[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Department of Transportation Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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Part XIV
Department of Transportation
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
14 CFR Chs. I-III
23 CFR Chs. I-III
33 CFR Chs. I and IV
46 CFR Chs. I-III
48 CFR Ch. 12
49 CFR Subtitle A, Chs. I-VI
[OST Docket 99-5129]
Department Regulatory Agenda; Semiannual Summary
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
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SUMMARY: The regulatory agenda is a semiannual summary of all current
and projected rulemakings, reviews of existing regulations, and
completed actions of the Department. The agenda provides the public
with information about the Department of Transportation's regulatory
activity. It is expected that this information will enable the public
to be more aware of and allow it to more effectively participate in the
Department's regulatory activity. The public is also invited to submit
comments on any aspect of this agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
General
You should direct all comments and inquiries on the agenda in
general to Neil R. Eisner, Assistant General Counsel for Regulation
and Enforcement, Department of Transportation, 400 7th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-4723.
Specific
You should direct all comments and inquiries on particular
items in the agenda to the individual listed for the regulation or
the general rulemaking contact person for the operating
administration in Appendix B.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call (202) 755-7687.
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Table of Contents
Supplementary Information:
Background
Significant/Priority Rulemakings
Explanation of Information on the Agenda
Request for Comments
Purpose
Appendix A - Instructions for Obtaining
Copies of Regulatory Documents
Appendix B - General Rulemaking Contact Persons
Appendix C - Public Rulemaking Dockets
Appendix D - Review Plans for Section 610 and Other Requirements
Agenda
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Improvement of Government regulations is a prime goal of the
Clinton Administration. There should be no more regulations than
necessary, and those that are issued should be simpler, more
comprehensible, and less burdensome. Regulations should not be
issued without appropriate involvement of the public; once issued,
they should be periodically reviewed and revised, as needed, to
assure that they continue to meet the needs for which they
originally were designed.
To help the Department of Transportation (Department) achieve
these goals and in accordance with Executive Order 12866
``Regulatory Planning and Review'' (58 FR 51735; October 4, 1993)
and the Department's Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR
11034; February 26, 1979), the Department prepares a semiannual
regulatory agenda. It summarizes all current and projected
rulemaking, reviews of existing regulations, and completed actions
of the Department. These are matters on which action has begun or
is projected during the succeeding 12 months or such longer period
as may be anticipated or for which action has been completed since
the last agenda.
The agendas are based on reports submitted by the offices
initiating the rulemaking and are reviewed by the Department
Regulations Council. The Department's last agenda was published in
the Federal Register on November 9, 1998 (63 FR 62026). The next
one is scheduled for publication in the Federal Register in October
1999.
Last fall, the Department's most significant regulatory actions
were included in The Regulatory Plan, which was published together
with the agenda and cross referenced in the agenda. This agenda
includes those entries with the extra information included for the
plan entry, since the Plan is only published annually.
The Department has created an Internet site that provides
general information about its rulemaking responsibilities and
activities. It includes hypertext links to numerous other
departmental sites providing helpful information about DOT
regulation. The web address for this site is http://regs.dot.gov.
Significant/Priority Rulemakings
The agenda covers all rules and regulations of the Department,
including those that establish conditions for financial assistance.
We have classified rules as a DOT agency priority in the agenda if
they are, essentially, very costly, controversial, or of
substantial public interest under Executive Order 12866. All DOT
agency priority rulemaking documents are subject to review by the
Secretary of Transportation. If the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) decides a rule is subject to its review, we have it
classified as significant in the agenda.
Explanation of Information on the Agenda
The format for this agenda is required by Office of Management
and Budget memorandum of January 8, 1999.
First, the agenda is divided by initiating offices. Then, the
agenda is divided into five categories: (1) Prerule stage, (2)
proposed rule stage, (3) final rule stage, (4) long-term actions,
and (5) completed actions. For each entry, the agenda provides the
following information: (1) Its ``significance''; (2) a short
descriptive title; (3) its legal basis; (4) the related regulatory
citation in the Code of Federal Regulations; (5) any legal deadline
and, if so, for what action (e.g., NPRM, final rule); (6) an
abstract; (7) a timetable, including the earliest expected date for
a decision on whether to take the action; (8) whether the
rulemaking will affect small entities and/or levels of government
and, if so, which categories; (9) whether a Regulatory Flexibility
Act (RFA) analysis is required (for rules that would have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities; (10) a listing of any analyses an office will prepare or
has prepared for the
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action (With minor exceptions, DOT requires an economic analysis
for all its rulemakings.); (11) an agency contact office or
official who can provide further information; (12) a Regulation
Identifier Number (RIN) assigned to identify an individual
rulemaking in the agenda and facilitate tracing further action on
the issue; (13) whether the item is part of the Reinventing
Government effort and, if so, whether it would revise existing text
in the Code of Federal Regulations or eliminate text; (14) whether
the action is subject to the Unfunded Mandates Act; and (15)
whether the action is major under the congressional review
provisions of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness
Act. If there is information that does not fit in the other
categories, it will be included under a separate heading entitled
``Additional Information.''
For nonsignificant regulations issued routinely and frequently
as a part of an established body of technical requirements (such as
the Federal Aviation Administration's Airspace Rules), to keep
those requirements operationally current, we only include the
general category of the regulations, the identity of a contact
office or official, and an indication of the expected number of
regulations; we do not list individual regulations.
In the ``Timetable'' column, we use abbreviations to indicate
the particular documents being considered. ANPRM stands for Advance
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, SNPRM for Supplemental Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, and NPRM for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
Listing a future date in this column does not mean we have made a
decision to issue a document; it is the earliest date on which we
expect to make a decision on whether to issue it. In addition,
these dates are based on current schedules. Information received
subsequent to the issuance of this agenda could result in a
decision not to take regulatory action or in changes to proposed
publication dates. For example, the need for further evaluation
could result in a later publication date; evidence of a greater
need for the regulation could result in an earlier publication
date.
Finally, a dot () preceding an entry indicates that the
entry appears in the agenda for the first time.
Request for Comments
General
Our agenda is intended primarily for the use of the public.
Since its inception, we have made modifications and refinements
that we believe provide the public with more helpful information,
as well as make the agenda easier to use. We would like you, the
public, to make suggestions or comments on how the agenda could be
further improved.
Reviews
We also seek your suggestions on which of our existing
regulations you believe need to be reviewed to determine whether
they should be revised or revoked. We particularly draw your
attention to the Department's review plan in Appendix D.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Department is especially interested in obtaining
information on requirements that have a ``significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities'' and, therefore,
must be reviewed under the Regulatory Flexibility Act. If you have
any suggested regulations, please submit them to us, along with
your explanation of why they should be reviewed.
In accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, comments are
specifically invited on regulations that we have targeted for
review under section 610 of the Act. The phrase (Section 610
Review) appears at the end of the title for these reviews. Please
see Appendix D for the Department's section 610 review plans.
Plain Language
The President's ``Plain Language in Government Writing''
memorandum of June 1, 1998, requires that we use plain language in
rulemaking documents. We try to write clearly. However, we solicit
your comments and suggestions for how to improve the clarity of our
regulations and specific existing or proposed rules that need
improvement.
Year 2000 Computer Problem
We are requesting public comment to assist us in identifying
rulemaking actions that would affect the private sector's or
governmental entities' ability to fix their year 2000 computer date
problem. If we consider a requirement that would mandate business
process changes and require modifications to computer systems
between September 30, 1998, and July 1, 2000, as part of the
development of the proposed and final rule, we will analyze the
effect of our action and our discretion to consider other
approaches. If we impose a requirement, a summary of the analysis
will be included in the preamble that will clearly explain why we
are imposing it, why there are no acceptable alternatives, and why
it cannot be delayed. If you see actions identified in this agenda
that you believe would impose such requirements, we encourage you
to let us know.
Purpose
The Department is publishing this regulatory agenda in the
Federal Register to share with interested members of the public the
Department's preliminary expectations regarding its future
regulatory actions. This should enable the public to be more aware
of the Department's regulatory activity and should result in more
effective public participation. This publication in the Federal
Register does not impose any binding obligation on the Department
or any of the offices within the Department with regard to any
specific item on the agenda. Regulatory action, in addition to the
items listed, is not precluded.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 6, 1999.
Rodney E. Slater,
Secretary of Transportation.
Appendix A - Instructions for Obtaining Copies of Regulatory Documents
To obtain a copy of a specific regulatory document in the
agenda, you should communicate directly with the contact person
listed with the regulation at the address below.
United States Coast Guard (USCG)
(Name of contact person), United States Coast Guard, 2100 2nd
Street SW., Washington, DC 20593.
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
(Name of contact person), Federal Highway Administration, 400
7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20590.
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
(Name of contact person), Federal Railroad Administration, 400
7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20590.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
(Name of contact person), National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 400 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20590.
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Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
(Name of contact person), Federal Transit Administration, 400
7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20590.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)
(Name of contact person), Saint Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation, 400 7th Street SW., Room 5424, Washington, DC 20590.
Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA)
(Name of contact person), Research and Special Programs
Administration, 400 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20590.
Maritime Administration (MARAD)
Joel C. Richard, Secretary, Maritime Administration, 400 7th
Street SW., Room 7210, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-5746.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
The FAA has a mailing list system for notices and advance
notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRMs and ANPRMs). Persons
interested in obtaining future copies of all of those documents to
be issued by the FAA or only of those concerning certain parts of
the Federal Aviation Regulations should request a copy of Advisory
Circular No. 11-2, which describes the application procedure, by
calling (202) 267-3484 or by writing to: Federal Aviation
Administration, Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry
Center, APA-230, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591.
Office of the Secretary (OST)
To obtain a copy of a specific regulatory document or to
receive future copies of the Department's regulatory agenda write
to: Assistant General Counsel for Regulation and Enforcement, C-50,
Office of the General Counsel, Department of Transportation,
Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-4723.
Appendix B - General Rulemaking Contact Persons
The following is a list of persons who can be contacted within
the Department for general information concerning the rulemaking
process within the various operating administrations.
USCG - Pam Pelcovits, Office of Chief Counsel, USCG
Headquarters Building, Room 3406, 2100 2nd Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593; telephone: (202) 267-1534.
FAA - Donald Byrne, Office of Chief Counsel, Regulations and
Enforcement Division, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Room 915A,
Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-3073.
FHWA - Thomas Holian, Office of Chief Counsel, 400 7th Street
SW., Room 4223, Washington, DC 20590; telephone: (202) 366-1383.
FRA - Colleen Brennan, Office of Chief Counsel, 400 7th Street
SW., Room 8128, Washington, DC 20590; telephone: (202) 632-3169.
NHTSA - Nicole H. Fradette, Office of Chief Counsel, 400 7th
Street SW., Room 5219, Washington, DC 20590; telephone: (202) 366-
2992.
FTA - Nancy Zaczek, Office of Chief Counsel, 400 7th Street
SW., Room 9316, Washington, DC 20590; telephone: (202) 366-4011.
SLSDC - Marc Owen, General Counsel's Office, 400 7th Street
SW., Room 5424, Washington, DC 20590; telephone: (202) 366-0108.
RSPA - Edward Bonekemper, Office of Chief Counsel, 400 7th
Street SW., Room 8405, Washington, DC 20590; telephone: (202) 366-
4400.
MARAD - Edmund T. Sommer, Jr., Assistant Chief Counsel,
Maritime Administration, 400 7th Street SW., Room 7230, Washington,
DC 20590; telephone: (202) 366-5746.
BTS - David Mednick, 400 7th Street SW., Room 3430, Washington,
DC 20590; telephone: (202) 366-8871.
OST - Neil Eisner, Office of Regulation and Enforcement, 400
7th Street SW., Room 10424, Washington, DC 20590; telephone: (202)
366-4723.
Appendix C - Public Rulemaking Dockets
The rulemaking and adjudicatory dockets for all of DOT are
Internet accessible at the following address: http://dms.dot.gov.
Examples of documents that may be in the dockets are proposed
rules, public comments received, supporting analysis, studies, and
reports.
The public may review regulatory dockets and hand-deliver
comments on proposed rulemakings to the Dockets Office at 400 7th
Street SW., Room PL 401, Washington, DC 20590, 1-800-647-5527.
Working Hours: 9:00-5:00.
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Appendix D - Review Plans for Section 610 and Other Requirements
Part I - The Plan
General
The Department of Transportation has long recognized the
importance of regularly reviewing its existing regulations to
determine whether they need to be revised or revoked. Our 1979
Regulatory Policies and Procedures require such reviews. We also
have responsibilities under E.O. 12866 (``Regulatory Planning and
Review'') and section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act to
conduct such reviews. Finally, on June 1, 1998, the President also
directed agencies to use plain language in new rules and to
consider rewriting existing rules when we have the opportunity and
resources permit. The Department is currently conducting a number
of reviews of existing rules and is engaged in rulemaking actions
resulting from reviews.
Section 610 Review Plan
Section 610 requires that we conduct reviews of rules that (1)
have been published within the last ten years and (2) have a
``significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities'' (SEIOSNOSE). It also requires that we publish in the
Federal Register each year a list of any such rules that we will
review during the next year. To better comply with section 610, the
Department is updating its regulatory review plan published on June
29, 1981, to accomplish a more systematic review of all of its
regulations. The Office of the Secretary and each of the
Department's Operating Administrations, except for the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA), developed a 10-year plan for the
analysis and review of all their rules. The agencies with smaller
regulatory programs expect to complete their reviews over a shorter
period of time. These reviews will comply with section 610 of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act. FHWA's approach to section 610 reviews
is described in Part II to this Appendix.
Other Review Plans
All elements of the Department, except for FHWA and the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA), have also elected to use this 10-
year plan process to comply with the review requirements of the
Department's Regulatory Policies and Procedures, Executive Order
12866, and the President's directive on plain language. FHWA and
FAA are using different approaches, which are described in Part II
to this Appendix.
Changes to the Review Plan
Some reviews may be conducted earlier than scheduled. For
example, to the extent resources permit, the plain language reviews
will be conducted more quickly. Other events, such as accidents,
may result in the need to conduct earlier reviews of some rules.
Other factors may also result in the need to make changes; for
example, we may make changes in response to public comment on this
plan or in response to a Presidentially-mandated review. If there
is any change to the review plan, we will note the change in the
following Unified Agenda. For any section 610 review, we will
provide the required notice prior to the review.
Part II - The Review Process
Except as specifically noted for FHWA and FAA at the end of
this part of the Appendix, each element of the DOT will use the
following process to review its existing rules.
Year 1 - Analysis
Generally, the agencies have divided their rules into 10
different groups and plan to analyze one group each year. The
analysis for group 1 will take place from fall 1998 to fall 1999,
group 2 from fall 1999 to fall 2000, and so on. We request public
comment on the timing of the reviews. For example, is there a
reason for scheduling an analysis and review for a particular rule
earlier than we have? Any comments concerning the plan or
particular analyses can be submitted to the regulatory contacts
listed in Appendix B, General Rulemaking Contact Persons.
Section 610
The agency will analyze each of the rules in that year's group
to determine whether any rule published in the last ten years has a
SEIOSNOSE, which triggers the need for a review under section 610
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The level of analysis will, of
course, depend on the nature of the rule and its applicability. We
request that public comments be submitted to us early in the
analysis year concerning the small entity impact of the rules to
help us in making our determinations. In each October's Agenda, the
agency will publish information on the results of the analyses that
it has completed during the previous year. For rules that had a
negative finding on SEIOSNOSE, we will give a short explanation
(e.g., ``these rules only establish petition processes that have no
cost impact'' or ``these rules do not apply to any small
entities''). For parts, subparts or other discrete sections of
rules that do have a SEIOSNOSE, we will indicate that during the
next twelve months, we are going to do a section 610 review to
determine whether we can lessen the impact. At this stage, we will
add an entry to the Agenda in the prerulemaking section describing
the review in more detail. We also will ask for public comment on
how best to lessen the impact for specific rules and provide a name
or docket to which public comments can be submitted. In some cases,
the section 610 review may be part of another unrelated review of
the rule. In such a case, we plan to clearly indicate which parts
of the review are being conducted under section 610.
Other Reviews
During this analysis year, the agency will also examine the
specified rules to determine whether any other reasons exist for
revising or revoking the rule or for rewriting the rule in plain
language. In each October's Agenda, the agency will also publish
information on the results of the examinations completed during the
previous year.
Year 2 - Section 610 Review
During this year we will conduct the review to determine
whether to revise or revoke the rule to lessen the impact or
whether we must keep the rule unchanged. At the end of the review
year, we plan to publish the results of our review. If no changes
are warranted, we will publish a short explanation. If we are going
to make a change, we will explain that. In most cases, this will
involve changing the review entry to the Unified Agenda noting that
we now plan rulemaking action.
FHWA
Because of its ongoing zero-based review of its safety rules
and the need to review many of its financial assistance rules in
response to the Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century,
FHWA has not developed a 10-year review plan. In Part IV, it
describes its ongoing or planned reviews.
FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration, rather than review a
portion of its rules
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each year, has established a process by which the public is asked
for its comments on which rules need review the most. Any
information that the FAA receives in connection with its annual
section 610 analyses would, of course, also be reviewed in the
spirit of E.O. 12866. In addition, in response to a recommendation
of the White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security, the
FAA has completed a review of all its existing regulations to
identify those in need of rewriting as performance-based or plain
language regulations. The agency also reviewed ongoing regulatory
projects and proposals to identify additional candidates for
revision. In all, the agency reviewed 68 parts of the CFR,
containing 3,884 sections, appendices, and Special Federal Aviation
Regulations. In addition to using plain language in its future
regulations, the FAA intends to revise those regulations identified
in its study when it has the opportunity and resources to do so.
Part III - List of Pending Section 610 Reviews
The Agenda identifies the pending DOT section 610 reviews by
inserting ``(Section 610 Review)'' after the title for the specific
entry. Also, a Governmentwide list of section 610 reviews can be
located in an Index at the end of the Agenda. For further
information on the pending reviews, see the Agenda entries.
Part IV - The Schedules
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
SECTION 610 AND OTHER REVIEWS
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Analysis
Year Regulations to be Reviewed Year Review Year
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1 14 CFR parts 200 through 212............................................ 1998 1999
2 14 CFR parts 213 through 232............................................ 1999 2000
3 14 CFR parts 234 through 254............................................ 2000 2001
4 14 CFR parts 255 through 298 and part 40................................ 2001 2002
5 14 CFR parts 300 through 373............................................ 2002 2003
6 14 CFR parts 374 through 398............................................ 2003 2004
7 14 CFR part 399 and 49 CFR parts 1 through 11........................... 2004 2005
8 49 CFR parts 17 through 28.............................................. 2005 2006
9 49 CFR parts 29 through 39 and parts 41 through 89...................... 2006 2007
10 49 CFR parts 91 through 99, 48 CFR parts 1201 through 1253, and new 2007 2008
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Year 1 (Fall 1998) List of Rules that will be analyzed during the next
year
14 CFR part 200 - Definitions and instructions
14 CFR part 201 - Air carrier authority under subtitle VII of title 49
USC
14 CFR part 203 - Waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and
defenses
14 CFR part 204 - Data to support fitness determinations
14 CFR part 205 - Aircraft accident liability insurance
14 CFR part 206 - Certificates of public convenience and necessity:
Special authorizations and exemptions
14 CFR part 211 - Applications for permits to foreign air carriers
14 CFR part 212 - Charter rules for U.S. and foreign air carriers
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD
SECTION 610 AND OTHER REVIEWS
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Analysis
Year Regulations to be Reviewed Year Review Year
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1 33 CFR parts 1 through 124.............................................. 1998 1999
2 33 CFR parts 125 through 199............................................ 1999 2000
3 46 CFR parts 41 through 69.............................................. 2000 2001
4 46 CFR parts 1 though 49................................................ 2001 2002
5 46 CFR parts 70 through 89.............................................. 2002 2003
6 46 CFR parts 90 through 139............................................. 2003 2004
7 46 CFR parts 140 through 155............................................ 2004 2005
8 46 CFR parts 156 through 165............................................ 2005 2006
9 46 CFR parts 166 through 199............................................ 2006 2007
10 New parts and subparts.................................................. 2007 2008
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Year 1 (Fall 1998) List of Rules that will be analyzed during the next
year
33 CFR part 1 - General Provisions
33 CFR part 2 - Jurisdiction
33 CFR part 3 - Coast Guard areas, districts, marine inspection zones,
and captain of the port zones
33 CFR part 4 - OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act
33 CFR part 5 - Coast Guard Auxiliary
33 CFR part 6 - Protection and security of vessels, harbors, and
waterfront facilities
33 CFR part 8 - United States Coast Guard Reserve
33 CFR part 13 - Decorations, medals, ribbons, and similar devices
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33 CFR part 17 - United States Coast Guard general gift fund
33 CFR part 19 - Waivers of navigation and vessel inspection laws and
regulations
33 CFR part 20 - Class II Civil Penalties
33 CFR part 23 - Distinctive markings for Coast Guard vessels and
aircraft
33 CFR part 25 - Claims
33 CFR part 26 - Vessel bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone regulations
33 CFR part 27 - Adjustment of civil monetary penalties for inflation
33 CFR part 40 - Cadets of the Coast Guard
33 CFR part 45 - Enlistment of personnel
33 CFR part 49 - Payment of amounts due mentally incompetent Coast
Guard personnel
33 CFR part 50 - Coast Guard Retiring Review Board
33 CFR part 51 - Coast Guard Discharge Review Board
33 CFR part 52 - Board for Correction of Military Records of the Coast
Guard
33 CFR part 53 - Coast Guard whistleblower protection
33 CFR part 54 - Allotments from active duty pay for certain support
obligations
33 CFR part 60 - [Reserved]
33 CFR part 62 - United States aids to navigation system
33 CFR part 64 - Marking of structures, sunken vessels, and other
obstructions
33 CFR part 66 - Private aids to navigation
33 CFR part 67 - Aids to navigation on artificial islands and fixed
structures
33 CFR part 70 - Interference with or damage to aids to navigation
33 CFR part 72 - Marine information
33 CFR part 74 - Charges for Coast Guard aids to navigation work
33 CFR part 76 - Sale and transfer of aids to navigation equipment
33 CFR part 80 - COLREGS demarcation lines
33 CFR part 81 - 72 COLREGS: Implementing rules
33 CFR part 82 - 72 COLREGS: Interpretative rules
33 CFR part 84 - Annex I: Positioning and technical details of lights
and shapes
33 CFR part 85 - Annex II: Additional signals for fishing vessels
fishing in close proximity
33 CFR part 86 - Annex III: Technical details of sound signal
appliances
33 CFR part 87 - Annex IV: Distress signals
33 CFR part 88 - Annex V: Pilot Rules
33 CFR part 89 - Inland navigation rules: Implementing rules
33 CFR part 90 - Inland rules: Interpretative rules
33 CFR part 95 - Operating a vessel while intoxicated
33 CFR part 100 - Marine Events
33 CFR part 109 - General
33 CFR part 110 - Anchorage regulations
33 CFR part 114 - General
33 CFR part 115 - Bridge locations and clearances; administrative
procedures
33 CFR part 116 - Alteration of unreasonably obstructive bridges
33 CFR part 117 - Drawbridge operation regulations
33 CFR part 118 - Bridge lighting and other signals
33 CFR part 120 - Security of passenger vessels
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 610 REVIEW PLAN
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Analysis
Year Regulations to be Reviewed Year Review Year
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1 14 CFR parts 1 through 21............................................... 1998 1999
2 14 CFR parts 23 through 34.............................................. 1999 2000
3 14 CFR parts 35 through 49.............................................. 2000 2001
4* 14 CFR parts 61 through 77.............................................. 2001 2002
5 14 CFR parts 91 through 10.............................................. 2002 2003
6 14 CFR parts 107 through 133............................................ 2003 2004
7 14 CFR parts 135 through 147............................................ 2004 2005
8 14 CFR parts 150 through 169............................................ 2005 2006
9 14 CFR parts 170 through 198............................................ 2006 2007
10 14 CFR parts 400 through 415............................................ 2007 2008
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Year 1 (Fall 1998) List of Rules that will be analyzed during the next
year
14 CFR part 1 - Definitions and abbreviations
14 CFR part 11 - General rulemaking procedures
14 CFR part 13 - Investigative and enforcement procedures
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14 CFR part 14 - Rules implementing the Equal Access to Justice Act of
1980
14 CFR part 15 - Administrative claims under Federal Tort Claims Act
14 CFR part 16 - Rules of practice for Federally-assisted airport
enforcement proceedings
14 CFR part 21- Certification procedures for products and parts
*FAA will also review all other rules dealing with alcohol and drugs.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 610 AND OTHER REVIEWS
I. Federal-Aid Highway Program
The FHWA has adopted regulations in title 23 of the CFR,
chapter I, related to the Federal-aid highway program. These
regulations implement and carry out the provisions of Federal law
relating to the administration of Federal aid for highways. The
primary law authorizing Federal aid for highways is chapter 1 of
title 23 of the USC. Section 145 of title 23 expressly provides
that chapter 1 provides for a federally assisted State program. For
this reason, the regulations adopted by the FHWA in title 23 of the
CFR primarily relate to requirements that States must meet to
receive Federal funds for the construction and other work related
to highways.
