[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 7311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3770]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

49 CFR Part 10

[Docket No. OST-96-1472]
RIN: 2105-AC68


Privacy Act; Implementation

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the final regulations 
[OST-96-1472] which were published on Wednesday, January 28, 1998 (63 
FR 4195). The regulations related to implementing the Privacy Act of 
1974 to exempt from certain provisions of the Act the Coast Guard's 
Marine Safety Information System.

DATES: Effective: February 15, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert I. Ross, Office of General 
Counsel, C-10, Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590, 
telephone (202) 366-9156, FAX (202) 366-9170.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The final regulation that is the subject of this correction amends 
Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations to exempt from certain 
provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 the Coast Guard's Marine Safety 
Information System. This rule has no substantive effect on the 
regulated public.

Need for Correction

    As published, the final regulation contains an incorrect effective 
date, which is later than the February 15, 1998, statutory deadline for 
implementing the Coast Guard's new Vessel Identification System (VIS), 
into which the Coast Guard's Marine Safety Information System is being 
integrated. This correction will change the date to February 15, 1998.

Correction to Publication

    Accordingly, the final regulation [OST-96-1472] published on 
January 28, 1998, which was the subject of FR Doc. 98-1823, is 
corrected as follows:

Dates Section [Corrected]

    1. On page 4195, in the third column, in the Dates section, 
``February 27, 1998'' is corrected to read ``February 15, 1998''.

    Issued in Washington, DC on February 9, 1998.
Nancy E. McFadden,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 98-3770 Filed 2-12-98; 8:45 am]
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