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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <CODE>1625</CODE>
            <NAME>U.S. Coast Guard</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>USCG</ACRONYM>
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        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>1600</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Homeland Security</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DHS</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Inspection of Towing Vessels </RULE_TITLE>
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<p>This rulemaking would implement a program of inspection for certification of towing vessels, which were previously uninspected. It would prescribe standards for safety management systems and third-party auditors and surveyors, along with standards for construction, operation, vessel systems, safety equipment, and recordkeeping.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</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>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>46 CFR 2</CFR>
            <CFR>46 CFR 15</CFR>
            <CFR>46 CFR 136 to 144</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>46 U.S.C. 3103</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>46 U.S.C. 3301</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>46 U.S.C. 3306</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>46 U.S.C. 3308</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>46 U.S.C. 3316</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>46 U.S.C. 3703</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>46 U.S.C. 8104</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>46 U.S.C. 8904</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>DHS Delegation No 0170.1</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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                <DLINE_TYPE>Statutory</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>NPRM</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>01/13/2011</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC> </DLINE_DESC>
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            <LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
                <DLINE_TYPE>Statutory</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>Final</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>10/15/2011</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC> </DLINE_DESC>
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        </LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_OVERALL_DESC>On October 15, 2010, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 was enacted as Public Law 111-281.  It requires that a proposed rule be issued within 90 days after enactment and that a final rule be issued within 1 year of enactment.</LEGAL_DLINE_OVERALL_DESC>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/11/2011</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>76 FR 49976</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Notice of Public Meetings</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/09/2011</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>76 FR 55847</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/09/2011</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/00/2016</TTBL_DATE>
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        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>Docket ID USCG-2006-24412.</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Yes</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Governmental Jurisdictions</SMALL_ENTITY>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Organizations</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>State</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <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>Yes</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>William</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Nabach</LAST_NAME>
                <PREFIX>LCDR</PREFIX>
                <TITLE>Project Manager, Office of Operating &amp; Environmental Standards, CG-OES-2</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1625</CODE>
                    <NAME>U.S. Coast Guard</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>USCG</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 372-1386</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>william.a.nabach@uscg.mil</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE., STOP 7509,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20593-7509</ZIP>
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