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372–1384, email Raymond.W.Martin@
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viewing or submitting material to the
docket, call Barbara Hairston, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone
202–366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 143
46 CFR Parts 110 and 111
[Docket No. USCG–2012–0850]
RIN 1625–AC00
Electrical Equipment in Hazardous
Locations; Extension of Comment
Period
Coast Guard, DHS.
Proposed rule; extension of
comment period.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard is extending
the comment period for the notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) entitled
‘‘Electrical Equipment in Hazardous
Locations,’’ published on June 24, 2013,
until November 30, 2013. We are
extending the comment period at the
request of industry to ensure
stakeholders have adequate time to
submit complete responses.
DATES: The comment period for the
proposed rule published June 24, 2013
(78 FR 37760) is extended. Comments
and related material must be submitted
and received on or before November 30,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments and related
material must either be submitted to our
online docket via http://
www.regulations.gov or reach the
Docket Management Facility by the date
given above. You may submit comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2012–0850 using any one of the
following methods:
(1) Online: http://
www.regulations.gov.
(2) Fax: 202–493–2251.
(3) Mail: 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–
0001.
(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail
address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. The telephone number
is 202–366–9329.
To avoid duplication, please use only
one of these four methods. See the
‘‘Public Participation and Request for
Comments’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below for instructions on submitting
comments.
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SUMMARY:
If
you have questions on this proposed
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I. Public Participation and Request for
Comments
We encourage you to participate in
this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related materials. All
comments received will be posted
without change to http://
www.regulations.gov and will include
any personal information you have
provided.
A. Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please
include the docket number for this
rulemaking (USCG–2012–0850),
indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment
applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. You
may submit your comments and
material online or by fax, mail, or hand
delivery, but please use only one of
these means. We recommend that you
include your name and a mailing
address, an email address, or a phone
number in the body of your document
so that we can contact you if we have
questions regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, go to
http://www.regulations.gov and insert
‘‘USCG–2012–0850’’ in the ‘‘Search’’
box. Click on ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ in
the ‘‘Actions’’ column. If you submit
your comments by mail or hand
delivery, submit them in an unbound
format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches,
suitable for copying and electronic
filing. If you submit comments by mail
and would like to know that they
reached the Facility, please enclose a
stamped, self-addressed postcard or
envelope.
We will consider all comments and
material received during the comment
period and may change this proposed
rule based on your comments.
B. Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as
documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to
http://www.regulations.gov, insert
‘‘USCG–2012–0850’’ and click
‘‘Search.’’ Click the ‘‘Open Docket
Folder’’ in the ‘‘Actions’’ column. If you
do not have access to the Internet, you
may view the docket online by visiting
the Docket Management Facility in
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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.
C. Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic
form of comments received into any of
our dockets by the name of the
individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on
behalf of an association, business, labor
union, etc.). You may review a Privacy
Act notice regarding our public dockets
in the January 17, 2008, issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
II. Regulatory History and Information
The Coast Guard published an NPRM
entitled ‘‘Electrical Equipment in
Hazardous Locations’’ on June 24, 2013
(78 FR 37760) proposing to amend its
regulations. This proposed subpart
would be applicable to foreign Mobile
Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs),
floating facilities, and vessels that
engage in OCS activities for the first
time after the effective date of the
regulations. The proposed subpart
would also be applicable to newly
constructed U.S. MODUs, floating
facilities, and vessels, excluding
offshore supply vessels (OSVs). The
proposed regulations would expand the
list of national and international
explosion protection standards deemed
acceptable, as well as add the
internationally accepted independent
third-party certification system, the IEC
System for Certification to Standards
relating to Equipment for use in
Explosive Atmospheres, as an accepted
method of testing and certifying
electrical equipment intended for use in
hazardous locations. The proposed
regulations would also provide owners
and operators of existing U.S. MODUs,
floating OCS facilities, and vessels,
other than OSVs, that engage in OCS
activities and U.S. tank vessels that
carry flammable or combustible cargoes
the option of choosing between the
compliance regime contained in existing
regulations or the one contained in the
proposed subpart 111.108. All
comments on this NPRM were originally
due by September 23, 2013.
