[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3071-3072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1758]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[CGD 95-074]


Oil Spill Removal Organization Classification Guidelines

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has developed revised Oil Spill Removal 
Organization (OSRO) guidelines to facilitate the preparation and 
approval of facility or vessel response plans required under the Oil 
Pollution Act. The revised OSRO guidelines make 

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fundamental changes in the Coast Guard's OSRO classification process.
    The OSRO guidelines replace Navigation and Vessel Circular (NVIC) 
12-92, Guidelines for the Classification and Inspection of Oil Spill 
Removal Organizations. This notice announces the availability of the 
revised OSRO guidelines.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The revised OSRO guidelines are effective December 28, 
1995.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the revised OSRO guidelines may be obtained by 
contacting the National Maritime Center at (703) 235-0018. Facsimile 
requests should be sent to (703) 235-1062 and written requests should 
be addressed to: Publications, National Maritime Center, 4200 Wilson 
Blvd., Suite 510, Arlington, VA 22203-1804. The document is also 
available through the World Wide Web at: http://www.starsoftware.com/
uscgnmc/nmc/

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Specific questions regarding the 
revised OSRO guidelines should be directed to LT Terry Hoover, Response 
Division (G-MRO), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, 
DC, 20593-0001, telephone (202) 267-0448.

    Dated: January 24, 1996.
J. C. Card,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Office of Marine Safety, 
Security and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 96-1758 Filed 1-29-96; 8:45 am]
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