United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2011_register executive 2011-10-08 article Part IV Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7ff2fed D09002ee1c7ff3107 United States Department of Homeland Security originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Coast Guard originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Coast Guard is amending its regulations for certain lifesaving equipment, including launching appliances (winches and davits), release mechanisms, survival craft (lifeboats, inflatable liferafts, and inflatable buoyant apparatuses), rescue boats, and automatic disengaging devices. The amended regulations harmonize the Coast Guard's design, construction, and performance standards for this lifesaving equipment with international standards. In addition, the regulations provide for the use of qualified independent laboratories, instead of Coast Guard inspectors, during the approval process and for production inspections of certain types of lifesaving equipment. Because the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has recently changed its international standards for lifeboat release mechanisms, the Coast Guard is issuing these amended regulations as an interim rule and will finalize the regulations after proposing amendments as necessary to address the recent IMO changes regarding release mechanisms. Additionally, recent IMO action modified the international standards for liferafts, and the Coast Guard is proposing new changes to its regulations to implement the modified international standards. The Coast Guard is publishing the proposal regarding liferafts separately in the Proposed Rules section of this issue of the Federal Register. 76 FR 62962 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-10-11/2011-25035 2011-25035 fr11oc11-14 RIN 1625-AB46 9110-04-P Docket No. USCG-2010-0048 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-10-11/2011-25035 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-10-11/html/2011-25035.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-10-11/pdf/2011-25035.pdf Fire Prevention Marine Safety Occupational Safety and Health Oil and Gas Exploration Vessels Passenger Vessels Cargo Vessels Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Incorporation by Reference 54 p. 62962 63015 76 FR 62962 Title 46 Part 108 46 CFR Part 108 Title 46 Part 117 46 CFR Part 117 Title 46 Part 133 46 CFR Part 133 Title 46 Part 160 46 CFR Part 160 Title 46 Part 164 46 CFR Part 164 Title 46 Part 180 46 CFR Part 180 Title 46 Part 199 46 CFR Part 199 RIN 1625-AB46 Lifesaving Equipment: Production Testing and Harmonization With International Standards; Federal Register Vol. 76, Issue RULE 2011-25035 IV DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 2011-11-10 Docket No. USCG-2010-0048 9110-04-P 2011-25035 Interim rule.

The Coast Guard is amending its regulations for certain lifesaving equipment, including launching appliances (winches and davits), release mechanisms, survival craft (lifeboats, inflatable liferafts, and inflatable buoyant apparatuses), rescue boats, and automatic disengaging devices. The amended regulations harmonize the Coast Guard's design, construction, and performance standards for this lifesaving equipment with international standards. In addition, the regulations provide for the use of qualified independent laboratories, instead of Coast Guard inspectors, during the approval process and for production inspections of certain types of lifesaving equipment. Because the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has recently changed its international standards for lifeboat release mechanisms, the Coast Guard is issuing these amended regulations as an interim rule and will finalize the regulations after proposing amendments as necessary to address the recent IMO changes regarding release mechanisms. Additionally, recent IMO action modified the international standards for liferafts, and the Coast Guard is proposing new changes to its regulations to implement the modified international standards. The Coast Guard is publishing the proposal regarding liferafts separately in the Proposed Rules section of this issue of the Federal Register.

This interim rule is effective November 10, 2011. The Director of the Federal Register has approved the incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this rule as of November 10, 2011. If you have questions on this rule, e- mail or call Mr. George Grills, P.E., Commercial Regulations and Standards Directorate, Office of Design and Engineering Standards, Lifesaving and Fire Safety Division (CG-5214), Coast Guard; telephone 202-372-1385, e-mail George.G.Grills@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-493-0402. Fire Prevention Marine Safety Occupational Safety and Health Oil and Gas Exploration Vessels Passenger Vessels Cargo Vessels Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Incorporation by Reference Lifesaving Equipment: Production Testing and Harmonization with International Standards , George.G.Grills@uscg.mil http://cgmix.uscg.mil http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html http://www.imo.org http://www.imo.org/ http://www.regulations.gov http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/nvic/pdf/2004/08-04change1.pdf https://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/ Vol. 76, no. 196 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2011-10-11 continuing daily deposited born digital 557 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-10-11 P0b002ee180e30aa2 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr11oc11 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-10-11 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-10-11/pdf/FR-2011-10-11.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-10-11/xml/FR-2011-10-11.xml fdlp 62597 63147 DGPO 2011-10-08 2024-06-03 FR-2011-10-11 machine generated eng FR FR-2011-10-11 76 196