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                                                             Total        New                 Person per                 Total
                                                           liferafts   lifeboats     Total       life      Liters of     water      Cost of   Total cost
                   Years 6 through 10                         and         and      survival     saving       water     needed in     water      savings
                                                           lifeboats   liferafts     craft       craft     required     liters
                                                                 (a)         (b)   (c) = (a)         (d)         (e)   (f) = (c)         (g)   (h) = (g)
                                                                                + (b)                             x (d) x                   x (f)
                                                                                (e)
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Baseline................................................       3,215         167       3,382          19           3     192,774          $4    $771,096
Post-Regulatory.........................................       3,215         167       3,382          19           3     192,774           3     578,322
Change..................................................  ..........  ..........  ..........           0           0           0          -1    -192,774
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Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

    We used the same methodology when calculating the number of SOLAS A
packs in Years 1 through 10 of implementation to estimate the total
costs savings for survival craft with SOLAS B packs. There are a total
of 283 existing lifeboats with SOLAS B packs (see table 9). We estimate
that 20 percent of these survival craft or 57 survival craft (283
lifeboats x 20 percent) will replace their emergency water annually.
Additionally, all 2 new lifeboats with SOLAS B packs are required to
buy emergency water, for a total of 59 survival craft (57 lifeboats + 2
new lifeboats) purchasing emergency water in Years 1 through 5. In
Years 6 through 10, the number of existing lifeboats will increase by 2
to account for the new vessels that will be built in Years 1 through 5
(59) for a total of 61 survival craft (59 existing survival craft + 2
new lifeboats).
    The cost savings for survival craft with SOLAS B packs purchasing
emergency water will be approximately $1,682 (59 survival craft x 19
people per survival craft x 1.5 liters of water x -$1 cost savings) in
Years 1 through 5 and approximately $1,739 (61 survival craft x 19
people per survival craft x 1.5 liters of water x -$1 cost savings) in
Years 6 through 10. Table 23 presents these cost savings in Years 1
through 5 of implementation, and table 24 presents these cost savings
in Years 6 through 10 of implementation.

           Table 23--Total Cost Savings for Coast Guard Approval for Reduced Prices in Emergency Water for SOLAS B Packs in Years 1 Through 5
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                                                                                Person per
                                                              New         New      Total new     life      Liters of     Total                Total cost
                     Water Years 1-5                       liferafts   lifeboats   survival     saving       water       water       Cost       savings
                                                                                craft       craft     required
                                                                 (a)         (b)   (c) = (a)         (d)         (e)  (f) = [(c)         (g)   (h) = (f)
                                                                                + (b)                             x (d) x                   x (g)
                                                                                (e)]
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Baseline................................................          57           2          59          19         1.5       1,682          $4      $6,728
Post-Regulatory.........................................          57           2          59          19         1.5       1,682           3       5,046
Change..................................................           0           0           0           0           0           0          -1      -1,682
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Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

           Table 24--Total Cost Savings for Coast Guard Approval for Reduced Prices in Emergency Water for SOLAS B Packs in Years 6 Through 10
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                                                                                Person per
                                                              New         New      Total new     life      Liters of     Total                Total cost
                    Water years 6-10                       liferafts   lifeboats   survival     saving       water       water       Cost       savings
                                                                                craft       craft     required
                                                                 (a)         (b)   (c) = (a)         (d)         (e)  (f) = [(c)         (g)   (h) = (f)
                                                                                + (b)                              x(d) x                   x (g)
                                                                                (e)]
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Baseline................................................          59           2          61          19         1.5       1,739          $4      $6,956
Post-Regulatory.........................................          59           2          61          19         1.5       1,739           3       5,217
Change..................................................           0           0           0           0           0           0          -1      -1,739
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Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

    Table 25 presents the total annualized cost savings to vessel
owners and operators from removing Coast Guard approval requirements
for emergency water. The Coast Guard estimates an annualized cost
savings of about

$188,923 with a 7-percent discount rate ($189,372 with 3-percent
discount rate).

