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Federal Register | Notice of Arrival on the Outer Continental Shelf
Dates: Comments and related material must either be submitted to our online docket via http://www.regulations.gov on or before September 21, 2009 or reach the Docket Management Facility by that date.
Comments Close: 09/21/2009
-29447 (9 pages)
Shorter URL: https://federalregister.gov/a/E9-14584 Related Topics
Privacy Impact Assessment Update Action
Notice of Arrival on the Outer Continental Shelf 3 actions from June 22nd, 2009 to January 13th, 2011
76 FR 2254
Proposed §§ 146.103, 146.104, 146.215, and 146.405
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ISMInternational Safety Management
ISSCInternational Ship Security Certificate
MMSMinerals Management Service
NOA OCSNotice of Arrival on the Outer Continental Shelf
NTTAANational Technology Transfer and Advancement Act, 15 U.S.C. 272 note
RFARegulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-612
SAFE Port ActSecurity and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-347, 120 Stat. 1884 (2006)
U.S.C.A.United States Code Annotated
Congress and the President enacted the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (SAFE Port Act), Public Law No. 109-347, 120 Stat. 1884 on October 13, 2006. Section 109 of the SAFE Port Act
requires publication, within 180 days of enactment, of regulations that “update and finalize” notice of arrival (NOA) procedures for foreign vessels
on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Additionally, the SAFE Port Act requires that the regulations “be consistent with information required under the Notice of Arrival section 160.206 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations as in effect of the date of enactment of the Act.”
The legislative history for the SAFE Port Act relating to the “update and finalize” language found in section 109 provides no specific direction for implementing that section. The Senate version of the bill contains the section 109 provisions and the House of Representatives bill does not. The Congressional record does not otherwise elucidate the requirement. The House of Representatives Conference Report reveals only that both houses of Congress adopted section 109 without additional discussion.
The Coast Guard also has recently updated NOA rules. In response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Coast Guard published, on February 28, 2003, the final rule entitled Notification of Arrival in U.S. Ports (68 FR 9537). The rule enhanced notification of arrival and departure requirements for U.S. and foreign vessels bound for, or departing from, ports or places in the United States. The rule also increased, from 24 hours to 96 hours, the advance notice a vessel must submit to the National Vessel Movement Center (NVMC); described the timeframes for updating an NOA; and added more information to the list of items that must be submitted, as part of the NOA, to the NVMC. Pursuant to that rule, specifically 33 CFR 160.206, the information items submitted to the NVMC include: Vessel information; voyage information; cargo information; information for each crewmember onboard; information for each person onboard in addition to the crew; operational condition of equipment; International Safety Management (ISM) code notice; Cargo Declaration; and International Ship and Port Facility code (ISPS) notice. The Coast Guard collects this information to ensure, to the extent practicable, public safety, security and the uninterrupted flow of commerce.
After considering the legislative history related to SAFE Port Act section 109 and current NOA rules, the Coast Guard has determined that pursuant to section 109 of the SAFE Port Act, “updating and finalizing” our current NOA OCS rules requires proposing and finalizing NOA OCS rules, which will be: (1) In addition to those found at § 146.202 for MODUs, and (2) consistent with the NOA requirements of § 160.206 for vessels bound for, or departing from, ports or places in the United States.
Consistent with 33 CFR part 160, subpart C, this rulemaking specifically proposes that owners or operators of U.S. and foreign flag floating facilities, MODUs, and vessels engaging in OCS activities, with the exception of those U.S. units traveling directly from U.S. ports or places, notify the NMVC at least 96 hours before their intended arrival on the OCS. If voyage time to the OCS is less than 96 hours, then this rulemaking proposes shorter notice requirements. U.S. flag units arriving on the OCS directly from a U.S. port or place will not be required to submit the safety and security information proposed in this rule because the Coast Guard has greater maritime domain awareness over these vessels coming from a U.S. port (as they will have previously submitted similar safety and security information items under 33 CFR 160.202(a) and 160.206, unless exempted under § 160.203), and as such they represent a comparatively lower safety and security risk.
Specifically, in §§ 146.103, 146.104, and 146.215 for U.S. and foreign floating facilities and MODUs, we propose:
We propose that the owner or operator electronically submit the NOA to the NVMC at http://www.nvmc.uscg.gov/ by clicking on the link labeled “Submit NOA online” and following the instructions for submission.
We propose that owners and operators refrain from submitting updated NOAs for changes in arrival times that are less than 6 hours; changes in the location of the vessel or floating facility at the time of reporting; and changes in personnel positions.
For consistency, in proposed § 146.405, NOA for U.S. and foreign vessels engaging in OCS activities, we have directly referenced 33 CFR Table 160.206 as the proposed information to be submitted by the vessel owner or operator. We propose that each item listed in the table be submitted with the exception of item (2)(iii), voyage information for each port or place in the United States to be visited, and item (6), the state and operational condition of equipment as required by § 164.35. Each vessel should have access to the remaining information items found in the table, because those items are the same as that which is currently required from U.S. and foreign vessels bound for, or departing from, ports or places in the United States.
In each of the preceding sections, we propose that owners and operators of towing vessels controlling a unit (i.e., floating facility, MODU, or other vessel), or units, required to submit a NOA under this subpart submit only one combined NOA containing the information required for the towing vessel and each unit under its control.
