[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 250 (Friday, December 27, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 68161-68162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32843]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
46 CFR Part 28
[CGD 96-046]
RIN 2115-AF35
Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Regulations
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Correction to interim rule; extension of comment period; delay
of effective date.
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SUMMARY: This document contains a correction to the interim rule [CGD
96-046], which was published Tuesday, November 5, 1996, (61 FR 57268).
Also, the Coast Guard is extending the comment period and delaying the
interim rule effective date on the requirements for safety equipment
and vessel operating procedures on commercial fishing industry vessels.
The comment period is extended to 105 days to allow 60 additional days
for public comment.
DATES: The effective date of the interim rule published on November 5,
1996 (61 FR 57268) is delayed until March 20, 1997. The effective date
of this document is December 27, 1996. Comments must be received on or
before February 20, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to the Executive Secretary, Marine
Safety Council (G-LRA/3406) (CGD 94-046), U.S. Coast Guard
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001, or may
be delivered to room 3406 at the same address between 9:30 a.m. and 2
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is (202) 267-1477.
The Executive Secretary maintains the public docket for this
rulemaking. Comments will become part of this docket and will be
available for inspection or copying at room 3406, U.S. Coast Guard
Headquarters, between 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Commander Mark D. Bobal, Project Manager, G-MSO-2, U.S. Coast Guard,
2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593, telephone (202) 267-0836.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
On November 5, 1996, the Coast Guard published an interim rule in
the Federal Register (61 FR 57268). This rulemaking was initiated to
implement certain provisions of the Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel
Safety Act of 1988, Pub. L. 100-424. This rule established requirements
for U.S. documented or state numbered uninspected fishing, fish
processing, and fish tender vessels. The comment period was limited to
45 days by the interim rule. The Coast Guard has received many requests
to extend the comment period to allow for additional time to review the
provisions of this rule. The purpose of this document is to extend the
comment period an additional 60 days and delay the effective date of
the interim rule and to make the following correction:
Need for Correction
As published, the interim rule contains an omission which may prove
to be misleading and needs correction.
Correction of Publication
Accordingly, the publication on November 5, 1996, of the interim
rule [CGD 96-046] which was the subject of FR Doc. 96-28406, is
corrected as follows:
1. On page 57274, in table 28.120(a) entitled ``Survival Craft For
Documented Vessels,'' in the eighth entry for area, ``Inside Boundary
Line, cold waters; or Lakes, bays, sounds, cold waters; or rivers, cold
waters'', for vessels 10.97 meters (36 feet) or more in length, in the
third column, the words ``See note 2'' should be added after the words
``Inflatable buoyant apparatus.''
Dated: December 20, 1996.
J.C. Card,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety
and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 96-32843 Filed 12-26-96; 8:45 am]
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