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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

6 CFR Chs. I and II 

[DHS Docket No. OGC–RP–04–001] 

Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory 

and Deregulatory Actions 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DHS. 

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. 

SUMMARY: This regulatory agenda is a 

semiannual summary of all current and 

projected rulemakings, existing 

regulations, and completed actions of 

the Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) and its components. This agenda 

provides the public with information 

about DHS’s regulatory activity. DHS 

expects that this information will enable 

the public to be more aware of, and 

effectively participate in, the 

Department’s regulatory activity. DHS 

invites the public to submit comments 

on any aspect of this agenda. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General 

Please direct general comments and 

inquiries on the agenda to the 

Regulatory Affairs Law Division, U.S. 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Office of the General Counsel, 245 

Murray Lane, Mail Stop 0485, 

Washington, DC 20528–0485. 

Specific 

Please direct specific comments and 

inquiries on individual regulatory 

actions identified in this agenda to the 

individual listed in the summary of the 

regulation as the point of contact for 

that regulation. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS 

provides this notice pursuant to the 

requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96–354, Sep. 19, 

1980) and Executive Order 12866 

‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review’’ 

(Sep. 30, 1993) as incorporated in 

Executive Order 13563 ‘‘Improving 

Regulation & Regulatory Review’’ (Jan. 

18, 2011), which require the Department 

to publish a semiannual agenda of 

regulations. The regulatory agenda is a 

summary of all current and projected 

rulemakings, as well as actions 

completed since the publication of the 

last regulatory agenda for the 

Department. DHS’s last semiannual 

regulatory agenda was published on July 

7, 2011, at 76 FR 40074. 

Beginning in fall 2007, the Internet 

became the basic means for 

disseminating the Unified Agenda. The 

complete Unified Agenda is available 

online at www.reginfo.gov. 

As part of the Unified Agenda, 

Federal agencies are also required to 

prepare a Regulatory Plan of the most 

important significant regulatory actions 

that the agency reasonably expects to 

issue in proposed or final form in that 

fiscal year. As in past years, for fall 

editions of the Unified Agenda, the 

entire Regulatory Plan and agency 

regulatory flexibility agendas, in 

accordance with the publication 

requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, are printed in the 

Federal Register. 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 602) requires federal agencies to 

publish their regulatory flexibility 

agenda in the Federal Register. A 

regulatory flexibility agenda shall 

contain, among other things, ‘‘a brief 

description of the subject area of any 

rule which is likely to have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities.’’ DHS’s 

printed agenda entries include 

regulatory actions that are in the 

Department’s regulatory flexibility 

agenda. Printing of these entries is 

limited to fields that contain 

information required by the agenda 

provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act. Additional information on these 

entries is available in the Unified 

Agenda published on the Internet. 

The semiannual agenda of the 

Department conforms to the Unified 

Agenda format developed by the 

Regulatory Information Service Center. 

Dated: September 9, 2011. 

Christina E. McDonald, 

Associate General Counsel for Regulatory 

Affairs. 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY—PROPOSED RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

373 .................... Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Program (Reg Plan Seq No. 53) ..................................................... 1601–AA52 

374 .................... Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation, Subcontractor Labor Hour Rates Under Time and Materials 

Contracts.

1601–AA65 

References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. 

U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES—FINAL RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

375 .................... Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking To File H–1B Petitions on Behalf of Aliens Subject to 

Numerical Limitations.

