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DOT/USCG RIN: 2115-AD12 Publication ID: Spring 1998 
Title: Implementation of the Commercial Fishing-Industry Vessel Safety Act (CGD 88-079) 
Abstract: The Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Act of 1988 requires the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe regulations for certain safety equipment and vessel operating procedures. A final rule establishing requirements for navigation, radio, firefighting and lifesaving equipment, fuel, ventilation, and electrical systems was published in August, 1991. In August, 1992, an interim rule established immersion suit requirements. In May, 1993, regulations for immersion suits on vessels operating on seasonally cold waters were also proposed. Lifesaving equipment and instructor qualifications were addressed in a separate rule under RIN 2115-AF35. This project supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of safety. The issues which remain concern damage stability and immersion suits. The Coast Guard intends to terminate this docket, and create a new docket to resolve the remaining issues. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 28   
Legal Authority: 46 USC 4502    46 USC 4506    46 USC 6104(c)    46 USC 10603(b)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    01/01/1993 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM Consolidated RIN 2115-AC34  07/09/1987  52 FR 25890   
ANPRM Correction of Consolidated RIN 2115-AC34  08/10/1987  52 FR 29556   
ANPRM  12/29/1988  53 FR 52735   
Comment Period End  02/27/1989    
Extension of Comment Period  03/02/1989  54 FR 8765   
NPRM  04/19/1990  55 FR 14924   
Comment Period End  08/20/1990    
Notice of Intent to Publish SNPRM  08/31/1990  55 FR 35694   
Final Action Except SNPRM Issues  08/14/1991  56 FR 40364   
Final Action Effective  09/15/1991    
Correction  09/20/1991  56 FR 47679   
Notice of Correcting Amendments  01/06/1992  57 FR 363   
Interim Rule Immersion Suits  08/03/1992  57 FR 34188   
SNPRM Stability and Other Small Fishing Vessel Issues  10/27/1992  57 FR 48670   
Correction  12/03/1992  57 FR 57129   
Extension of Comment Period  12/18/1992  57 FR 60158   
Correction  01/06/1993  58 FR 630   
Comment Period End  02/28/1993    
NPRM Seasonally Cold Waters  05/20/1993  58 FR 29502   
Final Action  10/00/1998    
Additional Information: The final rule published 08/14/91 addressed most issues raised in the NPRM. A final rule implementing provisions of the Aleutian Trade Act was handled under RIN 2115-AE77. Coast Guard docket 86-024, Uninspected Fish Processing Vessels (RIN 2115-AC34) was incorporated into this project in 1987. A final rule establishing requirements for exemptions, terminations, lifesaving equipment, and training was addressed separately under RIN 2115-AF35. ^PANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, 10/27/92, 57 FR 48670
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
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