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RIN: 1625-AA32

Publication ID: Spring 2011

Title: Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. Waters
Abstract: This rulemaking adds performance standards to 33 CFR part 151, subparts C and D, for discharges of ballast water. It supports the Coast Guard's broad roles and responsibilities of maritime safety and maritime stewardship. This project is economically significant.
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)	Priority: Economically Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: Yes	Unfunded Mandates: Private Sector
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 151
Legal Authority: 16 USC 4711

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
ANPRM	03/04/2002	67 FR 9632
ANPRM Comment Period End	06/03/2002
NPRM	08/28/2009	74 FR 44632
Public Meeting	09/14/2009	74 FR 46964
Public Meeting	09/22/2009	74 FR 48190
Public Meeting	09/28/2009	74 FR 49355
Notice--Extension of Comment Period	10/15/2009	74 FR 52941
Public Meeting	10/22/2009	74 FR 54533
Public Meeting Correction	10/26/2009	74 FR 54944
NPRM Comment Period End	12/04/2009	74 FR 52941
Final Rule	07/00/2011

Additional Information: The Regulations.gov docket number for this rulemaking is USCG-2001-10486.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: State
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov	Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
Agency Contact: John C. Morris Project Manager Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509 Phone:202 372-1402 Email: environmental_standards@uscg.mil