Because the regulations in title 23 primarily relate to States,
which are not defined as small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, the FHWA believes that its regulations in title 23
do not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number
of small entities, with limited exceptions discussed below. The
FHWA solicits public comment on this preliminary conclusion.
In title 23 of the CFR, part 450, ``Planning assistance and
standards,'' and part 500, ``Management and monitoring systems,''
may impact small local governments. The FHWA intends to review
parts 450 and 500 of title 23 during the next year as part of its
efforts to implement the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century (Pub. L. 105-78, June 9, 1998, TEA-21), which reauthorizes
Federal surface transportation programs. The FHWA solicits public
comment on whether and how parts 450 and 500 may be amended to
reduce or eliminate burdens on small entities, including small
governments.
Similarly, part 657, ``Certification of size and weight
enforcement,'' Part 658, ``Truck size and weight, route
designations - length, width and weight limitations,'' and part
669, ``Enforcement of heavy vehicle use tax,'' of title 23 may have
impacts on small governments or small businesses. The FHWA also
intends to review these regulations in 1999, and public comment is
solicited on whether and how these regulations may be revised to
reduce burdens on small entities.
Implementation of TEA-21 may offer further opportunities to
reduce the burden of existing regulations on small entities, and
comment on this possibility is requested.
II. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
The FHWA has underway a comprehensive, multi-year project to
develop modern, uniform safety regulations that are up-to-date,
clear, concise, easier to understand, and more performance
oriented. The FHWA has held 11 public outreach meetings, announced
in the Federal Register, to solicit public involvement in this
review; a total of 110 industry and government safety
representatives participated in 14 one-day focus group sessions;
over 2,000 comments have been received in the public docket so far.
On November 23, 1994, the FHWA published a final rule removing
obsolete and redundant regulations identified through this review.
In addition, on June 18, 1998, the FHWA published another final
rule (63 FR 33254) removing and amending additional provisions of
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations identified through the
zero-base review.
The FHWA is now developing a notice of proposed rulemaking that
would propose a complete revision of the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Regulations implementing the results of the FHWA's zero-base
review of those regulations. The FHWA intends to propose a complete
reorganization of the safety regulations and a rewrite of those
regulations using plain language and a question and answer format
to enhance the clarity and understandability of those regulations.
In addition, the FHWA intends to better focus the regulations on
safety while adopting a performance-based approach to the
regulations and reducing the paperwork associated with compliance
with the regulations. The FHWA believes that this effort will
produce regulations which are simpler to understand and to comply
with, especially for small motor carriers. Small entities will be
specifically invited in this rulemaking to comment on the agency's
proposal and to suggest additional ways in which the FHWA can
reduce burdens on small entities through this or related
rulemakings to revise the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 610 AND OTHER REVIEWS
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Analysis
Year Regulations to be Reviewed Year Review Year
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 49 CFR parts 501 through 526 and 571.213................................ 1998 1999
2 49 CFR parts 571.131 and 571.220 through 571.222........................ 1999 2000
3 49 CFR parts 591 through 594............................................ 2000 2001
4 49 CFR parts 571.101 through 571.110 and 571.135........................ 2001 2002
5 49 CFR parts 529 through 579, except part 571........................... 2002 2003
6 49 CFR parts 571.111 through 571.129 and parts 580 through 590.......... 2003 2004
7 49 CFR parts 571.201 through 571.212.................................... 2004 2005
8 49 CFR parts 571.214 through 571.219.................................... 2005 2006
9 49 CFR parts 571.223 through 571.304, part 500 and new parts and 2006 2007
subparts under 49 CFR...................................................
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10 23 CFR parts 1200's and 1300's and new parts and subparts under 23 CFR... 2007 2008
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Year 1 (Fall 1998) List of Rules that will be analyzed during the next
year
49 CFR part 501 - Organization and delegation of powers and duties
49 CFR part 509 - OMB control numbers for information collection
requirements
49 CFR part 510 - Information gathering powers
49 CFR part 511 - Adjudicative procedures
49 CFR part 512 - Confidential business information
49 CFR part 520 - Procedures for considering environmental impacts
49 CFR part 523 - Vehicle Classification
49 CFR part 525 - Exemptions from average fuel economy standards
49 CFR part 526 - Petitions and plans for relief under the Automobile
Fuel Efficiency Act of 1980
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 610 AND OTHER REVIEWS
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Analysis
Year Regulations to be Reviewed Year Review Year
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 49 CFR parts 200 through 201............................................ 1998 1999
2 49 CFR parts 207, 209, 211, 215, and 256................................ 1999 2000
3 49 CFR parts 210, 212, 214, and 217..................................... 2000 2001
4 49 CFR part 219......................................................... 2001 2002
5 49 CFR parts 218 and 221................................................ 2002 2003
6 49 CFR parts 216 and 228 through 229.................................... 2003 2004
7 49 CFR parts 223 and 233................................................ 2004 2005
8 49 CFR parts 225, 231, and 234.......................................... 2005 2006
9 49 CFR parts 235 through 236, 250, 260, and 266......................... 2006 2007
10 49 CFR parts 213, 220, 230, 232, 239, 240, and 265...................... 2007 2008
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Year 1 (Fall 1998) List of Rules that will be analyzed during the next
year
49 CFR part 200 - Informal rules of practice for passenger service
49 CFR part 201 - Formal rules of practice for passenger service
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 610 AND OTHER REVIEWS
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Analysis
Year Regulations to be Reviewed Year Review Year
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 None.................................................................... 1998 1999
2 None.................................................................... 1999 2000
3 49 CFR part 661......................................................... 2000 2001
4 49 CFR parts 653 and 654................................................ 2001 2002
5 49 CFR part 665......................................................... 2002 2003
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RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 610 AND OTHER REVIEWS
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Analysis
Year Regulations to be Reviewed Year Review Year
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 49 CFR sections 171.15, 171.16 (incident reports) and parts 172, 173, 1998 1999
178, and 180 (cylinders)................................................
2 49 CFR parts 106 and 107 (hazardous materials safety procedures); 171 1999 2000
(general hazmat requirements), and 190 (pipeline safety procedures).....
3 49 CFR parts 174, 177 (rail and highway carriage) and 191 (gas pipeline 2000 2001
transportation reports).................................................
4 49 CFR parts 176 (vessel carriage) and 199 (pipeline employee drug and 2001 2002
alcohol testing)........................................................
5 49 CFR parts 172 through 178 (radioactive materials) and 192 (gas 2002 2003
pipeline transportation minimum safety standards).......................
6 49 CFR parts 172, 173, 174, 176, and 178 (explosives) and 193 (liquefied 2003 2004
natural gas facilities).................................................
7 49 CFR parts 173 (shipper requirements) and 194 (onshore oil pipeline 2004 2005
response plans).........................................................
8 49 CFR parts 178 (non-bulk packaging) and 195 (hazardous liquid pipeline 2005 2006
transportation).........................................................
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9 49 CFR parts 178 through 180 (bulk packaging) and 198 (State pipeline 2006 2007
safety grants)..........................................................
10 49 CFR parts 172 (communications, emergency response, training and 2007 2008
hazmat table) and 175 (air carriage)....................................
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Year 1 (Fall 1998) List of Rules that will be analyzed during the next
year
49 CFR sections 171.15 and 171.16 - Hazardous Materials Incident
Reports
49 CFR parts 172, 173, 178, 180 - Requirements for Cylinders
A section 610 review was initiated in 1997, and publication of an NPRM
is anticipated in 1998. See RIN 2137-AA92.
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 610 AND OTHER REVIEWS
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Analysis
Year Regulations to be Reviewed Year Review Year
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 46 CFR parts 201 through 207............................................ 1998 1999
2 46 CFR parts 221 through 232............................................ 1999 2000
3 46 CFR parts 249 through 295............................................ 2000 2001
4 46 CFR part 298......................................................... 2001 2002
5 46 CFR parts 307 through 310............................................ 2002 2003
6 46 CFR parts 315 through 339............................................ 2003 2004
7 46 CFR parts 340 and 347................................................ 2004 2005
8 46 CFR parts 349 through 380............................................ 2005 2006
9 46 CFR parts 381 through 387............................................ 2006 2007
10 46 CFR parts 390 through 391............................................ 2007 2008
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Year 1 (Fall 1998) List of Rules that will be analyzed during the next
year
46 CFR part 201 - Rules of practice and procedure
46 CFR part 202 - Procedures relating to review by DOT Secretary of
actions by Maritime Subsidy Board
46 CFR part 203 - Procedures relating to conduct of certain hearings
under the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended
46 CFR part 204 - Claims against the Maritime Administration under the
Federal Tort Claims Act
46 CFR part 205 - Audit appeals; policy and procedure
46 CFR part 207 - Statistical data for use in operating-differential
subsidy application hearings
BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS
SECTION 610 AND OTHER REVIEWS
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Analysis
Year Regulations to be Reviewed Year Review Year
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 14 CFR part 241, Form 41................................................ 1998 1999
2 14 CFR part 241, Schedule T-100, and part 217........................... 1999 2000
3 14 CFR part 298, 49 CFR 1249............................................ 2000 2001
4 14 CFR part 241, section 19-7........................................... 2001 2002
5 14 CFR part 291......................................................... 2002 2003
6 14 CFR part 234......................................................... 2003 2004
7 14 CFR part 249......................................................... 2004 2005
8 14 CFR part 248......................................................... 2005 2006
9 14 CFR part 250......................................................... 2006 2007
10 14 CFR part 374a, ICAO.................................................. 2007 2008
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Year 1 (Fall 1998) List of Rules that will be analyzed during the next
year
14 CFR part 241, Form 41 - Report of Financial and Operating Statistics
for Large Certificated Air Carriers
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
SECTION 610 AND OTHER REVIEWS
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Analysis
Year Regulations to be Reviewed Year Review Year
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 33 CFR parts 401 through 403............................................ 1998 1999
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Year 1 (Fall 1998) List of Rules that will be analyzed during the next
year
33 CFR part 401 - Seaway regulations and rules
33 CFR part 402 - Tariff of Tolls
33 CFR part 403 - Rules of procedure of the Joint Tolls Review Board
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Office of the Secretary--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2073 Domestic Baggage Liability............................................................ 2105-AC07
2074 + Update of Drug and Alcohol Procedural Rules (Section 610 Review).................... 2105-AC49
2075 + Computer Reservations System Regulations Comprehensive Review....................... 2105-AC65
2076 Amendment to Traffic Restrictions to North Korea..................................... 2105-AC70
2077 + Aviation Data Requirements Review and Modernization Program......................... 2105-AC71
2078 Filing Periods for Responsive Pleadings; Rules of Practice in Aviation Economic 2105-AC73
Proceedings...........................................................................
2079 + Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Airport Concessions.......... 2105-AC76
2080 Compensation for Damage of Expensive Mobility Aids in Air Travel..................... 2105-AC77
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Office of the Secretary--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2081 Direct Air Carrier Responsibility for Returning Stranded Charter Passengers.......... 2105-AA40
2082 Air Travelers: Age Discrimination.................................................... 2105-AA45
2083 Direct Flights....................................................................... 2105-AA73
2084 Diversion of Flights Within a Metropolitan Area...................................... 2105-AA78
2085 Simplified Aviation Exemption Procedures............................................. 2105-AA82
2086 Baggage Liability Notices in International Air Transportation........................ 2105-AA84
2087 Simplified Airline Counter-Sign Notices.............................................. 2105-AA88
2088 + Price Advertising................................................................... 2105-AB50
2089 + New Restrictions on Lobbying........................................................ 2105-AB57
2090 + Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug-Testing Programs....................... 2105-AB71
2091 Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of 2105-AC02
Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Nonprofit Organizations........................
2092 Use of Direct Final Rulemaking....................................................... 2105-AC11
2093 Overbooking of Flights: Elimination of Airport Notice Signs.......................... 2105-AC45
2094 Fees and Charges for Special Services: Reinvention................................... 2105-AC47
2095 Rules of Practice in Aviation Economic Proceedings: Reinvention...................... 2105-AC48
2096 Amendments to Modal Alcohol Testing Rules: Pre-Employment Testing.................... 2105-AC50
2097 Passenger Tariff-Filing Requirements Exemption....................................... 2105-AC61
2098 Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements: Common 2105-AC66
Rule..................................................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Office of the Secretary--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2099 Policy Statement on Airline Preemption............................................... 2105-AA46
2100 + Statement of Enforcement Policy on Rebating......................................... 2105-AB39
2101 Smoking Aboard Aircraft.............................................................. 2105-AB58
2102 + Accessibility of Passenger Vessels to Individuals With Disabilities................. 2105-AB87
2103 + Transportation for Individuals With Disabilities (Accessibility Guidelines)......... 2105-AC06
2104 Use of Oxygen by Air Carrier Passengers.............................................. 2105-AC29
2105 + Domestic Passenger Manifest Information............................................. 2105-AC62
2106 + Enforcement Policy: Unfair Exclusionary Conduct in the Air Transportation Industry.. 2105-AC72
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
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Office of the Secretary--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2107 + Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Regulation; General Update.................. 2105-AB92
2108 + Disclosure of Code-Sharing Arrangements and Long-Term Wet Leases.................... 2105-AC10
2109 Disclosure of Change-of-Gauge Services............................................... 2105-AC17
2110 Amendments to Opiate Threshold Levels................................................ 2105-AC74
2111 Second Extension of Computer Reservations System Rules............................... 2105-AC75
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
U.S. Coast Guard--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2112 + Improvements to Maritime Safety Puget Sound-Area Waters (USCG-1998-4501)............ 2115-AF68
2113 Safety of Uninspected Passenger Vessels Under the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 2115-AF69
(USCG-1999-5040)......................................................................
2114 Certification of Navigation Lights on Recreational Vessels (CGD 97-060).............. 2115-AF70
2115 Barges Carrying Bulk Liquid Hazardous Material (USCG-1999-5117)...................... 2115-AF77
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
U.S. Coast Guard--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2116 Vessel Identification System (CGD 89-050)............................................ 2115-AD35
2117 Reporting Marine Casualties (CGD 91-216)............................................. 2115-AD98
2118 + Facility Response Plans for Hazardous Substances (CGD 94-048)....................... 2115-AE87
2119 + Tank Vessel Response Plans for Hazardous Substances (CGD 94-032) (USCG-1998-4354)... 2115-AE88
2120 Numbering of Undocumented Barges (CGD 93-091) (USCG-1998-3798)....................... 2115-AF13
2121 Outer Continental Shelf Activities (CGD 96-068)...................................... 2115-AF39
2122 Carriage of Bulk Solid Materials Requiring Special Handling (CGD 97-037)............. 2115-AF47
2123 + Towing Vessel Safety (Fire Suppression Systems and Other Measures for Towing 2115-AF53
Vessels) (CGD 97-064).................................................................
2124 Pollution Prevention for Oceangoing Ships and Certain Vessels in Domestic Service 2115-AF56
(CGD 97-072)..........................................................................
2125 + Salvage and Firefighting Equipment; Vessel Response Plans (USCG-1998-3417).......... 2115-AF60
2126 Revise Fees To Number Undocumented Vessels in Alaska (USCG-1998-3386)................ 2115-AF62
2127 Deep Water Ports (CGD 97-050) (Section 610 Review)................................... 2115-AF63
2128 Commercial Diving Operations (USCG-1998-3786) (Section 610 Review)................... 2115-AF64
2129 Vessel Documentation (USCG-1998-4784)................................................ 2115-AF71
2130 + Revised Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Limit (USCG-1998-4593).................... 2115-AF72
2131 Frequency of Inspection, Hull Examination Alternative for Certain Passenger Vessels, 2115-AF73
and Underwater Surveys for Passenger Vessels (USCG-1999-4976).........................
2132 + Vessel Traffic Service Lower Mississippi/Automatic Identification System Carriage 2115-AF75
Requirement (USCG-1998-4399)..........................................................
2133 Vapor Control Systems (Section 610 Review) (USCG-1999-5150).......................... 2115-AF78
2134 + Response Plans For Marine Transportation Related Facilities Handling Non-Petroleum 2115-AF79
Oils (1999-USCG-5149).................................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
U.S. Coast Guard--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2135 Safety/Security Zone Regulations..................................................... 2115-AA97
2136 Special Anchorage Areas/Anchorage Grounds Regulations................................ 2115-AA98
2137 + State Access to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (CGD 92-014)..................... 2115-AE19
2138 Handling of Explosives or Other Dangerous Cargoes Within or Contiguous to Waterfront 2115-AE22
Facilities (CGD 92-026)(USCG-1998-4302)...............................................
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2139 Regatta Regulations.................................................................. 2115-AE46
2140 Drawbridge Regulations............................................................... 2115-AE47
2141 Regulated Navigation Areas........................................................... 2115-AE84
2142 Regattas and Marine Parades (CGD 95-054)............................................. 2115-AF17
2143 Licensing and Manning for Officers of Towing Vessels (CGD 94-055).................... 2115-AF23
2144 Limited Service Domestic Voyage Load Lines for River Barges on Lake Michigan (CGD 95- 2115-AF38
015) (USCG-1998-4623).................................................................
2145 Traffic Separation Scheme in the Approaches to Delaware Bay (CGD 97-004)............. 2115-AF42
2146 User Fees for Marine Licensing, Certificates of Registry, and Merchant Mariner 2115-AF49
Documents (USCG-1997-2799)............................................................
2147 Implementation of the National Invasive Species Act of 1996 (CGD 97-068)(USCG-1999- 2115-AF55
3423).................................................................................
2148 Maritime Course Approval Procedures (USCG-1998-3824)................................. 2115-AF58
2149 Consolidation of Rules for Proceedings Against Merchant Mariners' Licenses, 2115-AF59
Certificates, and Documents (94-111)..................................................
2150 + Fire Protection Measures for Towing Vessels (USCG-1998-4445)........................ 2115-AF66
2151 Chemical Testing; Management Information System Reporting Requirements (USCG-1998- 2115-AF67
4469).................................................................................
2152 Incorporations by Reference for Alternate Compliance Program (ACP)(USCG-1999-5004)... 2115-AF74
2153 Standard Measurement System Exemption From Gross Tonnage (USCG-1999-5118)............ 2115-AF76
2154 Update of American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standards (USCG-1999-5151) 2115-AF80
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
U.S. Coast Guard--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2155 Permits for the Transportation of Municipal and Commercial Wastes (CGD 89-014)....... 2115-AD23
2156 + Discharge-Removal Equipment for Vessels Carrying Oil (CGD 90-068) (USCG-1998-4858).. 2115-AD66
2157 Tank Level or Pressure Monitoring Devices (CGD 90-071)............................... 2115-AD69
2158 Claims Procedures Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (CGD 91-035)................... 2115-AD90
2159 + Escort Vessels for Certain Tankers (CGD 91-202)..................................... 2115-AE10
2160 Amendments to Hull Identification Number Regulations (CGD 92-065).................... 2115-AE37
2161 + Escort Vessels in Certain U.S. Waters (91-202a)..................................... 2115-AE56
2162 + Implementation of the 1995 Amendments to the International Convention on Standards 2115-AF26
of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW) (CGD 95-062)...
2163 Propeller Injury Prevention Aboard Rental Boats (CGD 95-041)......................... 2115-AF28
2164 + Emergency Response Plans for Passenger Vessels (USCG-1998-3473)..................... 2115-AF61
2165 + Emergency Control Measures for Tank Barges (USCG-1998-4443)......................... 2115-AF65
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
U.S. Coast Guard--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2166 Streamlined Inspection Program (CGD 96-055).......................................... 2115-AF37
2167 Coast Guard Vessel Inspection User Fees (CGD 96-067)................................. 2115-AF40
2168 Child Development Services (CGD 97-039).............................................. 2115-AF48
2169 Amendment of State Waters for Private Aids to Navigation in Wisconsin and Alabama 2115-AF50
(USCG-1998-3604)......................................................................
2170 Advance Notice of Arrivals, Vessels Bound for Ports or Places in the United States 2115-AF54
(CGD 97-067)..........................................................................
2171 Federal Pilotage for Vessels in Foreign Trade (USCG-1998-3323)....................... 2115-AF57
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Federal Aviation Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2172 + Part 145 Review: Repair Stations.................................................... 2120-AC38
2173 + Drug Enforcement Assistance......................................................... 2120-AD16
2174 + Aging Aircraft Safety............................................................... 2120-AE42
2175 + Corrosion Control Program........................................................... 2120-AE92
2176 + Flight Operational Quality Assurance Program........................................ 2120-AF04
2177 + Air Tour Standards.................................................................. 2120-AF07
2178 + Overflights of Units of the National Park System.................................... 2120-AF46
2179 + Flight Crewmember Duty Period Limitations, Flight Time Limitations, and Rest 2120-AF63
Requirements..........................................................................
2180 + Submission to Drug Tests............................................................ 2120-AF64
2181 + Passenger Facility Charges.......................................................... 2120-AF69
2182 Operational and Structural Difficulty Reports........................................ 2120-AF71
2183 + Duration Between Examinations for First- and Second-Airman Medical Certificates..... 2120-AG06
2184 Fees for Aeromedical Education Training Services..................................... 2120-AG07
2185 + False and Misleading Statements Regarding Aircraft Parts............................ 2120-AG08
2186 + License Requirements for Operation of a Launch Site................................. 2120-AG15
2187 + Protection of Voluntarily Submitted Information..................................... 2120-AG36
2188 + Licensing and Safety Requirements for Launch From a Non-Federal Launch Site......... 2120-AG37
2189 Civil Penalties: Streamlined Enforcement Test and Evaluation Program; Security; Drug 2120-AG49
and Alcohol Abatement.................................................................
2190 + Screening of Checked Baggage on Flights Within the United States.................... 2120-AG51
2191 Parachute Operations................................................................. 2120-AG52
2192 Flight Plan Requirements for Helicopter Operations Under Instrument Flight Rules..... 2120-AG53
2193 Revision of Air Carrier Crewmember and Training Regulations.......................... 2120-AG57
2194 + Transport Airplane Fleet Fuel Tank Ignition Source Review; Flammability Reduction, 2120-AG62
and Maintenance and Inspection Requirements...........................................
2195 Use of Electronic Signatures......................................................... 2120-AG63
2196 Commercial Space Transportation Reusable Launch Vehicle and Reentry Licensing 2120-AG71
Regulations...........................................................................
2197 Revised Landing Gear Shock Absorption Test Requirements.............................. 2120-AG72
2198 + Grand Canyon National Park; Limits on Air Tour Operations........................... 2120-AG73
2199 + Modification of the Airspace for Grand Canyon National Park......................... 2120-AG74
2200 Training in the Recognition of Hazardous Material.................................... 2120-AG75
2201 + Financial Responsibility Requirements for Licensed Reentry Activities............... 2120-AG76
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Federal Aviation Administration--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2202 Objects Affecting Navigable Airspace................................................. 2120-AA09
2203 Miscellaneous Amendments............................................................. 2120-AA50
2204 IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments.............................................. 2120-AA63
2205 Airworthiness Directives............................................................. 2120-AA64
2206 Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments.................... 2120-AA65
2207 Airspace Actions..................................................................... 2120-AA66
2208 + Improved Survival Equipment for Inadvertent Water Landings.......................... 2120-AC72
2209 + Retrofit of Improved Seats in Air Carrier Transport Category Airplanes.............. 2120-AC84
2210 + Sole Radio Navigation System; Minimum Standards for Certification................... 2120-AD26
2211 + Revision of Part 108, Airplane Operator Security.................................... 2120-AD45
2212 + Revision of Part 107, Airport Security.............................................. 2120-AD46
2213 + Aircraft Ground Deicing and Anti-Icing Program...................................... 2120-AE70
2214 Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System and Mode S Transponder Requirements in the 2120-AE81
National Airspace System..............................................................
2215 Civil Penalty Assessment Procedures.................................................. 2120-AE84
2216 Flight Attendant English Language Proficiency........................................ 2120-AE98
2217 + Revised Access to Type III Exits.................................................... 2120-AF01
2218 + Training and Checking in Ground Icing Conditions.................................... 2120-AF09
2219 Los Angeles, CA, Class B Airspace.................................................... 2120-AF16
2220 Revision of Certification Requirements: Mechanics and Repairmen...................... 2120-AF22
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2221 + Suspension of Certain Aircraft Operations From the Transponder With Automatic 2120-AF30
Pressure Altitude Reporting Capability Requirement....................................
