[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 115 (Thursday, June 15, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 31602-31606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14553]
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Part IV
Department of Transportation
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Coast Guard
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46 CFR Parts 67, 68, and 69
Centralization of Vessel Documentation Offices; Final Rule
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
46 CFR Parts 67, 68, and 69
[CGD 95-014]
RIN 2115-AF05
Centralization of Vessel Documentation Offices
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This rule revokes the designation of 14 ports as ports of
record for vessel documentation, and reflects that the Coast Guard has
moved the performance of all vessel documentation services to the
National Vessel Documentation Center. The centralization of vessel
documentation services will permit the Coast Guard to provide more
efficient and effective service to the public by enhancing uniformity,
specialization, and expertise. A centralized vessel documentation
office will also enable the Coast Guard to operate within budgetary
constraints in concert with efforts to reduce the Federal Budget.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule is effective on August 1, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Unless otherwise indicated, documents referred to in this
preamble are available for inspection or copying at the office of the
Executive Secretary, Marine Safety Council (G-LRA/3406), U.S. Coast
Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., room 3406, Washington, DC
20593-0001 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. The telephone number is (202) 267-1477.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Commander Don M. Wrye,
Vessel Documentation and Tonnage Survey Branch, (202) 267-1492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Drafting Information
The principal persons involved in drafting this document are
Lieutenant Commander Don M. Wrye, Project Manager, and Lieutenant R.
Goldberg, Project Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel.
Regulatory Information
This rule is being published as a final rule without being preceded
by a notice of proposed rulemaking and opportunity for comment. This
rule addresses matters of internal Coast Guard organization and
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b) is exempt from the requirement to publish a
general notice of proposed rulemaking. Since this rule addresses
matters of agency organization, public comment would not be beneficial
to the rulemaking process. Notwithstanding the fact that the subject
matter of this rule--centralization of vessel documentation services--
is a matter of agency organization, the Coast Guard did conduct a
series of public meetings in September through November 1994, in which
it announced to the public its plans for the consolidation of existing
vessel documentation offices. For these reasons, under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B) the Coast Guard for good cause finds that notice, and public
procedure on the notice, before the effective date of this rule are
unnecessary. The effective date of this final rule, August 1, 1995, is
the date that the National Vessel Documentation Center will open and
the date that the regional vessel documentation offices will close.
Background and Purpose
Documentation of vessels under Federal law acts as a national
registration system which, among other things, serves to establish a
vessel's nationality and qualification to be employed in a specified
trade. A Certificate of Documentation serves as evidence of
nationality. One or more endorsements on a vessel's Certificate of
Documentation is evidence of that vessel's qualification to engage in a
specified trade. The Coast Guard is the agency responsible for issuing
Certificates of Documentation to eligible vessels. When a vessel owner
applies for documentation, the Coast Guard determines whether the
vessel is eligible for documentation generally, and whether it is
eligible specifically for the endorsement or endorsements requested.
Since July 1982, the Coast Guard's vessel documentation regulations
have permitted applications to be submitted by mail. Today, most vessel
documentation transactions are conducted in this manner.
The Coast Guard began consolidating its vessel documentation field
offices in July 1983. That early effort resulted in the formation of 15
regional vessel documentation offices. One of those regional offices
was closed in 1992, leaving the current 14 offices. During September
through November 1994, the Coast Guard conducted a series of public
meetings held at various locations to announce the further
consolidation of its vessel documentation functions. In those meetings,
the Coast Guard announced the availability of its implementation plan
for centralization and sought input from the public on methods to make
a centralized vessel documentation office operate more efficiently.
One of the suggestions which developed from those public meetings
was the notion of permitting certain instruments to be submitted by
facsimile for filing purposes. That suggestion has been developed into
a separate rulemaking project. A notice of proposed rulemaking amending
the Coast Guard's vessel documentation regulations to permit various
instruments to be submitted by facsimile for filing purposes, and
explaining the procedures for facsimile submission, was published in
the Federal Register on February 6, 1995 (60 FR 12188). After
completion of the consolidation effort, the Coast Guard will continue
to review its vessel documentation procedures with a view toward
further efforts to streamline the process.
