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DOT/USCG RIN: 2115-AB72 Publication ID: Fall 1998 
Title: Lifesaving Equipment-Implementation of 1983 Amendments to SOLAS 1974 (CGD 84-069) 
Abstract: As part of the President's Regulatory Review Initiative to remove or revise unnecessary government regulations, this rule removes numerous obsolete sections from the Code of Federal Regulations and eliminates duplication of other provisions by consolidating the lifesaving requirements for most U.S. inspected vessels making them consistent with the substantive provisions of the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention of 1974, to the maximum extent practicable. It not only implements the provisions of chapter III of SOLAS, as amended, but also revises lifesaving regulations for Great Lakes vessels and certain vessels in domestic trade, which are not covered by SOLAS. The rule also replaces many prescriptive regulations with performance-based alternatives. This rule also supports the Coast Guard's Marine Safety and Environmental Protection program's goal to reduce crew member deaths and injuries on U.S. commercial vessels and the Coast Guard's strategic goal of marine safety. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 31    46 CFR 33    46 CFR 35    46 CFR 70    46 CFR 71    46 CFR 75    46 CFR 78    46 CFR 91    46 CFR 94    46 CFR 97    46 CFR 107 to 109    46 CFR 154    46 CFR 160   
Legal Authority: 46 USC 3306   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  12/31/1984  49 FR 50745   
ANPRM Comment Period End  03/01/1985    
NPRM  04/21/1989  54 FR 16198   
NPRM Comment Period End  08/21/1989    
Notice of Public Hearing Seattle 10/17/89  10/05/1989  54 FR 41124   
Reopening of Comment Period  10/05/1989  54 FR 41124   
Comment Period End  01/30/1990    
Interim Rule  05/20/1996  61 FR 25272   
Comment Period End  07/31/1996    
Notice of Meeting  08/26/1996  61 FR 43685   
Interim Rule Effective  10/01/1996    
Comment Period End  10/31/1996    
Interim Rule Partial Suspension Effective  02/19/1997    
Interim Rule Partial Suspension  02/19/1997  62 FR 7360   
Comment Period End  04/21/1997    
Final Action  10/01/1998  63 FR 52801   
Final Action Effective  11/02/1998  63 FR 52801   
Additional Information: CFR CITATION CONT: 46 CFR 30; 46 CFR 90; 46 CFR 112; 46 CFR 125; 46 CFR 133; 46 CFR 161; 46 CFR 167; 46 CFR 168; 46 CFR 188; 46 CFR 192; 46 CFR 196; 46 CFR 199. ^PTo prevent any economic expenditures based on the Interim rule which might not be necessary under the Final rule, the Coast Guard suspended the implementation requirements for certain provisions in the Interim rule. Suspension of section 199.10(i)(1)(i), (ii) and (iii) was effective February 19, 1997. ^PANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, 04/21/89, 54 FR 16198
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Local, State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Related RINs: Previously reported as 2115-AC00, Previously reported as 2115-AC46, Previously reported as 2115-AC47, Previously reported as 2115-AC48, Previously reported as 2115-AC49, Previously reported as 2115-AC50, Previously reported as 2115-AC51, Previously reported as 2115-AC52, Previously reported as 2115-AC53, Previously reported as 2115-AC54, Previously reported as 2115-AC55, Previously reported as 2115-AC56 
Agency Contact:
Mr. Robert Markle
Project Manager, G-MSE-4
Department of Transportation
U.S. Coast Guard
2100 Second Street SW,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone:202 267-1444