III. Background and Purpose
On September 6, 2013, we received a
letter from the International Association
of Drilling Contractors requesting an
extension of the comment period until
November 30, 2013. It noted additional
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and its regulatory analysis. The U.S.
Coast Guard is extending the public
comment period, as requested, to ensure
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stakeholders have adequate time to
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IV. Authority
This notice is issued under authority
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Dated: September 18, 2013.
F.J. Sturm,
Acting, Director of Commercial Regulations
and Standards, U.S. Coast Guard.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 143
46 CFR Parts 110 and 111
[Docket No. USCG-2012-0850]
RIN 1625-AC00
Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Locations; Extension of Comment
Period
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is extending the comment period for the notice
of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) entitled ``Electrical Equipment in
Hazardous Locations,'' published on June 24, 2013, until November 30,
2013. We are extending the comment period at the request of industry to
ensure stakeholders have adequate time to submit complete responses.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published June 24, 2013
(78 FR 37760) is extended. Comments and related material must be
submitted and received on or before November 30, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments and related material must either be submitted to
our online docket via http://www.regulations.gov or reach the Docket
Management Facility by the date given above. You may submit comments
identified by docket number USCG-2012-0850 using any one of the
following methods:
(1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Fax: 202-493-2251.
(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is 202-366-9329.
To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on
submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed
rule, call or email Mr. Raymond Martin, Systems Engineering Division
(CG-ENG-3), Coast Guard; telephone 202-372-1384, email
Raymond.W.Martin@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket, call Barbara Hairston, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Participation and Request for Comments
We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related materials. All comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided.
A. Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking (USCG-2012-0850), indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material
online or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of
these means. We recommend that you include your name and a mailing
address, an email address, or a phone number in the body of your
document so that we can contact you if we have questions regarding your
submission.
To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov and
insert ``USCG-2012-0850'' in the ``Search'' box. Click on ``Submit a
Comment'' in the ``Actions'' column. If you submit your comments by
mail or hand delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than
8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you
submit comments by mail and would like to know that they reached the
Facility, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or
envelope.
We will consider all comments and material received during the
comment period and may change this proposed rule based on your
comments.
B. Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
insert ``USCG-2012-0850'' and click ``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket
Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column. 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.
C. Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any
of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act notice
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
II. Regulatory History and Information
The Coast Guard published an NPRM entitled ``Electrical Equipment
in Hazardous Locations'' on June 24, 2013 (78 FR 37760) proposing to
amend its regulations. This proposed subpart would be applicable to
foreign Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs), floating facilities,
and vessels that engage in OCS activities for the first time after the
effective date of the regulations. The proposed subpart would also be
applicable to newly constructed U.S. MODUs, floating facilities, and
vessels, excluding offshore supply vessels (OSVs). The proposed
regulations would expand the list of national and international
explosion protection standards deemed acceptable, as well as add the
internationally accepted independent third-party certification system,
the IEC System for Certification to Standards relating to Equipment for
use in Explosive Atmospheres, as an accepted method of testing and
certifying electrical equipment intended for use in hazardous
locations. The proposed regulations would also provide owners and
operators of existing U.S. MODUs, floating OCS facilities, and vessels,
other than OSVs, that engage in OCS activities and U.S. tank vessels
that carry flammable or combustible cargoes the option of choosing
between the compliance regime contained in existing regulations or the
one contained in the proposed subpart 111.108. All comments on this
NPRM were originally due by September 23, 2013.
III. Background and Purpose
On September 6, 2013, we received a letter from the International
Association of Drilling Contractors requesting an extension of the
comment period until November 30, 2013. It noted additional
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time was desired to review the proposal and its regulatory analysis.
The U.S. Coast Guard is extending the public comment period, as
requested, to ensure stakeholders have adequate time to submit complete
responses.
IV. Authority
This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
Dated: September 18, 2013.
F.J. Sturm,
Acting, Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast
Guard.
[FR Doc. 2013-23280 Filed 9-24-13; 8:45 am]
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