[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 61771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25071]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2009-0168]


Notice of Public Availability of Navigation and Vessel Inspection 
Circular (NVIC) 2-10, ``Guidance for Implementation and Enforcement of 
the Salvage and Marine Firefighting Regulations for Vessel Response 
Plans''

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of NVIC 2-10, 
Guidance for Implementation and Enforcement of the Salvage and Marine 
Firefighting Regulations for Vessel Response Plans. The guidance 
contained in the NVIC provides details regarding the application and 
enforcement of the final rule, ``Salvage and Marine Firefighting 
Requirements; Vessel Response Plans for Oil,'' as published in the 
Federal Register on December 31, 2008 (73 CFR 80618). Regulators and 
industry have a need for further guidance in order to facilitate a 
better understanding of, and compliance with, the final rule. An 
electronic copy of NVIC 2-10 can be downloaded at http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/nvic/default.asp or by searching the docket number above at 
http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or e-mail LCDR Ryan Allain, Office of Vessel Activities (CG-5431), 
U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 202-372-1226, e-mail 
[email protected]. If you have questions on viewing or submitting 
material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket 
Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background and Purpose

    We published a final rule in the Federal Register on December 31, 
2008, requiring the identification of salvage and marine firefighting 
services in vessel response plans (73 FR 80618). The regulation 
requires appropriate salvage and marine firefighting resources to be 
identified, contracted for, and capable of responding to incidents up 
to and including the worst case discharge scenario. The rulemaking sets 
new response planning timeframes for each of the required salvage and 
marine firefighting services.
    On August 31, 2009, the Coast Guard published another final rule 
concerning vessel response plans that deferred the implementation date 
for the salvage and marine firefighting requirements from June 1, 2010 
to February 22, 2011 (Vessel and Facility Response Plans for Oil: 2003 
Removal Equipment Requirements and Alternative Technology Revisions, 74 
FR 45004). As a result, pursuant to 33 CFR 155.4020(a), tank vessel 
response plans incorporating salvage and firefighting changes must be 
submitted by February 22, 2011.
    NVIC 2-10 provides voluntary guidance to vessel owners and 
operators, salvage and marine firefighting resource providers, and 
other members of the maritime industry for preparing and submitting the 
necessary information to comply with the requirements contained in the 
Salvage and Marine Firefighting Requirements; Vessel Response Plans for 
Oil, 33 CFR part 155, subpart I. The NVIC also contains an extensive 
list of frequently asked questions and job aids to assist affected 
industry in submitting the required updates to their vessel response 
plans.
    This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552, and 33 CFR 
1.05-15.

    Dated: September 27, 2010.
Kevin S. Cook,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Prevention Policy.
[FR Doc. 2010-25071 Filed 10-5-10; 8:45 am]
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