2222 Normal Category Rotorcraft Maximum Weight and Passenger Seat Limitation.............. 2120-AF33
2223 + Type Certification Procedures for Changed Products.................................. 2120-AF68
2224 Miscellaneous Cabin Safety Changes................................................... 2120-AF77
2225 Repair Assessment for Pressurized Fuselages.......................................... 2120-AF81
2226 + Commercial Space Transportation Licensing Regulations............................... 2120-AF99
2227 Revision of Certification Requirements: Aircraft Dispatchers......................... 2120-AG04
2228 + Security Programs of Foreign Air Carriers and Foreign Operators of U.S. Registered 2120-AG13
Air Carriers Engaged in Common Carriage...............................................
2229 Revised Precision Approach Landing Systems Policy.................................... 2120-AG16
2230 + Fees for Air Traffic Services for Certain Flights Through U.S.-Controlled Airspace 2120-AG17
and for Aeronautical Studies..........................................................
2231 Procedures for Protests and Contract Disputes; Amendment of Equal Access to Justice 2120-AG19
Act Regulations.......................................................................
2232 + Prohibition of the Transportation of Devices Designed as Chemical Generators as 2120-AG35
Cargo in Aircraft.....................................................................
2233 + Air Tour Operations in the State of Hawaii.......................................... 2120-AG44
2234 Part 93 Subpart D--Anchorage, Alaska, Terminal Area.................................. 2120-AG45
2235 + Terrain Awareness and Warning System................................................ 2120-AG46
2236 + High Density Airports; Allocation of Slots.......................................... 2120-AG50
2237 + Policy Regarding Airport Rates and Charges.......................................... 2120-AG58
2238 Rotorcraft Load Combination Safety Requirements...................................... 2120-AG59
2239 Harmonization of Critical Parts Rotorcraft Regulations............................... 2120-AG60
2240 Noise Certification Standards for Propeller-Driven Small Airplanes................... 2120-AG65
2241 Licensing and Training of Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors Outside 2120-AG66
the United States.....................................................................
2242 Night Flying Takeoff and Landing Currency............................................ 2120-AG77
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Federal Aviation Administration--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2243 + Fuel System Vent Fire Protection.................................................... 2120-AA49
2244 Airworthiness Standards; Crash-Resistant Fuel Systems................................ 2120-AA57
2245 Low Fuel Quantity Alerting System.................................................... 2120-AB46
2246 Aircraft Engines: Fuel and Induction Systems......................................... 2120-AB76
2247 Review of Part 47, Aircraft Registration, and Part 49, Recording of Aircraft Titles 2120-AC17
and Security Documents................................................................
2248 Installation of Crashworthy Fuselage Fuel Tanks and Fuel Lines....................... 2120-AC87
2249 Airplane Engine Cowling Retention.................................................... 2120-AD34
2250 1-G Stalling Speed as a Basis for Compliance With Part 25 of the Federal Aviation 2120-AD40
Regulations...........................................................................
2251 + Cost of Services and Transfer of Fees to Part 187 From Parts 47, 49, 61, 63, 65, and 2120-AD91
143...................................................................................
2252 Type Certificates for Some Surplus Aircraft of the Armed Forces...................... 2120-AE41
2253 + Airport Noise Compatibility Planning................................................ 2120-AE64
2254 + Anti-Drug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Programs for Employees of Foreign Air 2120-AE79
Carriers Engaged in Specified Aviation Activities.....................................
2255 + Revision of Emergency Evacuation Demonstration Procedures To Improve Participant 2120-AF21
Safety................................................................................
2256 + Controlled Rest on the Flight Deck.................................................. 2120-AF54
2257 Revision of Hydraulics Systems Airworthiness Standards To Harmonize With European 2120-AF79
Airworthiness Standards for Transport Category Airplanes..............................
2258 Bird Strike.......................................................................... 2120-AF80
2259 Bird Ingestion Standards............................................................. 2120-AF84
2260 + Noise Limitations for Aircraft Operations in the Vicinity of Grand Canyon National 2120-AG34
Park..................................................................................
2261 + Revised Standards for Cargo or Baggage Compartments in Transport Category Airplanes. 2120-AG42
2262 + Child Restraint Systems............................................................. 2120-AG43
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
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Federal Aviation Administration--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2263 Cincinnati, OH, Class B Airspace..................................................... 2120-AE97
2264 Revision of Gate Requirements for High-Lift Device Controls.......................... 2120-AF82
2265 + Policy and Procedures Concerning the Use of Airport Revenue......................... 2120-AG01
2266 Harmonization of Miscellaneous Rotorcraft Regulations................................ 2120-AG23
2267 + Employment History, Verification and Criminal History Records Check................. 2120-AG32
2268 Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 36, Development of Major Repair Data......... 2120-AG64
2269 Emission Standards for Turbine Engine Powered Airplanes.............................. 2120-AG68
2270 Special Flight Rules in the Vicinity of the Grand Canyon National Park............... 2120-AG69
2271 Crewmember Interference, Portable Electronic Devices and Other Passenger Related 2120-AG70
Requirements..........................................................................
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Federal Highway Administration--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2272 + Advanced Technology in Commercial Motor Vehicle Operations (Section 610 Review)..... 2125-AD65
2273 Mitigation of Impacts to Wetlands.................................................... 2125-AD78
2274 + General Requirements; Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance; Intermodal Container 2125-AE40
Chassis and Trailers..................................................................
2275 + Federal Lands Highway Program; Transportation Planning Procedures and Management 2125-AE52
Systems Pertaining to the National Park Service, Including the Park Roads and Parkways
Program...............................................................................
2276 + Federal Lands Highway Program; Transportation Planning Procedures and Management 2125-AE53
Systems Pertaining to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Including the Indian Reservations
Road Program..........................................................................
2277 + Federal Lands Highway Program; Transportation Planning Procedures and Management 2125-AE54
Systems Pertaining to the Fish and Wildlife Service, Including the Refuge Roads
Program...............................................................................
2278 + Federal Lands Highway Program; Transportation Planning Procedures and Management 2125-AE55
Systems Pertaining to the Forest Service, Including the Forest Highways Program.......
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Federal Highway Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2279 Acquisition of Real Property for Rights-of-Way....................................... 2125-AC17
2280 Commercial Learner Permits and CDL Effectiveness..................................... 2125-AC54
2281 Certification of Size and Weight Enforcement......................................... 2125-AC60
2282 + Minimum Training Requirements for Operators and Training Instructors of Multiple 2125-AC92
Trailer Combination Vehicles..........................................................
2283 + Training for Entry-Level Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles....................... 2125-AD05
2284 + Commercial Driver Physical Fitness as Part of the CDL Process....................... 2125-AD20
2285 + Department of Transportation (FHWA and FTA) NEPA and Related Procedures for 2125-AD32
Transportation Decisionmaking.........................................................
2286 Rules of Practice for Motor Carrier Proceedings; Investigations; Disqualifications 2125-AD64
and Penalties.........................................................................
2287 Safety Performance History of New Drivers............................................ 2125-AD66
2288 Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Television Receivers and Data 2125-AD76
Display Units.........................................................................
2289 + Hours of Service of Drivers (Section 610 Review).................................... 2125-AD93
2290 Electronic Filing of Surety Bonds, Trust Fund Agreements, Insurance Certificates; 2125-AD94
Cancellations.........................................................................
2291 + Development of a North American Standard for Protection Against Shifting and Falling 2125-AE05
Cargo.................................................................................
2292 + Qualifications of Motor Carriers to Self-Insure Their Operations and Fees To Support 2125-AE06
the Approval and Compliance Process...................................................
2293 + Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; Hours-of-Service and CDL Exemptions....... 2125-AE09
2294 Minimum Levels of Financial Responsibility for Mexican Motor Carriers................ 2125-AE14
2295 + Application of the National Transportation Communications for ITS Protocol (NTCIP) 2125-AE21
Standards in ITS Projects.............................................................
2296 + Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; Definition of Commercial Motor Vehicle.... 2125-AE22
2297 Emergency Relief Program--$500,000 Disaster Eligibility Threshold.................... 2125-AE27
2298 Commercial Driver Disqualification Provisions........................................ 2125-AE28
2299 Work Zone Safety..................................................................... 2125-AE29
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2300 + Revision of Application Form for Mexican Motor Carriers: Commercial Zones........... 2125-AE31
2301 + Revision of Application Form for Mexican Motor Carriers: NAFTA...................... 2125-AE32
2302 + Accelerated Safety Monitoring System and Compliance Initiative for Mexican Motor 2125-AE33
Carriers Operating in the United States...............................................
2303 Safety Fitness Procedures............................................................ 2125-AE37
2304 + Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; Zero-Base Revision........................ 2125-AE42
2305 Administration of Engineering and Design Related Services Contracts.................. 2125-AE45
2306 Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP)...................................... 2125-AE46
2307 Revision of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; Tourist Oriented 2125-AE50
Directional Signs, Recreation and Cultural Interest Signs, and Traffic Controls for
Bicycle Facilities....................................................................
2308 Procedures for Abatement of Highway Traffic Noise and Construction Noise............. 2125-AE51
2309 + Safety Fitness Procedures--Unsatisfactory Safety Ratings............................ 2125-AE56
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Federal Highway Administration--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2310 Revision of Medical Examination Form and Procedures.................................. 2125-AC63
2311 + Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Lighting Devices, Reflectors, 2125-AD27
and Electrical Equipment..............................................................
2312 + Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; General; Motor Vehicle Marking............ 2125-AD49
2313 National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; Metric Conversion.................... 2125-AD63
2314 Standards for Center Line and Edge Line Markings on Streets and Highways............. 2125-AD68
2315 Federal-Aid Highway Systems.......................................................... 2125-AD74
2316 + Railroad Grade Crossing Safety...................................................... 2125-AD75
2317 Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Programs................................. 2125-AD79
2318 Railroad Highway Projects............................................................ 2125-AD86
2319 Registration of For-Hire Motor Carriers, Property Brokers, and Freight Forwarders.... 2125-AE01
2320 + Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Rear Impact Guards and Rear 2125-AE15
Impact Protection.....................................................................
2321 Transportation of Household Goods; Consumer Protection Regulations................... 2125-AE30
2322 Truck Size and Weight; Definitions; Nondivisible..................................... 2125-AE43
2323 Right-of-Way Program Administration.................................................. 2125-AE44
2324 + Credit Assistance for Surface Transportation Projects............................... 2125-AE49
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Federal Highway Administration--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2325 + Qualification of Drivers; Diabetes.................................................. 2125-AB91
2326 + Commercial Driver's License Standards; Biometric Identifier......................... 2125-AC24
2327 + Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; General; Periodic Registration 2125-AC28
Requirements for Motor Carriers.......................................................
2328 Truck Length and Width Exclusive Devices............................................. 2125-AC30
2329 Periodic Inspection Requirements..................................................... 2125-AC47
2330 + Qualification of Drivers; Vision.................................................... 2125-AC62
2331 Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation: Intermodal Cargo Containers...... 2125-AC74
2332 + Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; General Transportation of Hazardous 2125-AC78
Materials.............................................................................
2333 + Qualifications of Drivers: Hearing Deficiencies..................................... 2125-AD22
2334 Highway Beautification............................................................... 2125-AD24
2335 Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Sleeper Berths on Motor Coaches.. 2125-AD25
2336 Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Allocation Formula................... 2125-AD30
2337 + Hours of Service of Drivers; Supporting Document Recordkeeping...................... 2125-AD52
2338 Advanced Construction of Federal Aid Projects........................................ 2125-AD59
2339 + Transportation of Migrant Workers................................................... 2125-AD81
2340 Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance.................................................. 2125-AD82
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2341 + Motor Carrier Replacement Information/Registration System........................... 2125-AD91
2342 General Jurisdiction Over Freight Forwarder Service.................................. 2125-AE00
2343 Traffic Control Devices, Markings, Signals, and Systems for Railroad-Highway Grade 2125-AE11
Crossings.............................................................................
2344 + English Language Requirement; Qualifications of Drivers............................. 2125-AE19
2345 Revision of Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; General Provisions and Traffic 2125-AE25
Control for School Areas..............................................................
2346 Out-of-Service Criteria.............................................................. 2125-AE35
2347 Revision of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; Part II--Signs............ 2125-AE38
2348 National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; MUTCD; Minimum Retroreflectivity 2125-AE39
Requirements for Traffic Signs........................................................
2349 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; Waivers, Exemptions, and Pilot Programs; 2125-AE48
Rules and Procedures..................................................................
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Federal Highway Administration--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2350 Regulations Governing Fees for Services Performed in Connection With Motor Carrier 2125-AE24
Licensing and Insurance...............................................................
2351 Exemption of Commonly Owned Motor Carriers From Equipment Identification and Receipt 2125-AE26
Requirements Applicable to Leased and Interchanged Vehicles...........................
2352 Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Regulations for Federal 2125-AE34
and Federally Assisted Programs.......................................................
2353 Truck Size and Weight; National Network; North Dakota................................ 2125-AE36
2354 Truck Size and Weight; Technical Corrections......................................... 2125-AE47
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2355 Certification Requirements of Multistage Vehicles.................................... 2127-AE27
2356 Review: Passenger-Car Back Seat Occupant Protection.................................. 2127-AE95
2357 Add-On Seat Belt Devices............................................................. 2127-AG49
2358 Booster Seats for Older Children..................................................... 2127-AH14
2359 Ejection Mitigation Using Advanced Glazing........................................... 2127-AH50
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2360 Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts..................................... 2127-AB79
2361 + Rollover Protection................................................................. 2127-AC64
2362 + Wheelchair Lifts.................................................................... 2127-AD50
2363 Radiator Safety Cap.................................................................. 2127-AE59
2364 Upgrade Performance Requirements..................................................... 2127-AF36
2365 Door Latch Exemption for Vehicles Equipped With Wheelchair Lifts and Ramps........... 2127-AG16
2366 Dealer Notification of Defect or Noncompliance Determination......................... 2127-AG27
2367 Convex Cross-View Mirrors............................................................ 2127-AG41
2368 Upgrade Roof Crashworthiness......................................................... 2127-AG51
2369 + Advanced Air Bags................................................................... 2127-AG70
2370 Advanced Air Bag Dummy Rule for CRABI 12-Month-Old Size.............................. 2127-AG78
2371 Advanced Air Bag Dummy Rule for Hybrid III 95th Percentile Male...................... 2127-AG79
2372 Administrative Rewrite for Headlamp Requirements..................................... 2127-AG87
2373 Motorcycle Mounted Reflex Reflector Height........................................... 2127-AG92
2374 + Allocation of Fuel Economy Credits.................................................. 2127-AG97
2375 Buy American Requirements............................................................ 2127-AG99
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2376 Political Subdivision Participation in State Highway Safety Programs and State 2127-AH00
Highway Safety Agency.................................................................
2377 Placement of Wheelchair Restraints on Buses.......................................... 2127-AH03
2378 Incorporate the 1996 Revision of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).... 2127-AH08
2379 Harmonization of Head Restraints..................................................... 2127-AH09
2380 Truck Air Braking Requirements....................................................... 2127-AH11
2381 Motorcycle Braking Requirements...................................................... 2127-AH15
2382 Heavy Vehicle Antilock Brake System (ABS) Performance Requirement.................... 2127-AH16
2383 Definition of Community Transportation Vehicles...................................... 2127-AH23
2384 Metric Conversion--Phase III......................................................... 2127-AH27
2385 Public Participation in Activities Relating to the Agreement on Global Technical 2127-AH29
Regulations: Statement of Policy......................................................
2386 Motor Vehicle Content Labeling Calculation........................................... 2127-AH33
2387 Upgrade Door Retention Performance................................................... 2127-AH34
2388 Theft Data for Calendar Year 1997.................................................... 2127-AH35
2389 Administrative Rewrite of the Lighting Requirements Other Than Headlamps............. 2127-AH37
2390 Importation of Vehicles and Equipment Suppliers--Technical Amendment................. 2127-AH45
2391 Use of Universal Child Seats in Aircraft............................................. 2127-AH56
2392 Parking Brake Warning System on School Buses......................................... 2127-AH57
2393 Exemption for Inconsequential Defect or Noncompliance................................ 2127-AH58
2394 Upper Interior Impact................................................................ 2127-AH61
2395 Insurer Reporting Requirements for October 1999...................................... 2127-AH62
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2396 Brake Lining......................................................................... 2127-AC66
2397 Seating Systems Performance.......................................................... 2127-AD08
2398 Seat Adjustment Position............................................................. 2127-AE22
2399 Test Device Placement................................................................ 2127-AF40
2400 Electric Vehicle Safety.............................................................. 2127-AF43
2401 Alternative Geometric Visibility Requirements for Lamps.............................. 2127-AF75
2402 Power-Operated Windows: Roof Panels.................................................. 2127-AF83
2403 Automotive Fuel Economy Reports...................................................... 2127-AG00
2404 Power Window Safety Switches......................................................... 2127-AG36
2405 Modified Vehicles To Accommodate a Person's Disability............................... 2127-AG40
2406 Pelvic Restraints.................................................................... 2127-AG48
2407 Fifth Percentile Female Dummy........................................................ 2127-AG66
2408 Consumer Information on Tire Grading................................................. 2127-AG67
2409 Transition Procedures From Current to New National Driver Register................... 2127-AG68
2410 Advanced Air Bag Dummy Rule for Hybrid III Type 6-Year-Old Size...................... 2127-AG76
2411 Advanced Air Bag Dummy Rule for Hybrid III Type 3-Year-Old Size...................... 2127-AG77
2412 Glare Reduction From Daytime Running Lamps........................................... 2127-AG86
2413 Signal Lamps Used With Light Emitting Diodes......................................... 2127-AG88
2414 Extend Participation in the National Driver Register Program......................... 2127-AG90
2415 Fuel Economy Calculations............................................................ 2127-AG95
2416 Uniform Tire Quality Grading Test Procedures......................................... 2127-AG96
2417 Tire Identification Symbols.......................................................... 2127-AH10
2418 Functional Equivalence of Headlamp Concealment With European Regulations............. 2127-AH18
2419 Functional Equivalence of Windshield Washing and Wiping Systems with European 2127-AH20
Regulations...........................................................................
2420 Functional Equivalence of Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems With European 2127-AH22
Regulations...........................................................................
2421 Extension of Passenger Car Brake System Standard to Light Trucks and Vans (LTVs) With 2127-AH30
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating Between 3,500 and 4,536 Kg................................
2422 High-Theft Lines for Model Year 2000................................................. 2127-AH36
2423 + Safety Incentive Grants for Use of Seat Belts....................................... 2127-AH38
2424 + State Incentives to Prevent Operation of Motor Vehicles by Intoxicated Persons...... 2127-AH39
2425 Occupant Protection Incentive Grants................................................. 2127-AH40
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2426 Open Container Requirements.......................................................... 2127-AH41
2427 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures Incentive Grants............................ 2127-AH42
2428 State Highway Safety Data Improvements Incentive Grants.............................. 2127-AH43
2429 + Uniform Criteria for State Observational Surveys of Seat Belt Use................... 2127-AH46
2430 Minimum Penalties for Repeat Offenders............................................... 2127-AH47
2431 Adjustment of Civil Penalties........................................................ 2127-AH48
2432 Certification Requirements for Vehicle Alterers...................................... 2127-AH49
2433 + Light Truck Fuel Economy Standards for Model Year 2001.............................. 2127-AH52
2434 Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Programs................................. 2127-AH53
2435 Procedures for Participation in and Receiving Data From the National Driver Register 2127-AH54
Problem Driver Pointer System.........................................................
2436 Extension of Compliance Date for ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp...................... 2127-AH55
2437 Bumper Standard Requirements......................................................... 2127-AH59
2438 Dynamically Deploying Head Protection Systems........................................ 2127-AH60
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2439 + Crashworthiness Ratings............................................................. 2127-AA03
2440 + Flammability of Interior Materials--School Buses.................................... 2127-AA44
2441 Review: Odometer Fraud............................................................... 2127-AF53
2442 + Review: Side Impact Protection...................................................... 2127-AF54
2443 Review: American Automobile Labeling Act............................................. 2127-AG18
2444 Review: Heavy Truck Conspicuity...................................................... 2127-AG19
2445 State Issued Identification Documents................................................ 2127-AG91
2446 Review: Child Safety Seat Registration............................................... 2127-AG93
2447 Review: Air Bag On-Off Switches...................................................... 2127-AH12
2448 Review: Depowered Air Bags........................................................... 2127-AH13
2449 Transmission Control Levers.......................................................... 2127-AH21
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2450 Review: Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.......................... 2127-AB76
2451 + School Bus Body Joint Strength...................................................... 2127-AC19
2452 Driving Range Determination for Dual Fuel Electric Passenger Automobiles............. 2127-AF37
2453 Cylinder Requirements................................................................ 2127-AF51
2454 Review: Theft Prevention--5-Year Report to Congress.................................. 2127-AF55
2455 Auxiliary Signal Lamps............................................................... 2127-AG38
2456 Hybrid III Dummy Specifications--Clothing............................................ 2127-AG39
2457 + Uniform Child Anchorages............................................................ 2127-AG50
2458 Utility Vehicle Label................................................................ 2127-AG53
2459 Certification Labels for Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles and Light Duty Trucks....... 2127-AG65
2460 Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Programs................................. 2127-AH01
2461 Insurer Reporting Requirements for October 1998...................................... 2127-AH05
2462 Depowering of Air Bags: Technical Amendment.......................................... 2127-AH24
2463 Warning Light Requirements for Air Bag On-Off Switch................................. 2127-AH25
2464 List of Nonconforming Vehicles Eligible for Importation.............................. 2127-AH28
2465 Thermal Test Procedure for Passenger Car Brake System Standard....................... 2127-AH31
2466 Temporary Exemption From Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and Bumper Standard.. 2127-AH51
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
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Federal Railroad Administration--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2467 + Hours of Service Electronic Recordkeeping Project................................... 2130-AB04
2468 Tourist and Historic Working Group Regulatory Review................................. 2130-AB12
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Federal Railroad Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2469 + Whistle Bans at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings........................................ 2130-AA71
2470 + Locomotive Cab Working Conditions................................................... 2130-AA89
2471 + Environmental Impact and Related Procedures (FRA, FTA, FHWA)........................ 2130-AA93
2472 + Positive Train Control.............................................................. 2130-AA94
2473 + Locomotive Crashworthiness.......................................................... 2130-AB23
2474 + Amendment of Regulations Governing Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing 2130-AB26
2475 Roadway Maintenance Machine Safety................................................... 2130-AB28
2476 Track Safety Standards Amendment To Address Gage Restraint Measurement Systems....... 2130-AB32
2477 + Joint Statement of Safety Policy for Shared Use of General Railroad System Trackage 2130-AB33
by Conventional Railroad and Rail Transit Trains......................................
2478 Event Recorder Crashworthiness....................................................... 2130-AB34
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Federal Railroad Administration--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2479 Local Rail Freight Assistance to States.............................................. 2130-AA60
2480 + Freight Car Safety Standards: Maintenance-of-Way Equipment.......................... 2130-AA68
2481 Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers.............................. 2130-AA74
2482 + Passenger Equipment Safety Standards................................................ 2130-AA95
2483 Maintenance, Inspection, and Testing of Grade-Crossing Signal Systems................ 2130-AA97
2484 Statement of Policy Regarding Safety of Railroad Bridges............................. 2130-AA99
2485 Reinvention of Regulations Addressing Discontinuance or Modification of Signal 2130-AB05
Systems...............................................................................
2486 Reinvention of Signal System Reporting Requirements.................................. 2130-AB06
2487 Reinvention of Steam Locomotive Inspection Regulations............................... 2130-AB07
2488 Florida Overland Express High Speed Rail Rule of Particular Applicability............ 2130-AB14
2489 Small Railroads; Policy Statement on Enforcement Program............................. 2130-AB15
2490 + Power Brake Regulations: Freight Power Brake Revisions.............................. 2130-AB16
2491 Use of Remotely Controlled Locomotives in Rail Operations............................ 2130-AB17
2492 Use of One-Person Crews in Rail Operations........................................... 2130-AB18
2493 + Regulations on Safety Integration Plans Governing Railroad Consolidations, Mergers, 2130-AB24
Acquisitions of Control and Start-Up Operations.......................................
2494 Bridge Worker Safety Standards....................................................... 2130-AB25
2495 Planning Activities Under the Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology 2130-AB29
Deployment Program....................................................................
2496 Annual Adjustment of Monetary Threshold for Reporting Rail Equipment Accidents/ 2130-AB30
Incidents.............................................................................
2497 Determination of Minimum Testing Rate for Random Drug and Alcohol Testing............ 2130-AB31
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Federal Railroad Administration--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2498 AMTRAK Waste Disposal................................................................ 2130-AA84
2499 Protection of Utility Employees...................................................... 2130-AA90
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2500 Crane Safety Standards............................................................... 2130-AB27
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Federal Transit Administration--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2501 Proposed Expanded Reporting of Safety and Security Portion of the National Transit 2132-AA60
Database..............................................................................
