[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 167 (Monday, August 29, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 59136-59137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20678]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Parts 97 and 160

 [Docket No. USCG-2000-7080]
RIN 1625-AA25 [formerly RIN 2115-AF97]


Cargo Securing Manuals

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard published an interim rule in the Federal 
Register on May 9, 2016, that prescribes when and how the loss or 
jettisoning of cargo at sea must be reported. That rule contained a 
typographical error that erroneously revised a force majeure regulation 
instead of a notice of hazardous conditions regulation. This document 
corrects that error.

DATES: Effective August 29, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule, 
call or email Mr. Ken Smith, Office of Operating and Environmental 
Standards (CG-OES-2), Coast Guard; telephone 202-372-1413, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Viewing Documents Associated With This Rule

    To view the interim rule published on May 9, 2016, or other 
documents in the docket for the Cargo Securing Manuals rulemaking, go 
to www.regulations.gov, type the docket number, USCG-2000-7080, in the 
``SEARCH'' box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on ``Open Docket Folder'' in 
the first item listed. Use the following link to go directly to the 
docket: www.regulations.gov/document?D=USCG-2000-7080-0040.

Background

    In 2013 the Coast Guard proposed to revise 33 CFR 160.215, ``Notice 
of hazardous conditions,'' as part of its supplemental notice of 
proposed rulemaking regarding cargo securing manuals (78 FR 68784, 
November 15, 2013). In 2015, a different rulemaking, regarding notices 
of arrival, redesignated Sec.  160.215 as Sec.  160.216, and inserted a 
provision on force majeure in Sec.  160.215 (80 FR 5281, January 30, 
2015). In 2016, the Coast Guard published an interim rule on cargo 
securing manuals that implemented changes it had proposed in 2013, 
including the amendment of Sec.  160.215 (81 FR 27992, May 9, 2016). 
Because the 2016 rule amended Sec.  160.215 when it should have amended 
the redesignated section, Sec.  160.216, the force majeure provision 
was unintentionally removed and part 160 contained two consecutive 
sections on notice of hazardous conditions. It was an error for the 
interim rule to revise Sec.  160.215 and replace the force majeure 
provision. This rule corrects that error and a cross-reference in 33 
CFR 97.115 to Sec.  160.215.

Need for Correction

    As discussed above, the interim rule published May 9, 2016, 
incorrectly replaced force majeure regulations in Sec.  160.215, 
instead of amending notice of hazardous conditions regulations in Sec.  
160.216.

List of Subjects

33 CFR Part 97

    Cargo stowage and securing, Cargo vessels, Hazardous materials, 
Incorporation by reference, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

33 CFR Part 160

    Administrative practice and procedure, Harbors, Hazardous materials 
transportation, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Personally 
identifiable information, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
Seamen, Vessels, Waterways.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, 33 CFR parts 97 and 160 are 
amended as follows:

PART 97--RULES FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF VESSELS, STOWAGE AND 
SECURING OF CARGOES

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1. The authority citation for part 97 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306; E.O. 12234; Department of 
Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1(92)(a) and (b).


Sec.  97.115  [Amended]

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2. In Sec.  97.115(a), remove ``160.215'', and add, in its place, 
``160.216''.

 PART 160--PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY--GENERAL

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3. The authority citation for part 160 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1223, 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701; 
Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Subpart C is 
also issued under the authority of 33 U.S.C. 1225 and 46 U.S.C. 
3715.


Sec.  160.216  [Removed]

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4. Remove Sec.  160.216.


Sec.  160.215  [Redesignated as Sec.  160.216]

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5. Redesignate Sec.  160.215 as Sec.  160.216.

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6. Add new Sec.  160.215 to read as follows:


Sec.  160.215  Force majeure.

    When a vessel is bound for a port or place of the United States 
under force majeure, it must comply with the requirements in this 
section, but not other sections of this subpart. The vessel must report 
the following information to the nearest Captain of the Port as soon as 
practicable:
    (a) The vessel Master's intentions;
    (b) Any hazardous conditions as defined in Sec.  160.202; and
    (c) If the vessel is carrying certain dangerous cargo or 
controlling a vessel carrying certain dangerous cargo, the amount and 
name of each CDC carried, including cargo UN number if applicable.

    Dated: August 24, 2016.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2016-20678 Filed 8-26-16; 8:45 am]
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