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        <RIN>2115-AF73</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>199910</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>2115</CODE>
            <NAME>U.S. Coast Guard</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>USCG</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>2100</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Transportation</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOT</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Frequency of Inspection, Hull Examination Alternative for Certain Passenger Vessels, and Underwater Surveys for Passenger Vessels (USCG-1999-4976)</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[The regulatory project will harmonize the inspection/survey system that will enable vessel owners and operators to receive their certificates of inspection, Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) certificates, and load line certificates simultaneously. It would also implement the 1988 Protocol to the 1974 SOLAS Convention. It will facilitate international progress in maritime safety and environmental protection. For the purpose of continuity, non-convention vessels will comply with the new inspection frequency. The proposed regulations would also establish hull examination alternatives and a drydock extension policy for qualifying passenger vessels that operate exclusively on benign, low-risk environments, and that have a limited time underway. In addition, the proposed regulations would provide the option of alternating drydock examinations with underwater surveys for passenger vessels. This project supports the Coast Guard's Marine Safety and Environmental Protection Program's goal of mobility by facilitating commerce and eliminating interruptions and impediments to the economical movement of goods and people.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>46 CFR 91</CFR>
            <CFR>46 CFR 107</CFR>
            <CFR>46 CFR 115</CFR>
            <CFR>46 CFR 126</CFR>
            <CFR>46 CFR 131</CFR>
            <CFR>46 CFR 167</CFR>
            <CFR>46 CFR 169</CFR>
            <CFR>46 CFR 176</CFR>
            <CFR>46 CFR 189</CFR>
            <CFR>46 CFR 2</CFR>
            <CFR>46 CFR 31</CFR>
            <CFR>46 CFR 71</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>46 USC 3305 to 3308</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/00/1999</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <PRINT_PAPER>NA</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Not Collected</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>James</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Cratty</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Project Manager (G-MSR-2)</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2115</CODE>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 267-6742</PHONE>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>2100 Second Street SW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20593</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
        <PROCUREMENT>Not Procurement Related</PROCUREMENT>
        <REINVENT_GOVT>Revising Text to Reduce Burden or Duplication, or Streamline Requirements</REINVENT_GOVT>
    </RIN_INFO>
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