[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 241 (Monday, December 20, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 71864-71865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27567]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

46 CFR Parts 50, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, and 64

[Docket No. USCG-2020-0634]
RIN 1625-AC72


Updates to Marine Engineering Standards

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is extending the comment period by 45 days for 
the notice of proposed rulemaking, ``Updates to Marine Engineering 
Standards,'' published on October 19, 2021, which proposes to 
incorporate by reference updated marine engineering standards and 
eliminate outdated or unnecessarily prescriptive regulations. We are 
extending the comment period to allow the public more time to comment 
on the proposed rulemaking. The comment period is now open through 
February 3, 2022.

DATES: The deadline for the comment period for the proposed rule 
published October 19, 2021 (86 FR 57896) is extended. Comments and 
related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before 
February 3, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2020-0634 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public Participation and Request for 
Comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further 
instructions on submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about this 
document call or email Thane Gilman, Systems Engineering Division (CG-
ENG-3), 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20593. 
Phone (202) 372-1383, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    The Coast Guard views public participation as essential to 
effective rulemaking, and will consider all comments and material 
received during the comment period. Your comment can help shape the 
outcome of this rulemaking. If you submit a comment, please include the 
docket number for this rulemaking, indicate the specific section of 
this document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for 
each suggestion or recommendation.
    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at www.regulations.gov. If you cannot submit your material by 
using www.regulations.gov, call or email the person in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this proposed rule for alternate 
instructions. We review all comments received, but we will only post 
comments that address the topic of the proposed rule. We may choose not 
to post off-topic, inappropriate, or duplicate comments that we 
receive.
    We accept anonymous comments. All comments we post to https://www.regulations.gov will include any personal information you have 
provided. For more about privacy and submissions in response to this 
document, see the Department of Homeland Security's eRulemaking System 
of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020).

Background and Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking, ``Updates to Marine 
Engineering Standards,'' on October 19, 2021 (86 FR 57896). In it we 
proposed to incorporate by reference updated marine engineering 
standards and eliminate outdated or unnecessarily prescriptive 
regulations in title 46 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
subchapter F. This proposed rule is part of a continuing effort for 
regulatory reform that increases compliance options for the regulated 
public while providing a cost savings to the regulated public and the 
U.S. government.

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    We set a 60-day comment period for the proposed rule and received a 
request to extend the comment period by an additional 90 days. The 
requester cited the scope of the changes in the proposed rule requiring 
analysis, the overlap with the upcoming holiday season, and the 
reduction in workforce availability due to the COVID-19 pandemic as 
reasons for the requested extension.
    Since the proposed rule is primarily updating standards 
incorporated by reference in the CFR to current editions already used 
by industry, we do not believe public comment will require substantial 
technical or economic analysis. However, inconsideration of the 
commenter's other concerns, we have decided to extend the public 
comment period by 45 days. The comment period is now open through 
February 3, 2022.
    This document is issued under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).

    Dated: December 15, 2021.
J.W. Mauger,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Prevention 
Policy.
[FR Doc. 2021-27567 Filed 12-17-21; 8:45 am]
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