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DHS/USCG RIN: 1625-AA58 Publication ID: Spring 2005 
Title: Vessel Traffic Service Lower Mississippi River (USCG-1998-4399) 
Abstract: This project proposes to establish a new Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) area in the Lower Mississippi River region. This Vessel Traffic Service Area (VTSA) will span from 20 miles north of Baton Rouge (mile 255 Above Head of Passes (AHP)) out to sea, including the South and Southwest Pass. As part of the VTSA, a VTS Special Area will be designated between mile 93.5 and 95 AHP. Unlike traditional VTSs, which are based on radar and video surveillance and rely on voice communications by VHF-FM radio, when fully operational VTS Lower Mississippi River will use Automatic Identification System transponder technology to perform the majority of both surveillance and information exchange. This rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals of maritime safety and protection of natural resources. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 26    33 CFR 161    33 CFR 165   
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1223(a)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/26/2000  65 FR 24616   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/25/2000    
NPRM Comment Period Reopened  08/18/2000  65 FR 50479   
NPRM Comment Period End  12/01/2000    
Second NPRM  09/00/2005    
Additional Information: This project was originally entitled "Vessel Traffic Service Lower Mississippi/Automatic Identification System Carriage Requirement." The VTS LMR will retain RIN 1625-AA58. The AIS carriage requirement was developed in a separate rulemaking (see USCG-2003-14757, RIN 1625-AA67). Transferred from RIN 2115-AF75
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: dms.dot.gov   Public Comment URL: dms.dot.gov  
Agency Contact:
Jorge Arroyo
Project Manager, Office of Navigation Systems (CG-NAV-1)
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Coast Guard
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE., STOP 7418,
Washington, DC 20593-7418
Phone:202 372-1563
Email: jorge.arroyo@uscg.mil