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DHS/USCG RIN: 1625-AB82 Publication ID: Fall 2011 
Title: ●Alternate Tonnage Threshold For Oil Spill Response Vessels 
Abstract: The Coast Guard seeks to establish an alternate maximum tonnage threshold, for oil spill response vessels (OSRVs) that are also certificated as offshore supply vessels (OSVs). Establishing alternate tonnage thresholds provides a mechanism for the Coast Guard to regulate vessels under tonnages assigned using the system of the 1969 International Tonnage Measurement (TM) Convention at the option of a vessel's owner. This would help owners avoid the fitting of undesirable vessel design features whose sole purpose is to artificially reduce tonnage assigned under the U.S. domestic measurement system. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 126   
Legal Authority: Title 46 USC secs 3702(f)(2)(A) and 14104(b)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  12/12/2011  76 FR 77128   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  02/10/2012    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Brian T. Ellis
Project Manager
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Coast Guard
Marine Safety Center, Tonnage Division,
Washington, DC 20593
Phone:202 475-5636
Email: brian.t.ellis@uscg.dhs.gov