[Federal Register: May 29, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 102)]
[Notices]
[Page 29527-29528]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Relocation and Temporary Closure of TSA's Docket Facility
AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) official
regulatory docket is maintained in electronic form at the U.S.
Department of Transportation's (DOT) Docket Management System (DMS)
docket facilities. This notice announces two service disruptions
relating to the relocation of those facilities. The DOT Docket
Operations facility, equipment, and staff is moving to 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, and will be located on the West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140. Hours for the new facility will
continue to be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket Operations telephone number will continue to be
(202) 366-9826.
1. To prepare for the relocation to the new facility, the DOT
Docket Operations office will be closed to the public on Friday, May
25, 2007, through Tuesday, May 29, 2007. The office will reopen to the
public on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at the new facility.
2. To move the computers that host the electronic dockets, the DMS
will be unavailable for use from Wednesday, June 13, 2007, through
Sunday, June 17, 2007. The electronic docket will be available to users
on June 18, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DOT: Renee V. Wright, Program Manager,
Docket Operations, Office of Information Services, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Administration, Office of the Secretary, 400
7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590 until May 24, 2007; and at M-30,
West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
after that; telephone number: 202-366-9826; e-mail address:
renee.wright@dot.gov.
TSA: Marisa Mullen, Docket Liaison, Office of the Chief Counsel,
TSA-2, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-4220; telephone (571)
227-2706.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Applicability
This notice applies to the Department of Homeland Security
operating administrations of the Transportation Security Agency (TSA)
and the United States Coast Guard (USCG), as well as all DOT operating
administrations and the Office of Secretary (OST).
Accessing Docket Materials During the Office Closure
During the closure of the Dockets Operations Facility, May 25,
2007, through May 29, 2007, docket materials will remain available to
the public through the DMS at http://dms.dot.gov, which is available 24
hours a day/7 days a week. The electronic dockets will continue to be
available through June 12, 2007, and will be available to users again
on June 18, 2007.
Submitting Public Docket Material During Disruptions
You may submit public docket material by one of the following
methods:
1. During the office closure May 25, 2007, through May 29, 2007:
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a. Electronically through the DMS at http://dms.dot.gov, which is
available 24 hours a day/7 days a week. Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
b. By mail that will be forwarded to the new building during this
transition period through the U.S. Postal Service after Thursday, May
24, 2007, addressed to: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Ave SE., Washington, DC 20590.
2. When the DMS computer is down from June 13, 2007, through June
17, 2007:
a. By mail addressed to: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Ave SE., Washington, DC 20590.
b. By hand delivery to the same address.
Note, however, that office staff will not begin to place documents
received during this period into the DMS electronic system until the
computer goes back on line June 18, 2007.
Accepting Courier Deliveries
Docket Operations staff will continue to accept deliveries at 400
7th Street, SW., Room PL-401, Washington, DC, until 5 p.m., Thursday,
May 24, 2007.
Beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, Docket Operations
staff will be available to accept deliveries at the new DOT facility on
the West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Processing Material With Deadlines or an Emergency Filing During Office
Closure
The Docket Operations staff will still receive electronic
submissions during the office move May 25, 2007, through May 29, 2007,
but not during the period the computers are down from June 13, 2007,
through June 17, 2007. These submissions, however, will not be
immediately entered onto the Internet Web site. Hard copy submissions
delivered to Docket Operations by May 30, 2007, will be treated as
received in a timely manner, if they were due during the office's
closure.
Generally, time periods/due dates for responsive filings for
submissions due during the May office closure will be extended from May
30, 2007, and June 18, 2007, when DMS operations resume. These periods
of closure and computer inaccessibility will be considered ``holidays''
for purposes of procedural rules.
Persons filing emergency applications or other such documents
should contact TSA with specific questions about deadlines and
extensions.
Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on May 22, 2007.
Mardi Ruth Thompson,
Deputy Chief Counsel (Regulations).
[FR Doc. E7-10242 Filed 5-25-07; 8:45 am]
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