97-23348. Antarctic Treaty Environmental Protection Protocol

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 3, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 46446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23348]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 151

[CGD 97-015]
RIN 2115-AF43


Antarctic Treaty Environmental Protection Protocol

AGENCY: Coast Guard.

ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date.

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SUMMARY: On April 14, 1997, the Coast Guard published a direct final 
rule (62 FR 18043; CGD 97-015). This direct final rule notified the 
public of the Coast Guard's intent to establish regulations to 
implement the Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act of 1996. 
These regulations should guide U.S. owned and/or operated vessels to 
properly prepare for voyages in the Antarctic. They also harmonize U.S. 
regulations with international standards, and improve preparedness to 
respond to a spill. The Coast Guard has not received an adverse 
comment, or notice of intent to submit an adverse comment, objecting to 
this rule as written. Therefore, this rule will go into effect as 
scheduled.

DATES: The effective date of the direct final rule is confirmed as 
September 30, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LCDR Ray Perry, Project Manager, 
Office of Environmental Standards (G-MSO), telephone [phone].

    Dated: August 22, 1997.
R.C. North,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety 
and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 97-23348 Filed 8-28-97; 3:15 pm]
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