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DHS/USCG | RIN: 1625-AA48 | Publication ID: Fall 2008 |
Title: Traffic Separation Schemes: In the Strait of Juan De Fuca and Its Approaches; In Puget Sound and Its Approaches; In Haro Strait, Boundary Pass, and in the Strait of Georgia (USCG-2002-12702) | |
Abstract: This rulemaking will propose amendments to the existing traffic separation schemes (TSS): in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and its approaches; in Puget Sound and its approaches; in Haro Strait, Boundary Pass, and in the Strait of Georgia. These amendments are approved by the International Maritime Organization and have been validated by several recent vessel routing studies. With the amendments in place, commercial vessels would be routed farther offshore when entering or departing the TSS, providing an extra margin of safety and environmental protection in the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and adjacent waters. This rulemaking will incorporate the modified TSS into the Code of Federal Regulations. This project supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals of maritime safety and protection of natural resources. Market or Regulatory Failure Analysis: Current volume and pattern of vessel traffic operating in this area indicates a need to impose safety measures on vessel movements such as traffic separation schemes to reduce potential for collisions and allissions. This addresses market failure of operators not being able to internalize the potential environmental costs of current practices. | |
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 167 | |
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1223 |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: Tribal |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov | Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Commander Laura Springer Program Manager Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard Office of Waterways Management (CG-WWM), 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 0007, Washington, DC 20593-0007 Phone:202 372-1540 Email: laura.m.springer@uscg.mil |