Discussion of Regulations
In various locations in 46 CFR parts 67, 68, and 69, references are
made to the ``port of documentation,'' to the ``port of record,'' to
variations of ``the documentation officer at the port where application
for documentation is made,'' and to the ``documentation office nearest
where the vessel is located.'' With consolidation of the regional
vessel documentation offices into one location, these references are no
longer relevant. Therefore, all of these various references, wherever
they appear, are being replaced with an appropriate reference to the
National Vessel Documentation Center. Those sections requiring
submission of materials to Commandant (G-MVI-5) for decision have also
been amended to direct submission of the materials to the Manager,
National Vessel Documentation Center. While most of the sections
affected are being amended with the simple removal and addition of
certain words, a few sections required revision to maintain
readability. In addition, the definitions of ``Commandant'', ``Port of
documentation'', and ``Port of record'' in Sec. 67.3 are removed, and a
definition and address for the ``National Vessel Documentation Center''
is added. No substantive changes are made to the regulations.
Regulatory Evaluation
This rule is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f)
of Executive Order 12866 and does not require an assessment of
potential costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that order. It
has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget under that
order. It is not significant under the regulatory policies and
procedures of [[Page 31603]] the Department of Transportation (DOT)(44
FR 11040; February 26, 1979).
The Coast Guard expects the economic impact of this rule to be so
minimal that a full Regulatory Evaluation under paragraph 10e of the
regulatory policies and procedures of DOT is unnecessary. Currently,
most vessel documentation transactions are conducted by mail.
Therefore, the primary effect of this rule upon the affected public
will be that vessel documentation materials will now be mailed to the
National Vessel Documentation Center rather than a regional vessel
documentation office. Furthermore, the consolidation will permit the
Coast Guard to implement aggressive management measures, including the
internal shifting of documentation resources to address potential
backlogs, the use of office automation technology, and the expansion of
electronic submission of documentation materials, to further minimize
any economic impact.
Small Entities
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the
Coast Guard must consider the economic impact on small entities of a
rule for which a general notice of proposed rulemaking is required.
``Small entities'' may include (1) small businesses and not-for-profit
organizations that are independently owned and operated and are not
dominant in their fields and (2) governmental jurisdictions with
populations of less than 50,000. This rule does not require a general
notice of proposed rulemaking and, therefore, is exempt from the
requirements of the Act.
Although this rule is exempt, the Coast Guard has reviewed it for
potential impact on small entities. The Coast Guard is mindful that a
number of vessel documentation transactions submitted to it are
submitted by vessel documentation services that qualify as small
business entities. With these entities specifically in mind, the Coast
Guard conducted a series of public meetings during September through
November 1994. These public meetings were held at various locations
around the country, primarily in port cities where a Coast Guard
regional vessel documentation office was located, so that attendance
would be convenient. The purpose of these meetings was to announce the
pending consolidation of vessel documentation functions. In those
meetings, the Coast Guard also sought input from the public,
particularly lending institutions and small business entity vessel
documentation services, on methods to make a centralized vessel
documentation office operate more efficiently, with emphasis on the
delivery of services. One of the suggestions which developed from those
public meetings was the notion of permitting certain instruments to be
submitted by facsimile for filing purposes. That suggestion developed
into a rulemaking project and will be in place when the National Vessel
Documentation Center opens for business. Other suggestions referred to
the elimination of delays between the time of submission of
documentation materials and the delivery of the related service.
Most of the small business entity vessel documentation services
deal largely with recreational vessels. These kinds of vessels tend to
be concentrated in certain locations. As a result, some of the regional
documentation offices were required to service large recreational
vessel fleets, while other offices had a much smaller number of
recreational vessels in their fleet of responsibility. In those ports
with large recreational vessel fleets, service backlogs developed.
Through use of an aggressive backlog management program, these backlogs
have been eliminated.
