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RIN: 2115-AF60

Publication ID: Fall 1998

Title: Salvage and Firefighting Equipment; Vessel Response Plans (USCG-98-3417)
Abstract: Current vessel response plan regulations require that the owners or operators of vessels carrying groups I through V petroleum oil as a primary cargo identify in their response plans a salvage company with expertise and equipment, and a company with firefighting capability that can be deployed to a port nearest to the vessel's operating area within 24 hours of notification (groups I-IV) or a discovery of a discharge (group V). Numerous requests for clarification revealed widespread misunderstanding and confusion regarding the regulatory language, which will make the implementation of this requirement difficult. Based on comments received after the vessel response plan final rule publication (61 FR 1052; January 12, 1996) and during a Coast Guard hosted workshop, the Coast Guard intends to better define the terms "salvage expertise and equipment" and "vessel firefighting capability" requirements and will reconsider the 24-hour deployment requirement which was scheduled to go into effect on February 18, 1998. Therefore, the Coast Guard suspended the effective dates of the deployment requirements as published in the final rule. The Coast Guard will continue with this project to better define the requirements. This rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals of marine safety and protection of the marine environment.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 155
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1321

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Final Rule: Partial Suspension	02/12/1998	63 FR 7069

Additional Information: artial suspension of regulations created through the vessel response plan final rule, docket No. 91-034, RIN 2115-AD81
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Related RINs: Related to 2115-AD81
Agency Contact: LCDR Roger Laferriere Project Manager, G-MOR-3 Department of Transportation U.S. Coast Guard 2100 Second Street SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001 Phone:202 267-0448