46 CFR Chapter II - MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Title 46 published on 07-Jun-2018 03:53

The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to Title 46 after this date.

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2018-06-11; vol. 83 # 112 - Monday, June 11, 2018

83 FR 26933 - Amendments to the Marine Radar Observer Refresher Training Regulations

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FR Doc.	2018-12502
RIN	1625-AC46
Docket No.	USCG-2018-0100

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Coast Guard

Notice of proposed rulemaking.

Comments and related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before July 11, 2018.

46 CFR Parts 10, 11, and 15

Summary

The Coast Guard proposes to revise its merchant mariner credentialing regulations to remove obsolete portions of the radar observer requirements and harmonize the radar observer endorsement with the merchant mariner credential. Under this proposed rule, an active mariner who serves in a relevant position for 1 year in the previous 5 years using radar for navigation and collision avoidance purposes on vessels equipped with radar, or has served as a qualified instructor for a Coast Guard-approved radar course at least twice within the past 5 years, would not be required to complete a Coast Guard-approved radar refresher or re-certification course in order to renew his or her radar observer endorsement. This proposed rule would not change the existing requirements for mariners seeking an original radar observer endorsement or mariners who do not have either 1 year of relevant sea service on board radar-equipped vessels in the previous 5 years or service as a qualified instructor for a Coast Guard-approved radar course at least twice within the past 5 years. Elimination of the requirement to take a radar refresher or re-certification course every 5 years would reduce burden on affected mariners without impacting safety.

2018-06-05; vol. 83 # 108 - Tuesday, June 5, 2018

83 FR 26162 - Great Lakes Pilotage Rates—2018 Annual Review and Revisions to Methodology

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FR Doc.	2018-11969
RIN	1625-AC40
Docket No.	USCG-2017-0903

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Coast Guard

Final rule.

This rule will be effective July 5, 2018.

46 CFR Parts 401 and 404

Summary

In accordance with the Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960, the Coast Guard is establishing new base pilotage rates and surcharges for the 2018 shipping season. Additionally, the Coast Guard is making several changes to the Great Lakes pilotage ratemaking methodology. These additional changes include creating clear delineation between the Coast Guard's annual rate adjustments and the Coast Guard's requirement to conduct a full ratemaking every 5 years; the adoption of a revised compensation benchmark; reorganization of the text regarding the staffing model for calculating the number of pilots needed; and certain editorial changes.

2018-03-19; vol. 83 # 53 - Monday, March 19, 2018

83 FR 11889 - Marine Casualty Reporting Property Damage Thresholds

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FR Doc.	2018-05467
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Docket No.	USCG-2016-0748

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Coast Guard

Final rule.

This final rule is effective April 18, 2018.

46 CFR Part 4

Summary

The Coast Guard is amending the monetary property damage threshold amounts for reporting a marine casualty and for reporting a type of marine casualty called a “serious marine incident.” The original regulations that set these dollar threshold amounts were written in the 1980s and have not been updated since that time. Because the monetary thresholds for reporting have not kept pace with inflation, vessel owners and operators have been required to report relatively minor casualties. Additionally, the original regulations require mandatory drug and alcohol testing following a serious marine incident. As a result, vessel owners and operators are conducting testing for casualties that are less significant than those intended to be captured by the original regulations. Updating the original regulations will reduce the burden on vessel owners and operators, and will also reduce the amount of Coast Guard resources expended to investigate these incidents.

2018-02-26; vol. 83 # 38 - Monday, February 26, 2018

83 FR 8175 - Harmonization of Fire Protection Equipment Standards for Towing Vessels

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FR Doc.	2018-03733
RIN	1625-AC43
Docket No.	USCG-2017-1060

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Coast Guard

Interim final rule; request for comments.

This interim final rule is effective March 28, 2018. Comments and related material must be submitted to the online docket via http://www.regulations.gov on or before March 28, 2018. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register on March 28, 2018.

46 CFR Parts 136 and 142

Summary

The Coast Guard is issuing an interim final rule to apply changes made by the 2016 final rule, Harmonization of Standards for Fire Protection, Detection, and Extinguishing Equipment, to inspected towing vessels. Applying these updated fire protection requirements to inspected towing vessels will align regulations for inspected towing vessels with other commercial vessel regulations.

2018-01-18; vol. 83 # 12 - Thursday, January 18, 2018

83 FR 2581 - Great Lakes Pilotage Rates—2018 Annual Review and Revisions to Methodology

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FR Doc.	2018-00781
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	USCG-2017-0903

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Coast Guard

Notice of proposed rulemaking.

