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DHS/USCG RIN: 1625-AB02 Publication ID: Fall 2006 
Title: ●Consolidation of Merchant Mariner Qualification Credentials 
Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes to streamline the existing merchant mariner qualification credentialing process to minimize redundant requirements and simplify the credentialing program. This proposed rule works in tandem with the joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published by the Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration entitled "WorkerIdentification Credential (TWIC) Implementation in the Maritime Sector; Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Driver's License" 1652-AA41. It proposes to combine the individual Merchant Mariner Document, License, Certificate of Registry, and STCW endorsement into a single certificate termed the Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) which will be endorsed to reflect a mariner’s level of qualification. The Coast Guard also proposes to streamline the application process for the MMC by removing the requirement that all mariners appear at least once at one of 17 Regional Exam Centers. Instead, the information previously submitted by the applicant at the REC would be obtained in the TWIC enrollment process and shared with the Coast Guard by the Transportation Security Administration. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 1, 20, 70, 95, 101, 110, 125, 14    46 CFR 1, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 14 USC 633    31 USC 9701    46 USC 2101, 2103, and 2110    46 USC chapter 71    46 USC 7502, 7505, 7701    46 USC 8906    EO 10173   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/22/2006  71 FR 29462   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/06/2006    
Supplemental NPRM  12/00/2006    
Additional Information: This rulemaking is directly related to the Transportation Security Administration rulemaking entitled “Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Implementation in the Maritime Sector; Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Driver's License” 1652-AA41.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Related RINs: Related to 1652-AA41  Related Agencies: Joint: DHS/TSA; 
Agency Contact:
William Chubb
Project Manager, National Maritime Center
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Coast Guard
4200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 630,
Arlington, VA 22203-1804
Phone:202 493-1023
Email: william.sj.chubb@uscg.mil