[Federal Register: December 1, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 230)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[CGD05-03-185]

 
Upper Chesapeake Estuary Area Committee Meeting, Preparedness for 
Response Exercise Program (PREP) Area Exercise; Captain of the Port 
Baltimore, MD

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Captain of the Port Baltimore, MD will hold an Area 
Committee Meeting to discuss various issues related to the Upper 
Chesapeake Estuary Area Contingency Plan and 2004 industry-led 
Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP) exercise. The meeting 
will not be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 16, 2003, from 1 
p.m. to 4 p.m. The meeting may close early if all business is finished. 
Written material and requests to make oral presentations should reach 
the Coast Guard on or before December 9, 2003. Requests to have a copy 
of your material distributed to each member of the committee should 
reach the Coast Guard on or before December 9, 2003.

ADDRESSES: The Area Committee will meet in the Chesapeake Bay 
Foundation's conference Room, Phillip Merrill Environmental Center, 6 
Herndon Avenue, Annapolis, MD.
    Send written material and requests to make oral presentations to 
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Activities, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, 
Baltimore, MD. 21226-0001. Comments and material received from the 
public, as well as documents indicated in this preamble as being 
available in the docket, are part of docket [CGD05-03-185] and are 
available for inspection or copying at U.S. Coast Guard Activities, 
2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, MD 21226-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Lisa Knopf, telephone 410-
576-2657, or Lieutenant Leslie Wright, telephone 410-576-2657, of the 
Marine Environmental Response Division. Written material and requests 
may be faxed to 410-576-2688.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4202 of the Oil Pollution Act of 
1990 (OPA 90) amended Subsection (j) of Section 311 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C. 1321 (j)) to address the 
development of a National Planning and Response System. As part of this 
system, Area Committees (ACs) are to be established for each designated 
area. Area Committees are to be comprised of qualified personnel from 
federal, state, and local agencies and are exempted from Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-436, 86 Stat. 470 (5 
U.S.C. App.2). Each Area Committee under the direction of the Federal 
On-Scene Coordinator (FOSC) for the area is responsible for developing 
an Area Contingency Plan (ACP) in conjunction with the National 
Contingency Plan (NCP). The Coast Guard COTP Baltimore is holding a 
meeting, in order to review the ACP and develop the Area Planning for 
Response and Exercise Program (PREP) industry lead exercise. This 
meeting will offer an opportunity to comment on the ACP and the PREP 
exercise.

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Presentation on the Unified Command response to the M/V 
Seawitch.
    (2) Presentation on USCG role in the Maritime Transportation 
Security Act.
    (3) Update on area's scheduled Industry-Led PREP exercise.
    (4) Open Forum.

Procedural

    The meeting is not open to the public. Requests to attend the 
meeting may be submitted to the Coast Guard under ADDRESSES. Requests 
should include Name, Company or Agency, Address, Phone, Fax, and E-
mail. Please note that the meeting may close early if all business is 
finished. At the Captain of the Port's discretion, attendees may make 
oral presentations during the meeting. If you would like to make an 
oral presentation at the meeting, please notify Lieutenant Wright 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT no later than December 9, 
2003. Written material for distribution at the meeting should reach the 
Coast Guard no later than December 9, 2003. If you would like a copy of 
your material distributed at the meeting, please submit 25 copies to 
the Coast Guard listed under ADDRESSES no later than December 9, 2003.

Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the Lieutenant Wright listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as 
soon as possible.

    Dated: November 14, 2003.
Curtis A. Springer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Baltimore, Maryland.
[FR Doc. 03-29843 Filed 11-28-03; 8:45 am]

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