Lifesaving equipment for U.S. inspected vessels,

[Federal Register: November 17, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 221)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 63798]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

46 CFR Part 199

[CGD 84-069]

RIN 2115-AB72

Lifesaving Equipment; Correction

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

SUMMARY: This document corrects the regulations [CGD 84-069], which the Coast Guard published Thursday, October 1, 1998 (63 FR 52802). The regulations revised the lifesaving equipment requirements for U.S. inspected vessels.

DATES: Effective on November 17, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Markle, Chief, Lifesaving and Fire Safety Standards Division (G-MSE-4), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, by e-mail at RMarkle@comdt.uscg.mil, telephone at 202-267-1444, or fax at 202-267- 1069.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

This project is part of the President's Regulatory Review Initiative to remove or revise unnecessary government regulations. This project removed numerous obsolete sections from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and eliminated others by consolidating the lifesaving requirements for most U.S. inspected vessels in the new subchapter W in 46 CFR chapter I. Subchapter W also replaced many prescriptive regulations with performance-based alternatives.

You can find more detailed background information in the preamble of the final rule published on October 1, 1998 (63 FR 52802), under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

Need for Correction

As published, the final regulations contain typographical errors that may mislead the reader and need to be corrected.

List of Subjects in 46 CFR Part 199

Cargo vessels, Incorporation by reference, Marine safety, Oil and gas exploration, Passenger vessels, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Vessels.

Accordingly, 46 CFR part 199 is corrected by making the following amendments:

PART 199--LIFESAVING SYSTEMS FOR CERTAIN INSPECTED VESSELS

1. The authority citation for part 199 continues to read as follows:

   Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; 46 CFR 1.46.

   Sec. 199.10 [Amended]

2. In Sec. 199.10(A) amend Table 199.10(a) by, in the first entry for ``D'' and in the first entry for ``I'', under the column heading ``Vessel Type'', removing the symbol ``›'' and adding, in its place, the symbol ``‹gr-thn-eq›''; and in the second entry for ``D'', under the column heading ``Vessel Type'', removing the symbol ``›'' and adding, in its place, the symbol ``‹''.

   Sec. 199.630 [Amended]

3. In Sec. 199.630(a) amend Table 199.630(a) by, in the entry for ``199.201(b)'', under the column heading ``Lakes, bays, and sounds'', removing ``199.630(g)\2\ \3\'' and adding, in its place, ``199.630(g)''.

   Dated: November 10, 1998. Joseph J. Angelo, Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.

   [FR Doc. 98-30726Filed11-16-98; 8:45 am]

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