[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 160 (Monday, August 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39609-39610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17652]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2017-0464]
Imposition of Conditions of Entry for Certain Vessels Arriving to
the United States From the Federated States of Micronesia
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces that it will impose conditions of
entry on vessels arriving from the Federated States of Micronesia.
Conditions of entry are intended to protect the United States from
vessels arriving from countries that have been found to have deficient
port anti-terrorism measures in place.
DATES: The policy announced in this notice will become applicable
September 5, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document
call or email Juliet Hudson, International Port Security Evaluation
Division, United States Coast Guard, telephone 202-372-1173,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion
The authority for this notice is 5 U.S.C. 552(a) (``Administrative
Procedure Act''), 46 U.S.C. 70110 (``Maritime Transportation Security
Act''), and Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
0170.1(II)(97.f). As delegated, section 70110(a) authorizes the Coast
Guard to impose conditions of entry on vessels arriving in U.S. waters
from ports that the Coast Guard has not found to maintain effective
anti-terrorism measures.
On May 3, 2016 the Coast Guard found that ports in the Federated
States of Micronesia failed to maintain effective anti-terrorism
measures and that the Federated States of Microneisa's designated
authority oversight, access control, security monitoring, security
training programs, and security plans drills and exercises are all
deficient.
On July 7, 2016, as required by 46 U.S.C. 70109, the Federated
States of Micronesia was notified of this determination and given
recommendations for improving antiterrorism measures and 90 days to
respond. To date, we cannot confirm that the Federated States of
Micronesia has corrected the identified deficiencies.
Accordingly, beginning September 5, 2017, the conditions of entry
shown in Table 1 will apply to any vessel that visited a port in the
Federated States of Micronesia in its last five port calls.
Table 1--Conditions of Entry for Vessels Visiting Ports in the Federated
States of Micronesia
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No. Each vessel must:
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1.................. Implement measures per the vessel's security plan
equivalent to Security Level 2 while in a port in
the Federated States of Micronesia. As defined in
the ISPS Code and incorporated herein, ``Security
Level 2'' refers to the ``level for which
appropriate additional protective security
measures shall be maintained for a period of time
as a result of heightened risk of a security
incident.''
2.................. Ensure that each access point to the vessel is
guarded and that the guards have total visibility
of the exterior (both landside and waterside) of
the vessel while the vessel is in ports in the
Federated States of Micronesia.
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3.................. Guards may be provided by the vessel's crew;
however, additional crewmembers should be placed
on the vessel if necessary to ensure that limits
on maximum hours of work are not exceeded and/or
minimum hours of rest are met, or provided by
outside security forces approved by the vessel's
master and Company Security Officer. As defined in
the ISPS Code and incorporated herein, ``Company
Security Officer'' refers to the ``person
designated by the Company for ensuring that a ship
security assessment is carried out; that a ship
security plan is developed, submitted for
approval, and thereafter implemented and
maintained and for liaison with port facility
security officers and the ship security officer.''
4.................. Attempt to execute a Declaration of Security while
in a port in the Federated States of Micronesia.
5.................. Log all security actions in the vessel's security
records.
6.................. Report actions taken to the cognizant Coast Guard
Captain of the Port (COTP) prior to arrival into
U.S. waters.
7.................. In addition, based on the findings of the Coast
Guard boarding or examination, the vessel may be
required to ensure that each access point to the
vessel is guarded by armed, private security
guards and that they have total visibility of the
exterior (both landside and waterside) of the
vessel while in U.S. ports. The number and
position of the guards has to be acceptable to the
cognizant COTP prior to the vessel's arrival.
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The following countries currently do not maintain effective anti-
terrorism measures and are therefore subject to conditions of entry:
Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, the
Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Gambia, Guinea-
Bissau, Iran, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Nauru, Nigeria, Sao Tome and
Principe, Syria, Timor-Leste, Venezuela, and Yemen. This list is also
available in a policy notice available at https://homeport.uscg.mil
under the Maritime Security tab; International Port Security Program
(ISPS Code); Port Security Advisory link.
Dated: June 29, 2017.
Charles W. Ray,
Deputy Commandant for Operations.
[FR Doc. 2017-17652 Filed 8-18-17; 8:45 am]
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