96-16488. Technical Amendments; Organizational Changes; Miscellaneous Editorial Changes and Conforming Amendments  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 126 (Friday, June 28, 1996)]
    [Rules and Regulations]
    [Pages 33660-33670]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-16488]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    
    Coast Guard
    
    33 CFR Parts 1, 2, 5, 8, 19, 20, 26, 45, 51, 67, 81, 89, 110, 114, 
    116, 117, 127, 140, 141, 144, 148, 151, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 
    158, 159, 160, 164, 165, 174, 179, 181, 183, and 187
    
    [CGD 96-026]
    RIN 2115 AF33
    
    
    Technical Amendments; Organizational Changes; Miscellaneous 
    Editorial Changes and Conforming Amendments
    
    AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
    
    ACTION: Final rule.
    
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    SUMMARY: This rule amends Title 33, Code of Federal Regulations to 
    reflect recent agency organizational changes. It also makes editorial 
    changes throughout the title to correct addresses, update cross-
    references, remove obsolete regulatory provisions, and make other 
    technical corrections. This rule will have no substantive effect on the 
    regulated public.
    
    EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule is effective on June 30, 1996.
    
    ADDRESSES: Unless otherwise indicated, documents referred to in this 
    preamble are available for inspection or copying at the office of the 
    Executive Secretary, Marine Safety Council (G-LRA/3406). U.S. Coast 
    Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., room 3406, Washington, DC 
    20593-0001 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
    Federal holidays. The telephone number is (202) 267-1477.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Janet Walton, Project Manager, Office of Standards Evaluation and 
    Development (G-MSR-2), (202) 267-0257.
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    
    Background and Purpose
    
        Each year Title 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is 
    recodified on July 1. This rule makes miscellaneous editorial changes 
    and conforming amendments, including changes brought about by the Coast 
    Guard Headquarters reorganization, to be included in the 1996 
    recodification of Title 33.
    
    Discussion of Changes
    
        Coast Guard Headquarters recently went through a comprehensive 
    streamlining and reorganization. The substantive functions it performs 
    are essentially unchanged; however, many functions have been 
    consolidated. This rule reflects the redistribution of functions and 
    responsibilities due to the reorganization.
        The rule also makes editorial changes throughout the title to 
    correct addresses, update cross-references, and make other technical 
    corrections.
        Sections 157.03, 159.3, 181.3, and 183.3 are being reformatted by 
    reorganizing the definitions into alphabetical order and removing 
    paragraph designators.
        Section 165.T01-005 expired on May 1, 1994 and section 165.702 
    expired on December 31, 1991. These regulations are no longer needed 
    and are being removed.
        In addition the safety zone in Sec. 165.1112 was originally 
    established to protect Navy cables and equipment on the ocean floor 
    which could have been damaged by anchoring, fishing, and similar 
    activities. The Navy equipment has been removed and this safety zone is 
    no longer required and is being removed.
        Since this amendment relates to departmental management; 
    organization; procedure; and practice, notice and comment on it are 
    unnecessary and it may be made effective in fewer than 30 days after 
    publication in the Federal Register. Therefore, this final rule is 
    effective June 30, 1996.
    
    Regulatory Evaluation
    
        This rule is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f) 
    of Executive Order 12866 and does not require an assessment of 
    potential costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that order. It 
    has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget under that 
    order. It is not significant under the regulatory policies and 
    procedures of the Department of Transportation (DOT) (44 FR 11040, 
    February 26, 1979). The Coast Guard expects the economic impact of this 
    rule to be so minimal that a full Regulatory Evaluation under paragraph 
    10e of the regulatory policies and procedures of DOT is unnecessary. 
    This rule involves internal agency practices and procedures, it will 
    not impose any costs on the public.
    
    Collection of Information
    
        This rule contains no collection-of-information requirements under 
    the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
    
    Federalism
    
        The Coast Guard has analyzed this rule under the principles and 
    criteria contained in Executive Order 12612 and has determined that 
    this rule does not have significant federalism implications
    
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    to warrant the preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
    
    Environment
    
        The Coast Guard considered the environmental impact of this rule 
    and concluded that under paragraph 2.B.2 of Commandant Instruction 
    M16475.1B, this rule is categorically excluded from further 
    environmental documentation. This exclusion is in accordance with 
    paragraphs 2.B.2.e.(34) (a) and (b), concerning regulations that are 
    editorial or procedural and concerning internal agency functions or 
    organization. A ``Categorical Exclusion Determination'' is available in 
    the docket for inspection or copying where indicated under ADDRESSES.
    
    List of Subjects
    
    33 CFR Part 1
    
        Administrative practice and procedure, Authority delegations 
    (Government agencies), Freedom of information, Penalties.
    
    33 CFR Part 2
    
        Administrative practice and procedure, Law enforcement.
    
    33 CFR Part 5
    
        Volunteers.
    
    33 CFR Part 8
    
        Armed forces reserves.
    
    33 CFR Part 19
    
        Navigation (water), Vessels.
    
    33 CFR Part 20
    
        Administrative practice and procedure, Authority delegations 
    (Government agencies), Penalties, Water pollution control, Waterways.
    
    33 CFR Part 26
    
        Communications equipment, Marine safety, Radio, Telephone, Vessels.
    
    33 CFR Part 45
    
        Military personnel, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
    
    33 CFR Part 51
    
        Administrative practice and procedure, Military personnel.
    
    33 CFR Part 67
    
        Continental shelf, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping 
    requirements.
    
    33 CFR Part 81
    
        Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
    Treaties.
    
    33 CFR Part 89
    
        Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
    Waterways.
    
    33 CFR Part 110
    
        Anchorage grounds.
    
    33 CFR Part 114
    
        Bridges.
    
    33 CFR Part 116
    
        Bridges.
    
    33 CFR Part 117
    
        Bridges.
    
    33 CFR Part 127
    
        Fire prevention, Harbors, Natural gas, Reporting and recordkeeping 
    requirements, Security measures.
    
    33 CFR Part 140
    
        Continental shelf, Investigations, Marine safety, Occupational 
    safety and health, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping.
    
    33 CFR Part 141
    
        Citizenship and naturalization, Continental shelf, Employment, 
    Reporting and recordkeeping.
    
    33 CFR Part 144
    
        Continental shelf, Marine safety, Occupational safety and health.
    
    33 CFR Part 148
    
        Administrative practice and procedure, Environmental protection, 
    Harbors, Petroleum.
    
    33 CFR Part 151
    
        Administrative practice and procedure, Oil pollution, Penalties, 
    Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Water pollution control.
    
    33 CFR Part 153
    
        Hazardous substances, Oil pollution, Reporting and recordkeeping 
    requirements, Water pollution control.
    
    33 CFR Part 154
    
        Fire prevention, Hazardous substances, Oil pollution, Reporting and 
    recordkeeping requirements.
    
    33 CFR Part 155
    
        Hazardous substances, Oil pollution, Reporting and recordkeeping 
    requirements.
    
    33 CFR Part 156
    
        Hazardous substances, Oil pollution, Reporting and recordkeeping 
    requirements, Water pollution control.
    
    33 CFR Part 157
    
        Cargo vessels, Oil pollution, Reporting and recordkeeping 
    requirements.
    
    33 CFR Part 158
    
        Administrative practice and procedure, Harbors, Oil pollution, 
    Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Water pollution 
    control.
    
    33 CFR Part 159
    
        Sewage disposal, Vessels.
    
    33 CFR Part 160
    
        Administrative practice and procedure, Harbors, Hazardous materials 
    transportation, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and 
    recordkeeping requirements, Vessels, Waterways.
    
    33 CFR Part 164
    
        Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping 
    requirements, Waterways.
    
    33 CFR Part 165
    
        Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and 
    recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.
    
    33 CFR Part 174
    
        Intergovernmental relations, Marine safety, Reporting and 
    recordkeeping requirements.
    
    33 CFR Part 179
    
        Maring safety, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
    
    33 CFR Part 181
    
        Labeling, Marine safety, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
    
    33 CFR Part 183
    
        Marine safety.
    
