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RIN: 1625-AA77

Publication ID: Spring 2013

Title: Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels
Abstract: This proposed rule would have amended commercial fishing industry vessel requirements to enhance maritime safety. Commercial fishing is one of the most dangerous industries in America. The Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Act of 1988 (the Act, codified in 46 U.S.C. chapter 45) gives the Coast Guard regulatory authority to improve the safety of vessels operating in that industry. Although significant reductions in industry deaths were recorded after the Coast Guard issued its initial rules under the Act in 1991, we believe more deaths and serious injury can be avoided through compliance with new regulations in the following areas: vessel stability and watertight integrity, vessel maintenance and safety equipment including crew immersion suits, crew training and drills, and improved documentation of regulatory compliance. This regulatory project was opened in 2002 to consider regulatory changes to improve safety in the commercial fishing industry, which remains one of the most hazardous occupations in the United States. The Coast Guard is now intending to withdraw this rulemaking, subject to public comment on why it should remain open, in light of the 2010 adoption by Congress of new legislation that provides the Coast Guard with important new regulatory authority over commercial fishing safety. Withdrawal of this project will help the Coast Guard focus its regulatory efforts on timely regulatory implementation of its 2010 statutory authority, which will be done under a separate RIN (1625-AB85).
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)	Priority: Economically Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Prerule Stage
Major: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 28
Legal Authority: 46 USC 4502(a) to 4502(d) 46 USC 4505 and 4506 46 USC 6104 46 USC 10603 DHS Delegation No. 0170.1(92)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
ANPRM	03/31/2008	73 FR 16815
ANPRM Comment Period End	12/15/2008
Notice of Withdrawal	09/00/2013

Additional Information: The docket number for this rulemaking is USCG-2003-16158. The docket can be found at www.regulations.gov.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov	Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Related RINs: Related to 1625-AB85
Agency Contact: Jack Kemerer Project Manager, CG-CVC-3 Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE., STOP 7501, Washington, DC 20593-7501 Phone:202 372-1249 Email: jack.a.kemerer@uscg.mil