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DHS/USCG RIN: 1625-AB96 Publication ID: Spring 2014 
Title: Double Hull Tanker Escorts on the Waters of Prince William Sound, AK 
Abstract: The Coast Guard is amending the escort requirements for certain tankers in Prince William Sound, AK (PWS). This rulemaking is necessary to implement section 711 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 111-281) which mandates two tug escorts for double hull tankers over 5,000 gross tons carrying oil in bulk on the waters for PWS. 
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 168   
Legal Authority: sec 4116(c) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, PL 101-380    46 USC 3703 note as amended by sec 711 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010, PL 111-281   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  08/19/2013  78 FR 50335   
Interim Final Rule Effective  09/18/2013 
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  11/18/2013 
Final Rule  06/00/2014 
Additional Information: The docket number for this rulemaking is USCG-2012-0975. The docket can be found at www.regulations.gov
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State 
Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Kevin Tone
Project Manager
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Coast Guard
Office of Operating & Environmental Standards (CG-OES-2), 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 7509,
Washington, DC 20593-7509
Phone:202 372-1441
Email: kevin.p.tone@uscg.mil