    33 CFR Part 187
    
        Marine safety, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
    Administrative practice and procedure.
        For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 
    CFR parts 1, 2, 5, 8, 19, 20, 26, 45, 51, 67, 81, 89, 110, 114, 116, 
    117, 127, 140, 141, 144, 148, 151, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 
    160, 164, 165, 174, 179, 181, 183, and 187 as follows:.
    
    PART 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS
    
        1. The authority citation for part 1 is revised to read as follows:
    
        Authority: 14 U.S.C. 633; 33 U.S.C. 401, 491, 525, 1321, 2716, 
    and 2716a; 46 U.S.C. 9615; 49 U.S.C. 322; 49 CFR 1.45(b), 1.46; 
    section 1.01-70 also issued under the authority of E.O. 12580, 3 
    CFR, 1987 Comp.,
    
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    p. 193; and sections 1.01-80 and 1.01-85 also issued under the 
    authority of E.O. 12777, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351.
    
    
    Sec. 1.01-60  [Amended]
    
        2. In Sec. 1.01-60, in paragraph (a), remove the words ``Office of 
    Navigation and Waterway Services,'' and add, in their place, the word 
    ``Operations,''.
    
    
    Sec. 1.05-1  [Amended]
    
        3. In Sec. 1.05-1, in paragraph (g), remove the words ``Office of 
    Navigation Safety and Waterway services, and the Chief, Office of 
    Marine Safety, Security, and Environmental Protection'' and add, in 
    their place, the words ``Operations, and the Chief, Marine Safety and 
    Environmental Protection,''.
    
    
    Sec. 1.10-5  [Amended]
    
        4. In Sec. 1.10-5, in paragraph (a), remove the words ``Commandant 
    (GA), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593'' 
    and add, in their place, the words ``Chief, Office of Information 
    Management, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., 
    Washington, DC 20593-0001''; and in paragraph (c), remove the words 
    ``Commandant (GA)'' and add, in their place, the words ``Chief, Office 
    of Information Management,''.
    
    
    Sec. 1.26-5  [Amended]
    
        5. In Sec. 1.26-5, in paragraph (b), remove the word ``(G-PS-5),'' 
    and add, in their place, the word ``(G-WPM-3),''.
    
    
    Secs. 1.01-70 and 1.01-80  [Amended]
    
        6. In addition to the amendments set forth above, in 33 CFR part 1, 
    remove the words ``Office of Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
    Protection'' and add, in their place, the words ``Marine Safety and 
    Environmental Protection'' in the following places:
        (a) Section 1.01-70(b); and
        (b) Section 1.01-80(b).
    
    PART 2--JURISDICTION
    
        7. The authority citation for part 2 continues to read as follows:
    
        Authority: 14 U.S.C. 633, 80 Stat. 931 (49 U.S.C. 1655(b)); 49 
    CFR 1.4(b), 1.46(b).
    
    
    Sec. 2.05-1  [Amended]
    
        8. In Sec. 2.05-1, in paragraph (c), remove the number ``82'' and 
    add, in its place, the number ``80''.
    
    
    Sec. 2.05-20  [Amended]
    
        9. In Sec. 2.05-20, in paragraph (b), remove the number ``82'' and 
    add, in its place, the number ``80''.
    
    PART 5--COAST GUARD AUXILIARY
    
        10. The authority citation for part 5 continues to read as follows:
    
        Authority: 14 U.S.C. 633; 49 CFR 1.46.
    
        11. In Sec. 5.01, paragraph (j) is revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 5.01  Definitions
    
    * * * * *
        (j) Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation when the Coast 
    Guard operates in the Department of Transportation or the Secretary of 
    the Navy when the Coast Guard operates as part of the Navy.
    * * * * *
    
    PART 8--UNITED STATES COAST GUARD RESERVE
    
        12. the authority citation for part 8 continues to read as follows:
    
        Authority: 14 U.S.C. 633.
    
        13. Section 8.3 is revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 8.3  Organization of the Coast Guard Reserve.
    
        (a) The Coast Guard Reserve is organized, trained and equipped 
    under the direction of the Commandant.
        (b) The Director of Reserve and Training is responsible for the 
    overall administration and supervision of the Reserve.
        (c) In Atlantic Area, Integrated Support Commands have 
    responsibility for local Reserve issues; however, in Pacific Area, 
    responsibility for local Reserve issues remains with District 
    Commanders.
        (d) Most Coast Guard Reservists are fully integrated into active 
    duty Coast Guard units. There, Reservists perform the same duties and 
    have the same responsibilities as their active duty counterparts. Their 
    integrated work prepares Reservists to perform the duties of their 
    mobilization assignments while at the same time providing assistance to 
    the active service. Some Reservists are assigned to dedicated Reserve 
    units where they train and mobilize in support of national defense 
    operations.
        14. Section 8.5 is revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 8.5  Regulations for the Coast Guard Reserve.
    
        (a) Regulations for the Coast Guard Reserve are established by the 
    Commandant.
        (b) Permanent regulations are published in Coast Guard publications 
    and manuals and include the following:
        (1) Coast Guard Regulations.
        (2) Coast Guard Organization Manual.
        (3) Coast Guard Reserve Administration and Training Manual.
        (4) Personnel Manual.
        (5) Recruiting Manual.
        (6) Military Justice Manual.
        (7) Comptroller Manual.
        (c) Temporary regulations and orders affecting Reservists are 
    included in instructions or notices in the Coast Guard directives 
    system.
        (d) Other regulations that affect the Reserve are located in 
    Department of Defense and Department of the Navy regulations in Title 
    32 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
        15. Section 8.7 is revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 8.7  Information.
    
        (a) Information concerning the Coast Guard Reserve may be obtained 
    from Commandant (G-WTR), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, DC 
    20593-0001.
        (b) Information and requirements for enlistment in the Coast Guard 
    Reserve or concerning the procurement of officers for the Coast Guard 
    Reserve can be obtained from the following offices:
        (1) Any Coast Guard Recruiting Office.
        (2) Coast Guard Recruiting Center, 4200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 
    450, Arlington, VA 22203.
    
    PART 19--WAIVERS OF NAVIGATION AND VESSEL INSPECTION LAWS AND 
    REGULATIONS \1\
    
        16. The authority citation for part 19 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: Sec. 1, 64 Stat. 1120, sec. 6(b)(1), 80 Stat. 937; 46 
    U.S.C. note prec. 1, 49 U.S.C. 1655(b)(1); 49 CFR 1.4(a)(2).
    
    
    Sec. 19.06  [Amended]
    
        17. In Sec. 19.06, in paragraphs (b) and (d), remove the word ``(G-
    MVI),'' and add, in its place, the word ``(G-MOC),''.
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    PART 20--CLASS II CIVIL PENALTIES
    
        18. The authority citation for part 20 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321; 42 U.S.C. 9609; 49 CFR 1.46.
    
    
    Sec. 20.102  [Amended]
    
        19. In Sec. 20.102, all paragraph designators are removed.
    
    PART 26--VESSEL BRIDGE-TO-BRIDGE RADIOTELEPHONE REGULATIONS
    
        20. The authority citation for part 26 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 14 U.S.C. 2; 33 U.S.C. 1201-1208; 49 CFR 1.45(b), 
    1.46; Rule 1, International Regulations for the Prevention of 
    Collisions at Sea.
    
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    Sec. 26.08  [Amended]
    
        21. In Sec. 26.08, in paragraph (a), remove the words ``Office of 
    Navigation Safety and Waterway Services,'' and add, in their place, the 
    words ``Marine Safety and Environmental Protection,''; and in paragraph 
    (c) introductory text, remove the words, ``Office of Navigation Safety 
    and Waterway Services,'' and add, in their place, the words ``Marine 
    Safety and Environmental Protection,''.
    
    PART 45--ENLISTMENT OF PERSONNEL
    
        22. The authority citation for part 45 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 14 U.S.C. 351, 371; 49 CFR 1.46(b).
    
