[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 11449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5300]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2000-7848]


Inland Tank Barge Certificates of Inspection; Administrative 
Changes

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of results.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard commissioned a one-year tank barge Certificate 
of Inspection (COI) pilot program to test administrative changes to 
inland tank barge COIs. Under the old Marine Safety Information System, 
a regulatory change would have been required had any changes been made 
to the COIs. Use of the new Marine Information for Safety and Law 
Enforcement information system allows easy access to the COIs; 
therefore no change in the regulations is needed.

DATES: No further actions are planned.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this Notice, contact 
Commander Robert Hennessy, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001, telephone: 202-267-0103, 
facsimile: 202-267-4570, e-mail: [email protected] or Lieutenant 
Raymond Lechner, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Center, 400 7th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20590, telephone: 202-366-6462, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A pilot program was initiated to evaluate a 
Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) recommendation. The 
pilot program assessed the benefits of shifting the vessel cargo 
authority and conditions of carriage information from one required 
document (the vessel's Certificate of Inspection (COI)) to another 
required document (the vessel's cargo transfer procedures). Background 
information about the pilot program conducted by the Marine Safety 
Office, New Orleans, LA, in cooperation with the Marine Safety Center, 
American Commercial Barge Lines, and the Petroleum Services 
Corporation, can be found in the August 31, 2000, Federal Register 
Notice (65 FR 53071).
    Since the pilot program was initiated, the Coast Guard now has the 
Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement (MISLE) information 
system in use. MISLE allows for a different presentation of cargo 
information than the old Marine Safety Information System. A 
Certificate of Inspection for inland tank barges and a newly developed 
Cargo Authority Attachment are now easily accessible from the MISLE; 
therefore, no changes in the regulations are required. Additional 
information can be found on the Marine Safety Center's Web site: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/msc/T2.misle.htm under ``T2: Tank Vessel Cargo and 
Vapor Control Authority Under MISLE.''

    Dated: February 27, 2004.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 04-5300 Filed 3-9-04; 8:45 am]
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