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        <RIN>1625-AB38</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201010</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the 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>Updates to Maritime Security</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[The Coast Guard proposes certain additions, changes, and amendments to 33 CFR, subchapter H.  Subchapter H is comprised of parts 101 thru 106.  Subchapter H implements the major provisions of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002.  This rulemaking is the first major revision to subchapter H.  The proposed changes would further enhance the security of our Nation's ports, vessels, facilities, and Outer Continental Shelf facilities and incorporate requirements from legislation implemented since the original publication of these regulations in 2003.  This rulemaking has international interest because of the close relationship between subchapter H and the International Ship and Port Security Code (ISPS).]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Economically Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Undetermined</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>33 CFR subchapter H</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>33 USC 1226</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>33 USC 1231</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>46 USC ch 701</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>50 USC 191 and 192</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>EO 12656</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>3 CFR 1988 Comp, p 585</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>33 CFR 1.05-1</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>33 CFR 6.04-11</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>33 CFR 6.14</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>33 CFR 6.16</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>33 CFR 6.19</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>DHS Delegation No 0170.1</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <RPLAN_INFO>
            <STMT_OF_NEED><![CDATA[This rulemaking is needed to incorporate Coast Guard Policy Advisory Council (PAC) decisions on the interpretation of regulations, guidance provided in response to questions to the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA) hotline, and to implement various requirements found in the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 and the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006.  In addition, this rulemaking is needed to incorporate recommendations from the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee.  It also incorporates various U.S. Maritime Administration and International Maritime Organization voluntary consensus standards related to maritime security training.]]></STMT_OF_NEED>
            <LEGAL_BASIS><![CDATA[The fundamental legal basis for subchapter H remains the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 as amended by the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 and the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006.]]></LEGAL_BASIS>
            <ALTERNATIVES><![CDATA[The Coast Guard is currently evaluating a number of alternatives based on applicability and risk (threat, vulnerability, and consequence).  However, an overall update to make necessary changes to subchapter H and address improvements resulting from our experience since 2003 is prudent.]]></ALTERNATIVES>
            <COSTS_AND_BENEFITS><![CDATA[The Coast Guard is currently estimating the costs associated with this rulemaking.  Industry would incur additional costs as a result of provisions for standardized training requirements, updates to security plans and other documentation, and full-scale exercises requirements for high-risk facilities. The potential benefit from these provisions is reduction in risk of security incidents.   This rulemaking expands and improves competencies associated with Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA).  MDA is the effective understanding of anything associated with the global maritime domain that could impact the United States security, safety, economy, or environment.  The proposed rule would improve MDA through training, exercise, and security plan enhancements.  As a result, the primary benefit of the proposed rule would result from reducing the risk of a Transportation Security Incident (TSI) and therefore averting or mitigating the economic and environmental consequences of a TSI.]]></COSTS_AND_BENEFITS>
            <RISKS><![CDATA[With this rulemaking, the Coast Guard seeks to maintain the risk reduction goals established with the promulgation of the original MTSA regulations and further reduce risks by incorporating provisions related to more recent legislation and warranted by our experience with subchapter H since 2003.]]></RISKS>
        </RPLAN_INFO>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/00/2011</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>The Regulations.gov docket number for this rulemaking is USCG-2007-0009.</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Yes</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</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>http://www.regulations.gov</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>http://www.regulations.gov</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
        <PRINT_PAPER>Yes</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Yes</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Loan</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>O&apos;Brien</LAST_NAME>
                <PREFIX>LCDR</PREFIX>
                <TITLE>Project Manager</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1625</CODE>
                    <NAME>U.S. Coast Guard</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>USCG</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 372-1133</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>loan.t.o&apos;brien@uscg.mil</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Commandant, (CG-FAC-2), 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE., STOP 7501,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20593-7501</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
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