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proposed information collection should
be sent by June 12, 2013 to the
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Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). To ensure timely receipt of
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Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, New Executive Office Building,
Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503.
ACTION:
Summer King,
Statistician.
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces
that International Maritime
Organization (IMO) Resolution
MEPC.203(62) amended Annex VI to the
International Convention for the
Prevention of Pollution from Ships
(MARPOL). On July 15, 2011, the IMO
formally adopted Resolution
MEPC.203(62), which entered into force
on January 1, 2013, and amends
MARPOL Annex VI by adding Chapter
4 and amending existing regulations in
Annex VI. These amendments require
the issuance of an International Energy
Efficiency Certificate and the
preparation of a Ship Energy Efficiency
Management Plan for both new and
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2012–1095]
U.S. Flag Compliance With MARPOL
Annex VI International Energy
Efficiency (IEE) Requirements
AGENCY:
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existing ships. To obtain the certificate,
(1) new ships, (2) new ships when they
undergo a major conversion, and (3)
existing ships that undergo a major
conversion after January 1, 2013, so
extensive that it is regarded as a newly
constructed ship, must first have an
Attained Energy Efficiency Design
Index. These requirements apply to all
U.S. flag ships 400 gross tonnage and
above that engage in voyages to ports or
offshore terminals under the jurisdiction
of other Parties to MARPOL. The Coast
Guard Office of Commercial Vessel
Compliance has issued Policy Letter
13–02 to provide amplifying guidance
on U.S. implementation of MARPOL
Annex VI Chapter 4 and associated
requirements.
DATES: The amendments in IMO
Resolution MEPC.203(62) became
effective on January 1, 2013. The
requirements and implementation
schedule for existing ships and new
ships are provided below in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
ADDRESSES: To view the documents
mentioned in this notice, go to https://
www.regulations.gov. In the ‘‘Search’’
box, insert ‘‘USCG–2012–1095’’ and
click ‘‘Search.’’ If you do not have
access to the Internet, you may view the
docket online by visiting the Docket
Management Facility in Room W12–140
on the ground floor of the Department
of Transportation West Building, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. We have an agreement with
the Department of Transportation to use
the Docket Management Facility.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information concerning this notice,
contact Mr. Timothy Brown, U.S. Coast
Guard, Commercial Vessel Compliance
Division (CG–CVC–1), telephone 202–
372–2358 or email CG-cvc-1@uscg.mil.
If you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket, call
Docket Operations at 202–366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
International Maritime Organization
(IMO) established new MARPOL Annex
VI requirements to improve the energy
efficiency of ships. These new Annex VI
standards were adopted on July 15,
2011, and are contained in IMO
Resolution MEPC.203(62). The Act to
Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C.
1901, et. seq.) requires compliance with
Annex VI, which now includes the new
Annex VI energy efficiency
requirements discussed below. The
Coast Guard is currently developing
regulations to facilitate compliance with
the amendments in Resolution
MEPC.203(62), which came into force
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for the U.S. on January 1, 2013. The lack
of updated regulations does not exempt
ships from meeting the requirements of
the amended MARPOL Annex VI.
Effective as of January 1, 2013, IMO
Resolution MEPC.203(62) amended
MARPOL Annex VI and requires energy
efficiency surveys and the issuance of
an International Energy Efficiency (IEE)
Certificate (Annex VI, Regs. 5.4 & 6.4),
in addition to the preparation of a Ship
Energy Efficiency Management Plan
(SEEMP) for both new and existing
ships (Annex VI, Reg. 22). Additionally,
IMO Resolution MEPC.203(62) adds
new Chapter 4 to Annex VI, establishing
a set of efficiency performance
standards intended to reduce air
pollution emissions from ships burning
fuel oil, including distillate and residual
fuels, for purposes of propulsion or
operation on board a ship. Also, new
Annex VI Regulations 20 and 21 require
an Energy Efficiency Design Index
(EEDI) for (1) new ships, (2) new ships
when they undergo a major conversion,
and (3) existing ships that undergo a
major conversion after January 1, 2013,
so extensive that it is regarded as a
newly constructed ship (see definition
of ‘‘major conversion’’ in Regulation
2(24)). Regulations 5 and 6 make
mandatory for new ships to which
Chapter 4 of MARPOL Annex VI
applies, the preparation of and issuance
of an IEE Certificate which includes a
Supplement. The Coast Guard or a
recognized classification society (RCS)
would issue the IEE Certificate.