    
    Secs. 45.1 and 45.2  [Amended]
    
        23. In 33 CFR part 45, remove the words ``Commandant (G-PMR), U.S. 
    Coast Guard, Washington, DC 20593.'' and add, in their place, the words 
    ``Coast Guard Recruiting Center, 4200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 450, 
    Arlington, VA 22203.'' in the following places:
        (a) Section 45.1(b); and
        (b) Section 45.2.
    
    PART 51--COAST GUARD DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
    
        24. The authority citation for part 51 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 10 U.S.C. 1553.
    
    
    Sec. 51.4  [Amended]
    
        25. In Sec. 51.4, all paragraph designators are removed.
    
    
    Sec. 51.9  [Amended]
    
        26. In Sec. 51.9, in paragraph (b), remove the word ``, (G-PE/44)'' 
    and add, in its place, the word ``(G-WPM),''.
    
    PART 67--AIDS TO NAVIGATION ON ARTIFICIAL ISLANDS AND FIXED 
    STRUCTURES
    
        27. The authority citation for part 67 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 14 U.S.C. 85, 633; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 49 CFR 1.46.
    
    
    Sec. 67.10-25  [Amended]
    
        28. In Sec. 67.10-25, in paragraph (a), remove the words ``U.S. 
    Coast Guard Short Range Aids to Navigation Division,'' and add, in 
    their place, the words ``the Office of Aids to Navigation, U.S. Coast 
    Guard Headquarters,''.
    
    PART 81--72 COLREGS: IMPLEMENTING RULES
    
        29. The authority citation for part 81 is revised to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1607; E.O. 11964; 49 CFR 1.46.
    
    
    Sec. 81.18  [Amended]
    
        30. In Sec. 81.18, in paragraph (b), remove the words ``the Office 
    of Navigation Safety and Waterway Services,'' and add, in their place, 
    the words ``Marine Safety and Environmental Protection,''.
    
    PART 89--INLAND NAVIGATION RULES: IMPLEMENTING RULES
    
        31. The authority citation for part 89 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 33 U.S.C. 2071; 49 CFR 1.46(n)(14).
    
    
    Sec. 89.18  [Amended]
    
        32. In Sec. 89.18, in paragraph (a), remove the words ``Office of 
    Navigation Safety and Waterway Services,'' and add, in their place, the 
    words ``Chief, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection,''.
    
    PART 110--ANCHORAGE REGULATIONS
    
        33. The authority citation for part 110 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 33 U.S.C. 471, 2071; 49 CFR 1.46 and 33 CFR 1.05-
    1(g). Section 110.1a and each section listed in it are also issued 
    under 33 U.S.C. 1233 and 1231.
    
    
    Sec. 110.128b  [Amended]
    
        34. In Sec. 110.128b, in paragraphs (a) and (b), add the words 
    ``(Datum: OHD)'' following the last sentence.
    
    
    Sec. 110.128c  [Amended]
    
        35. In Sec. 110.128c, redesignate paragraph (a) as introductory 
    text, and add the words ``(Datum: OHD)'' following the last sentence.
    
    
    Sec. 110.224  [Amended]
    
        36. In Sec. 110.224, the section heading, and in table 
    110.224(d)(1) in paragraph (d)(2), the entry for Anchorage No. 19 are 
    revised, and Note i following the table is removed and reserved, to 
    read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 110.224  San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, Carquinez Strait, 
    Suisun Bay, Sacramento River, San Joaquin River, and connecting waters, 
    CA.
    
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        (d) * * *
    
                               Table 110.224(d)(1)                          
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    19...........  do.................  do...........  Note b.              
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    Notes: * * *                                                            
    i. [Reserved]                                                           
    
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    Secs. 110.236 and 110.237  [Amended]
    
        37. In addition to the amendments set forth above, in 33 CFR part 
    110, add the words ``(Datum: OHD)'' following the last sentence in the 
    paragraph in the following places:
        (a) Section 110.236 (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(5), (a)(6), 
    and (a)(7); and
        (b) Section 110.237(a).
    
    PART 114--GENERAL
    
        38. The authority citation for part 114 is revised to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 33 U.S.C. 401, 491, 499, 521, 525, and 535; 14 U.S.C. 
    633; 49 U.S.C. 1655(g); 49 CFR 1.46(c).
    
    
    Sec. 114.01  [Amended]
    
        39. In Sec. 114.01, in paragraphs (a)(2) and (c)(2) add the word 
    ``unreasonably'' immedidately before the word ``obstructive''.
    
    
    Sec. 114.05  [Amended]
    
        40. In Sec. 114.05, paragraph (l), in both the paragraph heading 
    and text, remove the words ``Office of Navigation Safety and Waterway 
    Services'' and add, in their place, the word ``Operations''.
    
    
    Sec. 114.50  [Amended]
    
        41. In Sec. 114.50, remove the words ``Office of Navigation Safety 
    and Waterway Services,'' and add, in their place, the words ``Chief, 
    Office of Bridge Administration,''.
    
    PART 116--ALTERATION OF UNREASONABLY OBSTRUCTIVE BRIDGES
    
        42. The authority citation for part 116 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 33 U.S.C. 401, 521; 49 U.S.C. CFR 1.4, 1.46(c).
    
    
    Sec. 116.55  [Amended]
    
        43. In Sec. 116.55, in paragraphs (a) and (b), remove the words 
    ``Bridge Administration Division'' and add, in their place, the words 
    ``Office of Bridge Administration''; and remove the words ``Office of 
    Navigation Safety and Waterway Services'' and add, in their place, the 
    word ``Operations''.
    
    
    Sec. 116.10, 116.15, 116.20, 116.25, 116.30, 116.35, 116.40, and 
    116.45  [Amended]
    
        44. In addition to the amendment set forth above, in 33 CFR part 
    116, remove the words ``Bridge Administration Division'' and add, in 
    their place, the words ``Office of Bridge Administration'' in the 
    following places:
        (a) Section 116.10(c):
        (b) Section 116.15 (a), (c), and (d);
        (c) Section 116.20 (a) and (b);
    
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        (d) Section 116.25(a);
        (e) Section 116.30 section heading, paragraphs (a), (d), (e), and 
    (g);
        (f) Section 116.35(c);
        (g) Section 116.40 (a), (b), and (c); and
        (h) Section 116.45 (a) and (b).
    
    PART 117--DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS
    
        45. The authority citation for part 117 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499; 49 CFR 1.46; 33 CFR 1.05-1(g); section 
    117.255 also issued under the authority of Pub. L. 102-587, 106 
    Stat. 5039.
    
    
    Sec. 117.15  [Amended]
    
        46. In Sec. 117.15, in paragraph (a)(3), remove the word ``part'' 
    and add, in its place, the word ``party''.
    
    
    Sec. 117.17  [Amended]
    
        47. In Sec. 117.17, in the text, remove the word ``part'' and add, 
    in its place, the word ``pass''.
    
    
    Sec. 117.47  [Amended]
    
        48. In Sec. 117.47, in the section heading and paragraph (a), 
    remove the word ``gages'' and add, in its place, the word ``gauges''; 
    and in the note at the end of the section, remove the word ``gage'' and 
    add, in its place, the word ``gauge''.
        49. In Sec. 117.1051, paragraph (e)(2)(i) is revised to read as 
    follows:
    
    
    Sec. 117.1051  Lake Washington Ship Canal.
    
