1625-AC16 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 Requirements for MODUs and Other Vessels Conducting Outer Continental Shelf Activities With Dynamic Positioning Systems

The Coast Guard proposes to establish minimum design, operation, training, and manning standards for mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs) and other vessels using dynamic positioning systems to engage in Outer Continental Shelf activities. Establishing these minimum standards is necessary to improve the safety of people and property involved in such operations, and the protection of the environment in which they operate. This notice of proposed rulemaking would decrease the risk of a loss of position by a dynamically positioned MODU or other vessel that could result in a fire, explosion, or subsea spill, and supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals of maritime security and protection of natural resources.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 33 CFR 140 33 CFR 143 33 CFR 146 46 CFR 2 46 CFR 61 46 CFR 62 43 USC 1331 to 1356a No NPRM 12/00/2014 No None No No No No Joshua Reynolds Program Manager 1625 U.S. Coast Guard USCG 202 372-1375 joshua.d.reynolds@uscg.mil Office of Design and Engineering Standards, Systems Engineering Division, CG-5213, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE., STOP 7509, Washington DC 20593-7509