[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 53838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20117]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

46 CFR Part 67

[USCG-2001-8825]
RIN 1625-AA28 (Formerly RIN 2115-AG08)


Vessel Documentation: Lease Financing for Vessels Engaged in the 
Coastwise Trade

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In the final rule with this same title published February 4, 
2004, we noted that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) had not 
approved a collection-of-information associated with the amendments by 
Sec. Sec.  67.147 and 67.179 to the collection-of-information 
requirements for vessel owners and charterers applying to engage in the 
coastwise trade under the lease financing provisions of 46 U.S.C. 
12106(e). OMB has since approved that collection-of-information and the 
portions of the rule with these requirements will become effective 
September 3, 2004.

DATES: 46 CFR 67.147 and 46 CFR 67.179, as published February 4, 2004 
(69 FR 5390), are effective September 3, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
document, call Patricia Williams, Deputy Director, National Vessel 
Documentation Center, Coast Guard, telephone 304-271-2506. If you have 
questions on viewing the docket (USCG-2001-8825), call Andrea M. 
Jenkins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-0271.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 67.147 of title 46 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) requires a vessel owner who seeks a coastwise 
endorsement to submit a certified application and in some cases 
supporting documentation. Section 67.179 of title 46 of the CFR 
requires a barge owner qualified to engage in coastwise trade under the 
lease-financing provisions of 46 U.S.C. 12106(e) to submit a certified 
application for the coastwise operation of a barge under a demise 
charter. Submitting applications is a collection-of-information under 
OMB control no. 1625-0016 (Formerly 2115-0054). The final rule that 
contained the provisions for applications was published in the Federal 
Register on February 4, 2004 (69 FR 5398), and is available 
electronically through the docket (USCG-2001-8825) Web site at http://www.dms.dot.gov. became effective on February 4, 2004, with the 
exception of Sec.  67.147 and 67.179.
    As required by 44 U.S.C. 3507(d), we submitted a copy of the final 
rule to OMB for its review. On July 30, 2004, after reviewing the rule, 
OMB approved the collection-of-information required by this final rule 
under OMB control no. 1625-0027.

    Dated: August 27, 2004.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security, and Environmental 
Protection, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 04-20117 Filed 9-2-04; 8:45 am]
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