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DHS/USCG RIN: 1625-AC00 Publication ID: Fall 2013 
Title: Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Locations 
Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes to amend the electrical engineering regulations in 46 CFR subchapter J. We anticipate that the proposed regulations will be applicable to foreign and U.S. Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs), floating facilities, and vessels that engage in OCS activities for the first time after the effective date of the regulations. The proposed regulations would expand the list of acceptable national and international explosion protection standards. It would also add IECEx (the IEC System for Certification to Standards relating to Equipment for use in Explosive Atmospheres) as an acceptable independent third-party certification system for testing and certifying electrical equipment. Finally, the proposed regulations would provide owners and operators of U.S. tank vessels the option of choosing between the compliance regime contained in existing 46 CFR subpart 111.105 or the one contained in proposed regulations. This proposal would support the U.S. Coast Guard's maritime safety mission. 
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 143    46 CFR 110    46 CFR 111   
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1333    43 USC 1348    43 USC 1356    33 USC 1509    46 USC 3306    46 USC 3307    46 USC 3703   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/24/2013  78 FR 37760   
NPRM Comment Period End  09/23/2013 
Final Rule  09/00/2014 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Raymond Martin
Electrical Engineer
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Coast Guard
Office of Design and Engineering Standards (CG-ENG-3), 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 7509,
Washington, DC 20593-7509
Phone:202 372-1384
Email: raymond.w.martin@uscg.mil