    * * * * *
        (e) * * *
        (2) * * *
        (i) The draw need not open from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 3:30 p.m. 
    to 6 p.m.
    * * * * *
        50. In 33 CFR part 117, in Appendix A, the entries for the state of 
    California are revised to read as follows:
    
                                                Appendix A to Part 117--Drawbridges Equipped With Radiotelephones                                           
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                   Waterway                     Mile              Location            Bridge name and owner           Call sign          channel    channel 
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                  California                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                            
    Carquinez Strait......................           7.0  Martinez................  Southern Pacific RR.....  KQ 7193.................         16         14
    Cerritos Channel......................           4.8  Long Beach..............  Henry Ford (Badger)       WHX 947.................         16         13
                                                                                     Avenue, Port of Los                                                    
                                                                                     Angeles.                                                               
                                                     4.9  Long Beach..............  Schuyler Heim, CA DOT...  KXJ 749.................         16         13
    Channel Street........................           0    San Francisco...........  3rd Street, San           WXY 959.................         16          9
                                                                                     Francisco.                                                             
                                                     0.2  San Francisco...........  4th Street, San           WXY 970.................         16          9
                                                                                     Francisco.                                                             
    Connection Slough.....................           2.5  Mandeville Island.......  South Real Estate         WHV 225.................         16          9
                                                                                     Company.                                                               
    Cordelia Slough.......................           1.5  Benicia.................  Southern Pacific RR.....  KA 98642................         16          9
    Georgianna Slough.....................           4.5  Isleton.................  Tyler Island, Sacramento  WHU 246.................         16          9
                                                                                     Co.                                                                    
                                                    12.4  Walnut Grove............  Georgianna Sl,            WHU 254.................         16          9
                                                                                     Sacramento, Co.                                                        
    Islais Creek..........................           0.4  San Francisco...........  3rd Street, San           WXY 977.................         16          9
                                                                                     Francisco.                                                             
    Little Potato Slough..................           1.0  Terminous...............  Potato Slough, CA DOT,    KSK 278.................         16          9
                                                                                     SR12.                                                                  
    Middle River..........................           8.6  Bacon Island............  Bacon Island, San         WBE 8326................         16          9
                                                                                     Joaquin Co.                                                            
    Mokelumne River.......................           3.0  Isleton.................  Mokelumne, CA DOT, SR12.  KMJ 382.................         16          9
                                                    12.1  Walnut Grove............  Millers Ferry,            WBE 8326................         16          9
                                                                                     Sacramento, Co.                                                        
    Napa River............................           2.8  Vallejo.................  Mare Island Causeway,     Military license  only,          16         13
                                                                                     Navy.                     No FCC..                                     
    Oakland Inner Harbor Tidal Canal......           5.2  Oakland.................  Park Street, Alameda      WHX 996.................         16          9
                                                                                     County.                                                                
                                                     5.6  Oakland.................  Fruitvale Avenue,         WQB 330.................         16          9
                                                                                     Alameda County.                                                        
                                                     6.0  Oakland.................  High Street, Alameda      WHX 488.................         16          9
                                                                                     County.                                                                
    Old River.............................          10.4  Orwood..................  Santa Fe Railroad Bridge  WHU 322.................         16          9
                                                    14.8  Victoria Island.........  Victoria Island, CA DOT.  KXE 301.................         16          9
    Pacheco Creek.........................           1.1  Martinez................  Avon, Southern Pacific    KA 97324................         16          6
                                                                                     RR.                                                                    
    Petaluma River........................          13.7  Petaluma................  D Street Bridge,          WQX 644.................         16          9
                                                                                     Petaluma.                                                              
    Sacramento River......................          12.8  Rio Vista...............  Rio Vista, CA DOT, SR12.  KMJ 384.................         16          9
                                                    15.7  Isleton.................  Isleton, CA DOT, SR160..  KMJ 383.................         16          9
                                                    26.7  Walnut Grove............  Walnut Grove, Sacto Co.,  KMJ 491.................         16          9
                                                                                     SR E-13.                                                               
                                                    33.4  Paintersville...........  Paintersville, CA DOT,    KMJ 381.................         16          9
                                                                                     SR160.                                                                 
                                                    46.0  Freeport................  Freeport Sacto Co., SR E- KMJ 490.................         16          9
                                                                                     9.                                                                     
                                                    59.0  Sacramento..............  Tower Bridge, CA DOT....  KDO 739.................         16          9
                                                    59.4  Sacramento..............  I Street Southern         WHW 554.................         16          9
                                                                                     Pacific RR.                                                            
    San Leandro Bay.......................           0    Alameda.................  Bay Farm Island, CA DOT.  WHX 870.................         16          9
    
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    Steamboad Slough......................          11.2  Courtland...............  Steamboat Slough, CA      WHX 295.................         16          9
                                                                                     DOT, SR160.                                                            
    Three Mile Slough.....................           0.1  Rio Vista...............  Three Mile Slough, CA     KMJ 385.................         16          9
                                                                                     DOT, SR160.                                                            
    Turner Cut............................           2.3  McDonald Island.........  Zuckerman Bros. Br,       WHV 959.................         16          9
                                                                                     Delta Farms.                                                           
                                                                                                                                                            
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    PART 127--LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS WATERFRONT FACILITIES
    
        51. The authority citation for part 127 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 49 CFR 1.46.
    
    
    Sec. 127.003  [Amended]
    
        52. In Sec. 127.003, in paragraph (a), remove the word ``(G-MTH),'' 
    and add, in its place, the word ``(G-MOC),''; and in paragraph (b), 
    under the entry for National Fire Protection Association, before the 
    words ``Batterymarch Park'' add the number ``1''.
    
    
    Sec. 127.015  [Amended]
    
        53. In Sec. 127.015, in paragraphs (c)(1) and (d), remove the words 
    ``Office of Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection'' and 
    add, in their place, the words ``Marine Safety and Environmental 
    Protection''.
    
    PART 140--GENERAL
    
        54. The authority citation for part 140 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333(d)(1), 1348(c), 1356; 49 CFR 1.46.
    
    
    Sec. 140.7  [Amended]
    
        55. In Sec. 140.7, in paragraph (a), remove the words ``Merchant 
    Vessel Inspection and Documentation Division (G-MVI),'' and add, in 
    their place, the words ``Office of Compliance (G-MOC),''; and in 
    paragraph (b) under American National Standards Institute, remove the 
    words ``1430 Broadway, New York, NY 10018'' and add, in their place, 
    the words ``11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036''.
    
    
    Sec. 140.15  [Amended]
    
        56. In Sec. 140.15, paragraph (b), remove the words ``Coast Guard 
    Publication CG-190, ``Equipment Lists'' and add, in their place, the 
    words ``COMDTINST M16714.3 (Series) Equipment List'' and remove the 
    word ``(G-MVI),'' and add, in its place, the word ``(G-MSE),''.
    
    PART 141--PERSONNEL
    
        57. The authority citation for part 141 is revised to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1356; 49 CFR 1.46(z).
    
    
    Sec. 141.20  [Amended]
    
        58. In Sec. 141.20, in paragraph (c), remove the word ``(G-MVP),'' 
    and add, in its place, the word ``(G-MOC),''.
    
    PART 144--LIFESAVING APPLIANCES
    
        59. The authority citation for part 144 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333d; 46 U.S.C. 3102(a); 46 CFR 1.46.
    
    
    Sec. 144.30-5  [Amended]
    
        60. In Sec. 144.30-5, in paragraph (a), remove the word ``(G-
    MVI),'' and add, in its place, the word ``(G-MSE),''.
    
    PART 148--GENERAL
    
        61. The authority citation for part 148 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: Secs. 5(a), 5(b), Pub. L. 93-627, 88 Stat. 2131 (33 
    U.S.C. 1504(a), (b)); 49 CFR 1.46(s).
    
    
    Secs. 148.211 and 148.217 [Amended]
    
        62. In 33 CFR part 148, remove the words ``Office of Marine Safety, 
    Security and Environmental Protection'' and add, in their place, the 
    words ``Marine Safety and Environmental Protection'' in the following 
    places:
        (a) Section 148.211 introductory text; and
        (b) Section 148.217(a).
    
    PART 151--VESSELS CARRYING OIL, NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES, GARBAGE, 
    MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE, AND BALLAST WATER
    
        63. The authority citation for part 151 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C) and 1903(b); E.O. 12777; 3 
    CFR, 1991 Comp. p. 351; 49 CFR 1.46.
    
    
    Sec. 151.1012  [Amended]
    
        64. In Sec. 151.1012, in paragraph (a), remove the word ``(G-MPS-
    1),'' and add, in its place, the word ``(G-MOC),''.
    
    
    Sec. 151.1021  [Amended]
    
        65. In Sec. 151.1021, in paragraphs (b)(1) and (c), remove the 
    words ``Office of Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
    Protection'' and add, in their place, the words ``Marine Safety and 
    Environmental Protection''.
    
