[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 185 (Monday, September 23, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 49691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24355]
[[Page 49691]]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
46 CFR Parts 110 and 161
[CGD 94-108]
RIN 2115-AF24
Electrical Engineering Requirements for Merchant Vessels
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Correction to interim rule.
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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the interim rule that
was published June 4, 1996, as part of the President's Regulatory
Reinvention Initiative. The interim rule amends the Coast Guard's
electrical engineering regulations.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 23, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gerald P. Miante, Project Manager,
Office of Design and Engineering Standards (G-MSE), (202) 267-2206.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The interim rule that is the subject of these corrections amends
the Coast Guard's electrical engineering regulations to reduce the
regulatory burden on the marine industry, purge obsolete regulation,
and replace prescriptive requirements with performance-based
regulations that incorporate international standards.
Need for Correction
Based upon review of the interim rule by the Office of the Federal
Register, the following corrections were identified as necessary to
avoid confusion by the reader.
Correction of Publication
Accordingly, the publication on June 4, 1996, of the interim rule
at 61 FR 28260, which was the subject of FR Doc. 96-13416, is corrected
as follows:
Sec. 110.10-1 [Corrected]
1. On page 28273, in the list of National Fire Protection
Association standards, in the list of sections affected for NFPA 70,
National Electrical Code (NEC), after ``111.50-3(c);'', add ``111.50-
7;''.
2. On page 28292, in the second column, the amendatory paragraph
217 should read as follows: 217. In Sec. 161.002-10, in paragraph (b),
revise the paragraph heading and paragraph (b)(1) to read as follows;
in paragraph (b)(2), remove ``signal'' in the paragraph heading and
add, in its place, ``alarm'' and remove ``signals'' and add, in its
place, ``alarms''; in paragraph (b)(3), remove ``signal'' in the
paragraph heading and add, in its place, ``alarm'', remove ``fire
bells'' and add, in its place, ``audible fire alarms'', remove ``fire
bell'' and add, in its place, ``audible fire alarm'', and remove ``fire
signal'' and add, in its place, ``fire alarm''; in paragraph (b)(4),
remove ``alarm signals simultaneously'' and add, in its place, ``alarms
simultaneously'', remove ``fire alarm bells'' and add, in its place,
``audible fire alarms'', and remove ``succeeding fire alarm signals''
and add, in its place, ``succeeding sensor signals''; in paragraph
(b)(5), remove ``signals'' and add, in its place, ``alarms''; in
paragraph (c)(3), remove ``Fire bells'' in the paragraph heading and
add, in its place, ``Audible fire alarms'' and remove ``fire bell'' and
add, in its place, ``audible fire alarm''; in the heading to paragraph
(d), remove ``alarm signals'' and add, in its place, ``alarms''; in
paragraph (d)(1), in the first sentence, remove ``bell'', in the second
sentence, remove ``power failure'' and ``bell'', and, in the third
sentence, remove ``power failure alarm bell for'' and add, in its
place, ``alarm of''; in paragraph (d)(2), in the paragraph heading,
remove ``signal'' and add, in its place, ``alarm'' and remove ``power
failure alarm bell'' and add, in its place, ``audible power failure
alarm''; in paragraph (e), in the paragraph heading, remove ``alarm
signals'' and add, in its place, ``alarms'', in paragraph (e)(1),
remove ``bell or buzzer'', and remove ``fire alarm signal'' and add, in
its place, ``fire alarm''; paragraph (e)(2) is revised to read as
follows; in paragraph (e)(3), remove ``alarm signals'' and add, in its
place, ``alarms'' and remove ``alarm signal'' and add, in its place,
``alarm''; in paragraph (e)(4), remove ``alarm signals'' and add, in
its place, ``alarms''; in paragraph (f)(1), remove ``fire alarm
condition'' and add, in its place, ``fire condition''; and paragraphs
(i) through (m) are removed:
Sec. 161.002-10 Automatic fire detecting system control unit.
* * * * *
(b) Fire alarms--(1) General. The operation of a fire detecting and
alarm system must cause automatically--
(i) The sounding of a vibrating type fire bell with a gong diameter
not smaller than 15 cm (6 inches) or other audible alarm that has an
equivalent sound level and that is mounted at the control unit and at
the remote annunciator panel, when provided;
(ii) The sounding of a vibrating type fire bell with a gong
diameter not smaller than 20 cm (8 inches) or other audible alarm that
has an equivalent sound level and that is located in the engine room;
and
(iii) an indication of the fire detecting zone from which the
signal originated, visible at the control unit and at the remote
annunciator panel, when provided;
* * * * *
(e) * * *
(2) Silencing audible alarm. Manual means shall be provided at the
control unit to silence the audible alarm. Operation of the silencing
means shall permit the visible alarm to remain until the trouble has
been corrected.
* * * * *
Dated: September 17, 1996.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 96-24355 Filed 9-20-96; 8:45 am]
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