Transportation Department, Coast Guard
The Coast Guard establishes this interim rule to provide for the issuance of special permits to uninspected vessels under the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 (PVSA). That Act authorizes the Coast Guard to amend operating and equipment guidelines for uninspected passenger vessels over 100 gross tons, carrying 12 or less passengers for hire. In addition, it authorizes the Coast Guard to issue special permits for vessels participating in a Marine Event of National Significance, such as OPSAIL 2000 and Tall Ships 2000.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Coast Guard 46 CFR Part 26 [USCG-1999-5040] RIN 2115-AF69 AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT. ACTION: Interim rule. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard establishes this interim rule to provide for the issuance of special permits to uninspected vessels under the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 (PVSA). That Act authorizes the Coast Guard to amend operating and equipment guidelines for uninspected passenger vessels over 100 gross tons, carrying 12 or less passengers for hire. In addition, it authorizes the Coast Guard to issue special permits for vessels participating in a Marine Event of National Significance, such as OPSAIL 2000 and Tall Ships 2000. DATES: This interim rule is effective May 12, 2000. ADDRESSES: Comments and material received from the public, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket, are part of docket USCG-1999-5040 and are available for inspection or copying at the Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may also find this docket on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this rule, call Lieutenant Commander Michael A. Jendrossek, Office of Operating and Environmental Standards (G-MSO-2), Coast Guard, telephone 202-267-0836. For questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Dorothy Walker, Ch…
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Safety of Uninspected Passenger Vessels Under the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 (PVSA)
Safety of Uninspected Passenger Vessels Under the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 (PVSA)
Safety of Uninspected Passenger Vessels Under the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 (PVSA)
Safety of Uninspected Passenger Vessels Under the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 (PVSA)
Citation: 65 FR 24878
