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DOT/USCG | RIN: 2115-AG04 | Publication ID: Fall 2002 |
Title: Wearing of Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) by Certain Children Aboard Recreational Vessels (USCG-2000-8589) | |
Abstract: This rule requires every child under the age of 13 to wear a personal flotation device (PFD)--also called a lifejacket--while aboard a recreational vessel under way and while not below decks or in an enclosed cabin. It adopts, on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States within any State, any requirement for the wearing of a PFD established by that State for a child under an age specified by that State. The rule also sets, on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States within any State lacking any such requirement, its own, comparable requirements. This project supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of maritime safety. | |
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: 33 CFR 175, subpart B (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) | |
Legal Authority: 46 USC 4302 |
Legal Deadline:
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Additional Information: After publication of the final rule, the State Boating Law Administrator (BLA) of Ohio raised a concern about possible adverse impacts due to Federal enforcement of PFD-wearing requirements on vessels not subject to State requirements because of vessels' lengths. The Coast Guard withdrew the Final Rule before its effective date and later published an Interim Rule that allows public comment on a new alternative, which removes the potential differences between Federal and State requirements. | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Information URL: http://dms.dot.gov | Public Comment URL: http://dms.dot.gov |
Agency Contact: Carlton Perry Project Manager, G-PCB-1 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001 Phone:202 267-1077 |