- (a) Under § 148.209 of this part, Federal agencies and Adjacent Coastal States are sent copies of the application. The agencies and States are encouraged to begin submitting their comments at that time.
- (b) To be considered, comments from Federal agencies and Adjacent Coastal States must be received by the Commandant (CG-5P) within 45 days after the close of the public hearing period specified in § 148.276(b) of this part. Separate comment periods will apply to the review of documents created during the National Environmental Policy Act process. Both the Commandant (CG-5P) and MARAD review the comments received.
- (c) Comments should identify problems, if any, and suggest possible solutions.
[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39177, July 1, 2013]