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DHS/USCG RIN: 1625-AA48 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Traffic Separation Schemes in the Strait of Juan De Fuca and Its Approaches; in Puget Sound and Its Approaches; in Haro Strait, Boundary Pass; and in the Strait of Georgia  
Abstract: This rulemaking proposed to amend the existing traffic separation schemes (TSS): In the Strait of Juan de Fuca and its approaches; in Puget Sound and its approaches; in Haro Strait, Boundary Pass, and in the Strait of Georgia. These amendments currently appear on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration navigation charts, in International Maritime Organization's "Ships' Routing," and have been validated by several recent vessel routing studies. With the amendments in place, commercial vessels would be routed farther offshore when entering or departing the TSS, providing an extra margin of safety and environmental protection in the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and adjacent waters. This rulemaking will incorporate the modified TSS into the Code of Federal Regulations. This project supports the Coast Guard's broad roles and responsibilities of maritime safety and maritime stewardship. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 167   
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1223   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/27/2002  67 FR 54981   
NPRM Comment Period End  10/28/2002    
Interim Final Rule  11/19/2010  75 FR 70818   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  01/03/2011    
Interim Final Rule Effective  01/18/2011    
Final Rule  04/26/2011  76 FR 23191   
Final Rule Effective  05/26/2011    
Additional Information: The docket number for this rulemaking is USCG-2002-12702. The docket can be found at www.regulations.gov.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Local, State, Tribal 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Commander Laura Springer
Program Manager
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Coast Guard
Office of Waterways Management (CG-WWM), 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 0007,
Washington, DC 20593-0007
Phone:202 372-1540
Email: laura.m.springer@uscg.mil