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DOT/USCG

RIN: 2115-AF44

Publication ID: Spring 1998

Title: International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (ISM Code) (CGD 95-073)
Abstract: This regulatory project allows U.S. vessels involved in foreign trade to meet the requirements and be certified in compliance with safety management certificate regulations of chapter IX of SOLAS. This certification allows continuous operation of U.S. flagged vessels on international trade which must meet the applicability of SOLAS. It also provides the regulations for the selection of recognized authorities to act on behalf of the U.S. to complete the certification. This project supported the Coast Guard's Marine Safety and Environmental Protection goal to eliminate substandard vessels from United States waters 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: 33 CFR 96 46 CFR 2 46 CFR 31 46 CFR 71 46 CFR 91 46 CFR 107 46 CFR 115 46 CFR 126 46 CFR 175 46 CFR 176 46 CFR 189
Legal Authority: 46 USC 3203

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	05/01/1997	62 FR 23705
Comment Period End	08/01/1997
Final Action	12/24/1997	62 FR 67492
Final Action Effective	01/23/1998

Additional Information: The effective dates for mandatory compliance with SOLAS and for U.S. vessels to continue international trading uninterrupted are July 1, 1998, and July 1, 2002, depending on the type of vessel involved.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: Robert M. Gauvin Project Manager, G-MSO-2 Department of Transportation U.S. Coast Guard 2100 Second Street SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001 Phone:202 267-1053