Implementation of Vessel Security Officer Training and Certification Requirements-International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as Amended, 34190-34191 [E8-13552]

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[FR Doc. 08–1362 Filed 6–13–08; 11:51am] BILLING CODE 4830–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 104 [Docket No. USCG–2008–0028] RIN 1625–AB26 Implementation of Vessel Security Officer Training and Certification Requirements—International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as Amended Coast Guard, DHS. Interim rule; correction. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: On May 20, 2008, the Coast Guard published in the Federal Register an interim rule with request for comments to amend its regulations to implement the vessel security officer training and certification amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended, and the Seafarers’ Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Code. In the interim rule a clerical error was made stating as an option that to qualify for a VSO endorsement, a person must ‘‘have approved sea service of not less than 90 days on any vessel subject to section 104.215 of this part * * *.’’ Instead, the option should have stated that a person must have not less than six months to qualify for a VSO endorsement, not 90 days. This document corrects that error. DATES: This interim rule is effective June 19, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this interim rule, contact Ms. Mayte Medina, Maritime Personnel Qualifications Division, Coast Guard, by telephone 202–372–1406 or by e-mail at Mayte.Medina2@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, contact Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202–366–9826. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\17JNR1.SGM 17JNR1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 117 / Tuesday, June 17, 2008 / Rules and Regulations Need for Correction On May 20, 2008, the Coast Guard published in the Federal Register an interim rule with request for comments to amend its regulations to implement the vessel security officer training and certification amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended, and the Seafarers’ Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Code. In 33 CFR 104.215(d)(1)(v)(B), a typographical error was made stating as an option that to qualify for a VSO endorsement, a person must ‘‘have approved sea service of not less than 90 days on any vessel subject to section 104.215 of this part * * *.’’ Instead, the option should have stated that a person must have not less than six months to qualify for a VSO endorsement, not 90 days. In the preamble section of the Interim Rule section, the discussion of 33 CFR 104.215 states that ‘‘The sea service requirements in § 104.215 will provide two options: (1.) 12 months; or (2.) 6 months with knowledge of ship operations.’’ The paragraph further discusses the requirements to qualify under the six-month option. This shows the intent of the Coast Guard to provide an option of sea service of not less than 6 months in § 104.215(d)(v)(B). Since this error would be misleading and cause confusion, this document corrects the typographical error found in amendatory instruction 2. Correction of Publication In rule FR Doc. E8–11225 published on May 20, 2008, (73 FR 29060) make the following correction. I § 104.215 [Corrected] 1. On page 29070, in the second column, revise § 104.215(d)(1)(v)(B) by removing the words ‘‘90 days’’ and adding the words ‘‘6 months’’ in their place. I Dated: June 9, 2008. David L. Nichols, Acting Chief, Regulations and Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard. [FR Doc. E8–13552 Filed 6–16–08; 8:45 am] yshivers on PROD1PC62 with RULES BILLING CODE 4910–15–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 13:09 Jun 16, 2008 Jkt 214001 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 150 and 165 [Docket No. USCG–2007–0087] RIN 1625, RIN 1625–AA00, 1625–AA11, and 1625–AA87 Regulated Navigation Areas, Safety Zones, Security Zones, and Deepwater Port Facilities; Navigable Waters of the Boston Captain of the Port Zone 34191 and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays; and Coast Guard Sector Boston, 427 Commercial Street, Boston, MA 02109 between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule, call LCDR Heather Morrison at 617–223– 3028. If you have questions on viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202–366–9826. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Regulatory Information ACTION: On April 11, 2008, we published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) entitled ‘‘Regulated Navigation Areas, Safety Zones, Security Zones, and Deepwater Port Facilities; Navigable Waters of the Boston Captain of the Port Zone’’ in the Federal Register (73 FR 71). We received no comments on the proposed rule. No public meeting was requested, and none was held. Coast Guard, DHS. Final rule. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing regulated navigation areas around a recently constructed deepwater port facility in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean near the entrance to Boston Harbor as well as safety and security zones around liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGCs) calling on these deepwater port facilities. The purpose of these regulated navigation areas, as well as safety and security zones, is to protect vessels and mariners from the potential safety hazards associated with deepwater port operations and to protect the LNGCs and deepwater port infrastructure from security threats or other subversive acts. All vessels, with the exception of LNGCs and deepwater port support vessels, are prohibited from anchoring or otherwise deploying equipment which could become entangled in submerged infrastructure within 1000 meters of the submerged turret loading (STL) buoys associated with the deepwater port, and are prohibited from entering waters within 500 meters of the deepwater port STL buoys or the LNGCs using them. Additionally, this rule makes minor amendments to the existing LNG security regulations for the Boston Captain of the Port (COTP) Zone to reflect multi-agency enforcement of those regulations. DATES: This rule is effective July 17, 2008. ADDRESSES: Comments and material received from the public, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket, are part of docket USCG–2007–0087 and are available online at https:// www.regulations.gov. This material is also available for inspection or copying at two locations: the Docket Management Facility (M–30), U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Background and Purpose On May 14, 2007, the Maritime Administration (MARAD), in accordance with the Deepwater Port Act of 1974, as amended, issued a license to Excelerate Energy to own, construct, and operate a natural gas deepwater port, ‘‘Northeast Gateway.’’ Northeast Gateway Deepwater Port (NEGDWP) is located in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 13 nautical miles southsoutheast of the City of Gloucester, Massachusetts, in Federal waters. The coordinates for its two submerged turret loading (STL) buoys are: STL Buoy A, Latitude 42°23′38″ N, Longitude 070°35′31″ W and STL Buoy B, Latitude 42°23′56″ N, Longitude 070°37′00″ W. The NEGDWP can accommodate the mooring, connecting, and offloading of two liquefied natural gas carriers (LGNCs) at a time. The NDGDWP operator plans to offload LNGCs by regasifying the liquefied natural gas (LNG) on board the vessels. The regasified natural gas is then transferred through two submerged turret loading buoys, via a flexible riser leading to a seabed pipeline that ties into the Algonquin Gas Transmission Pipeline for transfer to shore. In order to protect mariners from the hazards associated with submerged deepwater port infrastructure and to ensure safety and security at and around LNGCs engaged in regasification and transfer operations at deepwater ports, the Coast Guard is exercising its authority under the Ports and Waterway Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1221, et seq.) to establish regulated navigation areas E:\FR\FM\17JNR1.SGM 17JNR1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 17, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34190-34191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13552]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 104

