[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7090-7091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4275]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
46 CFR Part 108, 110, 111, 112, 113, and 161
[CGD 94-108]
RIN 2115-AF24
Electrical Engineering Requirements for Merchant Vessels
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of meeting; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: As a result of requests from a national trade association, the
Coast Guard will hold a public meeting and extend the comment period
for a proposed rule published on February 2, 1996, an additional 15
days beyond the original 45 day comment period on its proposed
electrical engineering regulations for merchant vessels.
DATES: The meeting will be held March 25, 1996, and will begin at 9
a.m. Comments must be received on or before April 2, 1996.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in room 2230, Department of
Transportation, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC
20590. Written comments may be mailed to the Executive Secretary,
Marine Safety Council (G-LRA/3406) (CGD 94-108), U.S. Coast Guard
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001 or may
be delivered to room 3406 at the above address between 8 a.m. and 3
p.m.,
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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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gerald P. Miante, Project Manager,
Design and Engineering Standards Division (G-MMS), (202) 267-2206.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Proposed Electrical Engineering Regulations
As a part of the President's Regulatory Reinvention Initiative, the
Coast Guard issued a notice of proposed rulemaking published on
February 2, 1996 (61 FR 4132) to amend its current electrical
engineering regulations to reduce the regulatory burden on the marine
industry, purge obsolete and out-of-date regulations, and eliminate
requirements that create an unwarranted differential between domestic
and international standards. The proposed rulemaking would harmonize,
where possible, the electrical engineering regulations with the recent
amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at
Sea, 1974, as amended. Additionally, the proposed rulemaking would
dramatically revise certain prescriptive electrical equipment design,
specification, and approval requirements and replace them with
performance-based requirements that incorporate international
standards.
Public Meeting
A national trade association requested a public meeting to afford
vessel and equipment designers, builders, and owners the opportunity to
present comments in person and to let the project managers interact
with the affected industry segments. The national trade association
also indicated that many of its vessel owners will be affected by these
proposed electrical engineering regulations and have not had adequate
time to fully evaluate their impact.
The Coast Guard will hold a public meeting on March 25, 1996. The
public is invited to comment on the technological and economic
feasibility of the proposed electrical engineering regulations.
Attendance is open to the public. With advance 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.
Extension of Comment Period
To accommodate the request for a public meeting, the Coast Guard is
extending the comment period and holding a public meeting. Persons
unable to attend the public meeting are encouraged to submit written
comments. The comment period is extended until April 2, 1996.
Dated: February 20, 1996.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director for Standards, Office of Marine Safety, Security and
Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 96-4275 Filed 2-23-96; 8:45 am]
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