2133-AB88 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2133 Maritime Administration MARAD 2100 Department of Transportation DOT National Shipping Authority Regulations, Subchapter Update

This rule is intended to be a technical update with no substantive regulatory effect. Revisions to parts 315 to 347 ("The National Shipping Authority Regulations") are intended to correct numerous citations in accordance with codification of Title 46 of the United States Code, coordinate with the Transportation Priority Allocation System (TPAS), remove internal procedural items, update agency contacts, update citations, revise portions of text, remove obsolete references, and reorganize the regulations. NSA regulations contemplate that the US Government, through the Maritime Administrator as Director of the National Shipping Authority, may enter into agreements with Agents to manage and operate vessels owned, controlled, or chartered by the USA for national security and or national defense related operations. Recommended changes and updates include deleting the Southeast Asia program referring to the Vietnam era sealift (ended 40 years ago) and proposing increases in dollar amounts for emergency repairs, General Agent voyage repair, and special equipment repair.

]]> Info./Admin./Other Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 46 CFR 315-340 National Shipping Authority, 50 U.S.C. app. 1744 No Final Rule 05/00/2018 This rulemaking is responsive to Executive Order 13771. MARAD believes that the administration of the national shipping authority can benefit from modernization and reduction in the number of regulations governing the program. Doing so is consistent with Executive Order 13771 and should diminish the administrative burden placed on program participants. No No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Mitch Hudson Senior Attorney 2133 Maritime Administration MARAD 202 366-9373 mitch.hudson@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington DC 20590