Comments and related material must be submitted to the online docket via https://www.regulations.gov, or reach the Docket Management Facility, on or before February 20, 2018.

46 CFR Parts 401 and 404

Summary

In accordance with the Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960, the Coast Guard proposes new base pilotage rates and surcharges for the 2018 shipping season. Additionally, the Coast Guard is proposing several changes to the Great Lakes pilotage ratemaking methodology. These additional proposed changes include creating clear delineation between the Coast Guard's annual rate adjustments and the Coast Guard's requirement to conduct a full ratemaking every five years; the adoption of a revised compensation benchmark; reorganization of the text regarding the staffing model for calculating the number of pilots needed; and certain editorial changes.

2018-01-11; vol. 83 # 8 - Thursday, January 11, 2018

83 FR 1304 - Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties

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FR Doc.	2018-00319
RIN	3072-AC70
Docket No.	18-01

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Final rule.

This rule is effective on January 15, 2018.

46 CFR Part 506

Summary

The Commission is publishing its adjustments to inflation annually, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (2015 Act). The 2015 Act requires that agencies adjust and publish their civil penalties by January 15 each year.

2017-12-14; vol. 82 # 239 - Thursday, December 14, 2017

82 FR - Vessel Documentation Regulations—Technical Amendments

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FR Doc.	C1-2017-20023
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	USCG-2016-0531

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Coast Guard

46 CFR Part 67

Summary

2017-12-01; vol. 82 # 230 - Friday, December 1, 2017

82 FR 56895 - Maritime Security Program

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FR Doc.	2017-25898
RIN	2133-AB85

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Maritime Administration

Final rule.

This final rule becomes effective on January 2, 2018.

46 CFR Part 296

Summary

The Maritime Administration (“MARAD”) is amending its regulations to implement amendments to the Maritime Security Act of 2003 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (“NDAA 2013”), the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (“CAA 2016”), and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (“NDAA 2016”). The revisions to the regulations, among other things, make changes to vessel eligibility for participation in the Maritime Security Program (“MSP”), authorize the extension of current MSP Operating Agreements, amend the procedures for the award of new MSP Operating Agreements, extend the MSP through 2025, update the MSP Operating Agreement payments and schedule of payments, and eliminate the Maintenance and Repair Pilot Program.

82 FR 56899 - Requirements To Document U.S.-Flag Fishing Industry Vessels of 100 Feet or Greater in Registered Length

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FR Doc.	2017-25896
RIN	2133-AB86

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Maritime Administration

Final rule.

This final rule becomes effective on January 2, 2018.

46 CFR Part 356

Summary

The Maritime Administration (“MARAD”) is amending its regulations which implement new requirements regarding certain large fishing industry vessels set forth in the American Fisheries Act of 1998 (“AFA”), as amended by the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (“CGAA”) and the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (“CGMTA”). The revisions to the regulation adds two new exceptions to the restrictions on the eligibility of vessels over 165 feet in registered length to be documented with fishery endorsements, eliminates the 15-day application deadline for vessels whose fishery endorsements have become invalid, limits fishery endorsement eligibility for certain large fishing industry vessels, and eliminates certain exemptions for specific vessels that were deleted in the CGMTA. In addition, MARAD is revising its Large Vessel Certification form to incorporate these new requirements.

82 FR 56902 - Revision of the America's Marine Highway Program Regulations

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FR Doc.	2017-25897
RIN	2133-AB84

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Maritime Administration

Final rule.

This final rule becomes effective on January 2, 2018.

46 CFR Part 393

Summary

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is amending its America's Marine Highway Program (AMHP) regulations to implement provisions of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (CGMTA), the National Defense Authorization Act of 2016 (NDAA), and to clarify AMHP processes. The revisions expand the purpose of the AMHP to include promoting short sea transportation, update the definition of short sea transportation, and streamline the regulation to highlight procedures and resources available to program participants.

2017-11-30; vol. 82 # 229 - Thursday, November 30, 2017

82 FR 56781 - Amendments to Regulations Governing NVOCC Negotiated Rate Arrangements and NVOCC Service Arrangements

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FR Doc.	2017-25718
RIN	3072-AC68
Docket No.	17-10

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Notice of proposed rulemaking; notice of availability of finding of no significant impact.