    
    Sec. 151.27 and 151.28  [Amended]
    
        66. In addition to the amendments set forth above, in 33 CFR part 
    151, remove the word ``(G-MEP-6)'' and add, in its place, the word 
    ``(G-MOR)'' in the following places:
        (a) Section 151.27(b); and
        (b) Section 151.28(a), (b), and (c).
    
    PART 153--CONTROL OF POLLUTION BY OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, 
    DISCHARGE REMOVAL
    
        67. The authority citation for part 153 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 14 U.S.C. 633; 33 U.S.C. 1321; 42 U.S.C. 9615; E.O. 
    12580, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193; E.O. 12777, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 
    351; 49 CFR 1.45 and 1.46.
    
    
    Sec. 153.103  [Amended]
    
        68. In Sec. 153.103, in paragraph (d), remove the words ``Office of 
    Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection'' and add, in 
    their place, the words ``Marine Safety and Environmental Protection''.
    
    PART 154--FACILITIES TRANSFERRING OIL OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN BULK
    
        69. The authority citation for part 154 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231, 1321(j)(1)(C), (j)(5), (j)(6) and 
    (m)(2); sec. 2, E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757; 49 CFR 1.46. Subpart F is 
    also issued under 33 U.S.C. 2735.
    
    
    Sec. 154.106  [Amended]
    
        70. In Sec. 154.106, in paragraph (b), under the entry American 
    National Standards Institute, remove the words ``1430 Broadway, New 
    York, NY 10018'' and add, in their place, the words ``11 West 42nd 
    Street, New York, NY 10036''; and under the entry for National Fire 
    Protection Association, before the words ``Batterymarch Park'' add the 
    number ``1''.
    
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    Sec. 154.108  [Amended]
    
        71. In Sec. 154.108, in paragraphs (a) and (d), remove the words 
    ``Office of Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection'' and 
    add, in their place, the words ``Marine Safety and Environmental 
    Protection''.
    
    
    Sec. 154.1075  [Amended]
    
        72. In Sec. 154.1075, in paragraph (d), remove the word ``(G-
    MEP),'' and add, in its place, the word ``(G-MOR),''.
    
    Appendix C, Part 154  [Amended]
    
        73. In 33 CFR part 154, in Appendix C, in paragraph 6.3.2, remove 
    the word ``(G-MEP-6),'' and add, in its place, the word ``(G-MOR),''.
    
    
    Secs. 154.800, 154.802, 154.806, 154.822, 154.826, 154.828, and 
    Appendix A  [Amended]
    
        74. In addition to the amendments set forth above, in 33 CFR part 
    154, remove the word ``(G-MTH)'' and add, in its place, the word ``(G-
    MSO)'' in the following places:
        (a) Section 154.800(b);
        (b) Section 154.802, in the definition of certifying entity;
        (c) Section 154.806(a), (b), (d), and the note at the end of the 
    section;
        (d) Section 154.822(a)(2) and (b);
        (e) Section 154.826(a)(3);
        (f) Section 154.828(a)(3); and
        (g) Appendix A to part 154, introductory text.
    
    PART 155--OIL OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL POLLUTION PREVENTION 
    REGULATIONS FOR VESSELS
    
        75. The authority citation for part 155 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231, 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3715; sec. 2, E.O. 
    12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; 49 CFR 1.46.
    
    
    Sec. 155.140  [Amended]
    
        76. In Sec. 155.140, in paragraph (a), remove the words ``Marine 
    Environmental Protection Division (G-MEP), room 2100,'' and add, in 
    their place the words ``Office of Compliance (G-MOC),''; and in 
    paragraph (b), under the entry for Oil Companies International Marine 
    Forum, remove the words ``6th Floor, Portland House, Stag Place, London 
    SW1E 5BH England'' and add, in their place, the words ``15th Floor, 96 
    Victoria Street, London SW1E 5JW England''.
    
    
    Sec. 155.1035  [Amended]
    
        77. In Sec. 155.1035, in paragraph (b)(5)(i), remove the word ``G-
    MOS-4'' and add, in its place, the word ``G-MSO-4''.
    
    
    Sec. 155.1065  [Amended]
    
        78. In Sec. 155.1065, in paragraph (a), remove the word ``(G-
    MRO),'' and add, in its place, the word ``(G-MOR),''.
    
    
    Sec. 155.1070  [Amended]
    
        79. In Sec. 155.1070, paragraph (f), remove the words ``Office of 
    Marine Safety and Environmental Protection,'' and add, in their place, 
    the words ``Marine Safety and Environmental Protection,''.
    
    Appendix B to Part 155  [Amended]
    
        80. In 33 CFR part 155, in Appendix B to the part, in paragraph 
    6.5, remove the word ``(G-MRO)'' and add, in its place, the word ``(G-
    MOR)''.
    
    PART 156--OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRANSFER OPERATIONS
    
        81. The authority citation for part 156 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231, 1321(j)(1)(C) and (D); 46 U.S.C. 
    3703a. Subparts B and C are also issued under 46 U.S.C. 3715.
    
    
    Sec. 156.110  [Amended]
    
        82. In Sec. 156.110, in paragraphs (a) and (d), remove the words 
    ``Office of Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection,'' and 
    add, in their place, the words ``Marine Safety and Environmental 
    Protection,''.
    
    
    Sec. 156.111  [Amended]
    
        83. In Sec. 156.111, in paragraph (a), remove the words ``Marine 
    Environmental Protection Division (G-MEP), room 2100,'' and add, in 
    their place the words ``Office of Compliance (G-MOC),''.
    
    PART 157--RULES FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT 
    RELATING TO TANK VESSELS CARRYING OIL IN BULK
    
        84. The authority citation for part 157 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1903; 46 U.S.C. 3703, 3703a (note); 49 CFR 
    1.46. Subpart G is issued under section 4115(b), Pub. L. 101-380, 
    104 Stat. 520.
    
        85. Section 157.03 is revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 157.03  Definitions.
    
        Except as otherwise stated in a subpart:
        Amidships means the middle of the length.
        Ballast voyage means the voyage that a tank vessel engages in after 
    it leaves the port of final cargo discharge.
        Breadth or B means the maximum molded breadth of a vessel in 
    meters.
        Cargo tank  length means the length from the forward bulkhead of 
    the forwardmost cargo tanks, to the after bulkhead of the aftermost 
    cargo tanks.
        Center tank means any tank inboard of a longitudinal bulkhead.
        Clean ballast means ballast which:
        (1) If discharged from a vessel that is stationary into clean, calm 
    water on a clear day, would not--
        (i) Produce visible traces of oil on the surface of the water or on 
    adjoining shore lines; or
        (ii) Cause a sludge or emulsion to be deposited beneath the surface 
    of the water or upon adjoining shore lines; or
        (2) If verified by an approved cargo monitor and control system, 
    has an oil content that does not exceed 15 p.m.
        Combination carrier means a vessel designed to carry oil or solid 
    cargoes in bulk.
        Crude oil means any liquid hydrocarbon mixture occurring naturally 
    in the earth, whether or not treated to render it suitable for 
    transportation, and includes crude oil from which certain distillate 
    fractions may have been removed, and crude oil to which certain 
    distillate fractions may have been added.
        Deadweight or DWT means the difference in metric tons between the 
    lightweight displacement and the total displacement of a vessel 
    measured in water of specific gravity 1.025 at the load waterline 
    corresponding to the assigned summer freeboard.
        Dedicated clean ballast tank means a cargo tank that is allocated 
    solely for the carriage of clean ballast.
        Domestic trade means trade between ports or places within the 
    United States, its territories and possessions, either directly or via 
    a foreign port including trade on the navigable rivers, lakes, and 
    inland waters.
        Double bottom means watertight protective spaces that do not carry 
    any oil and which separate the bottom of tanks that hold any oil within 
    the cargo tank length from the outer skin of the vessel.
        Double hull means watertight protective spaces that do not carry 
    any oil and which separate the sides, bottom, forward end, and aft end 
    of tanks that hold any oil within the cargo tank length from the outer 
    skin of the vessel as prescribed in Sec. 157.10d.
        Doubles sides means watertight protective spaces that do not carry 
    any oil and which separate the sides of tanks that hold any oil within 
    the cargo tank length from the outer skin of the vessel.
        Existing vessel means means any vessel that is not a new vessel.
        Foreign trade means any trade that is not domestic trade.
        From the nearest land means means from the baseline from which the
    
