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RIN: 1625-AB02

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: Consolidation of Merchant Mariner Qualification Credentials (USCG-2006-24371)
Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes to streamline the existing merchant mariner qualification credentialing process to minimize redundant requirements and simplify the credentialing program. This rulemaking works in tandem with the joint Final Rule published by the Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration entitled "Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Implementation in the Maritime Sector; Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Driver's License," RIN 1652-AA41. It proposes to combine the individual Merchant Mariner Document, License, Certificate of Registry, and STCW endorsement into a single certificate termed the Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC), which will be endorsed to reflect a mariners level of qualification. The Coast Guard also proposes to streamline the application process for the MMC by removing the requirement that all mariners appear at least once at one of 17 Regional Exam Centers. Instead, the information previously submitted by the applicant at the REC would be obtained in the TWIC enrollment process and shared with the Coast Guard by the Transportation Security Administration. Market or Regulatory Failure Analysis: The existing regulations require revision in order to reflect recent changes in mariner credentialing resulting from the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) rulemaking. In general, regulation is needed because industry cannot internalize the benefits of the enhanced maritime safety and security that would be created by assuring that only eligible and qualified persons serve as mariners, thus the benefits would not be realized without regulation.
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 1 33 CFR 14 33 CFR 20 33 CFR 70 33 CFR 95 33 CFR 101 33 CFR 110 33 CFR 125 46 CFR 1 46 CFR 4 and 5 46 CFR 10 to 15
Legal Authority: 14 USC 633 31 USC 9701 46 USC 2101 46 USC 2103 46 USC 2110 46 USC 71 46 USC 7502 46 USC 7505 46 USC 7701 46 USC 8906 EO 10173

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	05/22/2006	71 FR 29462
NPRM Comment Period End	07/06/2006
Supplemental NPRM	01/25/2007	72 FR 3605
Final Rule	11/00/2008

Additional Information: This rulemaking is directly related to the Transportation Security Administration rulemaking entitled "Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Implementation in the Maritime Sector; Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Driver's License" 1652-AA41.
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 1652-AA41	Related Agencies: Joint: DHS/TSA;
Agency Contact: Mayte Medina Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593 Phone:202 372-1406 Email: mayte.medina2@uscg.mil