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DOT/USCG RIN: 2115-AF40 Publication ID: Spring 1999 
Title: Coast Guard Vessel Inspection User Fees (CGD 96-067) 
Abstract: This project implements the Congressional mandate, contained in the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-324) to cap fees that may be charged for the inspection or examination of small passenger vessels, and to exempt publicly owned ferries from vessel inspection user fees. The Act limits annual fees for small passenger vessels less than 65 feet in length to not more than $300, and for small passenger vessels 65 feet or over in length to not more than $600. Fees for vessels in these categories currently range from $450 to $2,585 depending on the length and capacity of the vessel. This rule reduces published fees to the levels established under the caps imposed by the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996. This rule also exempts publicly-owned ferries from vessel inspection user fees. Additional revisions to the exemption criteria will expand exemptions in certain instances where it is clearly within the public interest to do so, but which are not included under current regulation. 
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 2   
Legal Authority: 46 USC 2110    46 USC 3317    14 USC 664    31 USC 9701   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  04/21/1997  62 FR 19229   
Interim Final Rule Effective  04/21/1997    
Comment Period End  08/19/1997    
Final Action  11/04/1998  63 FR 59472   
Final Action Effective  12/04/1998    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Local, State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
CDR Mark McEwen
Project Manager, G-MRP-2
Department of Transportation
U.S. Coast Guard
2100 Second Street SW,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone:202 267-1409