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    territorial sea of the United States is established in accordance with 
    international law.
        Inland vessel means a vessel that is not oceangoing and that does 
    not operate on the Great Lakes.
        Instantaneous rate of discharge of oil content means the rate of 
    discharge of oil in liters per hour at any instant, divided by the 
    speed of the vessel in knots at the same instant.
        Integrated tug barge means a tug and a tank barge with a mechanical 
    system that allows the connection of the propulsion unit (the tug) to 
    the stern of the cargo carrying unit (the tank barge) so that the two 
    vessels function as a single self-propelled vessel.
        Large primary structural member includes any of the following:
        (1) Web frames.
        (2) Girders.
        (3) Webs.
        (4) Main brackets.
        (5) Transverses.
        (6) Stringers.
        (7) Struts in transverse web frames when there are 3 or more struts 
    and the depth of each is more than \1/15\ of the total depth of the 
    tank.
        Length or L means the distance in meters from the fore side of the 
    stem to the axis of the rudder stock on a waterline at 85 percent of 
    the least molded depth measured from the molded baseline, or 96 percent 
    of the total length on that waterline, whichever is greater. In vessels 
    designed with drag, the waterline is measured parallel to the designed 
    waterline.
        Lightweight means the displacement of a vessel in metric tons 
    without cargo, oil fuel, lubricating oil, ballast water, fresh water, 
    and feedwater in tanks, consumable stores, and any persons and their 
    effects.
        Major conversion means a conversion of an existing vessel that:
        (1) Substantially alters the dimensions or carrying capacity of the 
    vessel, except a conversion that includes only the installation of 
    segregated ballast tanks, dedicated clean ballast tanks, a crude oil 
    washing system, double sides, a double bottom, or a double hull;
        (2) Changes the type of vessel;
        (3) Substantially prolongs the vessel's service life; or
        (4) Otherwise so changes the vessel that it is essentially a new 
    vessel, as determined by the Commandant (G-MOC).
        MARPOL Protocol means the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the 
    International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 
    1973, done at London on February 17, 1978. This Protocol incorporates 
    and modifies the International Convention for the Prevention of 
    Pollution from Ships, 1973, done at London on November 2, 1973.
        New vessel means:
        (1) A U.S. vessel in domestic trade that:
        (i) Is constructed under a contract awarded after December 31, 
    1974;
        (ii) In the absence of a building contract, has the keel laid or is 
    at a similar stage of construction after June 30, 1975;
        (iii) Is delivered after December 31, 1977; or
        (iv) Has undergone a major conversion for which:
        (A) The contract is awarded after December 31, 1974;
        (B) In the absence of a contract, conversion is begun after June 
    30, 1975; or
        (C) Conversion is completed after December 31, 1977; and
        (2) A foreign vessel or a U.S. vessel in foreign trade that:
        (i) Is constructed under a contract awarded after December 31, 
    1975;
        (ii) In the absence of a building contract, has the keel laid or is 
    at a similar stage of construction after June 30, 1976;
        (iii) Is delivered after December 31, 1979; or
        (iv) Has undergone a major conversion for which:
        (A) The contract is awarded after December 31, 1975;
        (B) In the absence of a contract, conversion is begun after June 
    30, 1976; or
        (C) Conversion is completed after December 31, 1979.
        Oceangoing has the same meaning as defined in Sec. 151.05 of this 
    chapter.
        Oil means oil of any kind or in any form including, but not limited 
    to, petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes 
    other than dredged spoil. This includes liquid hydrocarbons as well as 
    animal and vegetable oils.
        Oil fuel means any oil used as fuel for machinery in the vessel in 
    which it is carried.
        Oil spill response vessel means a vessel that is exclusively 
    dedicated to operations to prevent or mitigate environmental damage due 
    to an actual or impending accidental oil spill. This includes a vessel 
    that performs routine service as an escort for a tank vessel, but 
    excludes a vessel that engages in any other commercial activity, such 
    as the carriage of any type of cargo.
        Oil tanker means a vessel that is constructed or adapted primarily 
    to carry crude oil or products in bulk as cargo. This includes a tank 
    barge, a tankship, and a combination carrier, as well as a vessel that 
    is constructed or adapted primarily to carry noxious liquid substances 
    in bulk as cargo and which also carries crude oil or products in bulk 
    as cargo.
        Oil mixture means a mixture with any oil content.
        Permeability of a space means the ratio of the volume within a 
    space that is assumed to be occupied by water to the total volume of 
    that space.
        Product means any liquid hydrocarbon mixture in any form, except 
    crude oil, petrochemicals, and liquefied gases.
        Segregated ballast means the ballast water introduced into a tank 
    that is completely separated from the cargo oil and oil fuel system and 
    that is permanently allocated to the carriage of ballast.
        Slop tank means a tank specifically designated for the collection 
    of cargo drainings, washings, and other oil mixtures.
        Tank means an enclosed space that is formed by the permanent 
    structure of a vessel, and designed for the carriage of liquid in bulk.
        Tank barge means a tank vessel not equipped with a means of self-
    propulsion.
        Tank vessel means a vessel that is constructed or adapted primarily 
    to carry, or that carries, oil or hazardous material in bulk as cargo 
    or cargo residue, and that--
        (1) Is a vessel of the United States;
        (2) Operates on the navigable waters of the United States; or
        (3) Transfers oil or hazardous material in a port or place subject 
    to the jurisdiction of the United States. This does not include an 
    offshore supply vessel, or a fishing vessel or fish tender vessel of 
    not more than 750 gross tons when engaged only in fishing industry.
        Tankship means a tank vessel propelled by mechanical power or sail.
        Wing tank means a tank that is located adjacent to the side shell 
    plating.
    
    
    Sec. 157.06  [Amended]
    
        85a. In Sec. 157.06, in paragraph (c), remove the words ``Office of 
    Merchant Marine Safety'' and add, in their place, the words ``Marine 
    Safety and Environmental Protection'', each time they appear in the 
    paragraph.
    
    
    Sec. 157.06 and 157.306  [Amended]
    
        86. In addition to the amendments set forth above, in 33 CFR part 
    157, remove the words ``Office of Marine Safety, Security and 
    Environmental Protection'' and add, in their place, the words ``Marine 
    Safety and Environmental Protection'' in the following places:
        (a) Section 157.06(c);
    
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        (b) Section 157.06(d); and
        (c) Section 157.306(a).
    
    
    Secs. 157.04, 157.24a, 157.102, 157.110, 157.144, 157.147, 157.202, 
    157.208, 157.302, and 157.306  [Amended]
    
        87. In addition to the amendments set forth above, in 33 CFR part 
    157, remove the word ``(G-MVI)'' and add, in its place, the word ``(G-
    MOC)'' in the following places:
        (a) Section 157.04(b) and (d)(5);
        (b) Section 157.24a (b)(1) and (c)(1);
        (c) Section 157.102 introductory text;
        (d) Section 157.110 introductory text;
        (e) Section 157.144(a);
        (f) Section 157.147(a);
        (g) Section 157.202 introductory text;
        (h) Section 157.208 introductory text;
        (i) Section 157.302(a); and
        (j) Section 157.306(c).
    
    PART 158--RECEPTION FACILITIES FOR OIL, NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES, 
    AND GARBAGE
    
        88. The authority citation for part 158 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1903(b); 49 CFR 1.46.
    
        89. Section 158.140(a)(2) is revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 158.140  Applying for a Certificate of Adequacy.
    
        (a) * * *
        (1) * * *
        (2) An applicant for a Certificate of Adequacy required by section 
    158.135(c) must apply on Form C to the COTP of the Zone in which the or 
    terminal is located.
    * * * * *
    
    
    Sec. 158.160  [Amended]
    
        90. In Sec. 158.160, in paragraph (c) introductory text, remove the 
    words ``Commandant (G-MPS-1) or''.
    
    
    Sec. 158.190  [Amended]
    
        91. In Sec. 158.190, in paragraphs (c)(1) and (d), remove the words 
    ``Office of Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection'' and 
    add, in their place, the words ``Marine Safety and Environmental 
    Protection''.
    