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Federal Transit Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2502 + Department of Transportation (FTA, FHWA) and Related Procedures for Transportation 2132-AA43
Decisionmaking........................................................................
2503 Buy America Requirements; Amendment to Certification Procedures...................... 2132-AA62
2504 + Major Capital Investment Projects................................................... 2132-AA63
2505 Clean Fuels Formula Grant Program.................................................... 2132-AA64
2506 Planning............................................................................. 2132-AA66
2507 School Bus Operations................................................................ 2132-AA67
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Federal Transit Administration--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2508 + Bus Testing......................................................................... 2132-AA30
2509 Charter Services Demonstration Program............................................... 2132-AA58
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Federal Transit Administration--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2510 Prevention of Alcohol Misuse in Transit Operations; Prevention of Prohibited Drug Use 2132-AA56
in Transit Operations.................................................................
2511 ``Maintenance'' Under Definition of Safety-Sensitive Functions in Drug and Alcohol 2132-AA61
Rules.................................................................................
2512 Capital Leases....................................................................... 2132-AA65
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Research and Special Programs Administration--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2513 Applicability of the Hazardous Materials Regulations................................. 2137-AC68
2514 Hazardous Materials: Revision of Requirements for Carriage by Aircraft............... 2137-AD18
2515 Hazardous Materials: Revisions to the Incident Reporting Requirements and the 2137-AD21
Detailed Hazardous Materials Incident Report DOT Form 5800.1..........................
2516 Hazardous Materials: Air Carrier Emergency Telephone Number Requirements............. 2137-AD29
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Research and Special Programs Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2517 + Requirements for Cylinders (Section 610 Review)..................................... 2137-AA92
2518 Pipeline Safety: Gas Gathering Line Definition....................................... 2137-AB15
2519 DOT 3AL Aluminum Cylinders; Safety Problems.......................................... 2137-AB51
2520 Pipeline Safety: Underwater Abandoned Pipeline Facilities............................ 2137-AC33
2521 Areas Unusually Sensitive to Environmental Damage (USAs)............................. 2137-AC34
2522 + Increased Inspection Requirements................................................... 2137-AC38
2523 + Emergency Flow Restricting Devices.................................................. 2137-AC39
2524 Pipeline Safety: Periodic Underwater Inspections..................................... 2137-AC54
2525 Hazardous Materials: Requirements for Cargo Tanks.................................... 2137-AC90
2526 + Hazardous Materials: Safety Standards for Unloading Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles in 2137-AD07
Liquefied Compressed Gas Service......................................................
2527 Hazardous Materials: Revisions to Standards for Infectious Substances................ 2137-AD13
2528 Transportation of Hazardous Materials; Miscellaneous Amendments...................... 2137-AD16
2529 + Hazardous Materials Transportation: Registration and Fee Assessment Program......... 2137-AD17
2530 Hazardous Materials: Revision and Consolidation of Requirements for Carriage by Rail 2137-AD19
Car and Motor Vehicle.................................................................
2531 Pipeline Safety: Enforcement Procedures.............................................. 2137-AD22
2532 Pipeline Safety: Periodic Updates to Pipeline Safety Regulations (1998).............. 2137-AD23
2533 Pipeline Safety: Corrosion Control on Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipelines............. 2137-AD24
2534 Pipeline Safety: Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Repair............................ 2137-AD25
2535 Pipeline Safety: Pressure Testing Older Pipelines in Terminals....................... 2137-AD26
2536 Hazardous Materials: Hazard Communication Requirements-- Petitions for Rulemaking and 2137-AD28
Miscellaneous Amendments..............................................................
2537 Hazardous Materials: Revised and Clarified Hazardous Materials Exemptions Procedures. 2137-AD30
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Research and Special Programs Administration--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2538 Quantity Limitations Aboard Aircraft................................................. 2137-AA85
2539 + Pipeline Safety: Qualification of Pipeline Personnel................................ 2137-AB38
2540 Determining the Extent of Corrosion on Exposed Gas Pipelines......................... 2137-AB50
2541 Passage of Internal Inspection Devices............................................... 2137-AB71
2542 Pipeline Safety: Adoption of Industry Standards for Breakout Tanks................... 2137-AC11
2543 Tank Cars and Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles: Attendance Requirements..................... 2137-AC24
2544 + Response Plans for Onshore Oil Pipelines............................................ 2137-AC30
2545 Filling of Propane Cylinders......................................................... 2137-AC86
2546 + Prohibition of Oxidizers Aboard Aircraft............................................ 2137-AC92
2547 Pipeline Safety: Adoption of Industry Standards for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities. 2137-AD11
2548 Hazardous Materials: Revised and Clarified Hazardous Materials Safety Rulemaking and 2137-AD20
Program Procedures....................................................................
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Research and Special Programs Administration--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2549 + Maps and Records of Pipeline Locations and Characteristics; Notification of State 2137-AB48
Agencies; Pipe Inventory..............................................................
2550 + Safeguarding Food From Contamination During Transportation.......................... 2137-AC00
2551 Regulated Gas and Hazardous Liquid Gathering Lines................................... 2137-AC53
2552 Retention of Shipping Papers......................................................... 2137-AC64
2553 Further Regulatory Review; Gas Pipeline Safety Standards............................. 2137-AD01
2554 + Pipeline Safety: Recommendations To Change Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety 2137-AD10
Standards.............................................................................
2555 1998 Harmonization of Hazardous Materials Regulations With International Standards... 2137-AD15
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
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Research and Special Programs Administration--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2556 Hazardous Materials: Labeling Requirements for Poisonous Materials................... 2137-AC47
2557 + Risk-Based Alternative to Pressure Testing Rule..................................... 2137-AC78
2558 Pipeline Safety: Periodic Updates to Pipeline Safety Regulations (1997).............. 2137-AD03
2559 Hazardous Materials: Editorial Corrections and Clarifications........................ 2137-AD27
2560 Hazardous Materials: Authorization for Continued Manufacture of Certain MC-331 Cargo 2137-AD31
Tank Motor Vehicles With Specified Shortages..........................................
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Maritime Administration--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2561 + Eligibility of U.S.-Flag Vessels of 100 Feet or Greater To Obtain Commercial 2133-AB38
Fisheries Documents...................................................................
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Maritime Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2562 Putting Customers First in the Title XI Program: Ship Financing Guarantees........... 2133-AB32
2563 + Cargo Preference Regulations--Carriage of Agricultural Exports...................... 2133-AB37
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Maritime Administration--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2564 Approval of Certain Transactions Before Vessel Documentation......................... 2133-AB30
2565 Use of Brokerage Firms as Depositories Under the Capital Construction Fund Program... 2133-AB35
2566 Approval of Underwriters for Marine Hull Insurance................................... 2133-AB36
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics--Prerule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2567 Modernizing the Passenger Origin-Destination Survey.................................. 2139-AA01
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2568 Modernizing the Motor Carriers of Property Financial Data Collections................ 2139-AA05
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2569 + Amendments to the On-Time Disclosure Rule........................................... 2139-AA00
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Proposed Rule Stage
Office of the Secretary (OST)
_______________________________________________________________________
2073. DOMESTIC BAGGAGE LIABILITY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 40101 et seq
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 254.4; 14 CFR 254.5
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department is proposing to amend its rule governing the
amount by which certain U.S. air carriers may limit their liability to
passengers for lost, damaged, and delayed baggage. This action is in
response to a petition by Public Citizen and Aviation Consumer Action
Project to increase the minimum liability limit from $1,250 to $1,850
per passenger. The Department is also requesting comment on two
alternate proposals: (1) to raise the limit to $1,850 with a mechanism
that automatically provides for periodic future increases, or (2) to
raise the minimum liability limit to $2,000. On May 1, 1998, the
Aviation Consumer Action Project filed a supplemental petition for a
higher limitation that would be periodically updated for inflation.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/30/94 59 FR 49867
NPRM Comment Period End 11/29/94
Comment Period Extended 11/29/94 59 FR 60926
Notice Summarizing Aggregated
Data 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Carrier data was due 11/29/94. The comment
period would end 30 days after the data has been aggregated and placed
in the docket.
Agency Contact: Joanne Petrie, Attorney, Department of Transportation,
Office of the Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9306
RIN: 2105-AC07
_______________________________________________________________________
2074. +UPDATE OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROCEDURAL RULES (SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 49 USC 102; 49 USC 301; 49 USC 5331; 49 USC 20140; 49
USC 31306; 49 USC 45101; 49 USC 45106
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 40
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department is reviewing its procedural rules for drug and
alcohol testing. This review is intended to lead to a notice of
proposed rulemaking that will not include major substantive changes to
how we test but rather to update and clarify provisions of the rules.
This ANPRM asked for suggestions for possible changes to the regulation
and the focus is expected to be on drug testing. As part of this
action, a small entities review under 5 USC section 610 will be
included.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 04/29/96 61 FR 18713
ANPRM Comment Period End 07/29/96
NPRM 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: This change would apply to regulated parties
through each of the six DOT operating administrations' rules (FAA,
FHWA, FTA, FRA, USCG, and RSPA). It is expected that the NPRM to be
issued in this action will withdraw an NPRM in a related action, RIN
2105-AB71, Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug-Testing
Programs.
Agency Contact: Robert C. Ashby, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for
Regulation and Enforcement, Department of Transportation, Office of the
Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9306
RIN: 2105-AC49
_______________________________________________________________________
2075. +COMPUTER RESERVATIONS SYSTEM REGULATIONS COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 41712; 49 USC 40101(a); 49 USC 40113(a); 49
USC 40105
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 255
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, December 31, 1997.
Abstract: The Department regulates computer reservations systems owned
by airlines or airline affiliates that are used by travel agencies. The
current rules are designed to prevent the systems from unreasonably
prejudicing the competitive position of other airlines and to ensure
that travel agencies can provide accurate and unbiased information to
the public. The Department is reexamining its rules to see whether they
should be readopted and, if so, whether they should be changed. As part
of this action, we will
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be looking at ways to lessen impacts on small entities.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 09/10/97 62 FR 47606
Notice Extending Comment Period 10/30/97 62 FR 58700
Request for Comments 11/07/97 62 FR 60195
ANPRM Comment Period End 11/10/97
Extended Comment Period End 12/09/97
Notice Extending Reply Comment
Period 01/23/98 63 FR 3491
Extended Comment Period End 02/03/98
NPRM 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Thomas Ray, Office of General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, Office of the Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-4731
Fax: 202 366-7152
RIN: 2105-AC65
_______________________________________________________________________
2076. AMENDMENT TO TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS TO NORTH KOREA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 322; 49 USC 1653; 50 USC app 2154; 50 USC app
2071; EO 12919
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 403; 49 CFR 1
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Departments of Commerce and Transportation are proposing
to amend their restrictions on shipping to North Korea. Currently,
United States ships and aircraft are prohibited from traveling to or
transporting goods to, or destined for, North Korea. In view of the
U.S. policy to facilitate the gradual improvement of relations with
North Korea, the two departments are proposing to provide for waivers
under narrowly defined circumstances such as shipments for humanitarian
relief. Shipments such as routine commercial trade would remain
prohibited. This action includes a delegation of authority from the
Secretary of Transportation to the Assistant Secretary of
Transportation for Aviation and International Affairs to grant waivers
of these restrictions.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jeff D. Rupp, Office of the General Counsel for
International Law, Department of Transportation, Office of the
Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20593
Phone: 202 366-2972
RIN: 2105-AC70
_______________________________________________________________________
2077. +AVIATION DATA REQUIREMENTS REVIEW AND MODERNIZATION PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 40101; 49 USC 41101; 49 USC 41708; 49 USC
41709; 49 USC 41301; 49 USC 41501; 49 USC 41701
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 234; 14 CFR 241; 14 CFR 250; 14 CFR 298; 14 CFR
374a
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department is instituting an aviation data requirements
review and modernization program. The review is designed to harmonize
the Department's aviation data systems with current regulatory and
statutory needs; improve the quality of the Department's aviation
databases; and eliminate obsolete data reporting and processing
systems. This is the first step in an outreach program to review
aviation data collected by the Department and the measures that should
be taken to modernize and improve aviation data reporting and
processing systems. The Department is soliciting public comments from
aviation data users on the nature, scope, source, and means for
collecting, processing, and distributing airline traffic, fare, and
financial data. Specifically, the Department is inviting comments to
determine whether existing aviation data should be amended,
supplemented, or replaced; whether selected forms and reports should be
retained, modified, or eliminated; whether the Department should
require all aviation data to be filed electronically; and how the
aviation data system should be reengineered to enhance efficiency and
to reduce costs for both the Department and airline industry. This
action is significant due to substantial public and industry interest.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 07/15/98 63 FR 38128
ANPRM Comment Period End 09/14/98
Reply Comment Period End 10/13/98
NPRM 10/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Regis P. Milan, Chief, Economic and Financial Analysis
Division, X-55, Office of Aviation Analysis, Department of
Transportation, Office of the Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-2344
Fax: 202 366-7638
RIN: 2105-AC71
_______________________________________________________________________
2078. FILING PERIODS FOR RESPONSIVE PLEADINGS; RULES OF PRACTICE IN
AVIATION ECONOMIC PROCEEDINGS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 5111; 39 USC 5402; 42 USC 4321; 49 USC 40101;
49 USC 41101; 49 USC 41301; 49 USC 41501; 49 USC 41701; 49 USC 41901;
49 USC 46101; 49 USC 46301
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 302
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action stems from an NPRM to revise rules of practice in
aviation economic proceedings published 2/3/97 (63 FR 5094) RIN 2105-
AC48. The Department received a number of comments seeking changes in
filing periods for responsive pleadings to various types of
applications. Based on comments there will be a reevaluation of the
time periods for filing documents. Since changes in the time periods
were outside the scope of the original notice, a supplemental notice
will be published on this narrow question.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
SNPRM 10/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Carol A. Woods, Analyst, Air Carrier Fitness Division,
Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, 400 Seventh
Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-2340
RIN: 2105-AC73
_______________________________________________________________________
2079. +PARTICIPATION BY DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN
AIRPORT CONCESSIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 102-581; PL 97-248
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 23
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would implement changes to the Airport and Airway
Improvement Act to allow airport sponsors to count new forms of
disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) participation toward the
overall goals of a DBE concession plan. These new forms include
purchases from DBEs of goods and services used in operating a
concession, as well as management contracts and subcontracts with DBEs.
This action was initially begun in an NPRM 10/6/93, 58 FR 52050, RIN
2105-AB99. It was then combined in the DBE general update. However,
when the general update rule was published 2/2/99, 64 FR 5096, RIN
2105-AB92, the airport concessions issue was once again separated. This
action is significant because of substantial public interest.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Local
Agency Contact: Robert C. Ashby, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for
Regulation and Enforcement, Department of Transportation, Office of the
Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9306
RIN: 2105-AC76
_______________________________________________________________________
2080. COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGE OF EXPENSIVE MOBILITY AIDS IN AIR
TRAVEL
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 41702; 49 USC 41705; 49 USC 41712
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 382; 14 CFR 254
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would amend rules implementing the Air Carrier
Access Act of 1986 to lift an existing cap on the amount of
compensation airlines would have to pay to passengers for loss or
damage of their wheelchairs and other mobility devices. It is intended
to provide additional relief to passengers using expensive mobility
aids when those aids are seriously damaged or destroyed in the course
of airline travel.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert C. Ashby, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for
Regulation and Enforcement, Department of Transportation, Office of the
Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9306
RIN: 2105-AC77
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Final Rule Stage
Office of the Secretary (OST)
_______________________________________________________________________
2081. DIRECT AIR CARRIER RESPONSIBILITY FOR RETURNING STRANDED CHARTER
PASSENGERS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 1324; 49 USC 1371
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 207; 14 CFR 208
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action proposed to make direct air carriers responsible
for returning charter passengers stranded by strikes or other service
interruptions, by eliminating the force majeure clause from charter
contracts. However, the CAB subsequently issued an interpretive rule
(ER-1387, 49 FR 33436) which was affirmed in court. (Arrow Air, Inc. v.
Dole, 784 F2d 1118 (1986)) Therefore, this action is now moot; the NPRM
will be withdrawn.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/11/80 45 FR 46812
NPRM Comment Period End 09/25/80
Reply Comment Period End 10/10/80
To Be Withdrawn 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: EDR 405, Docket 37169.
Agency Contact: Joanne Petrie, Attorney, Department of Transportation,
Office of the Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9306
RIN: 2105-AA40
_______________________________________________________________________
2082. AIR TRAVELERS: AGE DISCRIMINATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6102
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 376
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking action was initiated by the Civil Aeronautics
Board to implement the Age Discrimination Act of 1975. A draft final
rule was submitted to HHS, as required by that Act, and was approved.
However, in
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view of current airline practices with respect to travel by the
elderly, and the absence of complaints of discrimination based on age,
there no longer appears to be a need for further rulemaking action, and
the NPRM will be withdrawn.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/26/79 44 FR 55383
Final Action Adopted by the
Board 04/10/80
HHS Approved Final Rule With
Changes 07/13/84
To Be Withdrawn 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SPDR-74, Docket 36639.
Agency Contact: Robert C. Ashby, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for
Regulation and Enforcement, Department of Transportation, Office of the
Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9306
RIN: 2105-AA45
_______________________________________________________________________
2083. DIRECT FLIGHTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 1381
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 399
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Donald L. Pevsner petitioned the CAB to institute a
rulemaking proceeding to ban use of the term ``direct flight'' because
it is deceptive, and to declare use of the term to be a prima facie
violation of section 411 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. The
Department is now considering what action to take in response to the
petition.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: The petition is filed in Docket 41217.
Agency Contact: Joanne Petrie, Attorney, Department of Transportation,
Office of the Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9306
RIN: 2105-AA73
_______________________________________________________________________
2084. DIVERSION OF FLIGHTS WITHIN A METROPOLITAN AREA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 1301; 49 USC 1302; 49 USC 1305; 49 USC 1324;
49 USC 1371; 49 USC 1375; 49 USC 1377 to 1379; 49 USC 1381; 49 USC
1382; 49 USC 1386; 49 USC 1461; 49 USC 1481; 49 USC 1482; 49 USC 1502;
49 USC 1504
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 253; 14 CFR 399
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The CAB proposed to amend its rules requiring notice of
contract terms for domestic travel to require that actual notice be
given to passengers of terms absolving carriers from any responsibility
to transport a passenger to the destination named on the ticket, or to
reimburse the passenger for expenses in reaching the airport noted on
the ticket when a flight is diverted to another airport in the same
metropolitan area. Alternatively, the Board proposed to declare it to
be an unfair and deceptive practice to divert a passenger without
arranging and paying for alternate transportation to the destination
airport named on the passenger's ticket. The Board considered a final
rule but did not decide what action to take. DOT is withdrawing the
NPRM as unnecessary since it appears that carriers no longer have the
policies that promoted the CAB's concern.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/23/83 48 FR 43343
NPRM Comment Period End 11/07/83
To Be Withdrawn 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: ADDITIONAL LEGAL AUTHORITIES: PL 96-354; 5 USC
601. Docket 41683, EDR 468/PSDR-81.
Agency Contact: Joanne Petrie, Attorney, Department of Transportation,
Office of the Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9306
RIN: 2105-AA78
_______________________________________________________________________
2085. SIMPLIFIED AVIATION EXEMPTION PROCEDURES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 1371; 49 USC 1372; 49 USC 1386
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 302; 14 CFR 389; 14 CFR 399
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: A Civil Aeronautics Board rulemaking proposed to revise and
simplify the requirements and procedures for applying for exemptions
under section 416(b) of the Federal Aviation Act. This action has
become unnecessary since the Department included most of its provisions
in its rule transferring the CAB's rules to DOT. Therefore, the NPRM
will be withdrawn.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/05/84 49 FR 39337
NPRM Comment Period End 12/04/84
To Be Withdrawn 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: PDR-88/ODR-27/PSDR-83.
Agency Contact: Joanne Petrie, Attorney, Department of Transportation,
Office of the Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9306
RIN: 2105-AA82
_______________________________________________________________________
2086. BAGGAGE LIABILITY NOTICES IN INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORTATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 1302; 49 USC 1324; 49 USC 1371 to 1374; 49 USC
1381; 49 USC 1386; 49 USC 1481 to 1482
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 221
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In response to a petition by Mr. Howard Boros, the CAB
proposed
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to amend the baggage liability notices provided to passengers in
foreign air travel. The NPRM proposed to eliminate the disclaimer of
liability for fragile and perishable items because that notice is false
and misleading. Because of the amount of time that has elapsed since
the proposal was issued, the Department is withdrawing it.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/18/84 49 FR 49111
NPRM Comment Period End 03/19/85
To Be Withdrawn 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Docket 41690; EDR-477.
Agency Contact: Joanne Petrie, Attorney, Department of Transportation,
Office of the Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9306
RIN: 2105-AA84
_______________________________________________________________________
2087. SIMPLIFIED AIRLINE COUNTER-SIGN NOTICES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 1301; 49 USC 1302; 49 USC 1324; 49 USC 1371 to
1374; 49 USC 1381; 49 USC 1386; 49 USC 1481; 49 USC 1482
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 221; 14 CFR 250; 14 CFR 256
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The American Association of Airport Executives, the Airport
Operators Council International, and the Air Transport Association of
America petitioned the CAB to simplify its counter-sign requirements.
Presently, airlines are required to display four different consumer
protection notices on their ticket counters. The petitioners alleged
that the current notices are hard to read and, therefore, do not
provide much notice to passengers. They proposed replacing the four
notices with one simplified counter sign. A CAB NPRM proposed a number
of alternatives, such as a long and/or short notice, where the notices
would be required to be posted, and whether a smoking notice should be
included. DOT decided not to act on these ``counter signs'' separately,
but rather to consider whether there should be a comprehensive re-
examination of all forms of notice to passengers, including notices on
tickets. This NPRM will be withdrawn.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/01/84 49 FR 30742
NPRM Comment Period End 09/17/84
Reply Comment Period End 10/02/84
To Be Withdrawn 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Docket 41971; EDR-474
Agency Contact: Joanne Petrie, Attorney, Department of Transportation,
Office of the Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9306
RIN: 2105-AA88
_______________________________________________________________________
2088. +PRICE ADVERTISING
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 1371; 49 USC 1381
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 380; 14 CFR 399
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department proposed in 1989 to amend its rule and policy
statement with respect to air transportation price advertising. This
rulemaking is significant because of substantial public interest.
Because of the amount of time that has elapsed since the proposal was
issued, the Department is withdrawing it.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/26/89 54 FR 31052
Extended Comment Period End 9/
25/89 08/23/89 54 FR 35005
NPRM Comment Period End 08/25/89
To Be Withdrawn 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information:
ANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, 07/26/89, 54 FR 31052
Agency Contact: Joanne Petrie, Attorney, Department of Transportation,
Office of the Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9306
RIN: 2105-AB50
_______________________________________________________________________
2089. +NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 322(a); 31 USC 1352
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 20
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, March 22, 1990.
Abstract: This regulation will implement the provisions of a new
section 1352 to title 31, United States Code, that prohibits the use of
appropriated funds to influence certain Federal contracting and
financial transactions. Organizations that use their own funds to pay
for lobbying activities are required to disclose such activity.
Guidance was issued by the Office of Management and Budget 12/20/89 (54
FR 52305). Additional OMB guidance based on changes to section 1352 in
the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 was published 1/19/96 (61 FR 1412).
This action is considered significant because it involves agencies or
departments governmentwide.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 02/26/90 55 FR 6736
Comment Period End 04/27/90
Final Action 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is a
statutory requirement. There is a paperwork burden associated with this
action.
Additional Information: OMB has control of development of the final
rule.
Agency Contact: Robert G. Taylor, Chief, Grants Management Division, M-
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62, Office of Acquisition and Grant Management, Department of
Transportation, Office of the Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-4289
RIN: 2105-AB57
_______________________________________________________________________
2090. +PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPORTATION WORKPLACE DRUG-TESTING PROGRAMS
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 49 USC 101; 49 USC 102; 49 USC 301; 49 USC 302; 49
USC 322
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 40
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The NPRM in 1990 concerned the question of to whom reports of
negative drug test results may be sent. It will be formally withdrawn
when the Department issues an NPRM under RIN 2105-AC49, Update of Drug
and Alcohol Procedural Rules. This action is significant because of
substantial public and congressional interest, and multimodal impact.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/13/90 55 FR 28782
NPRM Comment Period End 08/13/90
To Be Withdrawn 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: A small entities review under section 5 USC 610
will be conducted as part of the action being taken under a similar
rulemaking title, RIN 2105-AC49, for which an ANPRM was published 4/29/
96 (61 FR 18713).
ANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, 07/13/90, 55 FR 28782
Agency Contact: Robert C. Ashby, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for
Regulation and Enforcement, Department of Transportation, Office of the
Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9306
RIN: 2105-AB71
_______________________________________________________________________
2091. UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 322(a)
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 19
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action implements OMB Circular A-110, providing uniform
guidance for administering grants to institutions of higher education,
hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations. The regulation is
essentially a word-for-word issuance of the requirements in OMB
Circular A-110. An interim final rule was issued because of the limited
ability to change the requirements from those in the Circular.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 04/04/94 59 FR 15637
Comment Period End 06/03/94
Final Action 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Agency Contact: Robert G. Taylor, Chief, Grants Management Division, M-
62, Office of Acquisition and Grant Management, Department of
Transportation, Office of the Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-4289
RIN: 2105-AC02
_______________________________________________________________________
2092. USE OF DIRECT FINAL RULEMAKING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 49 USC 1657
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 5.21; 49 CFR 5.35
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department is considering a new rulemaking procedure to
expedite the processing of noncontroversial changes to its regulations.
Rules that the Secretary judges to be unlikely to result in public
comment would be published as ``direct final'' rules. Such direct final
rules would advise the public that no adverse comment is anticipated
and that, unless written adverse comment or notice of intent to submit
such comment is received within a specified number of days, the rule
will become effective 60 days from the date of publication in the
Federal Register.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/04/95 60 FR 39919
NPRM Comment Period End 10/03/95
Final Action 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Neil Eisner, Assistant General Counsel for Regulation
and Enforcement, Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary,
400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9306
RIN: 2105-AC11
_______________________________________________________________________
2093. OVERBOOKING OF FLIGHTS: ELIMINATION OF AIRPORT NOTICE SIGNS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.
Legal Authority: 49 USC 401; 49 USC 411; 49 USC 413; 49 USC 417
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 250
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would eliminate a consumer notice about airline
overbooking of flights that is required to appear on signs at airports,
city ticket offices, and travel agencies. However, that information
would be available to consumers because it must accompany every ticket.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/03/96 61 FR 27818
NPRM Comment Period End 07/18/96
Final Action 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Other rulemakings: RIN 2105-AA88, Simplified
Airline Counter-Sign Notices, and RIN 2105-AC36, Ticketless Travel:
Passenger Notices.
Agency Contact: Tim Kelly, Aviation Consumer Protection Division,
Office of the General Counsel, C-75, Department of Transportation,
Office of the Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-5952
RIN: 2105-AC45
_______________________________________________________________________
2094. FEES AND CHARGES FOR SPECIAL SERVICES: REINVENTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 31 USC 9701; 49 USC 40101; 49 USC 46101
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 389
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would remove or update obsolete provisions and
organizational references, and adjust the fee schedule for certain
special services related to aviation economic proceedings that the
Department makes available to the public. The regulation has not been
comprehensively updated since 1985 and the revisions will take the form
of a complete reissuance of part 389.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/21/99 64 FR 3229
NPRM Comment Period End 03/22/99
Final Action 10/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: John Miller, Analyst, Planning and Special Projects
Office, X-60, Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary,
400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-4868
RIN: 2105-AC47
_______________________________________________________________________
2095. RULES OF PRACTICE IN AVIATION ECONOMIC PROCEEDINGS: REINVENTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 5 USC 511; 39 USC 5402; 42 USC 4321; 49 USC 40101; 49
USC 41101; 49 USC 41301; 49 USC 41501; 49 USC 41701; 49 USC 41901; 49
USC 46101; 49 USC 46301
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 302
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would reorganize in a more logical fashion,
regulations that govern the conduct of all aviation economic
proceedings before the Department. It would also streamline the
regulation to remove redundancies. Procedures relating only to oral
evidentiary hearings are being grouped together separate from
procedures pertaining only to non-hearing cases. Updates to terminology
will be made to reflect the revision and recodification of the Federal
Aviation Act. This rule has not been comprehensively updated since 1985
and the revisions will take the form of a complete reissuance of part
302. In response to the NPRM, comments were received. They seek changes
in the filing periods for responsive pleadings to various types of
applications. Since these were outside the scope of the original
notice, a supplemental notice will be issued. See RIN 2105-AC73.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/03/97 62 FR 5094
NPRM Comment Period End 04/04/97
Final Action 10/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Carol A. Woods, Analyst, Air Carrier Fitness Division,
Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, 400 Seventh
Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-2340
RIN: 2105-AC48
_______________________________________________________________________
2096. AMENDMENTS TO MODAL ALCOHOL TESTING RULES: PRE-EMPLOYMENT TESTING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 49 USC 102; 49 USC 301; 49 USC 5331; 49 USC 20140; 49
USC 31306; 49 USC 45101; 49 USC 45106
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 121; 49 CFR 219; 49 CFR 382; 49 CFR 653; 49 CFR
654
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would implement a recent statutory change required
by the National Highway Systems Act of 1995, section 342, to the
existing pre-employment alcohol testing provisions. It would make pre-
employment testing voluntary for employers.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/09/96 61 FR 21149
NPRM Comment Period End 07/08/96
Final Action 05/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: This action involves four operating
administrations: FAA, FHWA, FTA, and FRA. On May 10, 1995 (60 FR
24765), DOT suspended its pre-employment alcohol testing requirements
after a court decision vacated the requirements of the FHWA alcohol
testing rule.
Agency Contact: Robert C. Ashby, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for
Regulation and Enforcement, Department of Transportation, Office of the
Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
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Phone: 202 366-9306
RIN: 2105-AC50
_______________________________________________________________________
2097. PASSENGER TARIFF-FILING REQUIREMENTS EXEMPTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 49 USC 40101; 49 USC 40105; 49 USC 40109; 49 USC
40113 to 40114; 49 USC 41504; 49 USC 41701; 49 USC 41707 to 41709; 49
USC 41712; 49 USC 46101
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 221; 14 CFR 156(j)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would exempt U.S. and foreign air carriers from
the statutory and regulatory duty to file with DOT international
passenger tariffs in certain instances subject to the reimposition of
the duty in specific cases when consistent with the public interest. In
addition, the Department proposes to reissue a new version of part 221
that eliminates most of the traditional paper format and filing
procedures set forth in the present version.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/10/97 62 FR 10758
NPRM Comment Period End 05/09/97
Final Action 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information:
ANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, 03/10/97, 62 FR 10758
Agency Contact: John H. Kiser, Chief, Pricing and Multilateral Affairs
Division, Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, 400
Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-2435
RIN: 2105-AC61
_______________________________________________________________________
2098. UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS: COMMON RULE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 31 USC 7501 to 7507
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 18.26; 49 CFR 19.26; 49 CFR 322(a)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department is participating in a voluntary Governmentwide
common regulatory effort to amend its regulations because OMB amended
its circular A-133 regarding audits of States, local governments, and
non-profit organizations, and also rescinded its circular A-128. OMB
made these changes to comply with the Single Audit Act Amendments of
1996.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 08/29/97 62 FR 45937
Comment Period End 10/28/97
Final Action 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: The interim final rule was required to be
published not later than 60 days from June 30, 1997, the date of
publication of OMB's notice of revision of OMB circular A-133 and
rescission of circular A-128.
Agency Contact: Robert G. Taylor, Chief, Grants Management Division, M-
62, Office of Acquisition and Grant Management, Department of
Transportation, Office of the Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-4289
RIN: 2105-AC66
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Long-Term Actions
Office of the Secretary (OST)
_______________________________________________________________________
2099. POLICY STATEMENT ON AIRLINE PREEMPTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 41713
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 399
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Civil Aeronautics Board in 1979 issued an interim Policy
Statement on preemption. It discusses the policy of the Department with
respect to three areas in which State law has been preempted by the
Airline Deregulation Act of 1978: regulation of commuter air carriers
and air taxis, the rights of airport proprietors, and general State
authority as it directly or indirectly affects air transportation
competition. The Supreme Court subsequently ruled that section 105 of
the ADA preempts even indirect State regulation that ``has a connection
with or reference to'' airline rates, routes, or services. Recently the
Supreme Court issued another decision on this provision of the law,
ruling that it does not preempt State contract law with respect to
interpretation and enforcement of agreements voluntarily entered into
by air carriers. The Department is considering the effect of these two
holdings on the future course and content of the Policy Statement and
whether there is a need for such a policy statement.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 02/15/79 44 FR 9948
Request for Comments on Interim
Rule 02/15/79 44 FR 9953
Comment Period End 04/16/79
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: PSDR-56, Docket 34684 The 1995 decision issued
by the Supreme Court is American Airlines v. Wolens (S. Ct. No. 93-
1286).
Agency Contact: Paul Smith, Attorney, Department of Transportation,
Office of the Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9285
RIN: 2105-AA46
_______________________________________________________________________
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2100. +STATEMENT OF ENFORCEMENT POLICY ON REBATING
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 601; 49 USC 1301 to 1302; 49 USC 1305; 49 USC
1324(a); 49 USC 1371 to 1379; 49 USC 1381 to 1382; 49 USC 1384; 49 USC
1386; 49 USC 1461; 49 USC 1481 to 1482; 49 USC 1502; 49 USC 1504
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 399.80; 14 CFR 399.85
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department is proposing to provide formal notice to the
public of its enforcement policy concerning the rebating of
international air fares by adopting that policy as a Policy Statement
in the regulations. No change in the substance of that policy is
intended. The Department also proposes to revoke an existing Policy
Statement on the advertising of rebates that is contrary to DOT's
current enforcement policy. The proposal responds to a request for such
action by the American Society of Travel Agents. The proposed
regulation is significant because it involves important departmental
policies and substantial industry interest.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/21/88 53 FR 41353
NPRM Comment Period End 12/20/88
Extended Comment Period End 2/
21/89 02/03/89 54 FR 5497
Correction 02/10/89 54 FR 6475
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information:
ANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, 10/21/88, 53 FR 41353
Agency Contact: Betsy Wolf, Senior Trial Attorney, Office of the
General Counsel, Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary,
400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9349
RIN: 2105-AB39
_______________________________________________________________________
2101. SMOKING ABOARD AIRCRAFT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 1324; 49 USC 1374; 49 USC 1377; 49 USC 1386;
PL 101-164
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 252
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This interim final rule amends the rules governing smoking
aboard aircraft to incorporate a statutory ban on smoking aboard most
U.S. flight segments. The statutory ban applies to both U.S. and
foreign air carriers. This rulemaking proposed to clarify the current
rule and make other minor changes. The interim final rule was
significant because of substantial public interest. The present action
would merely finalize that already taken and is, therefore, not
considered significant.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 02/13/90 55 FR 4991
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: The interim final rule was effective 02/25/90;
the comments were due by 04/16/90.
ANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, 02/13/90, 55 FR 4991
Agency Contact: Joanne Petrie, Attorney, Department of Transportation,
Office of the Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9306
RIN: 2105-AB58
_______________________________________________________________________
2102. +ACCESSIBILITY OF PASSENGER VESSELS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 12101 et seq; PL 101-336, Americans with
Disabilities Act
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 37
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department's Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) final
rule, published September 6, 1991 (56 FR 45584), reserved portions of
the rule concerning passenger vessels. The ADA covers passenger
vessels, but issuing accessibility requirements for vessels involves
complex issues unlike those affecting land transportation. This action
will address these issues and propose feasible requirements to make
passenger vessels accessible to, and usable by, individuals with
disabilities. DOT is participating in an ongoing advisory committee
effort convened by the Access Board to study passenger vessel
accessibility issues. September and November 1998 meetings were held.
This rulemaking is considered significant because of substantial public
and congressional interest.
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Robert C. Ashby, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for
Regulation and Enforcement, Department of Transportation, Office of the
Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9306
RIN: 2105-AB87
_______________________________________________________________________
2103. +TRANSPORTATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (ACCESSIBILITY
GUIDELINES)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552a
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 27; 49 CFR 37
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would amend the rules implementing the Americans
with Disabilities Act by adopting the revised accessibility guidelines
issued by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance
Board, published June 20, 1994 (59 FR 31676) as interim final rules.
The proposed rule would also conform the Department's rule implementing
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Further DOT action is
pending ATBCB/Justice Department action. This action is significant
because of substantial public interest.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/20/94 59 FR 31818
NPRM Comment Period End 08/19/94
Next Action Undetermined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert C. Ashby, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for
Regulation and Enforcement, Department of Transportation, Office of the
Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9306
RIN: 2105-AC06
_______________________________________________________________________
2104. USE OF OXYGEN BY AIR CARRIER PASSENGERS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 41705
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 382
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department is considering the use of regulatory
negotiation to seek consensus among air carriers, consumers, airports,
equipment manufacturers, oxygen suppliers, and safety regulators
concerning the use of oxygen by passengers on air carriers when
individuals need special private supplies. The need for action stems
from a current situation where all carriers do not allow passengers to
bring their own oxygen aboard. Issues involve conformance with RSPA and
FAA hazardous materials rules and the question of providing oxygen
during long layovers. The Department is considering whether to begin a
regulatory negotiation.
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert C. Ashby, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for
Regulation and Enforcement, Department of Transportation, Office of the
Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9306
RIN: 2105-AC29
_______________________________________________________________________
2105. +DOMESTIC PASSENGER MANIFEST INFORMATION
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect the private sector under
PL 104-4.
Legal Authority: 49 USC 40101; 49 USC 40113 to 40114; 49 USC 41702; 49
USC 41708 to 41709; 49 USC 41711; 49 USC 46301; 49 USC 46310; 49 USC
46316
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 243
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This notice requested comments concerning operational and
cost issues related to U.S. air carriers collecting information such as
full name, date of birth and/or social security number, emergency
contact and telephone number from passengers traveling on flights
within the United States. This notice was issued on the Department's
initiative in response to difficulties with notification in the
aftermath of domestic aviation disasters and to comply with a
recommendation contained in the initial report of the White House
Commission on Aviation Safety and Security (1996) that urged the
Department to explore immediately the costs and effects of a
comprehensive passenger manifest requirement on the domestic aviation
system. DOT will review the implementation of the international
passenger manifest requirements (RIN 2105-AC78, 2/18/98, 63 FR 8258) as
it determines how to proceed with this rulemaking.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 03/13/97 62 FR 11789
ANPRM Comment Period End 05/12/97
Comment Period Reopened 05/30/97 62 FR 29313
Comment Period End 06/20/97
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Bernard Gaillard, Director, Office of International
Transportation and Trade, Department of Transportation, Office of the
Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-4368
RIN: 2105-AC62
_______________________________________________________________________
2106. +ENFORCEMENT POLICY: UNFAIR EXCLUSIONARY CONDUCT IN THE AIR
TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: Not yet determined
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed statement was developed in consultation with
the Department of Justice and sets forth tentative findings and
guidelines for use by DOT in evaluating whether major air carriers'
competitive responses to new entry warrant enforcement action. This
action is significant because it is a major policy initiative of the
Department.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Request for Comments 04/10/98 63 FR 17919
Comment Period Extended 05/21/98 63 FR 28021
Comment Period End 06/09/98
Extended Comment Period End 07/24/98
Reply Comment Period End 09/08/98
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Jim Craun, Director, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Aviation and International Affairs, Department of Transportation,
Office of the Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-1053
RIN: 2105-AC72
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_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Completed Actions
Office of the Secretary (OST)
_______________________________________________________________________
2107. +DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) REGULATION; GENERAL
UPDATE
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act; PL
102-240; 49 USC 47017(e); 49 USC 47113
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 23
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule revises the Department's regulations for the
disadvantaged business enterprise program to clarify regulatory
provisions and revise program elements in light of experience in
administering the program since 1980 and the Administration's review of
affirmative action programs. The rule meets legal requirements for
narrow tailoring of affirmative action programs, responds to concerns
of Congress and the public, increases flexibility and improves
efficiency in the administration of the DBE program. This action is
significant because of substantial public interest.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/09/92 57 FR 58288
Extended NPRM Comment Period End
4/8/93 03/03/93 58 FR 12207
NPRM Comment Period End 03/09/93
SNPRM 05/30/97 62 FR 29548
SNPRM Comment Period Extended 07/18/97 62 FR 38952
Extended SNPRM Comment Period
End 09/29/97
Final Action 02/02/99 64 FR 5096
Final Action Effective 03/04/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Additional Information: This action addresses the requirements of the
Supreme Court's Adarand v. Pena decision. A related RIN 2105-AB99,
concerning Airport Concessions had a statutory deadline of 4/30/93 for
a final rule. Its legal authority came from PL 102-581 and PL 97-248.
An NPRM had been issued on 10/6/93 58 FR 52050). It was combined with
this action in the October 29, 1997 Agenda. However, the airport
concessions issue has again been separated and will be addressed in a
new RIN 2105-AC76.
Agency Contact: Robert C. Ashby, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for
Regulation and Enforcement, Department of Transportation, Office of the
Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9306
RIN: 2105-AB92
_______________________________________________________________________
2108. +DISCLOSURE OF CODE-SHARING ARRANGEMENTS AND LONG-TERM WET LEASES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 40113; 49 USC 41712
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 257
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The action strengthens the Department's current rules
requiring airlines to notify passengers of a code-sharing arrangement
or long-term wet lease on domestic and international flights. These
arrangements can offer significant economic benefits. However, they can
also confuse and mislead customers. When selecting, purchasing, and
completing trips, consumers will be better informed of the fact that
the airline operating the aircraft will be different from the airline
selling the ticket. Consumers will also be informed of the identity of
the airline operating the aircraft including the corporate name. This
regulation now applies directly to travel agents and foreign air
carriers. This is significant because of congressional and industry
interest.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/10/94 59 FR 40836
NPRM Comment Period End 10/11/94
SNPRM 01/17/95 60 FR 3359
SNPRM Comment Period End 02/16/95
Final Action 03/15/99 64 FR 12838
Final Action Effective 07/13/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: See related action, Disclosure of Change-of-
Gauge Services, RIN 2105-AC17.
ANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, 03/15/99, 64 FR 12838
Agency Contact: Laura Trejo, Attorney Advisor, Department of
Transportation, Office of the Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9183
RIN: 2105-AC10
_______________________________________________________________________
2109. DISCLOSURE OF CHANGE-OF-GAUGE SERVICES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 41712
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 257
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action codifies and augments current disclosure
requirements for itineraries with one flight number that involve a
change of aircraft. The problem is that passengers may be misled to
believe they are receiving nonstop service because there is only one
flight number when in fact they have to change planes. The
requirements, which would apply to U.S. air carriers, foreign air
carriers, and, where appropriate, ticket agents (including travel
agents) doing business in the United States are: (1) that transporting
carriers include notice of aircraft changes in their written or
electronic schedule information provided to the public, in the Official
Airline Guide, and in computer reservation systems; (2) that consumers
be given reasonable and timely oral notice that a single flight number
that they are considering booking entails a change of aircraft en
route; and (3) that written notice of the aircraft change be provided
along with each ticket. This proposal, in part, responds to the
petition of American Airlines in Docket 47546.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/19/95 60 FR 3778
NPRM Comment Period End 03/20/95
Final Action 03/15/99 64 FR 12854
Final Action Effective 07/13/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
[[Page 21601]]
Additional Information: See related action, Disclosure of Code-Sharing
Arrangements and Long-Term Wet Leases, RIN 2105-AC10.
ANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, 03/15/99, 64 FR 12854
Agency Contact: Betsy L. Wolf, Senior Trial Attorney, Office of General
Counsel, Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, 400
Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9356
RIN: 2105-AC17
_______________________________________________________________________
2110. AMENDMENTS TO OPIATE THRESHOLD LEVELS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 49 USC app 1301 note; 49 USC 102; 49 USC 301; 49 USC
322
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 40
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This final rule makes conforming changes to the Department's
drug testing procedures to incorporate changes made by the Department
of Health and Human Services (DHHS) in the threshold levels of opiates.
The amendments raise the opiate threshold level from 300 to 2,000
nanograms per milliliter. The current opiate testing cutoff levels used
by laboratories are identifying too many individuals who are not opiate
abusers. The final rule also establishes a new requirement to test for
a metabolite that comes only from heroin. This is an effort to shift
the emphasis of testing for opiates back to the proper deterrence and
detection of heroin use.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 11/25/98 63 FR 65128
Final Action Effective 12/01/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: The Department determined that the opportunity
for prior notice and comment was unnecessary, impractical and contrary
to public interest since DHHS solicited and responded to public comment
on identical provisions. Legal Deadline: DHHS amended its Mandatory
Guidelines for Federal Workplace Testing Programs to change the opiate
testing levels, with an implementation date of December 1, 1998. The
Department's drug testing procedures are to remain consistent with the
DHHS Guidelines, as Congress provided in the Omnibus Transportation
Employee Testing Act of 1991.
Agency Contact: Robert C. Ashby, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for
Regulation and Enforcement, Department of Transportation, Office of the
Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-9306
RIN: 2105-AC74
_______________________________________________________________________
2111. SECOND EXTENSION OF COMPUTER RESERVATIONS SYSTEM RULES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 40101; 49 USC 40102; 49 USC 40105; 49 USC
40113; 49 USC 41712
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 255
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action extends the expiration date of DOT's rules
regulating computer reservations systems owned by airlines or airline
affiliates that are used by travel agencies from March 31, 1999 to
March 31, 2000. The Department is conducting a reexamination of the
rules to see whether they should be continued or modified. That action
is being taken under RIN 2105-AC65. The extension is necessary so that
the current rules will remain in force.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/26/99 64 FR 9457
NPRM Comment Period End 03/12/99
Final Action 03/30/99 64 FR 15127
Final Action Effective 03/31/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: An earlier extension from December 31, 1997 to
March 31, 1999 was published 12/18/97, 62 FR 66272, under RIN 2105-
AC67.
Agency Contact: Thomas Ray, Office of General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, Office of the Secretary, 400 Seventh Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202 366-4731
Fax: 202 366-7152
RIN: 2105-AC75
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Prerule Stage
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
_______________________________________________________________________
2112. +IMPROVEMENTS TO MARITIME SAFETY PUGET SOUND-AREA WATERS
(USCG-1998-4501)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1223 to 1224
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 1
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Coast Guard seeks public comments on potential rules that
would improve maritime safety in Puget Sound-Area waters including
Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, passages around and through
the San Juan Islands, and the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary.
Based on a recent determination by the Secretary of Transportation
regarding the status of maritime safety in the Puget Sound-area, the
Coast Guard has initiated a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis to
study the feasibility of implementing new safety measures, including
extended tug escort requirements and a dedicated response vessel.
Public input will help focus this cost-benefit analysis and develop any
future proposed rules, if deemed necessary. This rulemaking supports
the Coast Guard Marine Safety and Environmental Protection Program's
goal to reduce the amount of oil discharged into the marine environment
and the Coast Guard's strategic goal of protection of natural
resources. This is a significant action due to substantial public
interest.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 11/24/98 63 FR 64937
ANPRM Comment Period End 05/24/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: CDR T. M. Close, Department of Transportation, U.S.
Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0177
RIN: 2115-AF68
_______________________________________________________________________
2113. SAFETY OF UNINSPECTED PASSENGER VESSELS UNDER THE
PASSENGER VESSEL SAFETY ACT OF 1993 (USCG-1999-5040)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 2101; 46 USC 2113; 46 USC 3306; 46 USC 4105
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 175; 33 CFR 177; 33 CFR 179; 33 CFR 181; 33 CFR
183; 46 CFR 10; 46 CFR 15; 46 CFR 24 to 28; 46 CFR 70; 46 CFR 169; 46
CFR 175
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking implements the Passenger Vessel Safety Act
(PVSA) (Pub. L. 103-206) by amending the rules for Uninspected
Passenger Vessels (UPVs). Specifically, the Coast Guard is considering
amending existing UPV definitions to create a new class of UPV of at
least 100 gross tons carrying not more that 12 passengers. The Coast
Guard is considering operating, equipment, licensing and special permit
application requirements appropriate for the new class of vessel. The
Coast Guard is also considering adding definitions of ``passenger,''
``passenger for hire,'' and ``consideration'' to bring its rules into
conformity with the PVSA. This project supports the Coast Guard's
strategic goal of marine safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 05/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: LT Keith B. Janssen, Project Manager, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-1055
RIN: 2115-AF69
_______________________________________________________________________
2114. CERTIFICATION OF NAVIGATION LIGHTS ON RECREATIONAL
VESSELS (CGD 97-060)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 2071; 33 USC 1602
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 84; 46 CFR 111
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This project will place navigation lights for recreational
and uninspected vessels under regulatory control similar to that
already in place for inspected vessels. Specifically, the rule will
propose regulations requiring certification that navigation lights are
in compliance with the Navigation Rules specifications, as evidenced by
laboratory testing to a performance standard; this level of control is
currently in place for all other items of safety equipment. This action
is in accordance with recommendations made by the National Boating
Safety Advisory Council (NBSAC), and the National Association of
Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA). This project supports the Coast
Guard's strategic goal of marine safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 06/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Randolph J. Doubt, Project Manager, G-OPB-3, Department
of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Steet SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-6810
RIN: 2115-AF70
_______________________________________________________________________
2115. BARGES CARRYING BULK LIQUID HAZARDOUS MATERIAL (USCG-
1999-5117)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 3703
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 151
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking project will update the regulations for
barges carrying bulk hazardous material to account for modernization of
the industry. The current regulations for barges carrying bulk liquid
hazardous materials were originally published in 1970. Over the past
three decades, technology has advanced and industry practices have
changed. This project will first ask for public comment to identify the
rules which need to be updated. Once those rules are identified, the
project will propose appropriate revisions to the Code of Federal
Regulations. This project supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of
marine safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Thomas Felleisen, Project Manager, G-MSO, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0085
RIN: 2115-AF77
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_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Proposed Rule Stage
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
_______________________________________________________________________
2116. VESSEL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (CGD 89-050)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 2103; 46 USC 12501
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 187
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: 46 U.S.C. 12501 requires the Secretary of Transportation to
establish a Vessel Identification System (VIS). This rulemaking
prescribes the manner and form for participating States to make
information available for VIS; to establish guidelines for State vessel
titling systems; and to establish procedures for certifying compliance
with those guidelines. This rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's
strategic goal of mobility of commercial and recreational vessels.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 09/15/89 54 FR 38358
Comment Period End 12/14/89
NPRM 10/05/93 58 FR 51920
Correction 10/15/93 58 FR 53624
Comment Period End 01/03/94
Reopening of Comment Period 02/24/94 59 FR 8881
Comment Period End 03/28/94
Interim Rule 04/25/95 60 FR 20310
Comment Period End 07/24/95
Reopening of Comment Period 10/17/95 60 FR 53727
Comment Period End 12/31/95
Interim Rule Change in Effective
Date 02/23/96 61 FR 6943
Interim Rule Re-Opening of
Comment Period 10/20/97 62 FR 54385
Interim Rule Change in Effective
Date 04/21/98 63 FR 19657
SNPRM 04/00/99
Final Action 02/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: The effective date of April 24, 1996, applies
to all provisions in this interim final rule other than 33 CFR part
187, subpart D, which is suspended through April 24, 1999. The change
in effective date of the interim final rule was published April 21,
1998, 63 FR 19657
ANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, 10/05/93, 58 FR 51920
Agency Contact: ENS Brian Ly, Project Manager, G-MRI-3, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0452
RIN: 2115-AD35
_______________________________________________________________________
2117. REPORTING MARINE CASUALTIES (CGD 91-216)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 6101; 33 USC 1901 et seq
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 151; 46 CFR 4
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would add to the definition of a reportable
marine casualty ``significant harm to the environment.'' Some casualty
reporting requirements are extended to include foreign tank vessels
operating in U.S. waters, including the exclusive economic zone. This
project supports the Coast Guard's Marine Safety and Environmental
Protection program's goal to reduce the consequence of pollution
incidents and further supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of
protection of natural resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice of Meeting; Request for
Comments 12/20/94 59 FR 65522
Comment Period End 02/20/95
NPRM 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: LT Glen Mine, Project Manager, G-MSR-2, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-1100
RIN: 2115-AD98
_______________________________________________________________________
2118. +FACILITY RESPONSE PLANS FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES (CGD 94-048)
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1321(j); PL 101-380
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 154
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This project would implement provisions of the Oil Pollution
Act of 1990 that require an owner or operator of a marine
transportation-related facility transferring bulk hazardous substances
to develop and operate in accordance with an approved response plan.
The regulations would apply to marine transportation-related facilities
that, because of their location, could cause harm to the environment by
discharging a hazardous substance into or on the navigable waters or
adjoining shoreline. A separate rulemaking under RIN 2115-AE88 would
address hazardous response plan requirements for tank vessels. This
project supports Coast Guard strategic goals of marine safety and
protection of the marine environment by reducing the amount of
chemicals entering the environment, as well as reducing the consequence
of pollution incidents. This action is considered significant because
of substantial public and industry interest.
Statement of Need: This rulemaking is intended to reduce the impact
from hazardous substance spills from vessels and marine transportation-
related facilities.
Summary of the Legal Basis: Section 4202(a) of the Oil Pollution Act of
1990 (OPA 90), codified at 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(5), mandates that the
President issue regulations requiring the preparation of oil and
hazardous substance discharge response plans. Although section
4202(b)(4) of OPA 90 established an implementation schedule for these
response plans for oil, it did not establish a deadline for submission
or approval of hazardous substances response plans. The Coast Guard has
issued separate final rules governing response plan requirements for
vessels carrying oil in bulk as cargo and facilities that handle,
store, or transport oil in bulk. Under 33 U.S.C. 1321, ``hazardous
substances'' are designated by the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency. The Administrator has designated 297 chemicals as
hazardous substances under this section. The Coast Guard has identified
84 hazardous substances currently carried in bulk by vessels, and
transferred to or from marine transportation-related facilities.
Alternatives: The Coast Guard intends to determine what types of
response strategies would be required to address spills of different
types of hazardous substances. For some substances, containment and
recovery may be the
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appropriate response. However, some spilled substances may not be
recoverable from the water and other actions may be necessary. Plans
would be required, by statute, to address responses to a ``worst case
discharge.'' For facilities, a ``worst case discharge'' is ``the
largest foreseeable discharge in adverse weather conditions.''
Anticipated Costs and Benefits: The potential costs of this rulemaking
may include the costs of developing and implementing a hazardous
substance response plan, maintaining contracts for response resources,
reviewing and updating hazardous substance response plans, maintaining
any required equipment, and training and exercising response personnel.
Potential benefits include reduced risk of human exposure and enhanced
environmental quality from improved ability to respond to, contain, and
recover spilled hazardous substances. The draft analysis indicates that
this project will not be economically significant. A regulatory
assessment addressing costs and benefits of this rule will be available
in the public docket when the NPRM is published.
Risks: Response plans are required by statute. A response plan will not
prevent a discharge of a hazardous substance, but it may improve the
response and help to minimize personal injury and damage to the
environment. This rule should not affect the economic viability of
facilities involved in transferring hazardous substances in bulk or
have a significant impact on the volume of hazardous substances shipped
by marine transportation-related facilities. Most facilities involved
in transferring hazardous substances in bulk have developed plans, but
there have not been requirements for standardization.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 05/03/96 61 FR 20084
Notice of Public Hearings 07/03/96 61 FR 34775
ANPRM Comment Period End 09/03/96
NPRM 05/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Public hearings regarding this rulemaking were
held in Washington, DC on July 30, 1996; Houston, TX on August 5, 1996;
and in Houston, TX on February 26 and 27, 1997.
Agency Contact: LT Michael Roldan, Project Manager, G-MSR-1, Department
of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0756
RIN: 2115-AE87
_______________________________________________________________________
2119. +TANK VESSEL RESPONSE PLANS FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES (CGD 94-032)
(USCG-1998-4354)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1231; 33 USC 1321(j); PL 101-380
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 155
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This project would implement provisions of the Oil Pollution
Act of 1990 that require an owner or operator of a tank vessel carrying
bulk hazardous substances to develop and operate in accordance with an
approved response plan. The regulations would apply to vessels
operating on the navigable waters or within the Exclusive Economic Zone
(EEZ) of the U.S. that carry bulk hazardous substances. A separate
rulemaking under RIN 2115-AE87 would address hazardous substances
response plan requirements for marine transportation-related
facilities. This project supports Coast Guard strategic goals by
reducing the amount of chemicals entering the environment, as well as
reducing the consequences of pollution incidents. This project is
considered significant because of substantial public and industry
interest.
Statement of Need: This rulemaking is intended to reduce the impact
from hazardous substance spills from vessels.
Summary of the Legal Basis: Section 4202(a) of the Oil Pollution Act of
1990 (OPA 90), codified at 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(5), mandates that the
President issue regulations requiring the preparation of oil and
hazardous substance discharge response plans. Although 4202(b)(4) of
OPA 90 established an implementation schedule for these response plans
for oil, it did not establish a deadline for submission or approval of
hazardous substances response plans. The Coast Guard has issued
separate final rules governing response plan requirements for vessels
carrying oil in bulk as cargo and facilities that handle, store, or
transport oil in bulk. Under section 1321, ``hazardous substances'' are
designated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
The Administrator has designated 297 chemicals as hazardous substances
under this section. The Coast Guard has identified 84 hazardous
substances currently carried in bulk.
Alternatives: The Coast Guard intends to determine what types of
response strategies would be required to address spills of different
types of hazardous substances. For some substances, containment and
recovery may be the appropriate response. However, some spilled
substances may not be recoverable from the water and other actions may
be necessary. Plans would be required, by statute, to address responses
to a ``worst case discharge.'' For vessels, a ``worst case discharge''
is ``a discharge in adverse weather conditions of its entire cargo.''
Anticipated Costs and Benefits: The potential costs of this rulemaking
may include the costs of developing and implementing a hazardous
substance response plan, maintaining contracts for spill-response
resources, reviewing and updating hazardous substance response plans,
maintaining any required equipment, and training and exercising
response personnel. Potential benefits include reduced risk to human
health, enhanced environmental quality from improved ability to respond
to, contain, and recover spilled hazardous substances and a reduction
in the severity of the impact of accidental hazardous substance
discharges. A regulatory assessment addressing costs and benefits fo
this rule will be available in the public docket when the NPRM is
published.
Risks: Response plans are required by statute. A response plan will not
prevent a discharge of a hazardous substance, but it may improve the
response and help to minimize personal injury and damage to the
environment. This rule should not affect the economic viability of
vessels involved in transferring hazardous substances in bulk, or have
a significant impact on the volume of hazardous substances shipped by
vessel. Most vessels carrying hazardous substances
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in bulk have developed response plans, but there have not been
requirements for standardization.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 05/03/96 61 FR 20084
Notice of Public Hearings 07/03/96 61 FR 34775
ANPRM Comment Period End 09/03/96
NPRM 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: LT Michael Roldan, Project Manager, G-MSR-1, Department
of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0756
RIN: 2115-AE88
_______________________________________________________________________
2120. NUMBERING OF UNDOCUMENTED BARGES (CGD 93-091) (USCG-1998-3798)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 12301
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 189
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Title 46 U.S.C. 12301, as amended by the Abandoned Barge Act
of 1992, requires all undocumented barges more than 100 gross tons
operating on the navigable waters of the United States be numbered.
This rulemaking would establish a numbering system for these barges.
The numbering of undocumented barges will allow identification of
owners of barges found abandoned and help prevent future marine
pollution. This rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of
protection of the marine environment.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Request for Comments 10/18/94 59 FR 52646
Comment Period End 01/17/95
ANPRM 07/06/98 63 FR 36384
Comment Period End 11/03/98
NPRM 09/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Thomas Willis, Project Manager, National Vessel
Documentation Center, Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard,
2039 Stonewall Jackson Drive, Falling Waters, WV 25419-9502
Phone: 304 271-2506
RIN: 2115-AF13
_______________________________________________________________________
2121. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ACTIVITIES (CGD 96-068)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1333(d)(1); 43 USC 1348(c); 43 USC 1356
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 140 to 147
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This project would revise the regulations on Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) activities to: add new requirements for
lifesaving, fire protection, training, hazardous materials used as
stores on fixed OCS facilities, and accommodation spaces; require
foreign vessels engaged in OCS activities to comply with requirements
similar to those imposed on U.S. vessels similarly engaged; and allow
all mobile inland drilling units (MIDUs) to operate on the OCS out to a
defined boundary line, if they meet requirements for lifesaving,
firefighting, operations similar to those for fixed OCS facilities.
This project would affect the owners and operators of facilities and
vessels engaged in offshore activities associated with the exploration
for, or development or production of, the resources of the OCS. The
preliminary estimate of costs imposed by these amendments would vary
according to the unit. The Coast Guard is consulting with the Minerals
Management Service, part of the Department of the Interior. This
project supports the Coast Guard's Marine Safety and Environmental
Protection program's goal of reducing deaths and injuries and the
amount of oil discharged into the marine environment. It also supports
the Coast Guard's strategic goal of safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Request for Comments 06/27/95 60 FR 33185
Comment Period End 09/25/95
NPRM 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: The Notice of Request for Comments published 27
June 1995, was assigned Coast Guard docket number 95-016. Following the
request for comments this docket was terminated. This project continues
under docket CGD 96-068, and RIN number 2115-AF39.
Agency Contact: James Magill, Project Manager, G-MSO-2, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-1082
RIN: 2115-AF39
_______________________________________________________________________
2122. CARRIAGE OF BULK SOLID MATERIALS REQUIRING SPECIAL HANDLING (CGD
97-037)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1321; 46 USC 3306; 46 USC 3703; 46 USC 5111;
46 USC 6101; 49 USC 1804; EO 11735; EO 12234
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 90; 46 CFR 97; 46 CFR 148
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This project will add materials carried with Special Permits
issued under Coast Guard regulations and other materials contained in
the International Maritime Organization Code of Safe Practice for Solid
Bulk Cargoes (IMO Bulk Solids Code, or ``BC Code''), including coal, to
the list of materials permitted under the regulations. The special
handling procedures associated with these materials are also included
in the new rules. The revisions will harmonize U.S. regulations with
recommended international practice, and eliminate the need to apply for
Special Permits, except for newly classified hazardous materials. This
project supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of safety and
improved service to the United States shipping industry.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/99
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Public Compliance Cost: Initial Cost: $168,000; Yearly Recurring Cost:
$400,000; Base Year for Dollar Estimates: 1999
Additional Information: This project was initiated with an ANPRM (28
April 1989), and further developed in an NPRM (12 April 1994). In
prioritizing resources, it was terminated on April 13, 1995. With
resources available, it can now be completed as a direct final rule.
Based on comments to the docket (previously CGD 87-069), this is a non-
controversial and welcome amendment to existing regulations.
Agency Contact: Brian Robinson, Project Manager, G-MSO-3, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0018
RIN: 2115-AF47
_______________________________________________________________________
2123. +TOWING VESSEL SAFETY (FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS AND OTHER MEASURES
FOR TOWING VESSELS) (CGD 97-064)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 3719; 46 USC 4102
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 157; 46 CFR 27
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Statutory, October 1, 1997.
Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes requirements for total flooding or
other installed systems for suppressing fires on towing vessels and
voyage planning. The purpose of this rulemaking is to reduce oil spills
from single-hull, non-self-propelled barges. Drifting oil barges have
run aground and spilled their cargoes, causing considerable damage to
marine life and the environment. The measures in this rule could enable
towing vessel crews to maintain or regain control of their barges
before they run aground. This project was developed in cooperation with
the Towing Safety Advisory Committee. This project supports the Coast
Guard's Marine Safety and Environmental Protection program's goal to
reduce the amount of oil discharged into the marine environment, and
the Coast Guard's strategic goals of marine safety and protection of
the marine environment. This project is classed significant by DOT due
to congressional and public interest.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/06/97 62 FR 52057
Comment Period End 01/05/98
Notice of Public Meeting 02/27/98 63 FR 9980
Reopening of Comment Period 02/27/98 63 FR 9980
Comment Period End 05/11/98
SNPRM 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: This rulemaking originally proposed
requirements for three sets of towing vessel safety issues: Fire
suppression systems and other measures, Control measures for tank
barges, and Fire protection measures for towing vessels. The latter two
components have developed into separate rulemakings: Emergency Control
Measures for Tank Barges (USCG-1998-4443) (RIN 2115-AF65) and Fire
Protection Measures for Towing Vessels (USCG-1998-4445) (RIN 2115-
AF66).
Agency Contact: Randall Eberly, Project Manager, G-MSE-4, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-1099
RIN: 2115-AF53
_______________________________________________________________________
2124. POLLUTION PREVENTION FOR OCEANGOING SHIPS AND CERTAIN VESSELS IN
DOMESTIC SERVICE (CGD 97-072)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 2103; 46 USC 3306; 46 USC 3703; 33 USC 1231;
33 USC 1321(j); 33 USC 1903
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 151; 33 CFR 155; 33 CFR 157; 46 CFR 170; 46 CFR
172
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking concerns pollution prevention and the
operational discharge of oil from vessels. It will align existing
regulations on oil-water separators, operational discharge, damage and
intact stability, and term of validity of International Oil Pollution
Prevention Certificates with recent amendments under the International
Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (MARPOL).
It will affect U.S.-flagged tank ships of 150 gross tons or more and
other U.S.-flagged ships of four hundred gross tons or more. It will
eliminate or reduce requirements for shore connections on certain
vessels of one hundred gross tons or more. This project supports the
Coast Guard's Marine Safety and Environmental Protection program's goal
to reduce the amount of oil discharged into United States waters from
maritime sources by 20 percent, and the Coast Guard's strategic goals
of marine safety and protection of natural resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: LT Diane Kalina, Project Manager, G-M, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0226
RIN: 2115-AF56
_______________________________________________________________________
2125. +SALVAGE AND FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT; VESSEL RESPONSE PLANS (USCG-
1998-3417)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1321
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 155
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Current vessel response plan regulations require that the
owners or operators of vessels carrying groups I through V petroleum
oil as a primary cargo identify in their response plans a salvage
company with expertise and equipment, and a company with firefighting
capability that can be deployed to a port nearest to the vessel's
operating area within 24 hours of notification (groups I-IV) or a
discovery of a discharge (group V). Numerous requests for clarification
revealed widespread misunderstanding and confusion regarding the
regulatory language, which will make the implementation of this
requirement difficult. Based on comments received after the vessel
response plan final rule publication (61 FR 1052; January 12,
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1996) and during a Coast Guard hosted workshop, the Coast Guard intends
to better define the terms ``salvage expertise and equipment'' and
``vessel firefighting capability'' requirements and will reconsider the
24-hour deployment requirement which was scheduled to go into effect on
February 18, 1998. Therefore, the Coast Guard suspended the effective
dates of the deployment requirements as published in the final rule.
The Coast Guard will continue with this project to better define the
requirements. This rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's strategic
goals of marine safety and protection of the marine environment.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Rule: Partial Suspension 02/12/98 63 FR 7069
NPRM 09/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Partial suspension of regulations created
through the vessel response plan final rule, docket No. 91-034, RIN
2115-AD81
Agency Contact: LCDR Roger Laferriere, Project Manager, G-MOR-3,
Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0448
RIN: 2115-AF60
_______________________________________________________________________
2126. REVISE FEES TO NUMBER UNDOCUMENTED VESSELS IN ALASKA (USCG-1998-
3386)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 12307
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 173
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would revise the current fees the Coast Guard
charges for numbering undocumented vessels in Alaska. The fees were
promulgated in 1972 and do not reflect the costs that the Coast Guard
incurs to issue the vessel numbers. All fees collected go to the
Treasury's General Fund. The rule should result in an increased fee
that reflects the current costs for the Coast Guard to issue the vessel
numbers in Alaska. This rulemaking is required by the Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-324).
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 02/01/99 64 FR 4816
NPRM Comment Period End 04/02/99
Final Rule 07/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Janice Giles, Project Manager, G-OPB-2, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0911
RIN: 2115-AF62
_______________________________________________________________________
2127. DEEP WATER PORTS (CGD 97-050) (SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1503
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 148 to 150
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of this rulemaking is to update the Deepwater
Port Regulations. Section 502 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of
1996 prescribes changes to the regulations found in 33 CFR parts 148-
150 developed in accordance with the Deepwater Port Act of 1974. These
regulations were developed in the 1970's when there were no deepwater
ports in the United States. The Coast Guard will be revising the
regulations to: remove from the regulations, and place in the license
conditions, those requirements which belong in the license conditions;
and remove from the regulations those things which can be addressed in
an operations manual. The Coast Guard may also consider revising the
regulations to address technological advancements and operational
experience gained over the last twenty years. In accordance with
section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, the Coast Guard is also
reviewing these regulations for their impacts on small businesses and
the potential to reduce any such impacts. Public comment on small
business impacts is specifically requested. This project supports the
Coast Guard's strategic goal of marine safety. This rulemaking will
encompass a complete review of the Deepwater Port Regulations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 08/29/97 62 FR 45774
Comment Period End 10/13/97
NPRM 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: LT Diane Kalina, Project Manager, G-MSO-2, Department
of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-1181
RIN: 2115-AF63
_______________________________________________________________________
2128. COMMERCIAL DIVING OPERATIONS (USCG-1998-3786) (SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1509; 43 USC 1333; 46 USC 3306; 46 USC 3703;
46 USC 6101
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 197; 49 CFR 1.46
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This project involves reviewing and updating the commercial
diving regulations in 46 CFR 197, subpart B, which are over 20 years
old. A review of the commercial diving regulations needs to be done to
determine what parts should be updated or changed based on the current
standards of safety, technology, and industry practices and, in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 610, to evaluate and minimize any significant
economic impact of the rules upon a substantial number of small
entities. The project supports the Coast Guard Marine Safety and
Environmental Protection Program's goal to reduce deaths and injuries
on U.S. commercial vessels and the Coast Guard's strategic goal of
safety.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 06/26/98 63 FR 34840
ANPRM Comment Period End 11/09/98 63 FR 50848
NPRM 07/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
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Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: LT Diane Kalina, Project Manager, G-MSO-2, Department
of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-1181
RIN: 2115-AF64
_______________________________________________________________________
2129. VESSEL DOCUMENTATION (USCG-1998-4784)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 12103(d); 46 USC 31321(a)
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 67
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking will propose regulations to: (1) combine a
Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin (MCO) with the Builder's
Certificate (form CG12-1261); (2) require that the Hull Identification
Number (HIN) be included on the Application for Documentation of
recreational vessels for those vessels required to have an assigned
HIN; (3) require the submission of the original State title, or if not
a title State, the original State registration and/or official
replacements issued by a titling/registering authority when
documentation is based on those methods of establishing title and; (4)
establish procedures for electronic submission of instruments. These
four initiatives offer increased efficiency of the vessel documentation
process and increased fraud protection for vessel owners.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Dennis Nelson, Project Manager, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, National Vessel Documentation Center,
U. S. Coast Guard, 2039 Stonewall Jackson Dr, Falling Waters, WV 25419
Phone: 304 271-2400
RIN: 2115-AF71
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2130. +REVISED BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION (BAC) LIMIT (USCG-
1998-4593)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 2302; 46 USC 4302
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 95; 33 CFR 177; 46 CFR 4; 46 CFR 4311
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking will revise the Federal Blood Alcohol
concentration(BAC) limit from .10 to .08 percent by weight to determine
whether operators of recreational vessels are under the influence of
alcohol or an illegal drug. With respect to recreational vessels on
navigable waters within State boundaries, the Coast Guard will continue
to adopt BAC limits enacted by respective State jurisdictions. This
rulemaking will revise the rule adopting State BAC limits to account
for recent developments in State boating legislation by removing
language referencing state statutory schemes that no longer exist. The
new rule will add language to reference statutory schemes that have
come into existence since the promulgation of the .10 Federal BAC limit
for recreational vessels. This rulemaking will also insert the words
``under the influence of alcohol, or a dangerous drug in violation of a
law of the United States'' in place of the word ``intoxication'' where
it appears in Titles 33 and 46 of the Code of Federal Regulations. That
change will affect sections involving operators of both recreational
and commercial vessels. The purpose of that change is to bring those
regulations into conformity with the language of 46 USC 2302(c), as
amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. This rulemaking supports the
Coast Guard's strategic goal of marine safety. This project is
significant due to substantial Departmental and public interest.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Carlton Perry, Project Manager, G-OPB-1, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-0979
RIN: 2115-AF72
_______________________________________________________________________
2131. FREQUENCY OF INSPECTION, HULL EXAMINATION ALTERNATIVE FOR
CERTAIN PASSENGER VESSELS, AND UNDERWATER SURVEYS FOR PASSENGER VESSELS
(USCG-1999-4976)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 46 USC 3305 to 3308
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 2; 46 CFR 31; 46 CFR 71; 46 CFR 91; 46 CFR 107;
46 CFR 115; 46 CFR 126; 46 CFR 131; 46 CFR 167; 46 CFR 169; 46 CFR 176;
46 CFR 189
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The regulatory project will harmonize the inspection/survey
system that will enable vessel owners and operators to receive their
certificates of inspection, SOLAS certificates, and load line
certificates simultaneously. It would also implement the 1988 Protocol
to the 1974 SOLAS Convention. It will facilitate international progress
in maritime safety and environmental protection. For the purpose of
continuity, non-convention vessels will comply with the new inspection
frequency. The proposed regulations would also establish hull
examination alternatives and a drydock extension policy for qualifying
passenger vessels that operate exclusively on benign, low-risk
environments, and that have a limited time underway. In addition, the
proposed regulations would provide the option of alternating drydock
examinations with underwater surveys for passenger vessels. This
project supports the Coast Guard's Marine Safety and Environmental
Protection Program's goal of mobility by facilitating commerce and
eliminating interruptions and impediments to the economical movement of
goods and people.
