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DOT/USCG RIN: 2115-AE72 Publication ID: Spring 1997 
Title: Electronic Records of Shipping Articles and Certificates of Discharge (CGD 94-004) 
Abstract: This rulemaking eliminates the requirement for maritime operating companies to submit to USCG shipping articles, copies of certificates of discharge, and other documents on the employment of seamen. Companies will still have to submit information contained in the certificates of discharge, but may submit the required information electronically. 
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 14   
Legal Authority: 46 USC 2103    46 USC 2113    46 USC 3306    46 USC 10104    46 USC 10302    46 USC 10320   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  03/28/1996  61 FR 13796   
NPRM Comment Period End  05/28/1996    
Final Action  11/04/1996  61 FR 56632   
Final Action Effective  01/03/1997    
Additional Information: Funding to maintain shipping articles and certificates of discharge has been eliminated beginning October 01, 1994. The amount is $460,000 per year. ^PANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Justine Bunnell
Project Manager, NMC
Department of Transportation
U.S. Coast Guard
Suite 510, National Maritime Center, 4200 Wilson Boulevard,
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone:703 235-1951