1615–AB71 

U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES—COMPLETED ACTIONS

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

376 .................... Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Transitional Worker Classification ..................................... 1615–AB76 


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U.S. COAST GUARD—PRERULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

377 .................... Claims Procedures Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (USCG–2004–17697) ............................................. 1625–AA03 

U.S. COAST GUARD—PROPOSED RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

378 .................... Marine Transportation-Related Facility Response Plans for Hazardous Substances .................................... 1625–AA12 

379 .................... Numbering of Undocumented Barges ............................................................................................................. 1625–AA14 

380 .................... Inspection of Towing Vessels .......................................................................................................................... 1625–AB06 

381 .................... Updates to Maritime Security ........................................................................................................................... 1625–AB38 

382 .................... MARPOL Annex 1 Update ............................................................................................................................... 1625–AB57 

U.S. COAST GUARD—FINAL RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

383 .................... Implementation of the 1995 Amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW) for Seafarers, 1978 (Reg Plan Seq No. 64).1625–AA16 

384 .................... Standards for Living Organisms in Ships’ Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. Waters .................................... 1625–AA32 

385 .................... Nontank Vessel Response Plans and Other Vessel Response Plan Requirements (Reg Plan Seq No. 66) 1625–AB27 

References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. 

U.S. COAST GUARD—LONG-TERM ACTIONS

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

386 .................... Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels .............................................................................................................. 1625–AA77 

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—FINAL RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

387 .................... Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier Requirements (Reg Plan Seq No. 69) ................................. 1651–AA70 

References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION—PROPOSED RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

388 .................... General Aviation Security and Other Aircraft Operator Security (Reg Plan Seq No. 73) .............................. 1652–AA53 

References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION—FINAL RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

389 .................... Aircraft Repair Station Security (Reg Plan Seq No. 77) ................................................................................ 1652–AA38 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

Office of the Secretary (OS) 

Proposed Rule Stage 

373. Secure Handling of Ammonium 

Nitrate Program 

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. 

No. 53 in part II of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

RIN: 1601–AA52 

374. • Homeland Security Acquisition 

Regulation, Subcontractor Labor Hour 

Rates Under Time and Materials 

Contracts 

Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 5 U.S.C. 

302; 41 U.S.C. 418b(a); 41 U.S.C. 

418b(b); 41 U.S.C. 414; 48 CFR part 1, 

subpart 1.3; DHS Delegation Number 

0700 

Abstract: The Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing 

to amend its Homeland Security 

Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) parts 

3016 and 3052 to require DHS contracts 

for time and material or labor hours 

(T&M/LH) to include separate labor 

hour rates for subcontractors and a 

description of the method that will be 

used to record and bill for labor hours 

for both contractors and subcontractors. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 03/00/12 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

05/00/12 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Jeremy F. Olson, 

Senior Procurement Analyst, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, 

Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447– 

5197, Fax: 202 447–5310, Email: 

jerry.olson@dhs.gov. 

RIN: 1601–AA65 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS) 

Final Rule Stage 

375. Registration Requirement for 

Petitioners Seeking to File H–1B 

Petitions on Behalf of Aliens Subject to 

Numerical Limitations 

Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1184(g) 

Abstract: The Department of 

Homeland Security will finalize its 

regulations governing petitions filed on 

behalf of alien workers subject to annual 

numerical limitations. This rule 

proposes to establish an electronic 

registration program for petitions 

subject to numerical limitations for the 

H–1B nonimmigrant classification. This 

action is necessary because the demand 

for H–1B specialty occupation workers 

by U.S. companies may exceed the 

numerical limitation. This rule is 

intended to allow USCIS to more 

efficiently manage the intake and lottery 

process for these H–1B petitions. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 03/03/11 76 FR 11686 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

05/02/11 

Final Rule ............ 10/00/12 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Susan Arroyo, Chief 

of Staff, Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, 20 Massachusetts 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529, 

Phone: 202 272–1094, Fax: 202 272– 

1543, Email: susan.arroyo@dhs.gov. 

