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DHS/USCG RIN: 1625-AA81 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Validation of Merchant Mariners' Vital Information and Issuance of Coast Guard Merchant Mariner's Documents (MMDs) (USCG-2003-14500) 
Abstract: This rulemaking describes enhancements to the application procedures for the "Merchant Mariners Documents" required for ocean-going and Great Lakes vessels of over 100 gross tons. This includes showing up physically at a Regional Exam Center (REC) at least once during each application and furnishing proof of identity, fingerprinting, and a background check. Market or Regulatory Failure Analysis: The proposed rulemaking would require mariners seeking to renew their merchant mariner document to visit a regional exam center and furnish fresh fingerprints enabling a criminal record review. The change would enhance maritime security by increasing the likelihood that MMDs would only go to persons eligible to receive them. Without regulation, the market would not transmit to mariners the benefits of the enhanced security resulting from the REC visit. As a result, most mariners would not voluntarily visit the REC and the benefits would not be realized. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 12   
Legal Authority: 46 USC 21    46 USC 73    46 USC 75    46 USC 77   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Notice of Meeting  02/20/2003  68 FR 8326   
Notice of Policy  04/08/2003  68 FR 17064   
Interim Final Rule  01/06/2004  69 FR 526   
Correction to Interim Final Rule  02/11/2004  69 FR 6575   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  04/05/2004    
Final Action  To Be Determined 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  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 
Related RINs: Related to 1625-AA85, Related to 1625-AA41, Related to 1625-AB02 
Agency Contact:
Gerald P. Miante
Program Manager, CG-5221
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Coast Guard
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE., STOP 7509,
Washington, DC 20593-7509
Phone:202 372-1407
Email: gerald.p.miante@uscg.mil