97-16570. Antarctic Treaty Environmental Protection Protocol; Correction

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 122 (Wednesday, June 25, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34181-34182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16570]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 151

[CGD 97-015]
RIN 2115-AF43


Antarctic Treaty Environmental Protection Protocol; Correction

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the direct final 
regulations [CGD 97-015] which were published Monday, April 14, 1997 
(62 FR 18043). The regulations incorporated the Antarctic Treaty 
Environmental Protection Protocol into the Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR).

DATES: This rule is effective on September 30, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lieutenant Commander Ray Perry, Office of Operating and Environmental 
Standards at [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The direct final rule that is the subject of this correction amends 
Title 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations to implement the Antarctic 
Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-227). These 
regulations should guide U.S. owned and/or operated vessels to properly 
prepare for voyages in the Antarctic. The rule will harmonize U.S. 
regulations with international standards and improve preparedness to 
respond to a spill.

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Need for Correction

    As published, the final regulations contained an error which may 
prove to be misleading and is in need of correction or clarification.

Correction of Publication

    Accordingly, the publication of April 14, 1997, of the final 
regulations (62 FR 18043), which were the subject of FR Doc. 97-9388 is 
corrected as follows:

PART 151--[CORRECTED]

    1. On page 18045, in the second column, instruction number 1, and 
the authority cite are corrected to read as follows:
    ``1. The authority citation for subpart A of part 151 is revised to 
read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321 and 1903; Pub. L. 104-227 (110 Stat. 
3034), E.O. 12777, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp. P. 351; 49 CFR 1.46.''

    Dated: June 17, 1997.
R.C. North,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety 
and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 97-16570 Filed 6-24-97; 8:45 am]
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