    PART 159--MARINE SANITATION DEVICES
    
        92. The authority citation for part 159 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: Sec. 312(b)(1), 86 Stat. 871 (33 U.S.C. 1322(b)(1)); 
    49 CFR 1.45(b) and 1.46 (l) and (m).
    
        93. Section 159.3 is revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 159.3  Definitions.
    
        In this part:
        Coast Guard means the Commandant or his authorized representative.
        Discharge includes, but is not limited to, any spilling, leaking, 
    pouring, pumping, emitting, emptying, or dumping.
        Existing vessel includes any vessel, the construction of which was 
    initiated before January 30, 1975.
        Fecal coliform bacteria are those organisms associated with the 
    intestine of warm-blooded animals that are commonly used to indicate 
    the presence of fecal material and the potential presence of organisms 
    capable of causing human disease.
        Inspected vessel means any vessel that is required to be inspected 
    under 46 CFR Ch. I.
        Manufacturer means any person engaged in manufacturing, assembling, 
    or importing of marine sanitation devices or of vessels subject to the 
    standards and regulations promulgated under section 312 of the Federal 
    Water Pollution Control Act.
        Marine sanitation device and device includes any equipment for 
    installation on board a vessel which is designed to receive, retain, 
    treat, or discharge sewage, and any process to treat such sewage.
        New vessel includes any vessel, the construction of which is 
    initiated on or after January 30, 1975.
        Person means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or 
    association, but does not include an individual on board a public 
    vessel.
        Public vessel means a vessel owned or bare-boat chartered and 
    operated by the United States, by a State or political subdivision 
    thereof, or by a foreign nation, except when such vessel is engaged in 
    commerce.
        Recognized facility means any laboratory or facility listed by the 
    Coast Guard as a recognized facility under this part.
        Sewage means human body wastes and the wastes from toilets and 
    other receptacles intended to receive or retain body waste.
        Territorial seas means the belt of the seas measured from the line 
    of ordinary low water along that portion of the coast which is in 
    direct contact with the open sea and the line marking the seaward limit 
    of inland waters, and extending seaward a distance of 3 miles.
        Type I marine sanitation device means a device that, under the test 
    conditions described in Secs. 159.123 and 159.125, produces an effluent 
    having a fecal coliform bacteria count not greater than 1,000 per 100 
    milliliters and no visible floating solids.
        Type II marine sanitation device means a device that, under the 
    test conditions described in Secs. 159.126 and 159.126a, produces an 
    effluent having a fecal coliform bacteria count not greater than 200 
    per 100 milliliters and suspended solids not greater than 150 
    milligrams per liter.
        Type III marine sanitation device means a device that is designed 
    to prevent the overboard discharge of treated or untreated sewage or 
    any waste derived from sewage.
        Uninspected vessel means any vessel that is not required to be 
    inspected under 46 CFR Chapter I.
        United States includes the States, the District of Columbia, the 
    Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, 
    the Canal Zone, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
        Vessel includes every description of watercraft or other artificial 
    contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of 
    transportation on the waters of the United States.
    
    
    Sec. 159.201  [Amended]
    
        94. In Sec. 159.201, in paragraph (a), remove the word ``(G-MVI),'' 
    and add, in its place, the word ``(G-MOC),''.
    
    
    Secs. 159.12, 159.15, 159.17, 159.19, and 159.205  [Amended]
    
        95. In addition to the amendments set forth above, in 33 CFR part 
    159, remove the word ``(G-MVI),'' and add, in its place, the word ``(G-
    MSE),'' in the following places:
        (a) Section 159.12(c);
        (b) Section 159.15 (a) and (c);
        (c) Section 159.17 (a) and (c);
        (d) Section 159.19(a); and
        (e) Section 159.205 (j) and (k).
    
    PART 160--PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY--GENERAL
    
        96. The authority citation for part 160 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. 3703a (note); 49 CFR 1.46. 
    Section 160.207(c)(5) is issued under 4115(b), Pub. L. 101-380, 104 
    Stat. 520.
    
    
    Sec. 160.7  [Amended]
    
        97. In Sec. 160.7, in paragraph (c), remove the words ``Office of 
    Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection'' and add, in 
    their place, the words ``Marine Safety and Environmental Protection'' 
    wherever it appears in the paragraph.
    
    
    Sec. 160.113  [Amended]
    
        98. In Sec. 160.113, in paragraph (d), remove the word 
    ``operationg'' and add, in its place,the word ``operating''.
    
    
    Sec. 160.201  [Amended]
    
        99. In Sec. 160.201, in paragraph (c) introductory text, remove the 
    words ``Sections 160.207 and 160.209 do'' and
    
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    add, in their place, the words ``Section 160.207 does''.
    
    PART 164--NAVIGATION SAFETY REGULATIONS
    
        100. The authority citation for part 164 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3703; 49 CFR 1.46. 
    Sec. 164.13 also issued under 46 U.S.C. 8502 sec. 4114(a), Pub. L. 
    101-380, 104 Stat. 517 (46 U.S.C. 3703 note). Sec. 164.61 also 
    issued under 46 U.S.C. 6101.
    
    
    Sec. 164.03  [Amended]
    
        101. In Sec. 164.03, in paragraph (a), remove the words ``U.S. 
    Coast Guard, Marine Environmental Protection Division (G-MEP), room 
    2100'' and add, in their place, the words ``Office of Vessel Traffic 
    Management (G-MOV), Coast Guard Headquarters''.
    
    
    Sec. 164.41  [Amended]
    
        102. In Sec. 164.41, in paragraph (a)(3), remove the words ``Office 
    of Navigation Safety and Waterway Services,'' and add, in their place, 
    the words ``Chief, Operations,''.
    
    PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS
    
        103. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; 33 CFR 1.05-1(g), 
    6.04-1, 6.04-6 and 160.5; 49 CFR 1.46.
    
    Part 165, Subpart F [Amended]
    
        104. In 33 CFR part 165, in the Table of Contents, under Subpart F, 
    remove the entry for Sec. 165.T01-134.
    
    
    Sec. 165.T01-005  [Removed]
    
        105. Section 165.T01-005 is removed.
    
    
    Secs. 165.202, 165.203, and 165.204  [Redesignated as Secs. 165.815, 
    165.817, and 165.819]
    
        106. Sections 165.202, 165.203, and 165.204 are redesignated as 
    sections 165.815, 165.817, and 165.819.
    
    
    Sec. 165.702  [Removed]
    
        107. Section 165.702 is removed.
    
    
    Sec. 165.1112  [Removed]
    
        Section 165.1112 is removed.
    
    
    Sec. 165.1402  [Amended]
    
        108. In Sec. 165.1402, in paragraphs (a) and (b)(4), add the words 
    ``(Based on WGS 84 Datum)'' following the last sentence in the 
    paragraph.
    
    
    Sec. 165.1406  [Amended]
    
        109. In Sec. 165.1406, in paragraph (a), add the words ``(Datum: 
    OHD)'' following the last sentence in the paragraph.
    
    PART 174--STATE NUMBERING AND CASUALTY REPORTING SYSTEMS
    
        110. The authority citation for part 174 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 46 U.S.C. 6101, 12302; 49 CFR 1.46.
    
    
    Sec. 174.3  [Amended]
    
        111. In Sec. 174.3, all paragraph designators are removed.
    
    
    Secs. 174.7 and 174.125  [Amended]
    
        112. In addition to the amendments set forth above, in 33 CFR part 
    174, remove the words ``U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Boating, and 
    Consumer Affairs Division,'' and add, in their place, the words 
    ``Office of Boating Safety,'' in the following places:
        (a) Section 174.7; and
        (b) Section 174.125.
    
    PART 179--DEFECT NOTIFICATION
    
        113. The authority citation for part 179 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 4302, 4307, 4310, and 4311; 
    49 CFR 1.46.
    
