[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 209 (Monday, October 28, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55582-55583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27591]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

49 CFR Part 1

[OST Docket No. 1; Amdt. 1-278]


Organization and Delegation of Powers and Duties Delegation to 
the Commandant, United States Coast Guard

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Transportation is delegating to the 
Commandant, United States Coast Guard, the authority contained in 46 
U.S.C. Chapter 45, Uninspected Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels, 
pertaining to safety standards and equipment, fish processing vessel 
certification, prohibited acts, termination of unsafe operations, 
exemptions and assessment of penalties for unsafe acts. In order that 
the Code of Federal Regulations reflect these delegations, a change is 
necessary.


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DATES: October 28, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LCDR Mark Bobal, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection (G-MSO-2), 
(202) 267-0836, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, 
DC 20593; or Ron Gordon, Office of the Executive Secretariat, S-10, 
(202) 366-9761, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Law 100-424 is the Commercial Fishing 
Industry Vessel Safety Act of 1988 (hereafter referred to as the Act). 
Title 46, U.S. Code, was amended by the Act to prescribe minimum safety 
regulations for uninspected commercial fishing, fish processing and 
fish tender vessels. The Secretary of Transportation is delegating his 
authority under the Act to the commandant of the Coast Guard.
    The Act requires the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe 
regulations pertaining to navigation equipment, lifesaving equipment, 
communication equipment, operational stability, and collection of 
casualty information, and to address other problems which have 
historically contributed to making the commercial fishing industry the 
most dangerous industry in the United States.
    This rule adds a specific delegation of authority to 49 CFR 
Sec. 1.46, thus amending the codification to reflect the Secretarial 
delegation of authority to the Commandant of the Coast Guard.
    Since this amendment relates to departmental management, 
organization, procedure, and practice, notice and comment on it are 
unnecessary under 5 U.S.C. 553(b), and the Secretary finds good cause 
under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) for the final rule to be effective on the date 
of publication in the Federal Register.

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 1

    Authority delegations (Government agencies), Organization and 
functions (Government agencies).

    In consideration of the foregoing, Part 1 of Title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations, is amended to read as follows:

PART 1--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for Part 1 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322; Pub. L. 101-552, 28 U.S.C. 2672, 31 
U.S.C. 3711(a)(2).

    2. Section 1.46 is amended by adding a new paragraph (ccc) to read 
as follows:


Sec. 1.46  Delegations to Commandant of the Coast Guard.

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    (ccc) Carry out the functions and exercise the authority vested in 
the Secretary by 46 U.S. Code Chapter 45 (uninspected commercial 
fishing industry vessels), as enacted by the Commercial Fishing 
Industry Vessel Safety Act of 1988, as amended, Title 46, 4501 et seq., 
Pub. L. No. 100-424, 102 Stat. 1585. This authority may be redelegated.
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    Issued at Washington, DC, this 16th day of October, 1996.
Federico Pena
Secretary of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 96-27591 Filed 10-25-96; 8:45 am]
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