[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 118 (Thursday, June 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 35177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14403]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2011-1156]
Draft Change to Navigation and Inspection Circular 01-13,
Inspection and Certification of Vessels Under the Maritime Security
Program
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability with request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of a draft change
to Navigation and Inspection Circular (NVIC) 01-13, Inspection and
Certification of Vessels Under the Maritime Security Program (MSP). The
MSP serves as a means for establishing a fleet of commercially viable
and militarily useful vessels to meet national defense as well as other
security requirements. NVIC 01-13 provides guidance to assist vessel
owners/operators, Authorized Classification Societies, and Coast Guard
personnel with the inspection and certification of vessels under the
MSP. This draft change clarifies the process for the issuance of the
Certificate of Documentation (COD) to the vessel during the reflag
process, adds a note to the equivalency provisions for inspection of
MSP vessels subsequent to initial certification, clarifies the trial
period requirements for automated systems in machinery spaces, includes
interim provisions for those vessels seeking to operate with minimally
attended or periodically unattended machinery spaces, and makes other
non-technical changes to NVIC 01-13. This notice solicits public
comment on the impact of the draft change to NVIC 01-13 on applicable
vessels and other affected parties.
DATES: Comments and related material must either be submitted to the
online docket via http://www.regulations.gov or reach the Docket
Management Facility, on or before August 18, 2014. Documents discussed
in this notice should be available in the online docket within three
business days of today's publication.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments using one of the listed methods, and see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more information on public comments.
Online--http:www.regulations.gov following Web site
instructions.
Fax--202-493-2251.
Mail or hand deliver--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. Hours
for hand delivery are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays (telephone 202-366-9329).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document,
call or email Lieutenant Corydon Heard, Office of Commercial Vessel
Compliance (CG-CVC), U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 202-372-1208, email
[email protected]. For information about viewing or submitting
material to the docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone 202-366-9826, toll free 1-800-647-5527.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation and Comments
We encourage you to submit comments (or related material) on the
draft change to NVIC 01-13. We will consider all submissions and may
adjust our final action based on your comments. Comments should be
marked with docket number USCG-2011-1156 and should provide a reason
for each suggestion or recommendation. You should provide personal
contact information so that we can contact you if we have questions
regarding your comments; but please note that all comments will be
posted to the online docket without change and that any personal
information you include can be searchable online (see the Federal
Register Privacy Act notice regarding our public dockets, 73 FR 3316,
January 17, 2008).
Mailed or hand-delivered comments should be in an unbound 8\1/2\ x
11 inch format suitable for reproduction. The Docket Management
Facility will acknowledge receipt of mailed comments if you enclose a
stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope with your submission.
Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public comments, are in
our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by
following the Web site's instructions. You can also view the docket at
the Docket Management Facility (see the mailing address under
ADDRESSES) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
NVIC 01-13 provides uniform process guidance to assist vessel
owners/operators, Authorized Classification Societies, and Coast Guard
personnel regarding the MSP. Vessels that meet MSP eligibility criteria
may obtain a Certificate Of Inspection (COI) by following the
procedures and guidelines detailed in NVIC 01-13. NVIC 01-13 was first
published in February 2013. As part of the first annual review, the
Coast Guard has considered policy guidance enhancements in order to
better facilitate the transition of vessels to U.S. registry under the
MSP. This notice announces a change that would clarify trial period
requirements for automated systems in machinery spaces, include interim
provisions for those vessels seeking to operate with minimally attended
or periodically unattended machinery spaces, and make other non-
technical changes to NVIC 01-13.
Specifically, this draft change to NVIC 01-13 clarifies the process
for the issuance of the Certificate of Documentation (COD) to the
vessel during the reflag process, adds a note to the equivalency
provisions for inspection of MSP vessels subsequent to initial
certification, clarifies the trial period requirements for automated
systems in machinery spaces, and includes interim provisions for those
vessels seeking to operate with minimally attended or periodically
unattended machinery spaces (MAMS/PUMS), which do not otherwise meet
the requirements of 46 CFR 62.50-20 and/or 62.50-30 (as appropriate).
We request comments from all interested parties on this draft
change to NVIC 01-13. The Coast Guard will consider all comments on
this draft change before issuing an updated version of NVIC 01-13.
This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
Dated: June 11, 2014.
Jonathan C. Burton,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director, Inspections and Compliance.
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