RIN: 1615–AB71 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS) 

Completed Actions 

376. Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands Transitional Worker 

Classification 

Legal Authority: Pub. L. 110–229 

Abstract: On October 27, 2009, the 

Department of Homeland Security 

published an interim rule creating a 

new, temporary, Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)-only 

transitional worker classification (CW 

classification) in accordance with title 

VII of the Consolidated Natural 

Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA). The CW 

classification is intended to provide for 

an orderly transition from the CNMI 

permit system to the U.S. Federal 

immigration system under the 

immigration laws of the United States, 

including the Immigration and 

Nationality Act (INA). This final rule 

implements the CW classification and 

establishes that a CW transitional 

worker is an alien worker who is 

ineligible for another classification 

under the INA and who performs 

services or labor for an employer in the 

CNMI during the five-year transition 

period. CNMI employers may now 

petition for such workers. The rule also 

establishes employment authorization 

incident to CW status. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

Interim Final Rule 10/27/09 74 FR 55094 

Interim Final Rule 

Comment Period End.

11/27/09 

Interim Final Rule 

Comment Period End Extended.

12/09/09 74 FR 64997 

Interim Final Rule 

Comment Period End.

01/08/10 

Final Rule ............ 09/07/11 76 FR 55502 

Final Rule Effective.10/07/11 

Final Rule Correction.11/08/11 76 FR 69119 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Kevin J. Cummings, 

Chief of Business and Foreign Workers 

Division, Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Office of Policy 

and Strategy, 20 Massachusetts Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140, 

Phone: 202 272–1470, Fax: 202 272– 

1480, Email: kevin.cummings@dhs.gov. 

RIN: 1615–AB76 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 

Prerule Stage 

377. Claims Procedures Under the Oil 

Pollution Act of 1990 (USCG–2004– 

17697) 

Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 2713 and 

2714 

Abstract: This rulemaking 

implements section 1013 (Claims 

Procedures) and section 1014 

(Designation of Source and 

Advertisement) of the Oil Pollution Act 

of 1990 (OPA). An interim rule was 

published in 1992, and provides the 

basic requirements for the filing of 

claims for uncompensated removal costs 

or damages resulting from the discharge 

of oil, for the designation of the sources 

of the discharge, and for the 

advertisement of where claims are to be 

filed. The interim rule also includes the 

processing of natural resource damage 

(NRD) claims. The NRD claims, 

however, were not processed until 

September 25, 1997, when the 

Department of Justice issued an opinion 

that the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund 

(OSLTF) is available, without further 

appropriation, to pay trustee NRD 


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claims under the general claims 

provisions of OPA 90, 33 U.S.C. 

2712(a)(4). This rulemaking supports 

the Coast Guard’s broad role and 

responsibility of maritime stewardship. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

Interim Final Rule 08/12/92 57 FR 36314 

Correction ............ 09/09/92 57 FR 41104 

Interim Final Rule 

Comment Period End.

12/10/92 

Notice of Inquiry .. 11/01/11 76 FR 67385 

Notice of Inquiry 

Comment Period End.

01/30/12 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Benjamin White, 

Project Manager, National Pollution 

Funds Center, Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Coast Guard, NPFC MS 

7100, United States Coast Guard, 4200 

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 

20598–7100, Phone: 202 493–6863, 

Email: benjamin.h.white@uscg.mil. 

RIN: 1625–AA03 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 

Proposed Rule Stage 

378. Marine Transportation-Related 

Facility Response Plans for Hazardous 

Substances 

Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 

Pub. L. 101–380; Pub. L. 108–293 

Abstract: This project would 

implement provisions of the Oil 

Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) that 

require an owner or operator of a marine 

transportation-related facility 

transferring bulk hazardous substances 

to develop and operate in accordance 

with an approved response plan. The 

regulations would apply to marine 

transportation-related facilities that, 

because of their location, could cause 

harm to the environment by discharging 

a hazardous substance into or on the 

navigable waters or adjoining shoreline. 

A separate rulemaking, under RIN 

1625–AA13, was developed in tandem 

with this rulemaking and addresses 

hazardous substances response plan 

requirements for tank vessels. This 

project supports the Coast Guard’s broad 

roles and responsibilities of maritime 

safety and maritime stewardship by 

reducing the consequence of pollution 

incidents. This action is considered 

significant because of substantial public 

and industry interest. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

ANPRM ............... 05/03/96 61 FR 20084 

Notice of Public 

Hearings.