New Regulation 6.4 requires the
issuance of an IEE Certificate to ships
400 gross tonnage and above that have
been surveyed in accordance with the
provisions of Regulation 5.4. The
tonnage referenced here is gross tonnage
measured in accordance with the
tonnage measurement regulations
contained in Annex I to the
International Convention on Tonnage
Measurements of Ships, 1969 or any
successor Convention (GT ITC) (see
Regulation 2.10). Regulation 6.4 also
specifies that such ships not engage in
voyages to ports or offshore terminals
under the jurisdiction of other countries
that are Parties to MARPOL before they
obtain an IEE Certificate. For existing
ships, the verification of the
requirement to have a SEEMP on board
according to new Regulation 22 will
take place at the first intermediate or
renewal International Air Pollution
Prevention (IAPP) Certificate survey,
whichever is first, on or after January 1,
2013. The SEEMP itself does not have
to be approved by the Coast Guard or a
RCS, but must follow the guidelines for
preparation of a SEEMP in IMO
Resolution MEPC.213(63) (see
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Regulation 22.2 and 33 U.S.C. 1908).
RCSs will issue IEE Certificates to
existing ships to which the RCS also
issued an International Air Pollution
Prevention (IAPP) Certificate after
completion of the required surveys. All
new ships as defined in Annex VI
Regulation 2 should make arrangements
with an RCS to complete the
requirements for IEE Certificate
issuance. Existing ships that received
their IAPP Certificate from the Coast
Guard should contact the cognizant
Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection
(OCMI) to obtain their IEE Certificate.
Once issued, the IEE Certificate is valid
for the life of the ship unless the ship
is withdrawn from service, a new
certificate is issued following a ‘‘major
conversion’’ as defined in Annex VI
Regulation 2, or the ship is transferred
to the flag of another State (see
Regulations 9.10 and 9.11).
The term ‘‘new ship’’ means a ship for
which the building contract is placed on
or after January 1, 2013; or in the
absence of a building contract, the keel
of which is laid or which is at a similar
stage of construction on or after July 1,
2013; or the delivery of which is on or
after July 1, 2015 (see Regulation 2.23).
The requirements for new ships also
apply to ships that undergo a major
conversion as defined in Annex VI
Regulation 2. In addition to a SEEMP
(Regulation 22), new ships and those
that have undergone a major conversion
must have an Attained Energy
Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) (see
Regulation 20). IMO Resolution
MEPC.212(63) provides guidance to
ship owners and designers regarding the
calculation of the EEDI. An EEDI
technical file should be prepared during
the design of the ship and submitted to
the Coast Guard or RCS for preliminary
verification along with the rest of the
ship’s drawings and particulars during
the existing plan approval process. Final
verification of the EEDI technical file is
conducted following RCS surveyor
observance of a sea trial.
IMO Resolution MEPC.214(63)
provides survey and certification
guidelines. If the results of the sea trial
are inconsistent with the preliminary
contents of the EEDI technical file, the
ship owner or designer may be required
to revise the EEDI technical file prior to
issuance of the IEE Certificate.
Following the final verification of the
EEDI technical file a Record of
Construction Relating to Energy
Efficiency (Supplement to the IEE
Certificate) and IEE Certificate will be
issued.
On December 10, 2012, the Coast
Guard published a final rule to amend
46 CFR 8.320. That rule, which became
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effective January 9, 2013, permits
classification societies to apply to issue
IEE Certificates on behalf of the Coast
Guard (see 77 FR 73334, Dec. 10, 2012).