    
    Sec. 179.19  [Amended]
    
        114. In Sec. 179.19, in the text, remove the words ``U.S. Coast 
    Guard Recreational Boating Product Assurance Branch,'' and add, in 
    their place, the words ``Recreational Boating Product Assurance 
    Division,''.
    
    PART 181--MANUFACTURER REQUIREMENTS
    
        115. The authority citation for part 181 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 46 U.S.C. 4302 and 4310; 49 CFR 1.46.
    
        116. Section 181.3 is revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 181.3  Definitions.
    
        As used in this part:
        Associated equipment means:
        (1) Any system, part, or component of a boat as originally 
    manufactured or any similar part or component manufactured or sold for 
    replacement, repair, or improvement of such system, part, or component;
        (2) Any accessory or equipment for, or appurtenance to, a boat; and
        (3) Any marine safety article, accessory, or equipment intended for 
    use by a person or board a boat; but
        (4) Excluding radio equipment.
        Boat means any vessel manufactured or used primarily for 
    noncommercial use; leased, or rented, or chartered to another for the 
    latter's noncommercial use; or engaged in the carrying of six or fewer 
    passengers.
        Date of certification means the date on which a boat or item of 
    associated equipment is certified to comply with all applicable U.S. 
    Coast Guard safety standards in effect on that date.
        Date of manufacture means the month and year during which 
    construction or assembly of a boat or item of associated equipment 
    begins.
        Manufacturer means any person engaged in:
        (1) The manufacture, construction, or assembly of boats or 
    associated equipment; or
        (2) The importation into the United States for sale of boats, 
    associated equipment, or components thereof.
        Model year means the period beginning August 1 of any year and 
    ending on July 31 of the following year. Each model year is designated 
    by the year in which it ends.
        Private label merchandiser means any person engaged in the business 
    of selling and distributing, under his own trade name, boats, or items 
    of associated equipment manufactured by another.
    
    
    Sec. 181.4  [Amended]
    
        117. In Sec. 181.4, paragraph (a), remove the words ``United States 
    Coast Guard Survival Systems Branch (G-MVI-3),'' and add, in their 
    place, the words ``Lifesaving and Fire Safety Standards Division (G-
    MSE-4),''.
    
    
    Secs. 181.31 and 181.33  [Amended]
    
        118. In addition to the amendments set forth above, in 33 CFR part 
    181, remove the words ``U.S. Coast Guard Recreational Boating Product 
    Assurance Branch,'' and add, in their place, the words ``Recreational 
    Boating Product Assurance Division,'' in the following places:
        (a) Section 181.31 (a) and (b); and
        (b) Section 181.33(b).
    
    PART 183--BOATS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
    
        119. The authority citation for part 183 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 46 U.S.C. 4302; 49 CFR 1.46.
    
        120. In Section 183.3 the definitions are revised to read as 
    follows:
    
    
    Sec. 183.3  Definitions.
    
        Beam means the transverse distance between the outer sides of the 
    boat excluding handles, and other similar fittings, attachments, and 
    extensions.
        Boat means any vessel manufactured or used primarily for 
    noncommercial use; leased, rented, or chartered to another for the 
    latter's noncommercial use; or engaged in the carrying of six or fewer 
    passengers.
        Full transom means a transom with a maximum width which exceeds 
    one-half the maximum beam of the boat.
    
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        Length means the straight line horizontal measurement of the 
    overall length from the foremost part of the boat to the aftermost part 
    of the boat, measured from end to end over the deck excluding sheer, 
    and measured parallel to the centerline. Bow sprits, bumpkins, rudders, 
    outboard motor brackets, handles, and other similar fittings, 
    attachments, and extensions are not included in the measurement.
        Monohull boat means a boat on which the line of intersection of the 
    water surface and the boat at any operating draft forms a single closed 
    curve. For example, a catamaran, trimaran, or a pontoon boat is not a 
    monohull boat.
        Motorwell means any arrangement of bulkheads or structures that 
    prevents water from entering the passenger carrying area of the boat 
    through any cutout area in the transom for mounting an outboard motor.
        Motorwell height means the vertical distance from the lowest point 
    of water ingress along the top of the motorwell to a line representing 
    a longitudinal extension of the centerline of the boat's bottom 
    surface, excluding keels. This distance is measured as a projection on 
    the centerline plane of the boat. See Figure 183.3.
        Permanent appurtenances means equipment that is mounted or 
    fastened, so that it is not removable without the use of tools. Seats, 
    inboard engines, windshields, helm stations, or hardtops are permanent 
    appurtenances. Outboard motors, controls, batteries, and portable fuel 
    tanks are not permanent appurtenances.
        Remote steering means any mechanical assist device which is rigidly 
    attached to the boat and used in steering the vessel, including but not 
    limited to mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical control systems.
        Sailboat means a boat designed or intended to use sails as the 
    primary means of propulsion.
        Sheer means the topmost line in a boat's side. The sheer intersects 
    the vertical centerline plane of the boat at the forward end and 
    intersects the transom (stern) at the aft end. For the purposes of this 
    definition, the topmost line in a boat's side is the line defined by a 
    series of points of contact with the boat structure, by straight lines 
    at 45 degree angles to the horizontal and contained in a vertical plane 
    normal to the outside edge of the boat as seen from above and which are 
    brought into contact with the outside of the horizontal boat. A boat is 
    horizontal when it is transversely level and when the lowest points at 
    40 percent and 75 percent of the boat's length behind the most forward 
    point of the boat are level.
        Transom means the surface at the stern of a boat projecting or 
    facing aft. The upper boundary of the transom is the line defined by a 
    series of points of contact, with the boat structure, by straight lines 
    at 45 degree angles to the horizontal and contained in a vertical 
    longitudinal plane and which are brought into contact with the stern of 
    the horizontal boat. A boat is horizontal when it is transversely level 
    and when the lowest points at 40 percent and 75 percent of the boat's 
    length behind the most forward point of the boat are level.
        Vessel includes every description of watercraft, other than a 
    seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of 
    transportation on the water.
    * * * * *
    
    
    Sec. 183.5  [Amended]
    
        121. In Sec. 183.5, in paragraph (a), remove the words ``United 
    States Coast Guard Recreational Boating Product Assurance Branch,'' and 
    add, in their place, the words ``Recreational Boating Product Assurance 
    Division,''; and in paragraph (b), under the entry for Institute of 
    Electrical and Electronic Engineers, remove the words ``3435 East 47th 
    Street, New York, NY 10017'' and add, in their place, the words ``445 
    Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854''; and under the entry for National 
    Fire Protection Association, before the words ``Batterymarch Park'' add 
    the number ``1''.
    
    
    Sec. 183.110  [Amended]
    
        122. In Sec. 183.110, in the definition of ASTM, remove the words 
    ``Room 4210,'' and add, in their place, the words ``Room 1308,''; and 
    remove the word ``appoved'' and add, in its place, the word 
    ``approved''.
    
    
    Sec. 183.402  [Amended]
    
        123. In Sec. 183.402, all paragraph designators are removed.
    
    PART 187--VESSEL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
    
        124. The authority citation for part 187 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103; 49 CFR 1.46.
    
    
    Secs. 187.7 and 187.9  [Amended]
    
        125. In 33 CFR part 187, remove the word ``(G-NAB)'' and add, in 
    its place, the word ``(G-OPB)'' in the following places:
        (a) Section 187.7(a); and
        (b) Section 187.9(b).
    
        Dated: June 21, 1996.
    Howard L. Hime,
    Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental 
    Protection.
    [FR Doc. 96-16488 Filed 6-27-96; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4910-14-M
    
    
    

Document Information

Effective Date:
6/30/1996
Published:
06/28/1996
Department:
Coast Guard
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Final rule.
Document Number:
96-16488
Dates:
This rule is effective on June 30, 1996.
Pages:
33660-33670 (11 pages)
Docket Numbers:
CGD 96-026
RINs:
2115 AF33
PDF File:
96-16488.pdf
CFR: (72)
33 CFR 5.01
33 CFR 8.3
33 CFR 8.5
33 CFR 8.7
33 CFR 19.06
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