With consolidation will come a number of benefits that will assist
the Coast Guard to better manage its work flow. No longer will one
port, with limited personnel resources, have to service a recreational
vessel fleet that may be many times larger than that serviced by
another port. The consolidation of all vessel documentation billets in
the Coast Guard will permit documentation materials submitted from all
areas of the country to be handled in one workflow process. The
economies of scale that will be achieved, the ability to shift internal
resources to meet fluctuations in work, the application of office
automation technology, and the ability to establish consistent work
practices will address the concerns of the small business entity vessel
documentation services. As a result, the Coast Guard's position is that
this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. Therefore, the Coast Guard certifies under
section 605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
Collection of Information
This rule contains no collection-of-information requirements under
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Federalism
The Coast Guard has analyzed this rule under the principles and
criteria contained in Executive Order 12612 and has determined that
this rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant
the preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
Environment
The Coast Guard considered the environmental impact of this rule
and concluded that, under paragraph 2.B.2 of Commandant Instruction
M16475.lB, as revised (59 FR 38654; July 29, 1994), this rule is
categorically excluded from further environmental documentation. This
rule has been determined to be categorically excluded because the
changes made to the regulations are administrative in nature and
clearly have no environmental impact. A ``Categorical Exclusion
Determination'' is available in the docket for inspection or copying
where indicated under ADDRESSES.
List of Subjects
46 CFR Part 67
Fees, Incorporation by reference, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Vessels.
46 CFR Part 68
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Vessels.
46 CFR Part 69
Measurement standards, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Vessels.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends 46
CFR parts 67, 68, and 69 as follows:
PART 67--[Amended]
1. The authority citation for part 67 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 14 U.S.C. 664; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 9118; 46
U.S.C. 2103, 2107, 2110; 46 U.S.C. app. 841a, 876; 49 CFR 1.46.
2. Section 67.3 is amended by removing the note following the
definition ``Commandant'', removing the definitions ``Port of
documentation'' and ``Port of record'', and adding in alphabetical
order the definition ``National Vessel Documentation Center'' to read
as follows:
Sec. 67.3 Definitions.
* * * * *
National Vessel Documentation Center means the organizational unit
designated by the Commandant to process vessel documentation
transactions and maintain vessel documentation records. The address is:
[[Page 31604]] National Vessel Documentation Center, 2039 Stonewall
Jackson Drive, Falling Waters, WV 25419.
* * * * *
Sec. 67.15 [Amended]
3. In Sec. 67.15, paragraph (b) is amended by removing the words
``documentation officer with whom the application is filed'' and adding
in their place the words ``Manager, National Vessel Documentation
Center''.
Sec. 67.63 [Amended]
4. In Sec. 67.63, paragraph (b)(1) is amended by removing the word
``Commandant'' and adding in its place the words ``Manager, National
Vessel Documentation Center''.
Sec. 67.89 [Amended]
5. In Sec. 67.89, paragraph (a) is amended by removing the words
``documentation officer at the port where application for
documentation, exchange, or redocumentation is made'' and adding in
their place the words ``Manager, National Vessel Documentation
Center''.
Sec. 67.101 [Amended]
6. In Sec. 67.101, paragraph (a) is amended by removing the words
``documentation officer at the port where application for documentation
is made'' and adding in their place the words ``Manager, National
Vessel Documentation Center''.
Sec. 67.111 [Amended]
7. In Sec. 67.111, paragraph (a) introductory text is amended by
removing the words ``documentation officer at the port of record of the
vessel assigned in accordance with Sec. 67.115, or the documentation
office nearest where the vessel is located,'' and adding in their place
the words ``National Vessel Documentation Center''; paragraph (b) is
amended by removing the words ``documentation officer at the port where
application for documentation is made'' and adding in their place the
words ``Manager, National Vessel Documentation Center''.
Sec. 67.113 [Amended]
8. In Sec. 67.113, paragraph (e) is amended by removing the words
``documentation officer at the port of record of the vessel'' and
adding in their place the words ``National Vessel Documentation
Center''.
Sec. 6.117 [Removed]
9. Section 67.115 is removed.
10. In Sec. 67.117, paragraph (a) introductory text is amended by
removing the words ``documentation officer at the port of record of the
vessel assigned in accordance with Sec. 67.115, or the documentation
office nearest where the vessel is located'' and adding in their place
the words ``National Vessel Documentation Center''; paragraph (c) is
amended by removing the words ``documentation officer at the port where
application for name change is made'' and adding in their place the
words ``Manager, National Vessel Documentation Center''.