Table 25--Total Cost Savings to Vessels From Removing Coast Guard Approval for Reduced Prices in Emergency Water
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                                   Cost savings    Cost savings                       Annualized cost savings
                                    for vessels     for vessels     Total cost   -------------------------------
              Year                 with SOLAS A    with SOLAS B       savings
                                       packs           packs                            3%              7%
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(a)                                          (b)             (c)     (d) = (b) +     (e) = (d) /     (f) = (d) /
                                                                             (c)      1.03 \(a)\      1.07 \(a)\
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1...............................        $183,255          $1,682        $184,937        $179,550        $172,838
2...............................        -183,255          -1,682        -184,937        -174,321        -161,531
3...............................        -183,255          -1,682        -184,937        -169,244        -150,964
4...............................        -183,255          -1,682        -184,937        -164,314        -141,088
5...............................        -183,255          -1,682        -184,937        -159,528        -131,858
6...............................        -192,774          -1,739        -194,513        -162,902        -129,612
7...............................        -192,774          -1,739        -194,513        -158,157        -121,133
8...............................        -192,774          -1,739        -194,513        -153,550        -113,208
9...............................        -192,774          -1,739        -194,513        -149,078        -105,802
10..............................        -192,774          -1,739        -194,513        -144,736         -98,881
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    Total.......................      -1,880,145         -17,105      -1,897,250       1,615,380      -1,326,915
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        Annualized..............  ..............  ..............  ..............        -189,372        -188,923
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Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

First-Aid Kits
    The Coast Guard is modifying the requirements for first-aid kits so
that all first-aid kits in survival craft must meet the standards
outlined in ISO 18813. In addition to removing the testing requirements
for the kits, this change modifies the required contents of first-aid
kits by removing the requirements for some items, adding additional
items, or changing the number of mandatory items. Since items within
the kits expire and need to be replaced, the change impacts both new
and existing vessels, including small passenger vessels described in
the Subchapters K and T section in this preamble. Table 26 highlights
these differences in the first-aid kit requirement. Due to the
differences in the first-aid kits, we estimate the cost of purchasing
each of the individual items in the kit.

                            Table 26--Crosswalk of First-Aid Kit Content Requirements
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                                                                Number of items required
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                 Item                    Lifeboats and rescue       Liferaft and IBA
                                          boat  requirements    requirements under Sec.   ISO 18813 requirements
                                        under Sec.   160.041-4          160.054-4
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Adhesive Plasters....................  32 1-inch waterproof     16 1-inch waterproof     20 bandages in assorted
                                        bandages.                bandages.                sizes.
Ammonia Inhalants....................  10.....................  10.....................  0.
Analgesic Medication.................  50 doses...............  20 doses...............  48 doses.
Antiseptic Preparations..............  10 iodine swabs........  10 iodine swabs........  10 applications.
Burn Preparations....................  0......................  0......................  12 applications.
Compression Bandage (for wounds).....  5 4-inch bandages 8 2-   1 4-inch bandage 4 2-    10 sterile bandages in
                                        inch bandages.           inch bandages.           assorted sizes.
Compression Bandage (for securing      2 2-inch-by-6-yard       2 2-inch-by-6-yard       4 meters (4.4 yards) of
 splints, dressings, etc.).             bandages.                bandages.                adhesive elastic
                                                                                bandage.
Eye Dressing Packet..................  3......................  3......................  0.
Instructions.........................  1......................  1......................  1.
Sterile Gauze Compress...............  12 3-by-18-inch          4 3-by-18-inch           2.
                                        compresses.              compresses.
Tourniquet, with forceps, scissors     1, 1, 1, and 12,         1, 1, 1, and 12,         0.
 and pins.                              respectively.            respectively.
Triangle Bandage.....................  3 40-inch bandages.....  0......................  2.
Waterproof Container.................  1......................  1......................  1.
Wire Splint..........................  1......................  1......................  0.
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First-Aid Kits for Lifeboats and Rescue Boats
    We estimate that new vessels with lifeboats or rescue boats will
have a cost savings as a result of the changes to first-aid kits,
because we estimate that first-aid kits that meet the standard are $41
less expensive than Coast Guard-approved kits under approval series
160.041. We estimate that a total of 64 new lifeboats and rescue boats
will purchase a first-aid kit each year for a total costs savings of
approximately $2,624 (64 survival craft x $41 cost savings).
    The Coast Guard is not requiring existing vessels to replace their
current kits; however, existing vessels must replace medication and
ointments within the kits by their expiration date.

