Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 116 / Thursday, June 15, 2000 / Proposed Rules 37513

PART 12—CERTIFICATION OF

SEAMEN

5. The authority citation for part 12

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. 2101,

2103, 2110, 7301, 7302, 7503, 7505, 7701; 49

CFR 1.46.

§ 12.01–3 [Amended]

6. Revise § 12.01–3 to read as follows:

§ 12.01–3 Incorporation by reference.

(a) Certain material is incorporated by

reference into this part with the

approval of the Director of the Federal

Register under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1

CFR part 51. To enforce any edition

other than that specified in paragraph

(b) of this section, the Coast Guard must

publish notice of change in the Federal

Register and must ensure that the

material is available to the public. All

approved material is available for

inspection at the Office of the Federal

Register, 800 North Capitol Street NW.,

suite 700, Washington, DC, and at the U.

S. Coast Guard, Office of Operating and

Environmental Standards, room 1210,

2100 Second Street SW., Washington,

DC, and is available from the sources

indicated in paragraph (b) of this

section.

(b) The material approved for

incorporation by reference in this part,

and the sections affected, are as follows:

International Maritime Organization

(IMO)

4 Albert Embankment, London, SE1

7SR, England. STCW—International

Convention on Standards of Training,

Certification and Watchkeeping for

Seafarers, 1978, as amended in 1995 and

1997 (STCW Convention, or STCW)—

and Seafarers’ Training, Certification

and Watchkeeping Code (STCW Code):

12.01–1; 12.01–6; 12.02–7; 12.02–11;

12.05–3; 12.05–7; 12.05–11; 12.10–3;

12.10–5; 12.10–7; 12.10–9; 12.10–11;

12.15–3; 12.15–7; 12.25–45; 12.30–5;

12.35–5.

§ 12.01–6 [Amended]

7. In § 12.01–6, to the definition of

‘‘STCW,’’ immediately following the

words ‘‘as amended in 1995’’, add the

words ‘‘and 1997’’.

8. Add new subpart 12.35, consisting

of §§ 12.35–1 through 12.35–5, to read

as follows:

Subpart 12.35—Crewmembers of

Ships, Other Than Ro-Ro’s, Carrying

More Than 12 Passengers on

International Voyages

Sec.

12.35–1 Purpose of rules.

12.35–3 Definition.

12.35–5 General requirements.

§ 12.35–1 Purpose of rules.

The rules in this subpart establish

requirements for certification of seamen

serving on passenger ships as defined in

§ 12.35–3.

§ 12.35–3 Definition.

Passenger ship in this subpart means

a ship, other than a Ro-Ro, which carries

more than 12 passengers on an

international voyage.

§ 12.35–5 General requirements.

To serve on a passenger ship and

perform duties that involve safety or

care for passengers, a person holding a

merchant mariner’s document must—

(a) Meet the appropriate requirements

of STCW Regulation V/3 and of section

A–V/3 of the STCW Code; and

(b) Hold documentary evidence to

show that he or she does meet them.

PART 15—MANNING REQUIREMENTS

9. The authority citation for part 15

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2101, 2103, 3306,

3703, 8101, 8102, 8104, 8105, 8301, 8304,

8502, 8503, 8701, 8702, 8901, 8902, 8903,

8904, 8905(b), 9102; 49 CFR 1.45 and 1.46.

10. Redesignate paragraphs (e), (f),

and (g) of § 15.1103 as paragraphs (f),

(g), and (h), respectively; add a new

paragraph (e) to read as follows; and

revise newly redesignated paragraphs

(g) and (h) to read as follows:

§ 15.1103 Employment and service within

restrictions of license, document, and

STCW endorsement.

* * * * *

(e) If you are a crewmember on board

a vessel (that is not a Ro-Ro) carrying

more than 12 passengers on

international voyages, you must hold

documentary evidence to show you

meet the requirements of § 10.1105 (if

licensed) or

§ 12.35–5 (if unlicensed) of this chapter.

