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DHS/USCG RIN: 1625-AB57 Publication ID: Spring 2013 
Title: MARPOL Annex 1 Update 
Abstract: In this rulemaking, the Coast Guard would amend the regulations in subchapter O (Pollution) of title 33 of the CFR, including regulations on vessels carrying oil, oil pollution prevention, oil transfer operations, and rules for marine environmental protection regarding oil tank vessels, to reflect changes to international oil pollution standards adopted since 2004. Additionally, this regulation would update shipping regulations in title 46 to require Material Safety Data Sheets, in accordance with international agreements, to protect the safety of mariners at sea. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 151    33 CFR 155 to 157    46 CFR 197   
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1902    46 USC 3306   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/09/2012  77 FR 21360   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/26/2012  77 FR 21360   
Comment Period Extended  09/07/2012  77 FR 43741   
Final Rule  To Be Determined 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  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: Yes 
Agency Contact:
LCDR William Nabach
Project Manager, Office of Operating & Environmental Standards, CG-OES-2
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Coast Guard
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE., STOP 7509,
Washington, DC 20593-7509
Phone:202 372-1386
Email: william.a.nabach@uscg.mil