Submit comments on or before January 29, 2018. In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the Commission is also seeking comment on revisions to two information collections. See the Paperwork Reduction Act section under Rulemaking Analyses and Notices below. Please submit all comments relating to the revised information collection requirements to the FMC and to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) at the address listed below under ADDRESSES on or before January 29, 2018. Comments to OMB are most useful if submitted within 30 days of publication. Petitions for review of the Commission's finding of no significant impact (FONSI) under NEPA must be submitted on or before December 11, 2017.

46 CFR Parts 531 and 532

Summary

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC or Commission) proposes to amend its rules governing Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) Negotiated Rate Arrangements and NVOCC Service Arrangements. The proposed rule is intended to modernize, update, and reduce regulatory burdens.

2017-09-21; vol. 82 # 182 - Thursday, September 21, 2017

82 FR 44108 - Adding the Polar Ship Certificate to the List of SOLAS Certificates and Certificates Issued by Recognized Classification Societies

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FR Doc.	2017-20155
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Docket No.	USCG-2016-0880

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Coast Guard

Final rule.

This final rule is effective October 23, 2017.

46 CFR Parts 2 and 8

Summary

This final rule adds the Polar Ship Certificate to a list of certificates that certain U.S. and foreign-flag ships will need to carry on board if they engage in international voyages in polar waters. This rule also enables the Coast Guard to authorize recognized classification societies to issue the Polar Ship Certificate on the Coast Guard's behalf. We are taking this action because the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) has been amended to require certain ships operating in Arctic or Antarctic waters to have a Polar Ship Certificate. This rule will help ensure that U.S.-flagged ships that need this certificate—commercial cargo ships greater than 500 gross tonnage and passenger ships carrying more than 12 passengers, that operate in polar waters as defined by SOLAS chapter XIV while engaged in international voyages—will be able to obtain it in a timely manner.

2017-09-20; vol. 82 # 181 - Wednesday, September 20, 2017

82 FR - Great Lakes Pilotage Rates—2017 Annual Review

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FR Doc.	C1-2017-18411
RIN	1625-AC34
	USCG-2016-0268

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Coast Guard

46 CFR Parts 401, 403, and 404

Summary

82 FR 43858 - Vessel Documentation Regulations—Technical Amendments

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FR Doc.	2017-20023
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	USCG-2016-0531

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Coast Guard

Final rule.

This final rule is effective September 20, 2017.

46 CFR Part 67

Summary

The Coast Guard is making technical amendments to its vessel documentation regulations. A Certificate of Documentation, which is required for the operation of a vessel in certain trades, serves as evidence of vessel nationality, and permits a vessel to be subject to preferred mortgages. The amendments make non-substantive edits to align Coast Guard regulations with current vessel documentation statutes, correct typographical errors, and align procedural requirements with current Coast Guard practice.

2017-08-31; vol. 82 # 168 - Thursday, August 31, 2017

82 FR 41466 - Great Lakes Pilotage Rates—2017 Annual Review

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FR Doc.	2017-18411
RIN	1625-AC34
	USCG-2016-0268

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Coast Guard

Final rule.

This final rule is effective October 2, 2017.

46 CFR Parts 401, 403, and 404

Summary

In this final rule, the Coast Guard is setting new rates for the 2017 shipping season for pilotage services on the Great Lakes. The Coast Guard is also updating its methodology for setting these rates. These updates to the methodology will incorporate the income generated from weighting factors into the ratemaking methodology used to set rates in this and future rulemakings. The Coast Guard believes that the new rates will continue to encourage pilot retention, ensure safe, efficient, and reliable pilotage services on the Great Lakes, and provide adequate funds to upgrade and maintain infrastructure.

2017-07-28; vol. 82 # 144 - Friday, July 28, 2017

82 FR 35073 - Navigation and Navigable Waters, and Shipping; Technical, Organizational, and Conforming Amendments

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FR Doc.	2017-14617
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Docket No.	USCG-2016-0498

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Coast Guard

Final rule.

This final rule is effective July 28, 2017.

33 CFR Parts 3, 20, 64, 67, 80, 82, 83, 84, 104, 105, 109, 110, 115, 117, 120, 133, 135, 136, 137, 138, 151, 155, 157, 159, 161, 162, 164, 165, 174, and 181

Summary

This final rule makes non-substantive technical, organizational, and conforming amendments to existing Coast Guard regulations. This rule will have no substantive effect on the regulated public.