[Docket No. USCG-2008-0028]
RIN 1625-AB26


Implementation of Vessel Security Officer Training and 
Certification Requirements--International Convention on Standards of 
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as 
Amended

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Interim rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: On May 20, 2008, the Coast Guard published in the Federal 
Register an interim rule with request for comments to amend its 
regulations to implement the vessel security officer training and 
certification amendments to the International Convention on Standards 
of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as 
amended, and the Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping 
Code. In the interim rule a clerical error was made stating as an 
option that to qualify for a VSO endorsement, a person must ``have 
approved sea service of not less than 90 days on any vessel subject to 
section 104.215 of this part * * *.'' Instead, the option should have 
stated that a person must have not less than six months to qualify for 
a VSO endorsement, not 90 days. This document corrects that error.

DATES: This interim rule is effective June 19, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this interim 
rule, contact Ms. Mayte Medina, Maritime Personnel Qualifications 
Division, Coast Guard, by telephone 202-372-1406 or by e-mail at 
Mayte.Medina2@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing or submitting 
material to the docket, contact Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 
Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Need for Correction

    On May 20, 2008, the Coast Guard published in the Federal Register 
an interim rule with request for comments to amend its regulations to 
implement the vessel security officer training and certification 
amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, 
Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended, and the 
Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Code. In 33 CFR 
104.215(d)(1)(v)(B), a typographical error was made stating as an 
option that to qualify for a VSO endorsement, a person must ``have 
approved sea service of not less than 90 days on any vessel subject to 
section 104.215 of this part * * *.'' Instead, the option should have 
stated that a person must have not less than six months to qualify for 
a VSO endorsement, not 90 days. In the preamble section of the Interim 
Rule section, the discussion of 33 CFR 104.215 states that ``The sea 
service requirements in Sec.  104.215 will provide two options: (1.) 12 
months; or (2.) 6 months with knowledge of ship operations.'' The 
paragraph further discusses the requirements to qualify under the six-
month option. This shows the intent of the Coast Guard to provide an 
option of sea service of not less than 6 months in Sec.  
104.215(d)(v)(B). Since this error would be misleading and cause 
confusion, this document corrects the typographical error found in 
amendatory instruction 2.

Correction of Publication

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In rule FR Doc. E8-11225 published on May 20, 2008, (73 FR 29060) make 
the following correction.


Sec.  104.215  [Corrected]

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1. On page 29070, in the second column, revise Sec.  
104.215(d)(1)(v)(B) by removing the words ``90 days'' and adding the 
words ``6 months'' in their place.

    Dated: June 9, 2008.
David L. Nichols,
Acting Chief, Regulations and Administrative Law, United States Coast 
Guard.
[FR Doc. E8-13552 Filed 6-16-08; 8:45 am]
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