
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 104 (Thursday, June 1, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 25207-25208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11456]


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 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of 
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 110

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0916]
RIN 1625-AA01


Anchorages; Captain of the Port Puget Sound Zone, WA; Notice of 
Tribal Consultation

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of tribal consultation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks input from tribal officials, tribal 
governments, tribal organizations, and tribal members on a notice of 
proposed rulemaking entitled ``Anchorages; Captain of the Port Puget 
Sound Zone, WA'' that was published in the Federal Register on February 
10, 2017. As stated in that document, this rulemaking proposes the 
creation of several new anchorages, holding areas, and a non-anchorage 
area as well as the expansion of one existing general anchorage in the 
Puget Sound area. The Coast Guard encourages all interested tribes to 
R.S.V.P. to the formal consultation to be held on July 13, 2017, and 
provide information on which treaty rights are impacted and how the 
Coast Guard should consider these rights in its rulemaking analysis.

DATES: A formal government to government consultation is scheduled to 
be held on July 13, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to provide an 
opportunity for oral comments. R.S.V.P.s to the consultation must be 
submitted by June 30, 2017, to the person listed below at FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. Written comments and related material may also be 
submitted to Coast Guard personnel specified at that meeting. The 
comment period for the proposed rule published on February 10, 2017 (82 
FR 10313), which was reopened on May 16, 2017 (82 FR 22448), closes on 
August 9, 2017. All comments and related material submitted after the 
meeting must be received by the Coast Guard on or before August 9, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: The location of the tribal consultation is to be determined 
at this time. The Coast Guard will publish a supplemental notification 
in the Federal Register and will also conduct outreach to the tribes to 
communicate the location of the formal consultation.
    You may submit written comments identified by docket number USCG-
2016-0916 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions concerning the 
meeting or the proposed rule, please call or email Mr. Laird Hail, U.S. 
Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound; telephone 206-217-6051, email 
SectorPugetSoundWWM@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background and Purpose

    We published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal 
Register on February 10, 2017 (82 FR 10313), entitled ``Anchorages; 
Captain of the Port Puget Sound Zone, WA.'' In it we stated that this 
proposed rule does not have tribal implications under Executive Order 
13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments, 
because it would not have a substantial direct effect on one or more 
Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and 
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities 
between the Federal Government and Indian tribes. 82 FR 10314. We 
received letters from two tribes requesting additional time to comment 
and have concluded, notwithstanding the Coast Guard's position that 
this proposed rule does not have tribal implications under Executive 
Order 13175, that a formal government to government consultation would 
aid this rulemaking. The Coast Guard greatly values the government to 
government relationship it has with the tribes, and desires to continue 
a meaningful dialogue on shared interests. Therefore, we are publishing 
this notification so that the tribes can identify and communicate to 
the Coast Guard which treaty rights are impacted and how the Coast 
Guard should consider these rights in its rulemaking analysis.
    In the NPRM, we proposed the creation of several new anchorages, 
holding areas, and a non-anchorage area as well as the expansion of one 
existing general anchorage in the Puget Sound area, as detailed in the 
proposed regulatory text. The proposed anchorages and areas have been 
used for many years informally, however, they are not included on 
nautical charts, referenced in the Coast Pilot, or subject to anchorage 
regulations. This rulemaking also proposes new and updated regulations 
governing anchorages and areas in the Puget Sound area, as detailed in 
the proposed regulatory text. The codification of these anchorages and 
areas, along with the new and updated regulations, would improve the 
safety of all Puget Sound waterway users by having the anchorages and 
areas included on nautical charts, referenced in the Coast Pilot, 
subject to appropriate regulations, and available to Vessel Traffic 
Service (VTS) Puget Sound whenever necessary to manage vessel traffic.
    You may view the NPRM in our online docket, in addition to 
supporting documents prepared by the Coast Guard--e.g., environmental 
checklist, and comments submitted thus far, by going to http://www.regulations.gov. Once there, insert ``USCG-2016-0916'' in the 
``Keyword'' box and click ``Search.''
    We encourage all interested tribes to participate in this formal 
consultation by responding orally at the consultation or in writing. If 
you bring written comments to the formal consultation, you may submit 
them to Coast Guard personnel specified at the meeting to receive 
written comments. These comments will be submitted to our online public 
docket. All comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any personal information you have 
provided.
    Comments submitted after the meeting must reach the Coast Guard on 
or before August 9, 2017. We encourage you to submit comments through 
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your 
material cannot be submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact 
the person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
document for alternate instructions.
    Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any 
of our dockets by the name of the

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individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted 
on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may 
review a Privacy Act notice regarding our public dockets in the March 
24, 2005 issue of the Federal Register (70 FR 15086).

Information on Service for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the tribal 
consultation, contact at Mr. Laird Hail at the telephone number or 
email address indicated under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this notice.

Tribal Government to Government Consultation

    The Coast Guard will hold a formal tribal government to government 
consultation regarding its proposed rule on Thursday, July 13, 2017 
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the location to be published shortly. We 
request that tribes intending to participate in this consultation 
submit the following information to the person in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document by June 30, 2017: (1) 
Whether the tribe will attend the face-to-face tribal consultation, (2) 
the name and contact information of anyone other than the Chief 
Executive of the tribe that is authorized to engage in government to 
government consultation with the Coast Guard for this tribal 
consultation, and (3) any proposed agenda items and written materials 
it intends to present. We will also provide a written summary of the 
government to government tribal consultation and comments and will 
place that summary in the docket. Members of the public will have time 
to submit further comments between the posting of the summary of the 
tribal consultation and the closing of the comment period.

    Dated: May 26, 2017.
D.G. Throop,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Thirteenth Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 2017-11456 Filed 5-30-17; 4:15 pm]
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