Currently, vessels must replace their iodine swabs, pain relief
medication, and eye ointment, which we estimate costs about $19 per
kit.\35\ We calculated the cost per kit by taking the average price for
10 different iodine swab products, 12 different pain relief medication,
and 8 different eye ointments. Under this rule, these vessels will no
longer have to replace eye ointment, and will need to replace fewer
doses of pain relief medication. Additionally, vessel operators will be
able to replace iodine swabs with less expensive antiseptic
preparation. However, under this rule, vessels will incur an additional
cost from replacing the burn cream in the kits, as required by ISO
18813 shown in table 26. We estimate the cost of replacing these items
to be $19, meaning the change is cost-neutral to existing vessels with
lifeboat first-aid kits.\36\
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    \35\ ISO 18813 uses the specific language of Analgesic and
Ophthalmic when describing the medication in the first-aid kits.
Refer to the appendix titled ``Appendix B: Product Prices'' in the
docket folder for more information on product prices for these items
that comprise the first-aid kit.
    \36\ The Coast Guard used the same price estimation for the
average cost of these items as the cost it would take to replace
them.
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First-Aid Kits for Liferafts and IBAs
    We estimate that first-aid kits that meet the requirements of ISO
18813 will be, on average, $1 less expensive than the Coast Guard-
approved kits for liferafts and IBAs.\37\ All 218 new liferafts and all
25 new IBAs will need to be equipped with the kits each year for an
annual cost savings of $243 (243 survival craft x -$1 cost saving).\38\
Liferaft first-aid kits are sealed in plastic bags, and most drugs
expire within a 2- to 3-year timeframe. Vessel owners and operators
have to replace the entire first-aid kit with a brand new kit after
using even one item. Once the packaging for the kit is opened, the
majority of items in it will have the same expiration date, not just
the individual item.\39\ Therefore, the Coast Guard estimates that
vessels will replace the items in their first-aid kits once they have
expired, every 2.5 years (average of 2 and 3 years), and this process
occurs during the annual servicing at an approved servicing facility.
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    \37\ The Coast Guard took the average price of six Coast Guard-
approved first-aid kits and subtracted it from an average of six
first-aid kits that met ISO standards.
    \38\ There are 222 liferafts affected by this rule, but those
requiring SOLAS A and B packs (218 liferafts) will be required to
have first-aid kits.
    \39\ We contacted a liferaft servicing firm to determine how the
expired items in liferaft and lifeboat first-aid kits are replaced.
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    We calculate that 40 percent (1 replacement every 2.5 years) of
vessels will replace these items annually. Forty percent of all
existing 2,612 IBAs and 22,377 liferafts [table 9 (sum of the totals
for SOLAS A and SOLAS B for inflatable liferafts columns)] is 9,996
survival craft [(2,612 IBAs x 40 percent) + (22,377 liferafts x 40
percent)]. Beginning in Year 3, the new survival craft from Year 1 will
need to replace their kits for a total of 10,239 survival craft (9,996
existing survival craft + 243 survival craft built in Year 1). In Year
4, the new survival craft from Year 2 will need to replace their kits,
but those from Year 1 will not need to do this, since they will have
replaced their kits in the prior year. Therefore, the total needing to
replace first-aid kits will still be 10,239 survival craft (9,996
existing survival craft + 243 survival craft built in Year 2). In Year
5, the survival craft built in Year 1 and Year 3 will replace their
kits for a total of 10,482 survival craft (9,996 existing survival
craft + 243 survival craft built in Year 1 + 243 survival craft built
in Year 3). This pattern continues over the 10-year analysis period. In
conclusion, we estimate the total annualized cost savings from removing
Coast Guard approval for liferaft first-aid kits will be $10,660 with a
7-percent discount rate as shown in table 27.

            Table 27--Total Cost Savings to Vessels From Removing Coast Guard Approval Requirements for First-Aid Kits in Liferafts and IBAs
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                                                             Cost savings for replacement kits                               Annualized cost savings
                                                     -------------------------------------------------                 ---------------------------------
                Year                   Cost savings   Total survival   Cost savings      Total cost       Total cost
                                      to new vessels       craft            for         savings for        savings             3%               7%
                                                      replacing kits    replacement     replacements
(a)                                              (b)             (c)             (d)  (e) = (c) x (d)  (f) = (b) + (e)      (g) = (f) /      (h) = (f) /
                                                                                1.03 \(a)\       1.07 \(a)\
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1...................................           -$243           9,996             -$1          -$9,996         -$10,239          -$9,941          -$9,569
2...................................            -243           9,996              -1           -9,996          -10,239           -9,651           -8,943
3...................................            -243          10,239              -1          -10,239          -10,482           -9,593           -8,556
4...................................            -243          10,239              -1          -10,239          -10,482           -9,313           -7,997
5...................................            -243          10,482              -1          -10,482          -10,725           -9,251           -7,647
6...................................            -243          10,482              -1          -10,482          -10,725           -8,982           -7,147
7...................................            -243          10,725              -1          -10,725          -10,968           -8,918           -6,830
8...................................            -243          10,725              -1          -10,725          -10,968           -8,658           -6,383
9...................................            -243          11,968              -1          -11,968          -11,211           -8,592           -6,098
10..................................            -243          11,968              -1          -11,968          -11,211           -8,342           -5,699
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    Total...........................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ...............  ...............          -91,242          -74,870
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        Annualized..................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ...............  ...............          -10,696          -10,660
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Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

First-Aid Kits for Small Passenger Vessels (Subchapter K and Subchapter
T)
    This final rule will also remove Coast Guard approval requirements
for first-aid kits aboard small passenger vessels, which the Coast
Guard regulates under subchapters K and T. Small passenger vessels are
currently required to have first-aid kits approved under approval
series 160.041; therefore, we used the same cost savings estimates for
replacing first-aid kits in the section titled First-Aid Kits for
Lifeboats and Rescue Boats. This comes to $41 per first-aid kit. The
Coast Guard applied these estimates to small passenger vessels, which
will no longer need Coast Guard approval for the first-aid kits aboard
the vessels themselves. We estimate that there will be 40 new small
passenger vessels every year (see table 5). All of the 40 new passenger
vessels will need to be equipped with first-aid

kits each year, for an annual cost savings of $1,640.
Total Cost Savings to Vessel Owners and Operators
    Table 28 presents the annual undiscounted total cost savings to
vessel owners and operators by equipment type, and table 29 presents
the total annualized cost savings. We estimate the total undiscounted
costs savings to vessel owners and operators at $2.85 million over a
10-year period of analysis, with an annualized total cost savings of
about $284,481 discounted at 7 percent ($284,966 with a 3-percent
discount rate).
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                        Table 29--Annualized Cost Savings to Vessel Owners and Operators
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                                                                                Annualized cost savings
                          Year                               Total cost    -------------------------------------
                                                              savings               3%                 7%
(a)                                                                    (b)   (c) = (b) / 1.03   (d) = (b) / 1.07
                                                                                \(a)\              \(a)\
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1......................................................          -$280,074          -$271,917          -$261,751
2......................................................          -$280,074          -$263,997          -$244,627
3......................................................          -$280,317          -$256,530          -$228,822
4......................................................          -$280,317          -$249,058          -$213,852
5......................................................          -$280,560          -$242,014          -$200,035
6......................................................          -$290,136          -$242,984          -$193,330
7......................................................          -$290,379          -$236,105          -$180,833
8......................................................          -$290,379          -$229,228          -$169,003
9......................................................          -$290,622          -$222,738          -$158,079
10.....................................................          -$290,622          -$216,250          -$147,737
    Total..............................................        -$2,853,480        -$2,430,819        -$1,998,072
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        Annualized.....................................  .................          -$284,966          -$284,481
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Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

Total Cost Savings to Industry
    Table 30 presents the total annualized costs savings to industry
over the 10-year period of analysis. At a 7-percent discount rate, the
cost savings is approximately $303,805.