11. In Sec. 67.119, paragraphs (d) and (e) are revised to read as
follows:
Sec. 67.119 Hailing port designation.
* * * * *
(d) The Manager, National Vessel Documentation Center has final
authority to settle disputes as to the propriety of the hailing port
designated.
(e) Until such time as the vessel owner elects to designate a new
hailing port, the provisions of paragraph (c) of this section do not
apply to vessels which were issued a Certificate of Documentation
before July 1, 1982.
12. Section 67.130 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 67.130 Submission of applications.
All applications made under this subpart and all subsequent filings
to effect documentation, except as provided in Sec. 67.133(b), must be
submitted to the National Vessel Documentation Center.
Sec. 67.133 [Amended]
13. In Sec. 67.133, the introductory text of paragraph (a) and
paragraph (a)(1) are amended by removing the word ``Commandant'' and
adding in its place the words ``Manager, National Vessel Documentation
Center''; paragraph (b) is amended by removing the word ``Commandant's
determination'' and adding in their place the words ``determination of
the Manager, National Vessel Documentation Center''; the note following
the section is amended by removing the word ``Commandant'' and adding
in its place the words ``Manager, National Vessel Documentation
Center''.
Sec. 67.141 [Amended]
14. In Sec. 67.141, paragraph (a) introductory text is amended by
removing the words ``documentation officer at the port of record of the
vessel assigned in accordance with Sec. 67.115 or at the documentation
office nearest where the vessel is located'' and adding in their place
the words ``National Vessel Documentation Center''.
Sec. 67.145 [Amended]
15. In Sec. 67.145, paragraph (a) is amended by removing the
reference ``67.167(b) (1) through (6)'' and adding in its place the
reference ``67.167(b) (1) through (5)''; paragraph (c) is amended by
removing the words ``documentation officer at the port where
application for exchange is made'' and adding in their place the words
``National Vessel Documentation Center''; paragraph (d) is removed.
Sec. 67.147 [Amended]
16. Section 67.147 and the note following the section are removed.
Sec. 67.149 [Amended]
17. In Sec. 67.149, paragraph (b) is amended by removing the words
``port of record of the vessel'' and adding in their place the words
``National Vessel Documentation Center''.
Sec. 67.151 [Amended]
18. In Sec. 67.151, paragraph (a) is amended by removing the words
``Commandant, via the documentation officer at the port of record of
the vessel assigned in accordance with Sec. 67.115, or at the
documentation office nearest where the vessel is located'' and adding
in their place the words ``Manager, National Vessel Documentation
Center''; paragraph (b) is amended by removing the words ``Commandant's
finding'' and adding in their place the words ``finding of the Manager,
National Vessel Documentation Center''.
Sec. 67.163 [Amended]
19. In Sec. 67.163, paragraph (b) is amended by removing the words
``documentation officer at any port of documentation'' and adding in
their place the words ``National Vessel Documentation Center''.
Sec. 67.165 [Amended]
20. In Sec. 67.165, paragraph (a) is amended by removing the words
``documentation officer at the vessel's port of record assigned in
accordance with Sec. 67.115'' and adding in their place the words
``National Vessel Documentation Center''; paragraph (b) introductory
text is amended by removing the words ``documentation officer at the
vessel's port of record'' and adding in their place the words
``National Vessel Documentation Center''.
Sec. 67.167 [Amended]
21. In Sec. 67.167, paragraph (a) is amended by removing the words
``documentation officer at the port of record of the vessel assigned in
accordance with Sec. 67.115 or at the documentation office nearest
where the vessel is located'' and adding in their place the words
``National Vessel Documentation Center''; paragraph (b)(3) is removed
and paragraphs (b)(4) through (b)(7) are redesignated as
[[Page 31605]] paragraphs (b)(3) through (b)(6), respectively.
Sec. 67.169 [Amended]
22. In Sec. 67.169, paragraph (b) is amended by removing the words
``documentation officer to whom application is made'' and adding in
their place the words ``National Vessel Documentation Center''.
