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    <RIN_INFO>
        <RIN>1625-AA92</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>200904</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>1625</CODE>
            <NAME>U.S. Coast Guard</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>USCG</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>1600</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Homeland Security</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DHS</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Alternate Compliance Program: Vessel Inspection Alternatives (USCG-2004-19823) </RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This rulemaking would:

Update the list in 46 CFR 2.01-25 of those International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) certificates required to be carried onboard and certificates that may be issued by an authorized classification society;

Add, in 46 CFR 8.320(b), the following safety certificates to the list of international certificates that can be issued by an authorized classification society:  

     SOLAS Passenger Ship Safety Certificate (PSSC);
     IMO High-Speed Craft (HSC) Safety Certificate;

Add a condition to 46 CFR 8.420(c) stating that, in order for a recognized class society to be fully eligible to participate in the ACP, it must first be delegated issuing authority for the following certificates:

     SOLAS Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate;
     SOLAS Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate;
     International Load Line Certificate;
     International Tonnage Certificate;
     International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate;

Extend eligibility in the ACP to Oceanographic Research Vessels by adding a new section 46 CFR 189.15-5 to reference part 8, and remove references to the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) throughout the ACP regulations and replace them with references to "authorized classification society." This rulemaking is intended to expand the benefits available under the ACP. This project supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals of facilitating maritime safety and mobility.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>46 CFR 2</CFR>
            <CFR>46 CFR 8</CFR>
            <CFR>46 CFR 189</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>33 USC 1903</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>43 USC 1333</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>46 USC 3703</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>...</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/22/2007</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>72 FR 28650</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/23/2007</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/00/2009</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL>www.regulations.gov</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>www.regulations.gov</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Alfred</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Giordano</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>J.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <PREFIX>LT </PREFIX>
                <TITLE>Program Manager</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1625</CODE>
                    <NAME>U.S. Coast Guard</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>USCG</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 372-1362</PHONE>
                <EMAIL> alfred.j.giordano@uscg.mil</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Office of Design and Engineering Standards, Human Element &amp; Ship Design Div. (CG-5212), 2100 Second Street SW., STOP 7126,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20593-7126</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
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