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Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: James Cratty, Project Manager (G-MSR-2), Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-6742
RIN: 2115-AF73
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2132. +VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE LOWER MISSISSIPPI/AUTOMATIC
IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM CARRIAGE REQUIREMENT (USCG-1998-4399)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1223(a)
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 161; 33 CFR 164; 33 CFR 165
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This project proposes to establish a new Vessel Traffic
Service (VTS) area in the Lower Mississippi River region and proposes
the implementation of an Automatic Identification System (AIS) carriage
requirement for certain vessels operating in the new VTS area. The VTS
Lower Mississippi area of responsibility will span from 20 miles north
of Baton Rouge (mile marker 255) to the sea buoy at Southwest Pass. The
proposed AIS carriage requirement is needed because of the technology
to be employed in VTS Lower Mississippi River. Unlike traditional VTSs,
which are based on radar and video surveillance and rely on voice
communications by VHF-FM radio, VTS Lower Mississippi will use AIS
transponder technology to perform the majority of both surveillance and
information exchange. AIS transponders automatically exchange
navigational and positional information in ship-to-ship and ship-to-
shore-to-ship modes. AIS will improve a mariner's situational
awareness, should reduce the cost of operating a VTS, and will
eliminate much of the potentially distracting voice communications
associated with traditional VTS operations. This project will also
solicit public comments on a potential nationwide AIS carriage
requirement, which may be implemented at some point in the future. This
rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals of marine safety
and protecting the marine environment. This rulemaking is significant
due to public interest.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Diane Schneider, Project Manager, G-MOV, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0352
RIN: 2115-AF75
_______________________________________________________________________
2133. VAPOR CONTROL SYSTEMS (SECTION 610 REVIEW) (USCG-1999-
5150)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1225; 33 USC 1231; 33 USC 1321; 46 USC 3306;
46 USC 3703
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 39; 33 CFR 154.8
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This project will revise the facility marine vapor control
systems (VCS) safety regulations and the vessel VCS safety regulations.
These existing regulations require revision to reflect new Federal and
State air emissions control requirements, VCS technology developments,
and, to evaluate and minimize any significant economic impacts of the
rules upon small entities. The revisions will also incorporate Coast
Guard policies and guidelines developed to support the existing
regulations and a Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular which
provides safety standards for the design and operation of a marine VCS
at tank barge cleaning facilities. This project supports the Coast
Guard Marine Safety and Environmental Protection Program's goal to
reduce crewmember deaths and injuries on U.S. commercial vessels, it
seeks to reduce the amount of oil and chemicals discharged into the
nation's waterways,and it promotes the Coast Guard's strategic goal of
marine safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sara Ju, Project Manager, G-MSO-3, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-1217
RIN: 2115-AF78
_______________________________________________________________________
2134. +RESPONSE PLANS FOR MARINE TRANSPORTATION RELATED
FACILITIES HANDLING NON-PETROLEUM OILS (1999-USCG-5149)
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1321
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 154.12
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Statutory, March 1999.
Abstract: This rulemaking project would revise regulations for response
plans for animal fats and vegetable oils facilities to address a
congressional mandate. Revisions will downgrade facilities from a
significant and substantial harm classification to a substantial harm
classification and clarify planning and equipment requirements. This
regulatory project supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal to reduce
the amount of oil discharged into the marine environment. This
regulatory project is a significant rulemaking due to public interest.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/99
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Mark Meza, Project Manager, G-MOR, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0518
RIN: 2115-AF79
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Final Rule Stage
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
_______________________________________________________________________
2135. SAFETY/SECURITY ZONE REGULATIONS
Priority: Routine and Frequent
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1233; 33 USC 1225
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 100; 33 CFR 165
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These routine and frequent regulations establish limited
access zones in which the Coast Guard exercises control of all vessels
to ensure the safety or security of events, vessels or individuals.
They are usually of short duration, ranging from a few hours to a few
days. Safety zones are established for events such as fireworks
displays, high speed races, or the transit of dangerous cargoes such as
explosives or liquefied petroleum gas. Security zones are established
for presidential or vice presidential visits, high profile events such
as the Olympics, or controversial events such as transport of spent
nuclear fuel. Safety and security zones are promulgated by Captains of
the Port or District Commanders in response to requests or
notifications from appropriate officials. These routine and frequent
rulemakings support the Coast Guard's strategic goals of waterways
management and marine safety. Total actions expected 10/01/98 to 10/01/
99: 250. The Coast Guard is currently evaluating Y2K computer issues
and whether they will alter the number of safety/security zones
implemented during fiscal year 1999.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Actions Will Continue Through 10/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: This is an open docket for routine field
regulations.
Agency Contact: Barbara Marx, Project Manager, G-MOV, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0574
RIN: 2115-AA97
_______________________________________________________________________
2136. SPECIAL ANCHORAGE AREAS/ANCHORAGE GROUNDS REGULATIONS
Priority: Routine and Frequent
Legal Authority: 33 USC 471; 33 USC 2030; 33 USC 2035; 33 USC 2071
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 110
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These routine and frequent regulations are established where
maritime and commercial interests require them for safety of
navigation. Special anchorage areas are areas in which vessels of not
more than 65 feet may anchor without displaying the required lights or
sound signals. These special anchorage areas are limited
geographically, and depending upon the purpose, establish both long and
short-term anchorages. Anchorage grounds are limited geographically,
delineate the types and size of vessel which may use the anchorage, and
may place time and other restrictions on its use. Special anchorage
areas and anchorage grounds are promulgated by District Commanders in
response to requests from appropriate officials. These routine and
frequent rulemakings support the Coast Guard's strategic goal of
waterways management and marine safety. Total actions expected 10/01/98
to 10/01/99: 10.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Actions Will Continue Through 10/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: This is an open docket for routine field
regulations.
Agency Contact: Barbara Marx, Project Manager, G-MOV, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0574
RIN: 2115-AA98
_______________________________________________________________________
2137. +STATE ACCESS TO THE OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND (CGD 92-014)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 2712
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 133
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Statutory, February 18, 1991.
Abstract: Pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90), this
action specifies how the authority to obligate the pollution trust fund
for oil spill response and cleanup efforts and to enter into agreements
with the States will be exercised. The Coast Guard is evaluating the
performance of the interim rule and expects to publish a final rule by
December, 1999. This rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's strategic
goal of the protection of natural resources. This rulemaking is
considered significant because of substantial State interest.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 11/13/92 57 FR 53968
Comment Period End 02/11/93
Final Action 12/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information:
ANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, 11/13/92, 57 FR 53968
Agency Contact: Al Thuring, Project Manager, National Pollution Funds
Center, Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 4200 Wilson
Blvd, Suite 1000, Arlington, VA 22203-1804
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Phone: 703 235-4746
RIN: 2115-AE19
_______________________________________________________________________
2138. HANDLING OF EXPLOSIVES OR OTHER DANGEROUS CARGOES WITHIN OR
CONTIGUOUS TO WATERFRONT FACILITIES (CGD 92-026)(USCG-1998-4302)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1231
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 126
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking is intended to revise existing regulations
covering waterfront facilities handling dangerous cargoes. The present
regulations are outdated and do not reflect improved safety procedures
and modern transportation methods, such as the use of containers. Where
appropriate, the regulations would incorporate industry standards
regarding the handling of hazardous materials at waterfront facilities.
This project also supports the Vice Commandant's workload reduction
initiative, and also supports Coast Guard strategic goals by reducing
deaths and injuries in the maritime industry.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 01/13/93 58 FR 4127
Comment Period End 04/13/93
NPRM 10/29/98 63 FR 57964
Comment Period End 12/28/98
NPRM Reopening of Comment Period01/12/99 64 FR 1770
Comment Period End 03/01/99
Final Rule 08/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Independent study has been completed and
incorporated with comments from the public in the preparation of the
proposed rulemaking.
Agency Contact: LCDR John Farthing, Project Manager, G-MSO-2,
Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0567
RIN: 2115-AE22
_______________________________________________________________________
2139. REGATTA REGULATIONS
Priority: Routine and Frequent
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1233
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 100
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These routine and frequent special local regulations ensure
the safety of participants and spectators in regattas and marine
parades. They specify such things as separate participant and spectator
areas, separation schemes for water craft in the area of the event, and
temporary restrictions on waterways to accommodate the event. These
rules are short-term, usually applying to a single event not exceeding
8 hours in duration, and usually encompassing only a small portion of a
navigable waterway. These rules are promulgated by District Commanders
in response to a request from a sponsoring organization. These routine
and frequent rulemakings support the Coast Guard's strategic goal of
marine safety, and mobility of commercial and recreational vessel
traffic. Total actions expected 10/01/98 to 10/01/99: 75.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Actions Will Continue Through 10/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: This is an open docket for routine field
regulations.
Agency Contact: Carlton Perry, Project Manager, G-OPB-1, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0979
RIN: 2115-AE46
_______________________________________________________________________
2140. DRAWBRIDGE REGULATIONS
Priority: Routine and Frequent
Legal Authority: 33 USC 499
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 117
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These routine and frequent regulations establish operating
schedules, and notice requirements, for drawbridges across navigable
waterways. Drawbridge regulations establish the permanent draw
operation schedules for bridges and specify what notice mariners must
give to request an opening. Short-term deviations from the permanent
schedule may be issued for bridge repairs or to test the effectiveness
of a proposed new opening schedule. Drawbridge regulations are
promulgated by District Commanders usually at the request of the bridge
owner or operator, or of local officials or local Coast Guard bridge
administration officials. These routine and frequent rulemakings
support the Coast Guard's strategic goals of waterways management,
marine safety, and mobility of commercial and recreational vessel
traffic. Total actions expected 10/01/98 to 10/01/99: 40.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Actions Will Continue Through 10/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: This is an open docket for routine field
regulations.
Agency Contact: Alesia Steinberger, Project Manager, G-OPT-1,
Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-6215
RIN: 2115-AE47
_______________________________________________________________________
2141. REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS
Priority: Routine and Frequent
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1233; 50 USC 191
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 165
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These routine and frequent regulations establish operating
requirements for vessels within specified geographic areas to ensure
safety on the navigable waters where some special or unusual
circumstance exists. Regulated navigation areas are limited areas in
which the Coast Guard specifies operational or vessel restrictions such
as vessel entry, movement or departure; and vessel size, speed,
horsepower, or draft limitations. Regulated navigation areas
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are promulgated by District Commanders, usually at the request of Coast
Guard marine safety or local maritime safety officials. These routine
and frequent rulemakings support the Coast Guard's strategic goals of
waterways management, marine safety, and mobility of commercial and
recreational vessel traffic. Total actions expected 10/01/98 to 10/01/
99: 10.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Actions Will Continue Through 10/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: This is an open docket for routine field
regulations.
Agency Contact: Barbara Marx, Project Manager, G-MOV, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0574
RIN: 2115-AE84
_______________________________________________________________________
2142. REGATTAS AND MARINE PARADES (CGD 95-054)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1233
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 100
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In keeping with the National Performance Review and the
President's Regulatory Reinvention Initiative, the Coast Guard reviewed
its regatta and marine parade permitting regulations and determined
that certain revisions are needed to eliminate overly burdensome,
unnecessary, and obsolete requirements. The rule establishes various
categories of events: those which do not require any notice or a permit
because they clearly pose no extra or unusual hazard to safety of life;
those which require written notice because they may pose such a hazard;
and those which require a permit because they clearly pose such a
hazard. This rule eliminates the need for permits, and associated
paperwork burden on the public, unless they are necessary to advance
the statutory purpose of promoting safety of life during marine events.
The effective date has been delayed until the Coast Guard completes the
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact. This
rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of marine safety
and mobility of commercial and recreational vessels.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 12/26/95 60 FR 67345
Comment Period End 02/09/96
NPRM 04/17/96 61 FR 16732
Comment Period End 05/17/96
Interim Rule 06/28/96 61 FR 33027
Comment Period End 08/27/96
Interim Rule Delay Effective
Date to 01/01/98 11/26/96 61 FR 60027
Interim Rule Delay Effective
Date to 01/01/99 12/29/97 62 FR 67570
Interim Rule Delay Effective
Date to 01/02/00 12/30/98 63 FR 71753
Final Action 08/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: This rulemaking will benefit small entities,
and state and local governments by reducing the number of submitted
permits. The rulemaking should reduce the information which is required
to be submitted from 3,100 permits to 1,500 notifications, 20 of which
may require additional information.
ANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, 06/26/96, 61 FR 33031
Agency Contact: Carlton Perry, Project Manager, G-OPB-1, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0979
RIN: 2115-AF17
_______________________________________________________________________
2143. LICENSING AND MANNING FOR OFFICERS OF TOWING VESSELS (CGD 94-055)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 14 USC 633; 31 USC 9701; 44 USC 3507; 46 USC 2103; 46
USC 7101; 46 USC 7106; 46 USC 7107; 46 USC 7701
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 10; 46 CFR 15
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking is necessary as part of an overall initiative
by the Coast Guard to improve navigational safety for towing vessels.
It will help ensure that the mariner piloting a towing vessel has the
proper training and qualifications to handle the tug and tow. It will
introduce an additional level of license where there has been only two
licenses. Each level will require greater experience and proficiency.
This will prevent a new operator with minimal experience from
commanding the largest flotillas; it will prevent any operator with any
experience from commanding the large flotillas until he or she has
gained, and shown, the necessary competence. This rulemaking also
introduces a requirement for demonstration of proficiency as a
prerequisite to being issued a license. This will be in addition to the
current requirements for sea service physical examination, drug
testing, and successful testing. This project supports the Coast
Guard's Marine Safety and Environmental Protection program's goal to
reduce the number of casualties, and the Coast Guard's strategic goal
of marine safety.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/19/96 61 FR 31332
Correction 07/11/96 61 FR 36608
Correction 08/07/96 61 FR 41208
Notice of Meeting 08/26/96 61 FR 43720
Comment Period End 10/17/96
Notice of Intent 12/18/96 61 FR 66642
SNPRM 10/27/97 62 FR 55548
Notice of Public Meeting Boston
02/18/98 01/21/98 63 FR 3070
Notice of Public Meeting Houston
02/13/98 01/21/98 63 FR 3070
Notice of Public Meeting Memphis
02/11/98 01/21/98 63 FR 3070
Notice of Public Meeting Seattle
02/24/98 01/21/98 63 FR 3070
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Comment Period End 02/24/98
Interim Final Rule 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: LCDR Don Darcy, Project Manager, G-MSO-1, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0221
RIN: 2115-AF23
_______________________________________________________________________
2144. LIMITED SERVICE DOMESTIC VOYAGE LOAD LINES FOR RIVER BARGES ON
LAKE MICHIGAN (CGD 95-015) (USCG-1998-4623)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 51
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 45
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulatory project will allow certain unmanned dry cargo
river barges operating on Lake Michigan to be exempted from the normal
Great Lakes load line requirements provided instead that they obtain a
limited domestic service load line for two specific routes (Chicago to
Milwaukee, and Chicago to Muskegon). This will allow certain non-
hazardous cargoes originating at inland river ports to be transported
as far as Milwaukee and Muskegon by river barge, thereby benefiting
from the relatively low cost per ton-mile of river barge
transportation. Compliance is not mandatory other than for those river
barge operators who voluntarily seek this special load line for their
barges. This rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of
marine safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/02/98 63 FR 58679
NPRM Extension of Comment Period12/28/98 63 FR 71411
Comment Period End 03/04/99
Final Action 06/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Thomas Jordan, Project Manager, G-MSE-2, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-2988
RIN: 2115-AF38
_______________________________________________________________________
2145. TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEME IN THE APPROACHES TO DELAWARE BAY (CGD
97-004)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1223
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 167
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the Traffic Separation Scheme in approaches
to Delaware Bay by shifting eastern approach lanes southward;
establishing a two-way route for use by tug and tow traffic; and
reconfiguring the precautionary area to exclude shoal areas too shallow
for deep draft vessels. This rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's
Marine Safety and Environmental Protection goal of reducing the number
of collisions, allisions, and groundings, and the Coast Guard's
strategic goal of marine safety and protection of natural resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/09/97 62 FR 25576
Comment Period End 08/07/97
Final Action 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Diane Schneider, Project Manager, G-MOV-2, Department
of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0352
RIN: 2115-AF42
_______________________________________________________________________
2146. USER FEES FOR MARINE LICENSING, CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY, AND
MERCHANT MARINER DOCUMENTS (USCG-1997-2799)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 2110; 14 USC 664; 31 USC 9701
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 10; 46 CFR 12; 49 CFR 1.46
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This project would revise user fees for Coast Guard services
relating to the issuance of merchant mariner licenses, certificates of
registry and MMDs. This rulemaking was ordered by the District Court
for the D.C. Circuit. The litigation was settled on September 17, 1997,
but the terms of the settlement require the Coast Guard to complete the
rulemaking. The user fees are based on direct and indirect personnel
costs and overhead costs associated with specific services, and will
affect all mariners obtaining or renewing marine licenses, certificates
of registry and Merchant Mariner Documents.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/01/98 63 FR 16024
NPRM Comment Period End 09/28/98
Final Action 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: The previous docket number for this rulemaking
was CGD 97-049. Annual compliance costs to the public are $9.2 million.
Related Dockets are CGD 96-053 and USCG-97-2798.
Agency Contact: CDR Mark McEwen, Project Manager, G-MRP-2, Department
of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-1409
RIN: 2115-AF49
_______________________________________________________________________
2147. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL INVASIVE SPECIES ACT OF 1996 (CGD
97-068)(USCG-1999-3423)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 4701; 16 USC 4702; 16 USC 4711 to 4714; 16 USC
4721 to 4728; 16 USC 4741; 16 USC 4751
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 151
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Statutory, October 26, 1997.
Abstract: This project will establish regulations and guidelines to
prevent the introduction of nonindigenous
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species into waters of the United States. Ballast water has been
identified as a major pathway for the introduction and spread of
Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS). This rulemaking will establish
voluntary ballast water exchange guidelines applicable to all vessels
entering U.S. waters, as well as reporting and sampling procedures to
monitor compliance. This project supports the Coast Guard's Marine
Safety and Environmental Protection program's goal to reduce the volume
of untreated ballast water discharged into United States waters, and
the Coast Guard's strategic goal of protection of natural resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/10/98 63 FR 17782
NPRM Comment Period End 06/09/98
Interim Final Rule 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: LT M. Pat McKeown, Project Manager, G-MSO, Department
of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0500
RIN: 2115-AF55
_______________________________________________________________________
2148. MARITIME COURSE APPROVAL PROCEDURES (USCG-1998-3824)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 31 USC 9701; 46 USC 2101; 46 USC 2103; 46 USC 2110;
46 USC 7101 et seq; 46 USC 7502; 46 USC 7505; 46 USC 7701
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 10; 49 CFR 1.45; 49 CFR 1.46
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking will permit the Coast Guard to suspend or
revoke its approval of courses for merchant mariners. Current
regulations do not contain provisions to suspend or revoke course
approvals. This rulemaking will affect training schools which offer
Coast Guard approved courses, when those schools fail to comply with
the terms of course approval. By ensuring that schools maintain
uniformly high standards, this rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's
Marine Safety and Environmental Protection program's goal of reducing
injuries and deaths aboard commercial vessels, and reducing the amount
of pollution being discharged into the marine environment, and the
Coast Guard's strategic goal of protection of natural resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/13/98 63 FR 26566
NPRM Comment Period End 07/13/98
Final Action 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: James Cavo, Project Manager, National Maritime Center,
Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 4200 Wilson Blvd, Suite
510, Arlington, VA 22203-1801
Phone: 703 235-0010
RIN: 2115-AF58
_______________________________________________________________________
2149. CONSOLIDATION OF RULES FOR PROCEEDINGS AGAINST MERCHANT MARINERS'
LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, AND DOCUMENTS (94-111)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 7701; 46 USC 7702; 33 USC 1321; 42 USC 9609
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 20; 46 CFR 5; 46 CFR 4
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Coast Guard maintains two separate sets of procedural
rules for administrative adjudications against merchant mariners'
license, certificates, and documents, and the adjudication of class II
civil penalties. The rules for suspension and revocation, contained in
part 5 of title 46 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), date from
1948 and are based on criminal procedure. The rules for class II civil
penalties, contained in part 20 of title 33 of the CFR, date from 1994
and are based on the Model Rules of Administrative Procedure and on
other modern rules for civil procedure. Neither set implements the
authority of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90): which provides for
the temporary suspension of a license, certificate, or document for up
to 45 days without a hearing, in certain circumstances, and a hearing
within 30 days of any such suspension. This rulemaking would
consolidate all procedural rules for administrative adjudications for
class II civil penalties, and allow the Coast Guard to implement the
OPA 90 authority. This project supports two goals: the strategic goal
of the Coast Guard to promote safety, and the goal of its program in
Marine Safety and Environmental Protection to reduce injuries and
deaths of crewmembers aboard commercial vessels of the United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/06/98 63 FR 16731
NPRM Comment Period End 05/06/98
Reopening of Comment Period 05/20/98 63 FR 27700
Reopened Comment Period End 06/19/98
Interim Final Rule 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: This rulemaking revises in part the previous
docket of CGD 94-101 (RIN 2115-AD94), which was terminated on December
20, 1995.
Agency Contact: George Jordan, Project Manager, G-CJ, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-2940
RIN: 2115-AF59
_______________________________________________________________________
2150. +FIRE PROTECTION MEASURES FOR TOWING VESSELS (USCG-1998-4445)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 4102
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 25; 46 CFR 27
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Statutory, October 1, 1997.
Abstract: This rulemaking will require fire protection measures such as
fire detectors, alarms, portable extinguishers, and periodic crew
training on towing vessels. The purpose of this rulemaking is to reduce
oil spills from single-hull, non-self-propelled tank vessels. Drifting
oil barges have run aground and spilled their cargoes, causing
considerable damage to marine life and the environment. This
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rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals of marine safety
and protection of the marine environment. This project is classed
significant by DOT due to congressional & public interest.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM (RIN 2115-AF53) 10/06/97 62 FR 52057
NPRM Comment Period End 01/05/98
Interim Final Rule 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: This rulemaking was one component of the
proposed regulations for Towing Vessel Safety (CGD 97-064) (RIN 2115-
AF53) concerning tank barges. To expedite the publication of
regulations mandated by statute, the Towing Vessel Safety rulemaking
was separated into additional rulemakings. The other former components
of the Towing Vessel Safety rulemaking are Emergency Control Measures
for Tank Barges (USCG-1998-4443) (RIN 2115-AF65) and Towing Vessel
Safety(Fire Suppression systems and other Measures for Towing Vessels)
(CGD-97-064)(RIN-2115-AF53).
Agency Contact: Randall Eberly, Project Manager, G-MSE-4, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-1861
RIN: 2115-AF66
_______________________________________________________________________
2151. CHEMICAL TESTING; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS (USCG-1998-4469)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 46 USC 2115
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 16
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Office of Management and Budget requested that the Coast
Guard reduce its reporting requirements for chemical drug testing
program data, contained in entitled Management Information System (MIS)
requirements. The Coast Guard will eliminate the MIS reporting
requirements for those employers with ten or fewer covered employees
who have provided the required MIS reports for three consecutive years.
