Department of Homeland Security August 15, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Safety Zone; Superior Bay, Duluth, MN
Document Number: 2012-20004
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-08-15
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone encompassing a portion of the Duluth Harbor Basin, Northern Section, including the Duluth Entry. This safety zone is intended to help protect participants, event safety personnel, boaters and spectators during the Superior Man Triathlon.
Safety Zones; Annual Fireworks Event in the Captain of the Port Detroit Zone
Document Number: 2012-20002
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-08-15
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for an annual fireworks event in the Captain of the Port Detroit zone from 9:15 p.m. to 10 p.m. on August 18, 2012. This action is necessary and intended to ensure safety of life on the navigable waters immediately prior to, during, and immediately after fireworks events. During the aforementioned period, the Coast Guard will enforce restrictions upon, and control movement of, vessels in a specified area immediately prior to, during, and immediately after fireworks events. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the safety zone without permission of the Captain of the Port.
Prohibitions and Conditions on the Importation and Exportation of Rough Diamonds
Document Number: 2012-20001
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-08-15
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of the Treasury
This document proposes to amend the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to set forth the prohibitions and conditions that are applicable to the importation and exportation of rough diamonds pursuant to the Clean Diamond Trade Act, as implemented by the President in Executive Order 13312 dated July 29, 2003, and the Rough Diamonds Control Regulations (RDCR) issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In addition to restating pertinent provisions of the RDCR, the proposed amendments would clarify that any U.S. person exporting from or importing into the United States a shipment of rough diamonds must retain for a period of at least five years a copy of the Kimberley Process Certificate that currently must accompany such shipments and make the copy available for inspection when requested by CBP. The document also proposes to require formal entry for shipments of rough diamonds.
Towing Safety Advisory Committee; Meeting
Document Number: 2012-20000
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-08-15
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) will meet on September 19 and 20, 2012. On September 19, the committee will meet to discuss administrative matters and then recess for the separate but concurrent meetings of the four subcommittees, ``Recommendations for the Prevention of Towing Vessel Crewmember Falls Overboard'', ``Review and recommendations for the revision of NVIC 1-95, Voluntary Training Standards for Entry-Level Personnel on Towing Industry Vessels'', ``Recommendations for the Enhancement of Towing Vessel Stability'' and ``Recommendations for Safety Standards of Portable Facility Vapor Control Systems Used for Marine Operations.'' The committee will reconvene on September 20, 2012. The meetings of the TSAC on both days and the meeting of the subcommittees are open to the public.
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