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Active Regulatory Projects
The primary source for information on all active Coast Guard regulatory projects is the Unified Agenda (UA) and the Semi-Annual Regulatory Plan (Regulatory Plan) published by the Office of Management and Budget. The most recent and historical versions of the UA and Regulatory Plan are available at www.reginfo.gov.
Unified Agenda
The UA publishes each spring and fall and provides uniform reporting of regulatory and deregulatory activities under development throughout the Federal government. The UA lists all active projects, which are projects in the pre-rule and proposed rules stages, completed actions, and long-term actions. Each listed action provides the project description, history and timetables, and other relevant information.
Semi-Annual Regulatory Plan
The Regulatory Plan publishes as part of the fall edition of the UA and identifies each agency's regulatory priorities and provides additional details for those priority projects.
Active USCG Regulatory Projects
The following are all active USCG regulatory actions from the Fall 2011 UA for which announcements were made. Click on the Regulatory Identifier Number to view the action's specific project information. Click here for a complete list of all USCG regulatory actions, including long-term and completed actions.
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Stage of Rulemaking |
TITLE |
Regulatory Identifier Number (RIN) |
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Prerule Stage |
Claims Procedures Under the Oil Pollution Act of
1990 (USCG-2004-17697) |
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Prerule Stage |
Potable Water Standards for Inspected Vessels |
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Prerule Stage |
Amendments to Chemical Testing Requirements in 46
CFR 16 and 33 CFR 95 |
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Prerule Stage |
Tonnage Regulations Amendments |
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Proposed Rule |
Discharge-Removal Equipment for Vessels Carrying
Oil |
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Proposed Rule |
Marine Transportation-Related Facility Response
Plans for Hazardous Substances |
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Proposed Rule |
Tank Vessel Response Plans for Hazardous
Substances |
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Proposed Rule |
Numbering of Undocumented Barges |
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Proposed Rule |
Outer Continental Shelf Activities |
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Proposed Rule |
Commercial Diving Operations |
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Proposed Rule |
Cargo Securing on Vessels Operating in U.S.
Waters |
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Proposed Rule |
Dry Cargo Residue Discharges in the Great Lakes |
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Proposed Rule |
Inspection of Towing Vessels |
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Proposed Rule |
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
(TWIC); Card Reader Requirements |
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Proposed Rule |
Consolidated Cruise Ship Regulations |
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Proposed Rule |
Assessment Framework and Organizational
Restatement Regarding Preemption for Certain Regulations Issued by
the Coast Guard |
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Proposed Rule |
Updates to Maritime Security |
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Proposed Rule |
Vessel Documentation User Fees--Annual Renewal
Fee |
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Proposed Rule |
MARPOL Annex 1 Update |
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Proposed Rule |
Harmonization of Standards for Fire Protection
and Extinguishing Equipment |
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Proposed Rul |
Inflatable Personal Flotation Devices |
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Proposed Rule |
Bulk Packaging To Allow for Transfer of Hazardous
Liquid Cargoes |
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Proposed Rule |
Top Screen Information Collection from
MTSA-Regulated Facilities Handling Chemicals |
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Proposed Rule |
Revision of Coast Guard Auxiliary Regulations |
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Proposed Rule |
Reconsideration of Letters of Recommendation for
Waterfront Facilities Handling LNG and LHG |
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Proposed Rule |
Ballast Water Management Reporting and
Recordkeeping |
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Proposed Rule |
Revision of Crane Regulation Standards for Mobile
Offshore Drilling Units, Offshore Supply Vessels, and Floating Outer
Continental Shelf Facilities |
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Final Rule Stage |
Implementation of the 1995 Amendments to the
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification,
and Watchkeeping (STCW) for Seafarers, 1978 |
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Final Rule Stage |
Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast
Water Discharged in U.S. Waters |
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Final Rule Stage |
Validation of Merchant Mariners' Vital
Information and Issuance of Coast Guard Merchant Mariner's Documents
(MMDs) |
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Final Rule Stage |
Validation of Merchant Mariners' Vital
Information and Issuance of Coast Guard Merchant Mariner's Licenses
and Certificates of Registry |
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Final Rule Stage |
Vessel Requirements for Notices of Arrival and
Departure, and Automatic Identification System |
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Final Rule Stage |
Nontank Vessel Response Plans and Other Vessel
Response Plan Requirements |
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Final Rule Stage |
Carbon Dioxide Fire Suppression Systems on
Commercial Vessels |
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Final Rule Stage |
Changes to Standard Numbering System, Vessel
Identification System, and Boating Accident Report Database |
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Final Rule Stage |
Lifesaving Equipment, Production Testing, and
Harmonization With International Standards
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Final Rule Stage |
Offshore Supply Vessels of At Least 6000 GT ITC |
|
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Final Rule Stage |
Great Lakes Pilotage Rates--2012 Annual Review
and Adjustment |
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Final Rule Stage |
Exemption of Certain Seagoing Barges From
Inspection |
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Final Rule Stage |
Revision to Transportation Worker Identification
Credential (TWIC) Requirements for Mariners |
|
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Final Rule Stage |
Alternate Tonnage Threshold For Oil Spill
Response Vessels |
For more information contact:
Office of Standards Evaluation and Development (CG-REG)
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
2100 2nd Street, SW STOP 7126
Washington, DC 20593
202-372-1460
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