07/03/96 61 FR 34775 

ANPRM Comment 

Period End.

09/03/96 

NPRM .................. 03/31/00 65 FR 17416 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

06/29/00 

Notice To Reopen 

Comment Period.

02/17/11 76 FR 9276 

Comment Period 

End.

05/18/11 

Notice of Availability.01/00/12 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: CDR Michael Roldan, 

Project Manager, CG–522, Department of 

Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 

2100 Second Street SW., STOP 7126, 

Washington, DC 20593–7126, Phone: 

202 372–1420, Email: 

luis.m.roldan@uscg.mil. 

RIN: 1625–AA12 

379. Numbering of Undocumented 

Barges 

Legal Authority: 46 U.S.C. 12301 

Abstract: Title 46 U.S.C. 12301, as 

amended by the Abandoned Barge Act 

of 1992, requires that all undocumented 

barges of more than 100 gross tons 

operating on the navigable waters of the 

United States be numbered. This 

rulemaking would establish a 

numbering system for these barges. The 

numbering of undocumented barges will 

allow identification of owners of barges 

found abandoned. This rulemaking 

supports the Coast Guard’s broad role 

and responsibility of maritime 

stewardship. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

Request for Comments.10/18/94 59 FR 52646 

Comment Period 

End.

01/17/95 

ANPRM ............... 07/06/98 63 FR 36384 

ANPRM Comment 

Period End.

11/03/98 

NPRM .................. 01/11/01 66 FR 2385 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

04/11/01 

NPRM Reopening 

of Comment 

Period.

08/12/04 69 FR 49844 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

11/10/04 

Supplemental 

NPRM.

01/00/12 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Denise Harmon, 

Project Manager, Department of 

Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 

National Vessel Documentation Center, 

792 T.J. Jackson Drive, Falling Waters, 

WV 25419, Phone: 304 271–2506. 

RIN: 1625–AA14 

380. Inspection of Towing Vessels 

Legal Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3103; 46 

U.S.C. 3301; 46 U.S.C. 3306; 46 U.S.C. 

3308; 46 U.S.C. 3316; 46 U.S.C. 3703; 46 

U.S.C. 8104; 46 U.S.C. 8904; DHS 

Delegation No 0170.1 

Abstract: This rulemaking would 

implement a program of inspection for 

certification of towing vessels, which 

were previously uninspected. It would 

prescribe standards for safety 

management systems and third-party 

auditors and surveyors, along with 

standards for construction, operation, 

vessel systems, safety equipment, and 

recordkeeping. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 08/11/11 76 FR 49976 

Notice of Public 

Meetings.

09/09/11 76 FR 55847 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

12/09/11 

Final Rule ............ To Be Determined 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Michael Harmon, 

Program Manager, CG–5222, 

Department of Homeland Security, U.S. 

Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., 

STOP 7126, Washington, DC 20593– 

7126, Phone: 202 372–1427, Email: 

michael.j.harmon@uscg.mil. 

RIN: 1625–AB06 

381. Updates to Maritime Security 

Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1226; 33 

U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. ch 701; 50 U.S.C. 

191 and 192; EO 12656; 3 CFR 1988 

Comp p 585; 33 CFR 1.05–1; 33 CFR 

6.04–11; 33 CFR 6.14; 33 CFR 6.16; 33 

CFR 6.19; DHS Delegation No 0170.1 

Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes 

certain additions, changes, and 

amendments to 33 CFR, subchapter H. 

Subchapter H is comprised of parts 101 

through 106. Subchapter H implements 

the major provisions of the Maritime 

Transportation Security Act of 2002. 

