regulated navigation area places navigational and operational restrictions on all vessels transiting through the demonstration electrical dispersal barrier located on the Chicago

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to seek the approval of OMB for the renewal of an Information Collection Request (ICR). The ICR is 16250048, Vessel Reporting Requirements. Before submitting the ICRs to OMB, the Coast Guard is inviting comments on them as described below.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The United States Coast Guard will meet to discuss the comments received relating to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for Kenner Bend Anchorage as published in the Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 80 on Wednesday, April 27, 2005.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the drawbridge operation regulations for the Amtrak Old SaybrookOld Lyme Bridge (Old SaybrookOld Lyme Bridge), mile 3.4, across the Connecticut River, Connecticut. This deviation from the regulations allows the bridge to operate on a fixed schedule for bridge openings

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard has changed the drawbridge operation regulations for the MetroNorth Bridge, at mile 1.0, across the Mianus River at Greenwich, Connecticut. This final rule requires the bridge to open on signal from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., after an advance notice is given. The bridge previously did not open for vessel traffic between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.,

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

This final rule revises Coast Guard requirements for alcohol testing after a serious marine incident to ensure that mariners or their employees involved in a serious marine incident are tested for alcohol use within 2 hours of the occurrence of the incident as required under the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998. This final rule also requires

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

This technical amendment makes non-substantive changes throughout chapters I of title 33 and title 46 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The purpose of this amendment is to change the address of the United States Coast Guard Marine Safety Center as it appears in Coast Guard regulations. This rule will have no substantive effect on the regulated

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard proposes to change the operating schedule of the Stickney Point (SR 72) bridge across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, mile 68.6 in Sarasota County, Florida. This proposed rule would require the drawbridge to open on a 30minute schedule from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m., Monday through Friday except Federal holidays. This proposed action

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard proposes to change the regulations that govern the operation of the Route 35 Bridge, at New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway (NJICW) mile 1.1, across the Manasquan River, at Brielle, New Jersey. The proposal will allow the drawbridge to provide vessel openings upon four hours advance notice from December 1 to March 31. This proposal

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is changing existing permanent security zones in designated waters adjacent to the islands of Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, and Kauai, Hawaii. These revised security zones are necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and facilities from acts of sabotage or other subversive acts, accidents, or other causes of a similar nature and will extend

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

On November 14, 2005, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the Passenger Vessel Association (PVA) signed a charter establishing a Natural Working Group (NWG). The purpose of this NWG is to determine the acceptability and usefulness of a proposed risk matrix that was developed, by the Volpe Center, to assist small passenger vessel designers in

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard announces the stand-up of Sector Houston- Galveston. Sector HoustonGalveston is an internal reorganization to combine Group Galveston, Base Galveston, Vessel Traffic Service HoustonGalveston, Marine Safety Office HoustonGalveston including Marine Safety Unit Galveston and Marine Safety Office Port Arthur including Marine Safety Unit

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

On August 18, 2004, the Coast Guard published a temporary rule entitled ``Notification of Arrival in U.S. Ports; Certain Dangerous Cargoes; Electronic Submission.'' 69 FR 51176. This temporary rule, which expires March 20, 2006, added ammonium
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nitrate and ammonium nitrate based fertilizers, in bulk, and propylene oxide, alone or

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is amending its regulations governing marine casualty reporting requirements by adding ``significant harm to the environment'' as a reportable marine casualty, and by requiring certain foreign flag vessels, such as oil tankers, to report marine casualties that occur in waters subject to U.S. jurisdiction, but beyond U.S. navigable

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary regulated [[Page 74677]]
navigation area from the entrance of East Rockaway Inlet to the Atlantic Beach Bridge, Nassau County, New York. This regulated navigation area restricts passage of commercial vessels carrying petroleum products with a loaded draft in excess of five feet. Significant shoaling in

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for the Chicago New Year's Celebration fireworks display. This safety zone is necessary to protect vessels and spectators from potential airborne hazards during a planned fireworks display over Lake Michigan. The safety zone is intended to restrict vessels from a portion of Lake Michigan off

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

This document contains corrections to the notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on November 3, 2005. The proposed rule would revise Coast Guard pollution prevention equipment regulations to make them consistent with new International Maritime Organization (IMO) guidelines and specifications issued under the International

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is revising the drawbridge operation regulations for bridges on the Willamette River, Oregon. The modification will reorganize the text into a more understandable format with minor editing of the regulations and change the operating regulations for the draw of the Burnside Bridge across the Willamette River, mile 12.4, at Portland,

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the CA160 Highway Drawbridge across the Sacramento River, mile 18.7, at Isleton, CA. This deviation allows Caltrans to perform single leaf operation of the drawbridge with a 12hour advance notification to the Rio Vista

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard proposes to establish a temporary special local regulation during the ``Volvo Ocean Race 20052006'', sailboat races to be held on the waters of the Chesapeake Bay in the vicinity east of Gibson Island, Maryland and near the William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial (Chesapeake Bay) Bridge near Annapolis, Maryland. These special local

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to seek the approval of OMB for the renewal of three Information Collection Requests (ICRs). The ICRs are: (1) 1625 0097, Plan Approval and Records for Marine Engineering Systems46 CFR Subchapter F; (2) 16250103, Mandatory Ship Reporting System for the Northeast

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard proposes to temporarily change the drawbridge operating regulations governing the operation of the U.S. 1 Bridge, mile 3.5, across the Housatonic River at Stratford, Connecticut. This notice of proposed rulemaking would allow the bridge owner to open only one of the two moveable spans for bridge openings at various times from

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard