[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 190 (Friday, October 1, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53230-53231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25546]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

46 CFR Parts 10 and 12

[USCG-1997-2799]
RIN 2115-AF49


User Fees for Licenses, Certificates of Registry, and Merchant 
Mariner Documents; Correction

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has revised its application processing 
requirements for original licenses, certificates of registry, and 
merchant mariner documents and no longer does a criminal record check 
on all original applications. The new policy does not specifically 
identify which applications will undergo a record check and the Coast 
Guard therefore cannot charge a fee for this part of the application 
process. As published in the final rule, fees for original documents 
need to be corrected to remove the charge for criminal record checks.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This correction is effective October 4, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The public docket for this rulemaking is maintained at the 
Docket Management Facility, (USCG-1997-2799), U.S. Department of 
Transportation, room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington DC 
20590-0001. You may access docket materials at the facility or over the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this rule, contact 
CDR David Skewes, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Office of Planning and 
Resources (G-MRP), telephone 202-267-0785. For questions on viewing, or 
submitting material to the docket, contact Dorothy Walker, Chief, 
Dockets, Department of Transportation, telephone 202-366-9329.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 5, 1999, the Coast Guard published 
a final rule entitled ``User Fees for Licenses, Certificates of 
Registry, and Merchant Mariner Documents. The rulemaking changed 
merchant mariner licensing and documentation fees based on the latest 
cost recalculations. The evaluation fees for:
     Original License, Upper Level;
     Original License, Lower Level;
     Original Radio Officer License;
     Original Certificate of Registry (MMD holder);
     Original Certificate of Registry (MMD applicant);
     Original Merchant Mariner Document without endorsement; 
and * Original Merchant Mariner Document with endorsement included a 
charge for criminal record checks. This correction removes that charge 
from the evaluation fees for original documents.

Correction of Publication

    Accordingly, the publication on August 5, 1999, of the final rule 
(USCG-1997-2799), which is the subject of FR Doc. 99-20037, is 
corrected as follows:


Sec. 10.109  [Corrected]

    1. On page 42815, TABLE 10.109--FEES should read as follows:
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                                                                   Table 10.109--Fees
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                                                                                         And you need--
          If you apply for--          ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Evaluation--then the fee is--         Examination--then the fee is--          Issuance--then the fee is--
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License:
    Original:
        Upper level..................  $100                                   $110                                  $45
        Lower level..................  100                                    95                                    45
    Raise of grade...................  100                                    45                                    45
    Modification or removal of         50                                     45                                    45
     limitation or scope.
    Endorsement......................  50                                     45                                    45
    Renewal..........................  50                                     45                                    45
    Renewal for continuity purposes..  n/a                                    n/a                                   45
Reissue, Replacement, and Duplicate    n/a                                    n/a                                   \1\ 45
Radio Officer License:
    Original.........................  50                                     n/a                                   45

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    Endorsement......................  50                                     45                                    45
    Renewal..........................  50                                     n/a                                   45
Renewal for continuity purposes        n/a                                    n/a                                   45
    Reissue, Replacement, and          n/a                                    n/a                                   \1\ 45
     Duplicate.
Certificate of Registry:
    Original (MMD holder)............  90                                     n/a                                   45
    Original (MMD applicant).........  105                                    n/a                                   45
    Renewal..........................  50                                     n/a                                   45
    Renewal for continuity purposes..  n/a                                    n/a                                   45
    Endorsement......................  n/a                                    n/a                                   45
    Reissue, Replacement, and          n/a                                    n/a                                   \1\ 45
     Duplicate.
STCW Certification:
    Original.........................  No fee                                 No fee                                No fee.
    Renewal..........................  No fee                                 No fee                                No fee.
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\1\ Duplicate for document lost as result of marine casualty--No Fee.

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Sec. 12.02-18  [Corrected]

    2. On page 42816, TABLE 12.02-18-FEES should read as follows:
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                                              Table 12.02-18--Fees
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                                                                     And you need--
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          If you apply for--             Evaluation--Then the     Examination--Then the   Issuance--Then the fee
                                               fee is--                 fee is--                   is--
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Merchant Mariner Document:
    Original:
        Without endorsement..........  $95....................  n/a.....................  $45.
        With endorsement.............  $95....................  $140....................  $45.
    Endorsement for qualified rating.  $95....................  $140....................  $45.
    Upgrade or Raise in Grade........  $95....................  $140....................  $45.
    Renewal without endorsement for    $50....................  n/a.....................  $45.
     qualified rating.
    Renewal with endorsement for       $50....................  $45.....................  $45.
     qualified rating.
    Renewal for continuity purposes..  n/a....................  n/a.....................  $45.
    Reissue, Replacement, and          n/a....................  n/a.....................  $45.\1\
     Duplicate.
STCW Certification:
    Original.........................  No fee.................  No fee..................  No fee.
    Renewal..........................  No fee.................  No fee..................  No fee.
Other Transactions:
    Duplicate Continuous Discharge     n/a....................  n/a.....................  $10.
     Book.
    Duplicate record of sea service..  n/a....................  n/a.....................  $10.
    Copy of certificate of discharge.  n/a....................  n/a.....................  $10.
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\1\ Duplicate for document lost as result of marine casualty--No Fee.

    Dated: September 15, 1999.
R.C. North,
Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 99-25546 Filed 9-30-99; 8:45 am]
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