[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 241 (Monday, December 20, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 71864-71865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27567]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
46 CFR Parts 50, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, and 64
[Docket No. USCG-2020-0634]
RIN 1625-AC72
Updates to Marine Engineering Standards
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is extending the comment period by 45 days for
the notice of proposed rulemaking, ``Updates to Marine Engineering
Standards,'' published on October 19, 2021, which proposes to
incorporate by reference updated marine engineering standards and
eliminate outdated or unnecessarily prescriptive regulations. We are
extending the comment period to allow the public more time to comment
on the proposed rulemaking. The comment period is now open through
February 3, 2022.
DATES: The deadline for the comment period for the proposed rule
published October 19, 2021 (86 FR 57896) is extended. Comments and
related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before
February 3, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2020-0634 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public Participation and Request for
Comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further
instructions on submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about this
document call or email Thane Gilman, Systems Engineering Division (CG-
ENG-3), 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20593.
Phone (202) 372-1383, Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation and Request for Comments
The Coast Guard views public participation as essential to
effective rulemaking, and will consider all comments and material
received during the comment period. Your comment can help shape the
outcome of this rulemaking. If you submit a comment, please include the
docket number for this rulemaking, indicate the specific section of
this document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for
each suggestion or recommendation.
We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at www.regulations.gov. If you cannot submit your material by
using www.regulations.gov, call or email the person in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this proposed rule for alternate
instructions. We review all comments received, but we will only post
comments that address the topic of the proposed rule. We may choose not
to post off-topic, inappropriate, or duplicate comments that we
receive.
We accept anonymous comments. All comments we post to https://www.regulations.gov will include any personal information you have
provided. For more about privacy and submissions in response to this
document, see the Department of Homeland Security's eRulemaking System
of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020).
Background and Discussion
We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking, ``Updates to Marine
Engineering Standards,'' on October 19, 2021 (86 FR 57896). In it we
proposed to incorporate by reference updated marine engineering
standards and eliminate outdated or unnecessarily prescriptive
regulations in title 46 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
subchapter F. This proposed rule is part of a continuing effort for
regulatory reform that increases compliance options for the regulated
public while providing a cost savings to the regulated public and the
U.S. government.
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We set a 60-day comment period for the proposed rule and received a
request to extend the comment period by an additional 90 days. The
requester cited the scope of the changes in the proposed rule requiring
analysis, the overlap with the upcoming holiday season, and the
reduction in workforce availability due to the COVID-19 pandemic as
reasons for the requested extension.
Since the proposed rule is primarily updating standards
incorporated by reference in the CFR to current editions already used
by industry, we do not believe public comment will require substantial
technical or economic analysis. However, inconsideration of the
commenter's other concerns, we have decided to extend the public
comment period by 45 days. The comment period is now open through
February 3, 2022.
This document is issued under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
Dated: December 15, 2021.
J.W. Mauger,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Prevention
Policy.
[FR Doc. 2021-27567 Filed 12-17-21; 8:45 am]
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