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[Federal Register: June 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number =
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 104

[Docket No. USCG-2008-0028]
RIN 1625-AB26

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Implementation of Vessel Security Officer Training and=20
Certification Requirements--International Convention on Standards of=20
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as=20
Amended

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Interim rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: On May 20, 2008, the Coast Guard published in the Federal=20
Register an interim rule with request for comments to amend its=20
regulations to implement the vessel security officer training and=20
certification amendments to the International Convention on Standards=20
of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as=20
amended, and the Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping=20
Code. In the interim rule a clerical error was made stating as an=20
option that to qualify for a VSO endorsement, a person must ``have=20
approved sea service of not less than 90 days on any vessel subject to=20
section 104.215 of this part * * *.'' Instead, the option should have=20
stated that a person must have not less than six months to qualify for=20
a VSO endorsement, not 90 days. This document corrects that error.

DATES: This interim rule is effective June 19, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this interim=20
rule, contact Ms. Mayte Medina, Maritime Personnel Qualifications=20
Division, Coast Guard, by telephone 202-372-1406 or by e-mail at=20
Mayte.Medina2@uscg.mil. If =
you have questions on viewing or submitting=20
material to the docket, contact Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program Manager,=20
Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

[[Page 34191]]

Need for Correction

    On May 20, 2008, the Coast Guard published in the Federal Register=20
an interim rule with request for comments to amend its regulations to=20
implement the vessel security officer training and certification=20
amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training,=20
Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended, and the=20
Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Code. In 33 CFR=20
104.215(d)(1)(v)(B), a typographical error was made stating as an=20
option that to qualify for a VSO endorsement, a person must ``have=20
approved sea service of not less than 90 days on any vessel subject to=20
section 104.215 of this part * * *.'' Instead, the option should have=20
stated that a person must have not less than six months to qualify for=20
a VSO endorsement, not 90 days. In the preamble section of the Interim=20
Rule section, the discussion of 33 CFR 104.215 states that ``The sea=20
service requirements in Sec.  104.215 will provide two options: (1.) 12=20
months; or (2.) 6 months with knowledge of ship operations.'' The=20
paragraph further discusses the requirements to qualify under the six-
month option. This shows the intent of the Coast Guard to provide an=20
option of sea service of not less than 6 months in Sec. =20
104.215(d)(v)(B). Since this error would be misleading and cause=20
confusion, this document corrects the typographical error found in=20
amendatory instruction 2.

Correction of Publication

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In rule FR Doc. E8-11225 published on May 20, 2008, (73 FR 29060) make=20
the following correction.


Sec.  104.215  [Corrected]

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1. On page 29070, in the second column, revise Sec. =20
104.215(d)(1)(v)(B) by removing the words ``90 days'' and adding the=20
words ``6 months'' in their place.

    Dated: June 9, 2008.
David L. Nichols,
Acting Chief, Regulations and Administrative Law, United States Coast=20
Guard.
[FR Doc. E8-13552 Filed 6-16-08; 8:45 am]

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