[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 2973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1821]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs

22 CFR Part 89

[Public Notice No. 2323]


Foreign Prohibitions on Longshore Work by U.S. Nationals

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Proposed rule; Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On November 24, 1995, the Department of State issued a 
proposed rulemaking regarding longshore work by foreign nationals in 
U.S. ports and waters. To assess the full effects of the proposed rule, 
the Department is extending the deadline for comments by 7 days, from 
January 26, 1996 to February 2, 1996.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit comments in triplicate 
no later than February 2, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to the Office of Maritime and Land 
Transport (EB/TRA/MA), Room 5828, Department of State, Washington, DC 
20520-5816.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard T. Miller, Office of Maritime and Land Transport, Department of 
State, (202) 647-6961.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 24, 1995, the Department of 
State issued a proposed rulemaking (60 FR 58026) updating the list of 
longshore work by particular activity, of countries where performance 
of such a particular activity by crewmembers aboard United States 
vessels is prohibited by law, regulation or in practice in the country. 
The crews of ships registered in or owned by nationals of the countries 
on the list may not perform the activities enumerated on the list. On 
December 20, 1995, the Department extended the comment period by thirty 
days in response to requests from a number of parties (60 FR 65609). To 
assess the full effects of the proposed rule, the Department is further 
extending the deadline for comments by one week, from January 26, 1996 
to February 2, 1996.

(8 U.S.C. 1288, Pub. L. 010-649, 104 Stat, 4878)
    Dated: January 25, 1996.
Daniel K. Tarullo,
Assistant Secretary Economic and Business Affairs Department of State.
[FR Doc. 96-1821 Filed 1-26-96; 10:43 am]
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