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DHS/USCG RIN: 1625-AA90 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Pollution Prevention Equipment (USCG-2004-18939) 
Abstract: This rulemaking would revise the Coast GuardÂ’s pollution prevention equipment (PPE) regulations to reflect and implement International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) Annex I, Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution guidelines and specifications that Member States are invited to make applicable on or after January 1, 2005. The new standards will require equipment designed to reduce the amount of oil discharged from ships and eliminate the need for ozone-depleting solvents to test this equipment for approval. Additionally, this rulemaking proposes the removal of the bilge monitor standard to better align the 46 CFR subpart 162.050 regulations with the IMO PPE guidelines. This project supports the Coast GuardÂ’s strategic goals of maritime safety and protection of natural resources. Market or Regulatory Failure Analysis: MARPOL Annex I has been updated due to improved technology in pollution prevention equipment, which will reduce the adverse impacts of maritime industry operations on the environment. Older systems had difficulty separating emulsified contaminants and were often subject to tampering due to malfunctioning alarms. The proposed rule updates the required equipment standards and is necessary to align Coast Guard standards with MARPOL. Potential environmental costs of pollution are not internalized by vessel owners. Regulation needed to ensure owners/operators costs reflect the marginal social costs of their actions. 
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: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 155    33 CFR 157    46 CFR 162   
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1903    46 USC 3703    DHS Delegation No. 0170.1   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/03/2005  70 FR 67066   
NPRM Comment Period End  02/01/2006    
Interim Final Rule  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations  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:
Wayne Lundy
Program Manager, Office of Design and Engineering Standards, CG-5213
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Coast Guard
2100 Second Street SW., STOP 7126,
Washington, DC 20593-7126
Phone:202 372-1379
Email: wayne.m.lundy@uscg.mil