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DOT/USCG RIN: 2115-AC51 Publication ID: Spring 1997 
Title: Revision to Inflatable Life Raft Approval: SOLAS 74/83 (CGD 85-205) 
Abstract: This project establishes approval requirements for inflatable liferafts complying with the 1974 Safety of Life At Sea (SOLAS) Convention, as amended, as well as adds provisions for approval of Coastal Service inflatable liferafts and inflatable buoyant apparatus for use on certain vessels not subject to SOLAS. The project improves the seaworthiness of inflatable liferafts by specifying minimum requirements for liferaft stability. Finally, the project revises the requirements for inspections of liferaft production and servicing to reduce direct Coast Guard involvement and the associated burden on Coast Guard resources, while increasing manufacturers' flexibility in scheduling inspections. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 159    46 CFR 160   
Legal Authority: 46 USC 3306(a)   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM; RIN 2115-AA50  06/29/1981  46 FR 33341   
NPRM; RIN 2115-AA50  01/11/1985  50 FR 7558   
Comment Period Extended to 10/14/85; RIN 2115-AA50  07/05/1985  50 FR 27628   
Comment Period Extended to 01/10/86; RIN 2115-AA50  09/09/1985  50 FR 36639   
ANPRM; RIN 2115-AA57  08/14/1986  51 FR 29117   
Notice of Public Meeting; RIN 2115-AA57  12/22/1986  51 FR 45783   
NPRM  10/18/1994  59 FR 52590   
NPRM Comment Period End  02/15/1995    
Final Action  04/00/1997    
Additional Information: Two closely related projects have been consolidated into this one: Inflatable Liferaft Stability (CGD 80-113), RIN 2115-AA50, and Servicing Inflatable Liferafts (CGD 81-010), RIN 2115-AA57. ^PANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Kurt Heinz
Project Manager, G-MSE-4
Department of Transportation
U.S. Coast Guard
2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone:202 267-1444