1625-AB96 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1625 U.S. Coast Guard USCG 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Double Hull Tanker Escorts on the Waters of Prince William Sound, AK

The Coast Guard amended the escort requirements for certain tankers in Prince William Sound, AK (PWS). This rulemaking implements section 711 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 111-281) which mandates two tug escorts for double hull tankers over 5,000 gross tons carrying oil in bulk on the waters for PWS.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 33 CFR 168 Section 4116(c) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, PL 101-380 46 USC 3703 note as amended by section 711 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010, PL 111-281 No Interim Final Rule 08/19/2013 78 FR 50335 Interim Final Rule Effective 09/18/2013 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 11/18/2013 Final Rule 06/13/2014 79 FR 33864 Final Rule Effective 07/14/2014 Docket ID USCG-2012-0975. No Federal State No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Kevin Tone Project Manager 1625 U.S. Coast Guard USCG 202 372-1441 kevin.p.tone@uscg.mil Office of Operating & Environmental Standards (CG-OES-2), 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 7509, Washington DC 20593-7509