                                                   Table 30--Total Annualized Cost Savings to Industry
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                                                               Total cost         Total cost                               Annualized cost savings
                           Year                                savings to         savings to         Total cost    -------------------------------------
                                                            manufacturers *       vessels **          savings               3%                 7%
(a)                                                                      (b)                (c)    (d) = (b) + (c)   (e) = (d) / 1.03   (f) = (d) / 1.07
                                                                                \(a)\              \(a)\
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1........................................................           -$19,324          -$280,074          -$299,398          -$290,678          -$279,811
2........................................................            -19,324           -280,074           -299,398           -282,211           -261,506
3........................................................            -19,324           -280,317           -299,641           -274,214           -244,596
4........................................................            -19,324           -280,317           -299,641           -266,227           -228,595
5........................................................            -19,324           -280,560           -299,884           -258,683           -213,813
6........................................................            -19,324           -290,136           -309,460           -259,168           -206,206
7........................................................            -19,324           -290,379           -309,703           -251,817           -192,867
8........................................................            -19,324           -290,379           -309,703           -244,482           -180,250
9........................................................            -19,324           -290,622           -309,946           -237,548           -168,590
10.......................................................            -19,324           -290,622           -309,946           -230,629           -157,561
    Total................................................           -193,240         -2,853,480         -3,046,720         -2,595,657         -2,133,796
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        Annualized.......................................  .................  .................  .................           -304,290           -303,805
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Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.
* Table 19.
** Table 28.

Federal Government Cost Savings
    We estimate that this rule will reduce costs to the Federal
Government, since the Coast Guard will no longer review COA
applications, application renewals, or inspection reports for the
equipment that is subject to this rule. The Coast Guard does not
anticipate that this rule will generate any cost savings from vessels
inspections, as this rule does not modify any inspection requirements.
Equipment Approval
    In addition to generating a cost savings to industry by removing
COA application requirements, this rule will also create a cost savings
to the Federal Government, as Coast Guard staff will no longer review
new COA applications and renewals. We estimate that it takes 24 hours
of a GS-14's time to review each new application and 4 hours to review
each renewal.\40\ We estimate the cost of reviewing a new application
at $2,672 (rounded) per applicant (24 hours x $111.34), and the cost
for reviewing a renewal application at $445(rounded) per renewal (4
hours x $111.34). In table 31, the cost of reviewing a new application
is captured in column (b) and the cost of a renewal application is
captured in column (d). In total, we estimate the Federal Government
will save $4,735 each year, due to this rule removing the requirements
of having to review COA applications.
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    \40\ This is based on information from the subchapter Q ICR. For
the wage rate, $111.34, please see the Wages section of this RA.

         Table 31--Annual Cost Savings to Federal Government for No Longer Having To Review New and Renewal Certificate of Approval Applications
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                                                                                New applications              Renewal applications
                                                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------  Total change
                        Equipment                            Approval      Total number                    Total number                      in cost =
                                                              series            of          Total cost          of          Total cost      total cost
                                                                           applications                    applications                       savings
                                                                                (a)  (b) = (a) x [-             (c)  (d) = (c) x [-     (e) = (b) +
                                                                                $2,672]                           $445]             (d)
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Bilge pump..............................................         160.044            0.09           -$240            0.60           -$267           -$507
Compass.................................................         160.014            0.09            -240            0.60            -267            -507
First-aid kit for Lifeboats.............................         160.041            0.15            -401               1            -445            -846
First-aid kit for Liferafts.............................         160.054            0.15            -401               1            -445            -846
Fishing kit.............................................         160.061            0.03             -80            0.20             -89            -169
Hatchet.................................................         160.013            0.03             -80            0.20             -89            -169
Jackknife...............................................         160.043            0.03             -80            0.20             -89            -169
Mirror, Signaling.......................................         160.020            0.06            -160             0.4            -178            -338
Sea anchor..............................................         160.019            0.03             -80            0.20             -89            -169
Water...................................................         160.026            0.18            -481            1.20            -534           -1015
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total...............................................  ..............  ..............          -2,243  ..............          -2,492          -4,735
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Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

