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DHS/USCG | RIN: 1625-AC00 | Publication ID: Spring 2014 |
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:
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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 |