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The Coast Guard announced in the Federal Register that it will hold two public meetings to receive comments regarding the safe navigation and mooring of liquefied natural gas carriers through the San Juan Harbor, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The public meetings will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., and from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on July 26, 2019 to provide an opportunity for verbal comments. Written comments and related material may also be submitted to Coast Guard personnel specified at that meeting. All comments and related material submitted after the meeting must be received by the Coast Guard on or before August 4, 2019.

The public meetings will be held at Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel and Casino, 200 Convention Boulevard, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00907, (787) 993-3500.

Comment submission: Comments may also be submitted using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov, under docket number USCG-2019-0460.

View the Federal Register notice for full details.

If you have any questions concerning the meeting, please call or email Lt. Cmdr. Pedro Mendoza, Sector San Juan Prevention Department, Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 787-729-2374, email Pedro.L.Mendoza@uscg.mil.

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