96-3893. Small Passenger Vessel Inspection and Certification

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 6961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3893]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

46 CFR Chapter I

[CGD 85-080]
RIN 2115-AC22


Small Passenger Vessel Inspection and Certification

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: On January 10, 1996, the Coast Guard published on Interim 
Final Rule (IFR) containing a complete revision to the regulations 
governing small passenger vessels. As discussed below, the Coast Guard 
will hold four public meetings on the dates and at the locations 
specified below in order to give the public an opportunity for oral 
presentations.

DATES: The meetings will be held on the following dates from 10:00 a.m. 
to 4:00 p.m.:

--March 19, 1996; St. Louis, Missouri.
--April 10, 1996; Oakland, California.
--April 23, 1996; Mobile Alabama.
--April 30, 1996; New Haven, Connecticut.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held on the dates and at the locations 
identified below:

--St. Louis, Missouri, Tuesday, March 19, 1996. Robert A. Young Federal 
Building, Second Floor Auditorium, 1222 Spruce St., St. Louis, MO 
63103. Telephone No. [phone].
--Oakland, California; Wednesday, April 10, 1996. Oakland Federal 
Building, Third Floor Conference Center, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 
94612. Telephone No. [phone].
--Mobile, Alabama; Tuesday, April 23, 1996. Mobile Civic Center, 
Meeting Room 16, 401 Civic Center Drive, Mobile AL 36602. Telephone No. 
[phone].
--New Haven, Connecticut; Tuesday, April 30, 1996. Navy/Marine Corps 
Reserve Center, Classroom #4, 30 Woodward Ave, New Haven, CT 06512. 
Telephone No. [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LT Eric Christensen, Project Manager, Office of Marine Safety, Security 
and Environmental Protection, (G-MOS-2), phone [phone], telefax 
[phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IFR published on January 10, 1996, was 
in response to numerous comments received to a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NPRM) published in the Federal Register [54 FR 4412] on 
January 30, 1989, and Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(SNPRM) published in the Federal Register [59 FR 1994] on January 13, 
1994. The IFR stated that the Coast Guard planned to hold at least one 
public meeting on this rulemaking, in addition to receiving written 
comments, and solicited recommendations for dates and meeting sites. In 
response to the public comments received, the Coast Guard will hold a 
total of four public meetings.
    In the preamble of the IFR (page 882), the Coast Guard solicited 
public comment on several requirements established in the IFR. 
Specifically, the Coast Guard would like more input on the following 
parts of 46 CFR:

--Part 179: Construction equivalency for wooden hull vessels, p. 971.
--Sections 119.530 and 182.530: Spaces requiring a bilge high level 
alarm, pp. 927 and 995.
--Sections 122.420 and 185.420: Documentation of crew training, pp. 938 
and 1007-1008.
--Sections 122.520 and 185.520: Documentation of abandon ship and man 
overboard drills and training, pp. 940-941 and 1009-1010.
--Sections 122.524 and 185.524: Documentation of fire fighting drills 
and training, pp. 941 and 1010.
--Sections 122.728 and 185.728: Documentation of EPIRB testing, pp. 943 
and 1012.

    In addition, the Coast Guard is soliciting input on open hatch 
protection and non-skid surfaces for stairways discussed in the 
preamble under Secs. 116.900 and 177.900 ``Guards for exposed 
hazards'', p. 875.
    Attendance is open to the public. With advanced notice, and as time 
permits, members of the public may make oral presentations during the 
meeting. Persons wishing to make oral presentations should notify the 
person listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT no later than 
the day before the meeting. Written material may be submitted prior to, 
during, or after the meeting. If time permits, the Coast Guard intends 
to hold a question and answer period following the oral presentations. 
As stated in the IFR (page 864), the Coast Guard will receive written 
comments through June 10, 1996.

    Dated: February 15, 1996.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director for Standards, Office of Marine Safety, Security and 
Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 96-3893 Filed 2-22-96; 8:45 am]
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