[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 12, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 62491-62492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19811]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Parts 140 and 146

46 CFR Parts 4 and 109

[Docket No. USCG-2013-1057]
RIN 1625-AB99


Marine Casualty Reporting on the Outer Continental Shelf

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is extending the comment period for the 
supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking, ``Marine Casualty Reporting 
on the Outer Continental Shelf,'' published June 14, 2023, that seeks 
comments on proposed changes to reporting criteria for certain 
casualties on the outer continental shelf (OCS) and a proposed increase 
to property damage dollar threshold that triggers a casualty report for 
fixed facilities on the OCS. We are extending the comment period an 
additional 60 days to allow the public more time to comment. The

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comment period is now open through November 13, 2023.

DATES: The comment period for the supplemental notice of proposed 
rulemaking published June 14, 2023, (88 FR 38765) is extended. Comments 
and related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before 
November 13, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2013-1057 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 information about this document 
call or email LCDR Laura Fitzpatrick, Office of Investigations and 
Casualty Analysis (CG-INV), Coast Guard; telephone 202-372-1032, 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

    The Coast Guard issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking 
(SNPRM) entitled ``Marine Casualty Reporting on the Outer Continental 
Shelf,'' on June 14, 2023 (88 FR 38765). In it we propose changing the 
reporting criteria for changing the reporting criteria for certain 
casualties that occur on foreign floating outer continental shelf (OCS) 
facilities (FOFs), mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs), and vessels 
engaged in OCS activities. In addition, the SNPRM proposes to raise the 
property damage dollar threshold that triggers a casualty report from 
$25,000 to $75,000 for fixed facilities on the OCS because the original 
regulation setting the property damage threshold amount was issued in 
the 1980s and has not since been updated. This SNPRM would update Coast 
Guard regulations to keep up with technology, improve awareness of 
accident trends on the OCS, improve safety on the OCS, and reduce the 
regulatory burden on operators of fixed OCS platforms.
    We set a 90-day comment period for the SNRPM and received several 
requests to extend the comment period. The requesters cited need for 
additional time to provide constructive responses to the SNRPM and a 
lack of awareness about the SNPRM among members of the affected 
industry as reasons for the requested extension.
    In response to this request, we decided to extend the public 
comment period by 60 days. The comment period is now open through 
November 13, 2023.

    Dated: September 8, 2023.
W.R. Arguin,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Prevention 
Policy.
[FR Doc. 2023-19811 Filed 9-11-23; 8:45 am]
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