Laboratory Inspections
    The Coast Guard currently requires manufacturers of some equipment
to submit an annual report with the results of laboratory inspections,
allowing the Coast Guard to ensure the production stock of the
equipment will be identical to those originally tested and approved by
the Coast Guard. This rule removes this reporting requirement for
equipment that is now self-certified by the manufacturer. We were
unable to obtain data about the costs related to laboratory
inspections.
    We estimate that it takes approximately 2 hours of a GS-14 senior
engineer's time to review each report, costing $223 (2 hours x
$111.34). Table 32 presents the total annual cost saving to the Federal
Government for no longer having to review laboratory inspection
reports. We estimate these cost savings will be $5,352 per year.

                      Table 32--Annual Federal Government Cost Savings for No Longer Having to Review Laboratory Inspection Records
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                                                                                Baseline scenario           Post-regulatory scenario      Total change
                                                             Approval    ----------------------------------------------------------------    in cost =
                        Equipment                             series                                                                        total cost
                                                                          Total products    Total cost    Total products    Total cost        savings
                                                                                (a)     (b) = (a) x             (c)     (d) = (c) x     (e) = (d) -
                                                                                $223                            $223             (b)
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Bilge pump..............................................         160.044               3            $669               0              $0           -$669
Compass.................................................         160.014               3             669               0               0            -669
First-aid kit for Lifeboats.............................         160.041               5           1,115               0               0          -1,115
First-aid kit for Liferafts.............................         160.054               5           1,115               0               0          -1,115
Mirror, Signaling.......................................         160.020               2             446               0               0            -446
Water...................................................         160.026               6           1,338               0               0          -1,338
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total...............................................  ..............              24           5,352               0               0           5,352
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Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

Total Federal Government Savings
    Table 33 presents the total annual cost savings to the Federal
Government. In total, the Coast Guard estimates this rule to generate a
cost savings of approximately $10,087 per year.

                          Table 33--Total Annual Cost Savings to the Federal Government
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                                                        New           Renewed         Avoided
            Equipment                Approval      applications    applications     inspection      Total cost
                                      series          avoided         avoided         reports         savings
                                                             (a)             (b)             (c)     (d) = (a) +
                                                                                (b) + (c)
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Bilge pump......................         160.044           -$240           -$267           -$669         -$1,176
Compass.........................         160.014            -240            -267            -669          -1,176
First-aid kit for Lifeboats.....         160.041            -401            -445          -1,115          -1,961
First-aid kit for Liferafts.....         160.054            -401            -445          -1,115          -1,961

Fishing kit.....................         160.061             -80             -89               0            -169
Hatchet.........................         160.013             -80             -89               0            -169
Jackknife.......................         160.043             -80             -89               0            -169
Mirror, Signaling...............         160.020            -160            -178            -446            -784
Sea anchor......................         160.019             -80             -89               0            -169
Water...........................         160.026            -481            -534          -1,338          -2,353
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    Total.......................  ..............          -2,243          -2,492          -5,352         -10,087
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Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

Change in Safety
    Many of the current Coast Guard type approval requirements for
survival craft equipment were developed in the 1950s and 1960s and have
not been significantly updated since they were initially published.
Upon a thorough review of these requirements, Coast Guard enforcement
procedures, current maritime industry practice, and the availability of
new international standards, we have determined that the additional
scrutiny of the Coast Guard type approval does not increase or decrease
the safety for the equipment subject to this rule. For these nine types
of survival craft equipment, the current Coast Guard type approval
requirements are outdated and overly prescriptive. Therefore, the Coast
Guard anticipates that by having equipment meet consensus standards, as
opposed to Coast Guard standards, there will be no decrease in the
level of safety in the maritime environment.
No Cost Changes
    This rule will also implement several changes with no cost impacts.
The vast majority of these changes are the result of modifying the
current lifeboat equipment requirements for sailing school vessels as
stated in Sec.  169.527 to align them with the requirements stated in
Sec.  199.175. Table 34 summarizes these changes.

