Coast Guard August 6, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Exemption for Active-Duty Uniformed Service Members From Merchant Mariner Credentialing Fees
Document Number: 2024-17061
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-08-06
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is exempting certain members of the uniformed services from Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) fees for the evaluation of an MMC application, the administration of an examination required for an MMC endorsement, and the issuance of an MMC. This final rule is in response to Executive Order 13860Supporting the Transition of Active Duty Service Members and Military Veterans Into the Merchant Marine, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.
Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Marker 229.2 Baton Rouge to Mile Marker 92.7 New Orleans, LA
Document Number: 2024-17289
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-08-06
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary moving safety zone around the procession of boats participating in the marine event, Fete Dieu Du Mississippi, on the Lower Mississippi River in New Orleans, LA. The safety zone is necessary to protect persons and vessels from the potential hazards associated with a moving flotilla of vessels and the potential for marine traffic congestion on the Lower Mississippi River. Entry of vessels or persons into the zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector New Orleans or a designated representative, or the pilot of the M/V KNIGHT HAWK.
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Osprey, FL
Document Number: 2024-17223
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-08-06
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Blackburn Point Bridge across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GICW), mile 63.1, at Osprey, FL. The Casey Key Association has requested the Coast Guard changing the operating schedule allowing the drawbridge scheduled openings. This deviation will test a change to the drawbridge operation schedule to determine whether a permanent change to the schedule is needed. The Coast Guard is seeking comments from the public regarding this deviation.
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