Imposition of Conditions of Entry for Certain Vessels Arriving to the United States From Cambodia, 54991-54992 [2014-21998]

Agencies

• Coast Guard
• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 178 (Monday, September 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54991-54992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21998]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0526]


Imposition of Conditions of Entry for Certain Vessels Arriving to 
the United States From Cambodia

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces that it is removing the exemption 
from conditions of entry on vessels arriving in the U.S. from certain 
ports in Cambodia and will impose conditions of entry on all vessels 
arriving from Cambodian ports. This notice promotes the Coast Guard's 
maritime security mission.

DATES: The policy announced in this notice will become effective 
September 29, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document 
call or email Michael Brown, International Port Security Evaluation 
Division, United States Coast Guard, telephone 202-372-1081. For 
information about viewing or submitting material to the docket, call 
Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-
9826, or toll free 1-800-647-5527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    The authority for this notice is 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 46 U.S.C. 70110, 
and Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1(II)(97)(f). 
As delegated, section 70110 authorizes the Coast Guard to impose 
conditions of entry on vessels arriving in U.S. waters from ports that 
the Coast Guard has not found to maintain effective anti-terrorism 
measures.
    In October 2008, we found that ports in Cambodia, with certain 
exceptions, did not maintain effective anti-terrorism measures. 
Accordingly, the Coast Guard imposed conditions of entry on certain 
vessels arriving to the United States from Cambodian ports (73 FR 
63499, Oct. 24, 2008). The notice exempted two ports from conditions of 
entry: Phnom Penh Autonomous Port and Sihanoukville Autonomous Port. We 
no longer find that those two ports are maintaining effective anti-
terrorism measures, and we remove their exemption.
    Accordingly, beginning September 29, 2014, the conditions of entry 
shown in Table 1 will apply to any vessel that visited any Cambodian 
port in its last five port calls.

    Table 1--Conditions of Entry for Vessels Visiting Cambodian Ports
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         Number                         Each vessel must:
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1......................  Implement measures per the vessel's security
                          plan equivalent to Security Level 2 while in a
                          port in Cambodia. As defined in the ISPS Code
                          and incorporated herein, ``Security Level 2''
                          refers to the ``level for which appropriate
                          additional protective security measures shall
                          be maintained for a period of time as a result
                          of heightened risk of a security incident.''
2......................  Ensure that each access point to the vessel is
                          guarded and that the guards have total
                          visibility of the exterior (both landside and
                          waterside) of the vessel while the vessel is
                          in ports in Cambodia.

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3......................  Guards may be provided by the vessel's crew;
                          however, additional crewmembers should be
                          placed on the vessel if necessary to ensure
                          that limits on maximum hours of work are not
                          exceeded and/or minimum hours of rest are met,
                          or provided by outside security forces
                          approved by the vessel's master and Company
                          Security Officer. As defined in the ISPS Code
                          and incorporated herein, ``Company Security
                          Officer'' refers to the ``person designated by
                          the Company for ensuring that a ship security
                          assessment is carried out; that a ship
                          security plan is developed, submitted for
                          approval, and thereafter implemented and
                          maintained and for liaison with port facility
                          security officers and the ship security
                          officer.''
4......................  Attempt to execute a Declaration of Security
                          while in a port in Cambodia;
5......................  Log all security actions in the vessel's
                          security records; and
6......................  Report actions taken to the cognizant Coast
                          Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) prior to
                          arrival into U.S. waters.
7......................  In addition, based on the findings of the Coast
                          Guard boarding or examination, the vessel may
                          be required to ensure that each access point
                          to the vessel is guarded by armed, private
                          security guards and that they have total
                          visibility of the exterior (both landside and
                          waterside) of the vessel while in U.S. ports.
                          The number and position of the guards has to
                          be acceptable to the cognizant COTP prior to
                          the vessel's arrival.
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    The following countries currently do not maintain effective anti-
terrorism measures and are therefore subject to certain conditions of 
entry: Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Equatorial 
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Liberia, Madagascar, Nigeria, Sao Tome and 
Principe, Syria, Timor-Leste, Venezuela, and Yemen. This list is also 
available in a policy notice available at https://homeport.uscg.mil 
under the Maritime Security tab; International Port Security Program 
(ISPS Code); Port Security Advisory link.

    Dated: August 15, 2014.
Charles D. Michel,
Vice Admiral, USCG, Deputy Commandant for Operations.
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