* * * * *

(g) On board a seagoing vessel

required to comply with provisions of

the GMDSS in Chapter IV of SOLAS, no

person may employ or engage any

person to serve, and no person may

serve, as the person designated to

maintain GMDSS equipment at sea,

when the service of a person so

designated is used to meet the

maintenance requirements of SOLAS

Regulation IV/15, which allows for

capability of at-sea electronic

maintenance to ensure that radio

equipment is available for radio

communication, unless the person so

serving holds documentary evidence

that he or she is competent to maintain

GMDSS equipment at sea.

(h) After January 31, 2002, on board

a seagoing vessel fitted with an

Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA),

no person may employ or engage any

person to serve, and no person may

serve, as the master, chief mate, or

officer of the navigational watch, unless

the person so serving has been trained

in the use of ARPA in accordance with

§ 10.205 or § 10.209 of this chapter,

whichever is appropriate.

Dated: June 8, 2000.

Joseph J. Angelo,

Acting Assistant Commandant for Marine

Safety and Environmental Protection.

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Administration

50 CFR Part 622

[I.D. 053100A]

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management

Council; Public Hearings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public hearings;

request for comments.

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

convene public hearings to receive

comments on a draft Generic

Amendment Addressing the

Establishment of Tortugas Marine

Reserves (draft Generic Tortugas Marine

Reserves Amendment).

DATES: Written comments will be

accepted until 5 p.m. on June 30, 2000.

The public hearings will be held on

June 21 and 22, 2000. See

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific

dates and times of the public hearings.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be sent to, and copies of the draft

Generic Tortugas Marine Reserves

Amendment are available from, the

Council. The Council’s address is: Gulf

of Mexico Fishery Management Council,

3018 U.S. Highway 301, North, Suite

1000, Tampa, Florida 33619. See

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific

dates and times of the public hearings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Wayne Swingle, Executive Director,

Senior Fishery Biologist, Gulf of Mexico

Fishery Management Council;

telephone: (813) 228–2815.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Council will convene public hearings to

take comments on a draft Generic

Tortugas Marine Reserves Amendment,

which proposes to establish the

Tortugas South marine reserve that will

encompass the Riley’s Hump mutton

snapper spawning aggregation site

established by the Council in 1994. The

total area of the proposed Tortugas

South marine reserve is 60 square

nautical miles (nm). The draft Generic

Tortugas Marine Reserves Amendment

also proposes to create the Tortugas

North marine reserve cooperatively with

the Florida Keys National Marine

Sanctuary (FKNMS), the State of

Florida, and the National Park Service,

which will encompass an area of 120

square nm. The portion proposed to be

established by the Council is 13 nm.

The Council proposes that marine

reserves be established for a period of at

least 10 years, during which the

ecological benefits of the reserve will be

evaluated. The Council also proposes

that fishing, for all species managed

under the Council’s fishery management

plans and for Atlantic highly migratory

species, and anchoring by fishing

vessels be prohibited within the marine

reserves.

The draft Generic Tortugas Marine

Reserves Amendment would amend all

of the Council’s fishery management

plans and contains a draft supplemental

environmental impact statement

(DSEIS), a draft initial regulatory

flexibility analysis, and a draft

regulatory impact review. The DSEIS

has not yet been filed with the

Environmental Protection Agency for

announcement for public comment. The

Council will hear public testimony on

the draft Generic Tortugas Marine

Reserves Amendment before taking final

action on the Generic Tortugas Marine

Reserves Amendment at its July 12,

2000, meeting in Key Largo, Florida.

Also, there will be a Highly Migratory

Species (HMS) NMFS staff member

present at both hearings to specifically

hear public testimony of affected HMS

fishermen.

Public hearings on the draft Generic

Tortugas Marine Reserves Amendment

will begin at 3:30 p.m. and end at 8 p.m.

at all of the following locations:

1. Wednesday, June 21, 2000—

Sombrero Country Club, 4000 Sombrero

Boulevard, Marathon, Florida 33050;

and

2. Thursday, June 22, 2000—Holiday

Inn Beachside, 3841 North Roosevelt

Boulevard, Key West, Florida 33040.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Anne Alford at the

Council (see ADDRESSES) by June 7,

2000.

Dated: June 9, 2000.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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