Sec. 67.171 [Amended]
23. In Sec. 67.171, paragraph (b) is amended by removing the words
``any documentation officer'' and adding in their place the words ``the
National Vessel Documentation Center''; paragraph (d) is amended by
removing the words ``vessel's port of record'' and adding in their
place the words ``National Vessel Documentation Center''.
Sec. 67.173 [Amended]
24. Section 67.173 is amended by removing the words ``Commandant or
a documentation officer'' and adding in their place the words
``Manager, National Vessel Documentation Center'', by removing the
words ``to a documentation officer at any port of documentation'' and
adding in their place the words ``to the National Vessel Documentation
Center'', and by removing the note at the end of the section.
Sec. 67.175 [Amended]
25. In Sec. 67.175, paragraph (b) introductory text is amended by
removing the word ``Commandant'' and adding in its place the words
``Manager, National Vessel Documentation Center''.
Sec. 67.177 [Amended]
26. In Sec. 67.177, paragraph (b) introductory text is amended by
removing the word ``Commandant'' and adding in its place the words
``Manager, National Vessel Documentation Center''.
Sec. 67.203 [Amended]
27. In Sec. 67.203, paragraph (a)(2) is amended by removing the
words ``at the port where the filing is made'' and adding in their
place the words ``to the National Vessel Documentation Center''.
Sec. 67.211 [Amended]
28. In Sec. 67.211, paragraph (b) is amended by removing the words
``all Coast Guard documentation offices'' and adding in their place the
words ``the National Vessel Documentation Center''.
29. Section 67.213 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 67.213 Place of filing and recording.
(a) All instruments submitted for filing and recording must be
submitted to the National Vessel Documentation Center.
(b) All instruments are recorded at the National Vessel
Documentation Center.
Sec. 67.215 [Amended]
30. In Sec. 67.215, paragraph (a) is amended by removing the words
``documentation officer at the port of documentation where submitted
for filing'' and adding in their place the words ``National Vessel
Documentation Center''; paragraph (b) is amended by removing the words
``documentation officer at the port of documentation where the original
instrument was filed'' and adding in their place the words ``National
Vessel Documentation Center''.
Sec. 67.217 [Amended]
31. In Sec. 67.217, paragraph (b) introductory text is amended by
removing the words ``documentation officer at the port where the filing
was made'' and adding in their place the words ``Manager, National
Vessel Documentation Center''.
32. Subpart T is revised to read as follows:
Subpart T--Abstracts of Title and Certificates of Ownership
Sec.
67.301 Issuance of Abstract of Title.
67.303 Issuance of Certificate of Ownership.
Sec. 67.301 Issuance of Abstract of Title.
Any person may request the National Vessel Documentation Center to
issue a General Index or Abstract of Title (form CG-1332) for a vessel.
Sec. 67.303 Issuance of Certificate of Ownership.
Any person may request the National Vessel Documentation Center to
issue a Certificate of Ownership (form CG-1330) for a vessel.
Sec. 67.313 [Amended]
33. In Sec. 67.313, paragraph (b)(2) is amended by removing the
words ``a documentation officer'' and adding in their place the words
``the National Vessel Documentation Center''.
Sec. 67.315 [Amended]
34. In Sec. 67.315, paragraph (b)(2) is amended by removing the
words ``a documentation officer'' and adding in their place the words
``the National Vessel Documentation Center''.
Sec. 67.319 [Amended]
35. Section 67.319 is amended by removing the words ``a
documentation officer at any port of documentation'' and adding in
their place the words ``the National Vessel Documentation Center''.
Sec. 67.32 [Amended]
36. Section 67.321 is amended by removing the words ``documentation
officer at the port of record of the vessel'' and adding in their place
the words ``National Vessel Documentation Center''.
Sec. 67.500 [Amended]
37. In Sec. 67.500, paragraph (b) is amended by removing the words
``or renewal is at a port other than the port of record''; paragraph
(d) is amended by removing the words ``Commandant (G-MVI)'' and adding
in its place the words ``Manager, National Vessel Documentation
Center''.
