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        <RIN>1625-AA81</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201110</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>1625</CODE>
            <NAME>U.S. Coast Guard</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>USCG</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>1600</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Homeland Security</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DHS</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Validation of Merchant Mariners&apos; Vital Information and Issuance of Coast Guard Merchant Mariner&apos;s Documents (MMDs)</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This rulemaking finalizes one section of the January 6, 2004, interim rule that has not been addressed by subsequent related rulemakings.  The section to be finalized is 46 CFR 12.01-1(a)(1): Purpose of rules in this part, which states the rules are to provide a "comprehensive and adequate means of determining and verifying the identity, citizenship, nationality, and professional qualifications an applicant must possess to be eligible for certification to serve on merchant vessels of the United States."]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>46 CFR 12</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>46 USC 21</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>46 USC 73</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>46 USC 75</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>46 USC 77</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Notice of Meeting</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/20/2003</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>68 FR 8326</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Notice of Policy</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/08/2003</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>68 FR 17064</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/06/2004</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>69 FR 526</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Correction to Interim Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/11/2004</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>69 FR 6575</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/05/2004</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Notice of Intent</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/16/2011</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>76 FR 35173</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/15/2011</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/00/2012</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>The docket number for this rulemaking is USCG-2003-14500. The docket can be found at www.regulations.gov.</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL>www.regulations.gov</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>www.regulations.gov</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <RELATED_RIN_LIST>
            <RELATED_RIN>
                <RIN>1625-AA85</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Related to</RIN_RELATION>
            </RELATED_RIN>
            <RELATED_RIN>
                <RIN>1625-AA41</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Related to</RIN_RELATION>
            </RELATED_RIN>
            <RELATED_RIN>
                <RIN>1625-AB02</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Related to</RIN_RELATION>
            </RELATED_RIN>
        </RELATED_RIN_LIST>
        <RELATED_AGENCY_LIST>
            <RELATED_AGENCY>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1652</CODE>
                    <NAME>Transportation Security Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>TSA</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <AGENCY_RELATION>Common</AGENCY_RELATION>
            </RELATED_AGENCY>
        </RELATED_AGENCY_LIST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Gerald</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Miante</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>P.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <TITLE>Program Manager, CG-5221</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1625</CODE>
                    <NAME>U.S. Coast Guard</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>USCG</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 372-1407</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>gerald.p.miante@uscg.mil</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE., STOP 7509,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20593-7509</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
    </RIN_INFO>
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