Homeland Security Department, Coast Guard
The Coast Guard announces that it will impose conditions of entry on vessels arriving from the Republic of Djibouti. 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.
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 Homeland Security Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG-2017-0851] AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces that it will impose conditions of entry on vessels arriving from the Republic of Djibouti. 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 effective May 30, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document call or email LCDR Zeke Lyons, International Port Security Program, United States Coast Guard, telephone 202-372-1296, Ezekiel.J.Lyons@uscg.mil 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 August 18, 2016 the Coast Guard found that ports in the Republic of Djibouti failed to maintain effective anti-terrorism measures and that the Republic of Djibouti's designated authority's oversight, access control, security monitoring, security training programs, and security plans drills and exerc…
Citation: 84 FR 22153