Sec. 67.515 [Removed]
38. Section 67.515 is removed and reserved.
Sec. 67.550 [Amended]
39. In Sec. 67.550, Table 67.550 is amended by removing the entry
``Renewal at port other than port of record'' under the category
``Applications:'' in the ``Activity'' column, by removing the
corresponding entry ``Subpart L'' in the ``Reference'' column, and by
removing the corresponding entry ``15.00'' in the ``Fee'' column.
Appendix A to Part 67 [Amended]
40. Appendix A to Part 67.--Ports of Documentation is removed.
PART 68--[AMENDED]
41. The authority citation for part 68 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103; 49 CFR 1.46. Subpart 68.01 also
issued under 46 U.S.C. app. 876; subpart 68.05 also issued under 46
U.S.C. 12106(d).
Sec. 68.01-7 [Amended]
42. In Sec. 68.01-5, paragraphs (a) and (b) are amended by removing
the word ``Commandant'' and adding in its place the words ``Manager,
National Vessel Documentation Center''.
Sec. 65.01-7 [Amended]
43. In Sec. 68.01-7, paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) are amended by
removing the word ``Commandant'' and adding in its place the words
``Manager, National Vessel Documentation Center''.
Sec. 68.01-9 [Amended]
44. In Sec. 68.01-9, paragraphs (a) and (b) are amended by removing
the word ``Commandant'' and adding in its place the words ``Manager,
National Vessel Documentation Center''.
45. Section 68.01-17 is revised to read as follows: [[Page 31606]]
Sec. 68.01-17 Application by an 883-1 corporation to document a
vessel.
(a) An application by an 883-1 corporation to document a vessel
must comply with the applicable requirements in subparts A, D, E, F, G,
H, I, K, and L of part 67 of this chapter.
(b) An application by an 883-1 corporation to document a vessel
must include a copy of the Certificate of Compliance issued under
Sec. 68.01-5.
Sec. 68.05-11 [Amended]
46. In Sec. 68.05-11, paragraphs (a) and (b) are amended by
removing the word ``Commandant'' and adding in its place the words
``Manager, National Vessel Documentation Center''; paragraph (c) is
amended by removing the words ``documentation officer where application
is made'' and adding in their place the words ``National Vessel
Documentation Center''; paragraph (d) is amended by removing the words
``documentation officer where application is made'' and adding in their
place the words ``National Vessel Documentation Center''; paragraph (e)
is removed.
Sec. 68.05-13 [Amended]
47. In Sec. 68.05-13, paragraphs (a) and (b) are amended by
removing the word ``Commandant'' and adding in its place the words
``Manager, National Vessel Documentation Center''.
PART 69--[AMENDED]
48. The authority citation for part 69 is revised to read as
follows:
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2301, 14103; 49 CFR 1.46.
49. Section 69.9 is amended by adding in alphabetical order the
definition ``National Vessel Documentation Center'' to read as follows:
Sec. 69.9 Definitions.
* * * * *
National Vessel Documentation Center means the organizational unit
designated by the Commandant to process vessel documentation
transactions and maintain vessel documentation records. The address can
be found in Sec. 67.3 of this subchapter.
* * * * *
Sec. 69.15 [Amended]
50. In Sec. 69.15, paragraph (b) is amended by removing the words
``any Coast Guard documentation office'' and adding in their place the
words ``the National Vessel Documentation Center''.
51. In Sec. 69.55, paragraph (b) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 69.55 Application for measurement services.
* * * * *
(b) Vessel's name and official number (if assigned).
* * * * *
52. In Sec. 69.105, paragraph (b) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 69.105 Application for measurement services.
* * * * *
(b) Vessel's name and official number (if assigned).
* * * * *
53. Section 69.205 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 69.205 Application for measurement services.
To apply for measurement under the Simplified Measurement System,
the owner of the vessel must complete either an Application for
Simplified Measurement (form CG-5397), or a Builder's Certification and
First Transfer of Title (form CG-1261) which has the information in
Part III ``Dimensions'' completed, and submit it to the National Vessel
Documentation Center.
Dated: May 26, 1995.
J.C. Card,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Office of Marine Safety,
Security and Environmental Protection.
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