We anticipate that classification
societies that applied to issue IAPP
Certificates will also apply to issue IEE
Certificates. Because the Coast Guard
has authorized RCSs to issue the Record
of Construction Relating to Energy
Efficiency (Supplement to the IEE
Certificate), EEDI review and approval
will not be completed directly by the
Coast Guard (see 77 FR 73334, Dec. 10,
2012).
Annex VI exempts ships using dieselelectric, turbine or hybrid propulsion
systems from the requirements to
prepare an EEDI technical file and
obtain an IEE Supplement regardless of
build date. In addition, the Coast Guard
may waive the requirements for new
ships to prepare an EEDI technical file
and obtain an IEE Supplement in certain
cases described in Annex VI Regulation
19. Ship operator requests for waivers
should be directed to the appropriate
Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection;
those requests will then be routed
through the District Commander to CG–
CVC–1 for approval. RCSs should
submit requests for waivers directly to
CG–CVC–1.
Authority
This notice is issued under the
authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 33 U.S.C.
1901(a)(5), 1903, and 1907(a).
Dated: May 5, 2013.
Paul F. Thomas,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director,
Inspections and Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Ship’s Store Declaration
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for
comments; Extension of an existing
information collection: 1651–0018.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) of the Department of
Homeland Security will be submitting
the following information collection
request to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act: Ship’s Stores
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Declaration (CBP Form 1303). This is a
proposed extension of an information
collection that was previously
approved. CBP is proposing that this
information collection be extended with
no change to the burden hours. This
document is published to obtain
comments from the public and affected
agencies. This proposed information
collection was previously published in
the Federal Register (78 FR 15031) on
March 8, 2013, allowing for a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for
an additional 30 days for public
comments. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before June 12, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
this proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs
and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security, and sent via
electronic mail to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed
to (202) 395–5806.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
encourages the general public and
affected Federal agencies to submit
written comments and suggestions on
proposed and/or continuing information
collection requests pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (Pub. L.104–
13). Your comments should address one
of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency/component,
including whether the information will
have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agencies/components estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collections of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
techniques or other forms of
information.
Title: Ship’s Stores Declaration.
OMB Number: 1651–0018.
Form Number: CBP Form 1303.
Abstract: CBP Form 1303, Ship’s
Stores Declaration, is used by the
carriers to declare articles to be retained
on board the vessel, such as sea stores,
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ship’s stores (e.g. alcohol and tobacco
products), controlled narcotic drugs, or
bunker oil in a format that can be
readily audited and checked by CBP.
This form was developed as a single
international standard ship’s stores
declaration form to replace the different
forms used by various countries for the
entrance and clearance of vessels. CBP
Form 1303 collects information about
the ship, the ports of arrival and
departure, and the articles on the ship.
It is pursuant to the provisions of
section 432, Tariff Act of 1930 and
provided for by 19 CFR 4.7, 4.7a, 4.81,
4.85, & 4.87. This form is accessible at
https://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/
CBP_Form_1303.pdf.
Current Actions: CBP proposes to
extend the expiration date of this
information collection with no change
to the burden hours or to the
information being collected.
Type of Review: Extension (without
change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
8,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 13.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 104,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 26,000.
If additional information is required
contact: Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, Regulations and
Rulings, Office of International Trade,
90 K Street NE., Washington, DC 20229–
1177, at 202–325–0265.
Dated: May 8, 2013.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
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Modification of the National Customs
Automation Program Test (NCAP)
Regarding Reconciliation for Filing
Certain Post-Importation Claims
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: General notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This document announces a
modification to the Automated
Commercial System (ACS) National
Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Reconciliation prototype test to include
the filing of post-importation
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2012-1095]
U.S. Flag Compliance With MARPOL Annex VI International Energy
Efficiency (IEE) Requirements
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of International Standards.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces that International Maritime
Organization (IMO) Resolution MEPC.203(62) amended Annex VI to the
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
(MARPOL). On July 15, 2011, the IMO formally adopted Resolution
MEPC.203(62), which entered into force on January 1, 2013, and amends
MARPOL Annex VI by adding Chapter 4 and amending existing regulations
in Annex VI. These amendments require the issuance of an International
Energy Efficiency Certificate and the preparation of a Ship Energy
Efficiency Management Plan for both new and
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existing ships. To obtain the certificate, (1) new ships, (2) new ships
when they undergo a major conversion, and (3) existing ships that
undergo a major conversion after January 1, 2013, so extensive that it
is regarded as a newly constructed ship, must first have an Attained
Energy Efficiency Design Index. These requirements apply to all U.S.