This rulemaking is the first major 

revision to subchapter H. The proposed 

changes would further the goals of 

domestic compliance and international 

cooperation by incorporating 

requirements from legislation 

implemented since the original 

publication of these regulations, such as 

the SAFE Port Act, and including 


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international standards such as STCW 

security training. This rulemaking has 

international interest because of the 

close relationship between subchapter H 

and the International Ship and Port 

Security Code (ISPS). 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 09/00/12 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: LCDR Loan O’Brien, 

Project Manager, Department of 

Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Commandant, (CG–5442), 2100 Second 

Street SW., STOP 7581, Washington, DC 

20593–7581, Phone: 202 372–1133, 

Email: loan.t.o’brien@uscg.mil. 

RIN: 1625–AB38 

382. Marpol Annex 1 Update 

Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1902; 46 

U.S.C. 3306 

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. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 03/00/12 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Michael Harmon, 

Program Manager, CG–5222, 

Department of Homeland Security, U.S. 

Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., 

STOP 7126, Washington, DC 20593– 

7126, Phone: 202 372–1427, Email: 

michael.j.harmon@uscg.mil. 

RIN: 1625–AB57 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 

Final Rule Stage 

383. Implementation of the 1995 

Amendments to the International 

Convention on Standards of Training, 

Certification, and Watchkeeping 

(STCW) for Seafarers, 1978 

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. 

No. 64 in part II of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

RIN: 1625–AA16 

384. Standards for Living Organisms in 

Ships’ Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. 

Waters 

Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 4711 

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. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

ANPRM ............... 03/04/02 67 FR 9632 

ANPRM Comment 

Period End.

06/03/02 

NPRM .................. 08/28/09 74 FR 44632 

Public Meeting .... 09/14/09 74 FR 46964 

Public Meeting .... 09/22/09 74 FR 48190 

Public Meeting .... 09/28/09 74 FR 49355 

Notice—Extension 

of Comment 

Period.

10/15/09 74 FR 52941 

Public Meeting .... 10/22/09 74 FR 54533 

Public Meeting 

Correction.

10/26/09 74 FR 54944 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

12/04/09 74 FR 52941 

Final Rule ............ 01/00/12 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Mr. John C. Morris, 

Project Manager, Department of 

Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 

2100 Second Street SW., STOP 7126, 

Washington, DC 20593–7126, Phone: 

202 372–1433, Email: 

john.c.morris@uscg.mil. 

RIN: 1625–AA32 

385. Nontank Vessel Response Plans 

and Other Vessel Response Plan 

Requirements 

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. 

No. 66 in part II of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

RIN: 1625–AB27 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 

Long-Term Actions 

386. Commercial Fishing Industry 

Vessels 

Legal Authority: 46 U.S.C. 4502(a) to 

4502(d); 46 U.S.C. 4505 and 4506; 46 

U.S.C. 6104; 46 U.S.C. 10603; DHS 

Delegation No. 0170.1(92) 

Abstract: This rulemaking would 

amend commercial fishing industry 

vessel requirements to enhance 

maritime safety. Commercial fishing 

remains 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. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

ANPRM ............... 03/31/08 73 FR 16815 

ANPRM Comment 

Period End.

12/15/08 

NPRM .................. To Be Determined 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Jack Kemerer, Project 

Manager, CG–5433, Department of 

Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 

2100 Second Street SW., Washington, 

DC 20593, Phone: 202 372–1249, Email: 

jack.a.kemerer@uscg.mil. 

RIN: 1625–AA77 


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(USCBP) 

Final Rule Stage 

387. Importer Security Filing and 

Additional Carrier Requirements 

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. 

No. 69 in part II of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

RIN: 1651–AA70 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

Transportation Security Administration 

(TSA) 

Proposed Rule Stage 

388. General Aviation Security and 

Other Aircraft Operator Security 

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. 

No. 73 in part II of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

RIN: 1652–AA53 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

Transportation Security Administration 

(TSA) 

Final Rule Stage 

389. Aircraft Repair Station Security 

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. 

No. 77 in part II of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

RIN: 1652–AA38 

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