[Federal Register: August 29, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 167)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 49666]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
46 CFR Parts 67 and 68
[USCG-2005-20258]
RIN 1625-AA95
Vessel Documentation: Lease Financing for Vessels Engaged in the
Coastwise Trade
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date for collection of
information requirements.
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SUMMARY: In the final rule with this same title published October 18,
2006, we noted that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) had not
approved a collection-of-information associated with the amendments by
Sec. Sec. 68.65, 68.70, 68.75, 68.100, 68.107, and 68.109, to the
collection-of-information requirements for vessel owners and charterers
applying to engage in the coastwise trade under the lease financing
provisions of 46 U.S.C. 12119 (formerly 46 U.S.C. 12106(e)). OMB has
since approved that collection-of-information and the portions of the
rule with these requirements are effective August 29, 2007.
DATES: Effective Date: The amendments to 46 CFR 68.65, 68.70, 68.75,
68.100, 68.107, and 68.109, as published in the Federal Register on
October 18, 2006 (71 FR 61413) are effective August 29, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
document, call Patricia Williams, Deputy Director, National Vessel
Documentation Center, U.S. Coast Guard, telephone 304-271-2506. If you
have questions on viewing the docket (USCG-2005-20258), call Renee V.
Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-493-0402.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A final rule concerning applications to
engage in the coastwise trade under the lease financing provisions of
46 U.S.C. 12119 became effective on November 17, 2006, with the
exception of the collection of information requirements in the
amendments to 46 CFR 68.65, 68.70, 68.75, 68.100, 68.107, and 68.109.
Title 46 CFR 68.65 requires a vessel owner who seeks an initial, or
renewal of, coastwise endorsement, to submit a certification of
ownership in writing to the Director of the NVDC. 46 CFR 68.70 requires
an owner of a vessel other than a barge qualified to engage in
coastwise trade under the lease financing provisions of 46 U.S.C. 12119
to submit a certified application for the coastwise operation of a
vessel under a demise charter. 46 CFR 68.75 requires an owner of a
barge qualified to engage in coastwise trade under the lease financing
provisions of 46 U.S.C. 12119 to submit certifications and documents
supporting an application for the coastwise operation of a barge under
a demise charter. 46 CFR 68.100 sets out applicability provisions and
phase-in dates. 46 CFR 68.107 requires an owner of a vessel other than
a barge qualified to engage in coastwise trade under the lease
financing provisions of 46 U.S.C. 12119 to submit certifications,
certain supporting documents, and a certified application for the
coastwise operation of a vessel under a demise charter. 46 CFR 68.109
requires an owner of a barge qualified to engage in coastwise trade
under the lease financing provisions of 46 U.S.C. 12119 to submit
certifications, certain supporting documents, and a certified
application for the coastwise operation of a vessel under a demise
charter.
The final rule that contained the provisions for these
certifications, supporting documents and applications was published in
the Federal Register on October 18, 2006 (71 FR 61413), and is
available electronically through the docket (USCG-2005-20258) at http://dms.dot.gov/.
As required by 44 U.S.C. 3507(d), we submitted a copy of
the final rule to OMB for its review. On January 10, 2007, after
reviewing the rule, OMB approved the collection-of-information required
in Sec. Sec. 68.65, 68.70, 68.75, 68.100, 68.107, and 68.109 of the
final rule under OMB control number 1625-0027.
Dated: August 22, 2007.
J.G. Lantz,
Acting Assistant Commandant for Prevention, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. E7-17075 Filed 8-28-07; 8:45 am]
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