These employers will continue to collect and retain the drug testing
data; but will not have to compile and report the data annually to
Coast Guard. This rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal
of mobility of commercial vessels.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/24/98 63 FR 71257
NPRM Comment Period End 02/22/99
Final Action 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: LT Jennifer Ledbetter, Project Manager, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0684
RIN: 2115-AF67
_______________________________________________________________________
2152. INCORPORATIONS BY REFERENCE FOR ALTERNATE COMPLIANCE
PROGRAM (ACP)(USCG-1999-5004)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 3116
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 8.110(b)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of this rulemaking is to add the following
recently approved sets of classification society rules and U.S.
supplements for those rules to the ACP regulations: The American Bureau
of Shipping (ABS) 1997 and 1998 Rules for Building and Classing Steel
Vessels; The 1997 U.S. Supplement to ABS Rules for Steel Vessels; ABS
1998 Rules for building and Classing Mobile Offshore Drilling Units
(MODUs); The 1998 U.S. Supplement to ABS Rules for MODUs; 1998 Lloyd's
Register (LR) of Shipping Rules and Regulations for Classification of
Ships; and the 1998 U.S. Supplement to LR Rules for Cargo Ship Safety
Construction. Adding these rules and supplements through incorporation
by reference is essential to the continued viability and validity of
the Alternate Compliance Program for vessel inspection. This rulemaking
is noncontroversial because it is administrative in nature and unlikely
to result in adverse public comment. Accordingly, the Coast Guard
intends to issue this rule as a direct final rule. This rulemaking
supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of facilitating maritime
commerce.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert Spears, Project Manager, G-MSR, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-1099
RIN: 2115-AF74
_______________________________________________________________________
2153. STANDARD MEASUREMENT SYSTEM EXEMPTION FROM GROSS TONNAGE
(USCG-1999-5118)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 2301; 46 USC 14103
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 69
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of this rulemaking is to permit a crosspiece and
bolting arrangement to hold bulkhead board or plates in place. Coast
Guard tonnage regulations provide an exemption from gross tonnage of
superstructure spaces that are open to weather. To qualify as ``open to
the weather,'' the end bulkhead of the structure must be open, although
the opening may be fitted with shifting boards dropped into channel
sections, or a temporary cover plate or boards held in place with hook
bolts meeting specific criteria. Prior to 1989, the tonnage regulations
permitted a crosspiece and bolting arrangement to hold bulkhead boards
or plates in place. The associated bulkhead was essentially
``sandwiched'' between the
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boards or plates and cross pieces. In 1989, this crosspiece bolting
arrangement alternative was deleted from the regulation text in error
while the tonnage regulations were being revised. This rulemaking will
proceed directly to a final rule because it relieves a burden by
reinstating a previously allowed alternative. Accordingly, this rule is
noncontroversial and unlikely to spur adverse public comment. This
rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of facilitating
maritime commerce.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Peter Earekson, Project Manager, Marine Safety Center,
Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 366-6441
RIN: 2115-AF76
_______________________________________________________________________
2154. UPDATE OF AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TESTING AND MATERIALS
(ASTM) STANDARDS (USCG-1999-5151)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552
CFR Citation: 1 CFR 51.5; 33 CFR 127; 33 CFR 154 to 155; 33 CFR 159;
33 CFR 164; 33 CFR 183; 46 CFR 20; 46 CFR 28; 46 CFR 30; 46 CFR 32 to
35; 46 CFR 38 to 39; 46 CFR 54; 46 CFR 56; 46 CFR 58; 46 CFR 61; ...
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of this regulation is to update 143 of the 170
American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards that have
been incorporated by reference in Titles 33 and 46 of the Code Federal
Regulations. Some of the existing standards are 20 years old. By
ensuring that industry is using the latest standards technology
available, the Coast Guard will improve maritime safety and ensure the
adequacy of oil spill response equipment. Because this project is
expected to be noncontroversial and is unlikely to spur adverse public
comment, the Coast Guard will promulgate the regulations as a direct
final rule. This project supports the Coast Guard's goals of marine
safety and the protection of natural resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 10/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: John Natale, Project Manager, G-MSR-1, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-6220
RIN: 2115-AF80
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Long-Term Actions
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
_______________________________________________________________________
2155. PERMITS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL AND COMMERCIAL WASTES
(CGD 89-014)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 2602
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 151
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, June 15, 1989, See discussion in the Abstract.
Abstract: In May 1989, the Coast Guard began a rulemaking to
incorporate into regulation certain elements of the Shore Protection
Act. Its objective was to help prevent trash, medical debris, and other
unsightly and potentially harmful materials from being deposited into
the coastal waters of the United States as a result of sloppy waste-
handling procedures. This project supported the Coast Guard's Marine
Safety and Environmental Protection program goal of reducing discharge
of plastics/garbage into the marine environment and the Coast Guard's
strategic goal of protection of natural resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 05/24/89 54 FR 22546
Correction 06/05/89 54 FR 24078
Comment Period End 08/24/89 54 FR 22546
Notice 12/13/95 60 FR 64001
Final Action 06/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: This project was formerly known as
Implementation of the Shore Protection Act of 1988.
ANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, 05/24/89, 54 FR 22546
Agency Contact: LCDR John Farthing, Project Manager, G-MSO, Department
of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-6451
RIN: 2115-AD23
_______________________________________________________________________
2156. +DISCHARGE-REMOVAL EQUIPMENT FOR VESSELS CARRYING OIL (CGD 90-068)
(USCG-1998-4858)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1321
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 155
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, August 18, 1992.
Abstract: The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 directed the President by
August 18, 1992, to: require periodic inspection of discharge-removal
equipment to ensure that it is available in an emergency, and to
require carriage of discharge-removal equipment by vessels operating in
the navigable waters of the U.S. and carrying oil or hazardous
substances. This action implemented those provisions. This project
supported the Coast Guard's Marine Safety and Environmental Protection
goal to reduce the consequence of pollution incidents and the Coast
Guard's strategic goal of protection of natural resources. This project
is considered
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significant because of expected costs and substantial public interest.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 08/30/91 56 FR 43534
Comment Period End 10/16/91
NPRM 09/29/92 57 FR 44912
Extension of Comment Period 10/26/92 57 FR 48489
Comment Period End 10/29/92
Comment Period End 11/16/92
Interim Rule 12/22/93 58 FR 67988
Interim Rule Effective 01/22/94
Correction 01/26/94 59 FR 3749
Comment Period End 02/22/94
Final Action 06/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information:
ANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, 12/22/93, 58 FR 67988
Agency Contact: David DuPont, Project Manager, G-MSR-1, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0971
RIN: 2115-AD66
_______________________________________________________________________
2157. TANK LEVEL OR PRESSURE MONITORING DEVICES (CGD 90-071)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 3703
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 32
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, December 1, 1991.
Abstract: The Coast Guard established minimum performance standards for
tank level or pressure monitoring devices for single-hull tank vessels
that carry oil in bulk as cargo. These standards are effective until
April 28, 1999. These devices reduce the size and impact of an oil
spill by alerting the tank vessel operator that a level or pressure
change has occurred in a cargo tank. The Coast Guard will evaluate the
performance and cost effectiveness of any device which meets the
standards set in this rule, if that device is submitted to the Coast
Guard during the effective period of this rule. This project supports
the Coast Guard's Marine Safety and Environmental Protection program's
goal to reduce the amount of oil discharged into the marine environment
and the Coast Guard's strategic goal of protection of natural
resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 05/07/91 56 FR 21116
Comment Period End 10/04/91
Notice of Availability Technical
Feasibility Study 02/05/93 58 FR 2292
Notice of Public Meeting 11/15/94 59 FR 58810
NPRM 08/21/95 60 FR 43427
Comment Period End 11/20/95
Temporary Rule 03/28/97 62 FR 14828
Temporary Rule Effective 04/28/97
Temporary Rule Expires 04/28/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Formerly titled Overfill and Tank Level or
Pressure Monitoring Devices.
Agency Contact: LT Chris Carter, Project Manager, G-MSE-3, Department
of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0027
RIN: 2115-AD69
_______________________________________________________________________
2158. CLAIMS PROCEDURES UNDER THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990 (CGD 91-035)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 2713; 33 USC 2714
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 136
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking implements section 1013 (Claims Procedures)
and section 1014 (Designation of Source and Advertisement) of the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990. This rulemaking was designated significant
because of anticipated public interest. The interim rule provides the
requirements for the filing of claims for uncompensated removal costs
or damages resulting from the discharge of oil, for the designation of
the sources of the discharge, and for the advertisement of where claims
are to be filed. The interim rule also included the processing of
natural resource damage (NRD) claims. The NRD claims, however, were not
processed until September 25, 1997, when the Department of Justice
issued an opinion that the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSTLF) is
available without further appropriation to pay trustee NRD claims under
the general claims provisions of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33
U.S.C. 2712(a)(4). Release of the final rule will be delayed until
additional experience is gained on the adjudication of these NRD
claims. This rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of
the protection of natural resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 08/12/92 57 FR 36314
Correction 09/09/92 57 FR 41104
Comment Period End 12/10/92
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information:
ANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, 08/12/92, 57 FR 36314
Agency Contact: Don Calkin, Project Manager, National Pollution Funds
Center, Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 4200 Wilson
Blvd, Suite 1000, Arlington, VA 22203-1804
Phone: 703 235-4761
RIN: 2115-AD90
_______________________________________________________________________
2159. +ESCORT VESSELS FOR CERTAIN TANKERS (CGD 91-202)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 3703
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 168
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking developed standards which implement section
4116(c) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. It addressed the areas of
Prince William and Puget Sounds and requires a two-vessel escort for
single-hull tankers greater than 5,000 gross tons. On November 1, 1994,
the crash stop criteria were suspended because of industry concerns
about meeting the criteria. On February 1, 1995, a notice of
availability of a two part study assessing the capability of escort
tugs to control disabled tankers in Prince William Sound was published.
This
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project supports the Coast Guard's Marine Safety and Environmental
Protection program's goal to reduce the amount of oil discharged into
the marine environment and the Coast Guard's strategic goal of
protecting natural resources. This project is considered significant
because of substantial public and State government interest.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/07/92 57 FR 30058
Comment Period End 09/08/92
Reopening of Comment Period 03/26/93 58 FR 16391
ANPRM 04/27/93 58 FR 25766
Notice of Public Hearings 04/29/93 58 FR 25959
Notice of Public Hearings
Correction 05/19/93 58 FR 29157
Comment Period End ANPRM 06/28/93
Comment Period End NPRM 07/24/93
Notice of Availability Part 1 of
Study 01/10/94 59 FR 1411
Final Action 08/19/94 59 FR 42962
Final Action Partial Suspension
Crash Stop Criteria 11/01/94 59 FR 54519
Final Action Effective Partial
Suspension 11/17/94
Notice of Availability Part II
of Study 02/01/95 60 FR 6345
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: The Coast Guard, in cooperation with the Prince
William Sound Regional Citizens Advisory Council, PWS Tanker
Association, and Alaska Pipeline, conducted a disabled-tanker towing
study. The result of the study was incorporated into this rulemaking.
Tug escort requirements in areas other than Prince William Sound and
Puget Sound are addressed in the project listed under RIN 2115-AE56.
ANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, 08/19/94, 59 FR 42962
Agency Contact: LT Michael Roldan, Project Manager, G-MSR-1, Department
of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0756
RIN: 2115-AE10
_______________________________________________________________________
2160. AMENDMENTS TO HULL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER REGULATIONS (CGD 92-065)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 4302; 46 USC 12501
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 181
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking would expand the existing 12 character Hull
Identification Number (HIN) applicable to manufacturers of recreational
boats by at least two characters to indicate the country of origin (to
align to the HIN format with the newly adopted International
Organization for Standards format). Several minor amendments to the HIN
regulations are also proposed. This rulemaking supports the Coast
Guard's strategic goal of marine safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/06/94 59 FR 23651
Comment Period End 09/06/94
Notice of Workshop 11/09/94 59 FR 55823
Reopening of Comment Period 11/09/94 59 FR 55823
Comment Period End 01/09/95
SNPRM 02/21/97 62 FR 7971
Comment Period End 05/22/97
Request for Comments 11/16/98 63 FR 63638
Comment Period End 02/16/99
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information:
ANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, 02/21/97, 62 FR 7975
Agency Contact: Alston Colihan, Project Manager, G-OPB-3, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0984
RIN: 2115-AE37
_______________________________________________________________________
2161. +ESCORT VESSELS IN CERTAIN U.S. WATERS (91-202A)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 3703
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 168
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulation would designate those U.S. waters, other than
Prince William Sound and Puget Sound, where tankers and other vessels
must be escorted by a towing vessel or other appropriate vessel. This
project supports the Coast Guard's Marine Safety and Environmental
Protection program's goal to reduce the amount of oil discharged into
the marine environment and the Coast Guard's strategic goal of
protecting natural resources. This action is considered significant
because of substantial public and State government interest.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 04/27/93 58 FR 25766
Comment Period End 06/28/93
Notice of Meeting Request for
Comments 12/21/94 59 FR 65741
Comment Period End 02/13/95
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: This rulemaking is a companion to 2115-AE10,
which concerns Prince William Sound and Puget Sound.
Agency Contact: LT John White, Project Manager, G-MSR-2, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-6885
RIN: 2115-AE56
_______________________________________________________________________
2162. +IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1995 AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION ON STANDARDS OF TRAINING, CERTIFICATION AND WATCHKEEPING FOR
SEAFARERS, 1978 (STCW) (CGD 95-062)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 31 USC 9701; 44 USC 3507; 46 USC 2103; 46 USC 7101;
46 USC 7107
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 10; 46 CFR 12; 46 CFR 15
Legal Deadline:
Other, Statutory, February 1, 1997, International Convention deadline.
Abstract: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) comprehensively
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amended the International Convention on Standards of Training,
Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW), in 1995. The
amendments came into force on February 1, 1997. This project is
intended to implement them by revising 46 CFR Parts 10, 12, and 15 to
ensure that the United States complies with their requirements on: the
training of merchant mariners, the documenting of their qualifications,
and watch-standing and other arrangements aboard seagoing merchant
ships of the United States. This rulemaking is considered significant
due to potential impact on industry and potential effect on
international interests. This project supports the Coast Guard's
strategic goal of safety, and the Coast Guard's Marine Safety and
Environmental Protection program's goal of reducing deaths and injuries
of crewmembers on domestic merchant vessels and eliminating substandard
vessels from the navigable waters of the United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice of Meeting 08/02/95 60 FR 39306
Comment Period End 09/29/95
Notice of Inquiry 11/13/95 60 FR 56970
Comment Period End 01/12/96
NPRM 03/26/96 61 FR 13284
Notice of Public Meetings 04/08/96 61 FR 15438
Comment Period End 07/24/96
Notice of Intent 02/04/97 62 FR 5197
Interim Final Rule 06/26/97 62 FR 34505
Interim Final Rule Effective 07/28/97
Final Action 02/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Christopher Young, Project Manager, G-MSO, Department
of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0216
RIN: 2115-AF26
_______________________________________________________________________
2163. PROPELLER INJURY PREVENTION ABOARD RENTAL BOATS (CGD 95-041)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 4302
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 173; 33 CFR 174; 33 CFR 175; 33 CFR 177; 33 CFR
179; 33 CFR 181; 33 CFR 183; 33 CFR 187
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Coast Guard published a notice of inquiry on this subject
on May 11, 1995. It received 1983 comments, most of which were very
general. It is clear that two boating accidents involving fatalities
caused by propeller strikes on rented houseboats on Lake Shasta, Lake
Havasu and several instances of crippling injuries in the last several
years have generated a great deal of concern. This rulemaking would
examine the number and nature of injuries sustained from vessel
propellers and help the Coast Guard to determine the need for Federal
or State regulation of these vessels, the livery companies leasing
these vessels, or the operators of these vessels. Any regulation issued
would be implemented to reduce future injuries and fatalities involving
rented boats. Future action is partially dependent upon results of a
Technology Comparison and testing of propellers, propeller guards, etc.
conducted under a Coast Guard grant. This rulemaking supports the Coast
Guard's strategic goal of marine safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Request for Comments 05/11/95 60 FR 25191
Comment Period End 07/10/95
Reopening of Comment Period 08/09/95 60 FR 40545
Comment Period End 11/07/95
ANPRM 03/26/96 61 FR 13123
Comment Period End 09/01/96
Request for Comments 04/28/97 62 FR 22991
Comment Period End 07/28/97
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Randolph Doubt, Project Manager, G-OPB-3, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-6810
RIN: 2115-AF28
_______________________________________________________________________
2164. +EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS FOR PASSENGER VESSELS (USCG-1998-3473)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 14 USC 633; 33 USC 1221; 33 USC 1223; 33 USC 1224; 33
USC 1231; 33 USC 1232; 46 USC 3306
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 1; 46 CFR 7 to 10; 46 CFR 199
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking would require vessel owners or operators
operating small passenger vessels and passenger vessels in domestic
service to develop, maintain, and exercise emergency response plans.
The first step in this process is to publish an advance notice of
proposed rulemaking to seek feedback from vessel owners and operators.
Emergency response plans would establish a process that initiates and
maintains actions to prevent injury and loss of life during collisions,
allisions, groundings, fires, and other emergencies. The plans would
address issues such as passenger egress, crew training, and available
emergency resources both on a vessel and in a vessel's operating area.
This rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of national
security. This rulemaking is significant due to important Department of
Transportation policy and public interest.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 02/26/98 63 FR 9916
ANPRM Comment Period End 06/28/98
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: LT John White, Project Manager, G-MSR-2, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-6885
RIN: 2115-AF61
_______________________________________________________________________
2165. +EMERGENCY CONTROL MEASURES FOR TANK BARGES (USCG-1998-4443)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 3719
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CFR Citation: 33 CFR 155; 46 CFR 32
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Statutory, October 1, 1997.
Abstract: This rulemaking will require anchor systems and retrieval
systems or measures for all single-hull tank barges operating on the
waters listed in the rule (primarily offshore). The purpose of this
rulemaking is to reduce oil spills from single-hull, non-self-propelled
tank vessels. Drifting oil barges have run aground and spilled their
cargoes, causing considerable damage to marine life and the
environment. This rulemaking is classed as significant due to
congressional and public interest. This rulemaking supports the Coast
Guard's strategic goals of marine safety and protection of the marine
environment.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM (RIN 2115-AF53) 10/06/97 62 FR 52057
NPRM Comment Period End 01/05/98
Interim Final Rule 12/30/98 63 FR 71754
Interim Final Rule Effective 03/30/99
Interim Final Rule Effective 33
CFR 155.230(b)(1) and 33 CFR
32.15-15(e) 12/11/00 63 FR 71754
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: This rulemaking was one component of the
original proposed regulations for Towing Vessel Safety (CGD 97-064)
(RIN 2115-AF53) concerning tank barges. To expedite the publication of
regulations mandated by statute, two of the components for the original
Towing Vessel Safety rulemaking separated into additional rulemakings.
The other former component of the Towing Vessel Safety rulemaking is
Fire Protection Measures for Towing Vessels (USCG-98-4443) (RIN 2115-
AF66). The original rulemaking is Towing Vessel Safety (Fire
Suppression and Other Measures for Towing Vessels)(CGD 97-064).
Agency Contact: Robert Spears, Project Manager, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-1099
RIN: 2115-AF65
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Completed Actions
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
_______________________________________________________________________
2166. STREAMLINED INSPECTION PROGRAM (CGD 96-055)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 3306; 46 USC 3703
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 8
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This project established a Streamlined Inspection Program
(SIP). The SIP allows owners or operators of inspected vessels to have
their own personnel perform many of the tests and requirements
currently done by Coast Guard marine inspectors. Owners and operators
of inspected vessels work with the Coast Guard to develop written
inspection procedures for each of their vessels enrolled in the
program. The SIP is conducted with Coast Guard oversight, and while
Coast Guard marine inspectors still conduct required inspections, their
time on board the vessel is substantially reduced. The SIP raises the
overall level of safety of a vessel by allowing vessels to meet
inspection requirements through a combination of: increased
participation of the vessel's crew in continuous vessel maintenance;
trained and qualified company personnel conducting specific pre-
inspection tasks throughout the vessel inspection cycle; and scheduled
inspections conducted on board by Coast Guard marine inspectors. This
rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's Marine Safety and Environmental
goals of increased level of vessel and operational safety and reduced
costs of regulatory compliance; and the Coast Guard's strategic goal of
marine safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/08/97 62 FR 17008
Comment Period End 07/07/97
Final Action 08/18/98 63 FR 44346
Final Action Effective 09/17/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: LT Paul Arnett, Project Manager, G-MOC-2, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0498
RIN: 2115-AF37
_______________________________________________________________________
2167. COAST GUARD VESSEL INSPECTION USER FEES (CGD 96-067)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 2110; 46 USC 3317; 14 USC 664; 31 USC 9701
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 2
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This project implements the Congressional mandate, contained
in the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-324) to cap
fees that may be charged for the inspection or examination of small
passenger vessels, and to exempt publicly owned ferries from vessel
inspection user fees. The Act limits annual fees for small passenger
vessels less than 65 feet in length to not more than $300, and for
small passenger vessels 65 feet or over in length to not more than
$600. Fees for vessels in these categories currently range from $450 to
$2,585 depending on the length and capacity of the vessel. This rule
reduces published fees to the levels established under the caps imposed
by the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996. This rule also exempts
publicly-owned ferries from vessel inspection user fees. Additional
revisions to the exemption criteria will expand exemptions in certain
instances where it is clearly within the public interest to do so, but
which are not included under current regulation.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 04/21/97 62 FR 19229
Interim Final Rule Effective 04/21/97
Comment Period End 08/19/97
Final Action 11/04/98 63 FR 59472
Final Action Effective 12/04/98
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Agency Contact: CDR Mark McEwen, Project Manager, G-MRP-2, Department
of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-1409
RIN: 2115-AF40
_______________________________________________________________________
2168. CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (CGD 97-039)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 14 USC 515
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 55
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This project will establish a fee subsidy that will result in
lower fees for child care provided by Coast Guard Child Development
Centers and Coast Guard certified Family Child Care Providers. This
project is mandated by 14 U.S.C. 515, which requires development of
regulations that establish fees for child care, which take into account
total family income. The rulemaking will make child care more
affordable for Coast Guard members and civilian employees.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/29/98 63 FR 51878
NPRM Comment Period End 10/29/98
Final Action 02/10/99 64 FR 6527
Final Action Effective 03/12/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: It is necessary to establish the Child
Development Services program immediately because funds are currently
available, and eligible members and employees can take advantage of the
program at the earliest possible date.
Agency Contact: Elaine Sweetland, Project Manager, G-WPW-2, Department
of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-6727
RIN: 2115-AF48
_______________________________________________________________________
2169. AMENDMENT OF STATE WATERS FOR PRIVATE AIDS TO NAVIGATION IN
WISCONSIN AND ALABAMA (USCG-1998-3604)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 14 USC 83; 43 USC 1333
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 66
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Coast Guard has reestablished Federal jurisdiction over
certain waterways in the States of Alabama and Wisconsin for the
purposes of private aids to navigation. This action has been taken to
implement a request from the State of Alabama and an agreement between
the State of Wisconsin and the Coast Guard, and to ensure safe
navigation on the affected waterways. This rulemaking supports the
Coast Guard's strategic goals of marine safety, and mobility of
commercial and recreational vessel traffic.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/15/98 63 FR 18349
NPRM Comment Period End 06/15/98
Final Action 10/20/98 63 FR 55946
Final Action Effective 11/19/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dan Andrusiak, Project Manager, G-OPN-2, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0327
RIN: 2115-AF50
_______________________________________________________________________
2170. ADVANCE NOTICE OF ARRIVALS, VESSELS BOUND FOR PORTS OR PLACES IN
THE UNITED STATES (CGD 97-067)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1223
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 160.207
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Coast Guard amended its advance notice of arrival
requirements to require vessels subject to the International Safety
Management (ISM) Code to provide notice of their compliance with the
ISM Code when they enter U.S. waters. This rule was promulgated because
certain vessels are required to comply with the ISM Code by July 1,
1998, and the Coast Guard is required by statute to deny vessels entry
into U.S. ports if they do not comply with the ISM Code. This rule
affects passenger vessels that transport more than 12 passengers
internationally, and tank vessels, bulk freight vessels or high speed
freight vessels of 500 gross tons or more on foreign voyages. This
project supports the Coast Guard's Marine Safety and Environmental
Protection program's goal to eliminate substandard vessels from United
States waters, and the Coast Guard's strategic goal of marine safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 12/11/97 62 FR 65203
Comment Period End 01/10/98
Interim Final Rule Effective 01/25/98
Final Action 08/17/98 63 FR 44113
Final Action Effective 09/16/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: The Coast Guard issued an interim rule in order
to begin collecting ISM Code information from the affected vessels well
in advance of the ISM Code implementation date of July 1, 1998, for
international, safety, and port management concerns. The interim rule
provided a 30-day comment period before the rule took effect, to
balance the need for public participation with the Coast Guard's need
to document compliance with the ISM Code.
Agency Contact: Robert Gauvin, Project Manager, G-MSO-2, Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington,
DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-1053
RIN: 2115-AF54
_______________________________________________________________________
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2171. FEDERAL PILOTAGE FOR VESSELS IN FOREIGN TRADE (USCG-1998-3323)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 8503
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 15
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule adds a new section to subpart I of 46 CFR part 15.
The new section requires foreign-trade vessels to be under the
direction and control of federally-licensed pilots in designated waters
of the Cape Fear River and North Cape Fear River, North Carolina,
unless under the direction and control of state-licensed pilots. This
ensures that vessels are navigated by competent qualified persons,
knowledgeable in the local area and accountable to either the state or
the Coast Guard. This project supports two goals: the strategic goal of
the Coast Guard to promote safety, and the goal of its program in
Marine Safety and Environmental Protection to reduce the numbers of
collisions, allisions, and groundings on the waters of the United
States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/20/98 63 FR 2939
Comment Period End 02/19/98
Final Action 10/27/98 63 FR 57252
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: The previous docket number for this rulemaking
was CGD 97-073.
Agency Contact: Anthony Murray, Project Manager, National Maritime
Center, Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 4200 Wilson
Blvd., Suite 510, Arlington, VA 22203-1801
Phone: 703 235-1729
RIN: 2115-AF57
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Proposed Rule Stage
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)