[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 95 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22153-22154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10153]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2017-0851]
Imposition of Conditions of Entry for Certain Vessels Arriving to
the United States From the Republic of Djibouti
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces that it will impose conditions of
entry on vessels arriving from the Republic of Djibouti. Conditions of
entry are intended to protect the United States from vessels arriving
from countries that have been found to have deficient port anti-
terrorism measures in place.
DATES: The policy announced in this notice will become effective May
30, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document
call or email LCDR Zeke Lyons, International Port Security Program,
United States Coast Guard, telephone 202-372-1296,
[email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion
The authority for this notice is 5 U.S.C. 552(a) (``Administrative
Procedure Act''), 46 U.S.C. 70110 (``Maritime Transportation Security
Act''), and Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
0170.1(II)(97.f). As delegated, section 70110(a) authorizes the Coast
Guard to impose conditions of entry on vessels arriving in U.S. waters
from ports that the Coast Guard has not found to maintain effective
anti-terrorism measures.
On August 18, 2016 the Coast Guard found that ports in the Republic
of Djibouti failed to maintain effective anti-terrorism measures and
that the Republic of Djibouti's designated authority's oversight,
access control, security monitoring, security training programs, and
security plans drills and exercises are all deficient.
On February 6, 2017, as required by 46 U.S.C. 70109, the Republic
of Djibouti was notified of this determination and given
recommendations for improving antiterrorism measures and 90 days to
respond. In May 2017 and September 2018, the Coast Guard revisited the
Republic of Djibouti to review Djibouti's
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progess on correcting the security deficiencies. The Coast Guard
determined that Djibouti failed to maintain effective anti-terrorism
measures with the exeptions of two port facilities: The Doraleh
Container Terminal and the Doraleh Oil Terminal (Horizon).
Accordingly, beginning May 30, 2019, the conditions of entry shown
in Table 1 will apply to any vessel that visited a port in the Republic
of Djibouti, with the exception of the Doraleh Container Terminal and
the Doraleh Oil Terminal (Horizon), in its last five port calls.
Table 1--Conditions of Entry for Vessels Visiting Ports in the Republic
of Djibouti
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No. Each vessel must:
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1...................... Implement measures per the vessel's security
plan equivalent to Security Level 2 while in a
port in the Republic of Djibouti. As defined
in the ISPS Code and incorporated herein,
``Security Level 2'' refers to the ``level for
which appropriate additional protective
security measures shall be maintained for a
period of time as a result of heightened risk
of a security incident.''
2...................... Ensure that each access point to the vessel is
guarded and that the guards have total
visibility of the exterior (both landside and
waterside) of the vessel while the vessel is
in ports in the Republic of Djibouti.
3...................... Guards may be provided by the vessel's crew;
however, additional crewmembers should be
placed on the vessel if necessary to ensure
that limits on maximum hours of work are not
exceeded and/or minimum hours of rest are met,
or provided by outside security forces
approved by the vessel's master and Company
Security Officer. As defined in the ISPS Code
and incorporated herein, ``Company Security
Officer'' refers to the ``person designated by
the Company for ensuring that a ship security
assessment is carried out; that a ship
security plan is developed, submitted for
approval, and thereafter implemented and
maintained and for liaison with port facility
security officers and the ship security
officer.''
4...................... Attempt to execute a Declaration of Security
while in a port in the Republic of Djibouti.
5...................... Log all security actions in the vessel's
security records.
6...................... Report actions taken to the cognizant Coast
Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) prior to
arrival into U.S. waters.
7...................... In addition, based on the findings of the Coast
Guard boarding or examination, the vessel may
be required to ensure that each access point
to the vessel is guarded by armed, private
security guards and that they have total
visibility of the exterior (both landside and
waterside) of the vessel while in U.S. ports.
The number and position of the guards has to
be acceptable to the cognizant COTP prior to
the vessel's arrival.
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The following countries do not maintain effective anti-terrorism
measures in their ports and are therefore subject to conditions of
entry: Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire, Djibouti,
Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Iraq, Liberia,
Libya, Madagascar, Micronesia, Nauru, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe,
Seychelles, Syria, Timor-Leste, Venezuela, and Yemen.
The current Port Security Advisory is available at: http://www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Prevention-Policy-CG-5P/International-Domestic-Port-Assessment/.
Dated: May 7, 2019.
Daniel B. Abel,
Deputy Commandant for Operations, USCG.
[FR Doc. 2019-10153 Filed 5-15-19; 8:45 am]
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