flag ships 400 gross tonnage and above that engage in voyages to ports
or offshore terminals under the jurisdiction of other Parties to
MARPOL. The Coast Guard Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance has
issued Policy Letter 13-02 to provide amplifying guidance on U.S.
implementation of MARPOL Annex VI Chapter 4 and associated
requirements.
DATES: The amendments in IMO Resolution MEPC.203(62) became effective
on January 1, 2013. The requirements and implementation schedule for
existing ships and new ships are provided below in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section.
ADDRESSES: To view the documents mentioned in this notice, go to https://www.regulations.gov. In the ``Search'' box, insert ``USCG-2012-1095''
and click ``Search.'' If you do not have access to the Internet, you
may view the docket online by visiting the Docket Management Facility
in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the Department of Transportation
West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. We have an agreement with the Department of Transportation to
use the Docket Management Facility.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning this
notice, contact Mr. Timothy Brown, U.S. Coast Guard, Commercial Vessel
Compliance Division (CG-CVC-1), telephone 202-372-2358 or email CG-cvc-1@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to
the docket, call Docket Operations at 202-366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The International Maritime Organization
(IMO) established new MARPOL Annex VI requirements to improve the
energy efficiency of ships. These new Annex VI standards were adopted
on July 15, 2011, and are contained in IMO Resolution MEPC.203(62). The
Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901, et. seq.) requires
compliance with Annex VI, which now includes the new Annex VI energy
efficiency requirements discussed below. The Coast Guard is currently
developing regulations to facilitate compliance with the amendments in
Resolution MEPC.203(62), which came into force for the U.S. on January
1, 2013. The lack of updated regulations does not exempt ships from
meeting the requirements of the amended MARPOL Annex VI.
Effective as of January 1, 2013, IMO Resolution MEPC.203(62)
amended MARPOL Annex VI and requires energy efficiency surveys and the
issuance of an International Energy Efficiency (IEE) Certificate (Annex
VI, Regs. 5.4 & 6.4), in addition to the preparation of a Ship Energy
Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) for both new and existing ships
(Annex VI, Reg. 22). Additionally, IMO Resolution MEPC.203(62) adds new
Chapter 4 to Annex VI, establishing a set of efficiency performance
standards intended to reduce air pollution emissions from ships burning
fuel oil, including distillate and residual fuels, for purposes of
propulsion or operation on board a ship. Also, new Annex VI Regulations
20 and 21 require an Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for (1) new
ships, (2) new ships when they undergo a major conversion, and (3)
existing ships that undergo a major conversion after January 1, 2013,
so extensive that it is regarded as a newly constructed ship (see
definition of ``major conversion'' in Regulation 2(24)). Regulations 5
and 6 make mandatory for new ships to which Chapter 4 of MARPOL Annex
VI applies, the preparation of and issuance of an IEE Certificate which
includes a Supplement. The Coast Guard or a recognized classification
society (RCS) would issue the IEE Certificate.
