Commercial Diving Operations

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 46 CFR Parts 8 and 197 [Docket No. USCG-1998-3786] RIN 1625-AA21 AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; withdrawal. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is withdrawing the proposed rule entitled “Commercial Diving Operations” published in the Federal Register on February 19, 2015. We are taking this action because there have been changes in the industry since we published the NPRM in 2015, including new standards and technologies. We have concluded that the rule we proposed in 2015 is no longer appropriate in light of those changes. The Coast Guard may issue a new rulemaking in the future if warranted. DATES: The advance notice of proposed rulemaking published on June 26, 1998 ( 63 FR 34840 ); comment period extended on September 23, 1998 ( 63 FR 50848 ); second advance notice of proposed rulemaking published on January 6, 2009 ( 74 FR 414 ); notice of proposed rulemaking published on February 19, 2015 ( 80 FR 9151 ), and reopening of comment period on August 24, 2015 ( 80 FR 51173 ) are withdrawn as of January 11, 2023. ADDRESSES: The docket for this withdrawal is available at the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov . Please search for docket number USCG-1998-3786. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document call or email Kenneth A. Smith, General Engineer, Vessel and Facility Operating Standards Division, CG-OES-2, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 202-372-1413, em…