Specifically, the combined NOA would include the information items required for vessels under proposed § 146.405 (for vessels) as well as those information items required for floating facilities under §§ 146.103 or 146.104, or those required for MODUs under § 146.215, as appropriate. Towing vessels with a vessel in tow will submit the NOA information items found in § 146.405 for both vessels.
The additional costs of this rulemaking to industry are the proposed NOA reporting requirements. We estimate that one NOA requires 30 minutes to complete plus a transmittal fee of $2 per submission.
Similar to other NOA reporting analyses, we use an average loaded wage rate of approximately $31 per hour to estimate the labor costs for NOA reporting activities.
Based on the arrival data and the reporting time and cost information, we estimate the annual cost of this rulemaking to be $1,470 to $2,520 (non-discounted). We estimate the present value 10-year cost of this rulemaking to be $10,300 to $17,700 at a 7 percent discount rate (rounded).
We expect the primary benefit of this rulemaking would be enhanced maritime domain awareness. This rule would provide assurance that OCS units communicate the necessary information to the Coast Guard. We also expect the proposed NOA requirements would provide the Coast Guard additional information and detail on the volume and type of traffic on the OCS.
We also investigated other types of data sources and information that would be useful to estimate the impacts of this rulemaking on small entities. For example, MODU units that operate on the OCS are capital intensive and have high day rates. The average day rate of floating rigs operating on the OCS may exceed $250,000.
For expository purposes, we analyzed the annual cost-revenue impacts of this rulemaking on owners and operators of MODUs that have a Coast Guard Certificate of Compliance. Based on this information, we estimated that the small annual reporting cost of this rulemaking would have no significant economic impact on the annual revenues of these owners and operators.
This proposed rule would not effect a taking of private property or otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630, Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property Rights. H. Civil Justice Reform
List of Subjects for 33 CFR Part 146 Back to Top
33 U.S.C. 1223,1226; 43 U.S.C. 1333, 1348, 1350, 1356; Sec. 109, Pub. L. No. 109-347, 120 Stat. 1884; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
2. Add § 146.103 to read as follows:
§ 146.103 Safety and Security notice of arrival for U.S. floating facilities.
(f) Towing vessels. When a towing vessel controls a U.S. floating facility required to submit an NOA under this subpart, the owner or operator of the towing vessel is responsible for submitting only one NOA containing the NOA information items required for the towing vessel, under § 146.405, and the U.S. floating facility under paragraph (a) of this section.
3. Add § 146.104 to read as follows:
§ 146.104 Safety and Security notice of arrival for foreign floating facilities.
(b) Methods of submission. The notice must be submitted to the National Vessel Movement Center (NVMC) by electronic Notice of Arrival and Departure format using methods specified at the NVMC's Web site at http://www.nvmc.uscg.gov/.
(f) Towing vessels. When a towing vessel controls a foreign floating facility required to submit an NOA under this subpart, the owner or operator of the towing vessel is responsible for submitting only one NOA containing the NOA information items required for the towing vessel, under § 146.405, and the foreign floating facility under paragraph (a) of this section.
4. Add § 146.215 to read as follows:
(f) When a towing vessel controls a MODU required to submit an NOA under this subpart, the owner or operator of the towing vessel is responsible for submitting only one NOA containing the information required for the towing vessel, under § 146.405, and the MODU under paragraph (a) of this section.
Subpart D—Vessels—Notice of Casualty Back to Top
Subpart E—Vessels—Safety and Security Notice of Arrival Back to Top
This subpart applies to all U.S. and foreign vessels, except those U.S. vessels traveling directly from a U.S. port or place, bound for a place on the OCS and planning to engage in OCS activities. Vessels under this subpart include, but are not limited to, standby vessels, attending vessels, offshore vessels, pipelay vessels, derrick ships, diving support vessels, oceanographic research vessels, towing vessels, and accommodation vessels. This subpart does not apply to MODUs, which are covered under § 146.215.
(c) Updates to a submitted NOA. Unless otherwise specified in this section, whenever the most recently submitted NOA information becomes inaccurate, the owner or operator of that vessel must revise and re-submit the NOA within the times required in paragraph (e) of this section. An owner or operator does not need to revise and re-submit an NOA for the following: (1) A change in submitted arrival time that is less than six hours;
1. 33 U.S.C. 1223 note (West 2009).
2. As defined in 1 U.S.C. 3 (and reiterated in part 140 of this subchapter) a vessel is “every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water.” This definition includes those units we propose to regulate with this rulemaking (i.e., floating facilities, MODUs, and vessels engaging in OCS activities).
3. H.R. 4954, 152nd Cong. (2006).
4. Estimated sources: (1) Collection of Information, OMB Control Number 1625-0100, “Advance Notice of Arrival and Electronic Transmission of Vessel Transit Data”; and (2) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, “Vessel Requirements for Notices of Arrival and Departure, and Automatic Identification System” [USCG-2005-21869].
5. We estimate present value 10-year costs are $12,500 to $21,500 at a three percent discount rate (rounded).
6. Source: http://www.rigzone.com/data/dayrates/ (2008).