New Regulation 6.4 requires the issuance of an IEE Certificate to
ships 400 gross tonnage and above that have been surveyed in accordance
with the provisions of Regulation 5.4. The tonnage referenced here is
gross tonnage measured in accordance with the tonnage measurement
regulations contained in Annex I to the International Convention on
Tonnage Measurements of Ships, 1969 or any successor Convention (GT
ITC) (see Regulation 2.10). Regulation 6.4 also specifies that such
ships not engage in voyages to ports or offshore terminals under the
jurisdiction of other countries that are Parties to MARPOL before they
obtain an IEE Certificate. For existing ships, the verification of the
requirement to have a SEEMP on board according to new Regulation 22
will take place at the first intermediate or renewal International Air
Pollution Prevention (IAPP) Certificate survey, whichever is first, on
or after January 1, 2013. The SEEMP itself does not have to be approved
by the Coast Guard or a RCS, but must follow the guidelines for
preparation of a SEEMP in IMO Resolution MEPC.213(63) (see Regulation
22.2 and 33 U.S.C. 1908). RCSs will issue IEE Certificates to existing
ships to which the RCS also issued an International Air Pollution
Prevention (IAPP) Certificate after completion of the required surveys.
All new ships as defined in Annex VI Regulation 2 should make
arrangements with an RCS to complete the requirements for IEE
Certificate issuance. Existing ships that received their IAPP
Certificate from the Coast Guard should contact the cognizant Officer
in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) to obtain their IEE Certificate.
Once issued, the IEE Certificate is valid for the life of the ship
unless the ship is withdrawn from service, a new certificate is issued
following a ``major conversion'' as defined in Annex VI Regulation 2,
or the ship is transferred to the flag of another State (see
Regulations 9.10 and 9.11).
The term ``new ship'' means a ship for which the building contract
is placed on or after January 1, 2013; or in the absence of a building
contract, the keel of which is laid or which is at a similar stage of
construction on or after July 1, 2013; or the delivery of which is on
or after July 1, 2015 (see Regulation 2.23). The requirements for new
ships also apply to ships that undergo a major conversion as defined in
Annex VI Regulation 2. In addition to a SEEMP (Regulation 22), new
ships and those that have undergone a major conversion must have an
Attained Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) (see Regulation 20). IMO
Resolution MEPC.212(63) provides guidance to ship owners and designers
regarding the calculation of the EEDI. An EEDI technical file should be
prepared during the design of the ship and submitted to the Coast Guard
or RCS for preliminary verification along with the rest of the ship's
drawings and particulars during the existing plan approval process.
Final verification of the EEDI technical file is conducted following
RCS surveyor observance of a sea trial.
IMO Resolution MEPC.214(63) provides survey and certification
guidelines. If the results of the sea trial are inconsistent with the
preliminary contents of the EEDI technical file, the ship owner or
designer may be required to revise the EEDI technical file prior to
issuance of the IEE Certificate. Following the final verification of
the EEDI technical file a Record of Construction Relating to Energy
Efficiency (Supplement to the IEE Certificate) and IEE Certificate will
be issued.
On December 10, 2012, the Coast Guard published a final rule to
amend 46 CFR 8.320. That rule, which became
[[Page 27984]]
effective January 9, 2013, permits classification societies to apply to
issue IEE Certificates on behalf of the Coast Guard (see 77 FR 73334,
Dec. 10, 2012). We anticipate that classification societies that
applied to issue IAPP Certificates will also apply to issue IEE
Certificates. Because the Coast Guard has authorized RCSs to issue the
Record of Construction Relating to Energy Efficiency (Supplement to the
IEE Certificate), EEDI review and approval will not be completed
directly by the Coast Guard (see 77 FR 73334, Dec. 10, 2012).
Annex VI exempts ships using diesel-electric, turbine or hybrid
propulsion systems from the requirements to prepare an EEDI technical
file and obtain an IEE Supplement regardless of build date. In
addition, the Coast Guard may waive the requirements for new ships to
prepare an EEDI technical file and obtain an IEE Supplement in certain
cases described in Annex VI Regulation 19. Ship operator requests for
waivers should be directed to the appropriate Officer in Charge, Marine
Inspection; those requests will then be routed through the District
Commander to CG-CVC-1 for approval. RCSs should submit requests for
waivers directly to CG-CVC-1.
Authority
This notice is issued under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 33
U.S.C. 1901(a)(5), 1903, and 1907(a).
Dated: May 5, 2013.
Paul F. Thomas,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director, Inspections and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2013-11232 Filed 5-10-13; 8:45 am]
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