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DOT/MARAD RIN: 2133-AB46 Publication ID: Spring 2003 
Title: Requirements To Document U.S.-Flag Fishing Industry Vessels of 100 Feet or Greater in Registered Length and To Hold Preferred Mortgage on Such Vessels 
Abstract: The Maritime Administration amended its regulations at 46 CFR part 356 which implement the U.S. citizenship requirements set forth in the American Fisheries Act of 1998 (AFA) for vessels of 100 feet or greater in registered length for which a fishery endorsement to the vessel's documentation is sought. On July 24, 2001, Congress passed a package of amendments to the AFA as part of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2001, section 2202, PL 107-20. This final rule implemented those new statutory requirements for owners and mortgagees of Fishing Vessels, Fish Processing Vessels and Fish Tender Vessels of 100 feet or greater (collectively referred to as "Fishing Industry Vessels"), amended the requirements to hold a preferred mortgage on such Fishing Industry Vessels, and made other minor amendments to the regulations to address issues that arose during the early stages of MARAD's implementation of the new AFA regulations. 
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 356   
Legal Authority: PL 107-20   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/16/2002  67 FR 18547   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/17/2002    
Final Rule  02/04/2003  68 FR 5564   
Final Action Effective  03/06/2003    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
John T. Marquez Jr.
Attorney-Advisor
Department of Transportation
Maritime Administration
Room 7228, 400 Seventh Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-5320
Email: john.marquez@marad.dot.gov