                          Table 34--Summary of Regulatory Changes With No Cost Impacts
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                                  CFR subpart/        Affected
          Equipment                section(s)        population            Changes           Basis for no cost
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Bailer.......................  Sec.   169.529(a)  New U.S.-flagged  Removes requirements   This is an
                                                   Sailing School    that bailers in        administrative
                                                   Vessels with      lifeboats on sailing   change that allows
                                                   Lifeboats.        school vessels meet    the Coast Guard to
                                                                     the requirements of    consolidate its
                                                                     Sec.   169.529(a)      survival craft
                                                                     and instead, they      equipment standards,
                                                                     must meet the          and the requirements
                                                                     requirements of Sec.   of Sec.  Sec.
                                                                       199.175(b)(1).       169.529(a) and
                                                                                199.175(b)(1) are
                                                                                identical.
Boathooks....................  Sec.   169.529(c)  New U.S.-flagged  Removes requirements   Sections 169.529(c)
                                                   Sailing School    that boathooks in      and 199.175(b)(3)
                                                   Vessels with      lifeboats on sailing   set different
                                                   Lifeboats.        school vessels meet    standards for
                                                                     the prescribed         boathooks; however,
                                                                     design requirements    only new U.S.-
                                                                     of Sec.   169.529(c)   flagged sailing
                                                                     and instead, they      school vessels will
                                                                     must meet the          be impacted by the
                                                                     requirements of Sec.   change, and the
                                                                       199.175(b)(3) and    Coast Guard
                                                                     be designed to         estimates that no
                                                                     minimize the           new U.S.-flagged
                                                                     possibility of         sailing school
                                                                     damage.                vessels will be
                                                                                built during the
                                                                                analysis period.
Can Openers..................               Sec.  All U.S.-flagged  Can openers must meet  ISO 18813 requires
                                   199.175(b)(5)   Vessels with      the standards of ISO   that can openers in
                                                   Lifeboats or      18813.                 liferafts be of the
                                                   Liferafts with                           safety type. The
                                                   SOLAS A packs.                           Coast Guard
                                                                                estimates that all
                                                                                liferafts are
                                                                                currently equipped
                                                                                with either a safety
                                                                                can opener or a can
                                                                                opener within the
                                                                                jackknife;
                                                                                therefore, this
                                                                                change poses no
                                                                                additional cost to
                                                                                industry.
Cover, Protecting............               Sec.  New U.S.-flagged  Fully enclosed         Only new U.S.-flagged
                                     169.529(ll)   Sailing School    lifeboats on sailing   sailing school
                                                   Vessels with      school vessels do      vessels will be
                                                   Lifeboats.        not need to be         impacted by the
                                                                     equipped with a        change, and the
                                                                     cover.                 Coast Guard
                                                                                estimates that no
                                                                                new U.S.-flagged
                                                                                sailing school
                                                                                vessels will be
                                                                                built during the
                                                                                analysis period. In
                                                                                addition, fully
                                                                                enclosed lifeboats
                                                                                do not require a
                                                                                cover; therefore, it
                                                                                is likely they are
                                                                                not equipped with
                                                                                one under the
                                                                                baseline.

Ditty Bag....................  Sec.   169.529(f)  New U.S.-flagged  Motor-propelled        Only new U.S.-flagged
                                                   Sailing School    lifeboats on sailing   sailing school
                                                   Vessels with      school vessels no      vessels will be
                                                   Lifeboats.        longer need to carry   impacted by the
                                                                     a ditty bag.           change, and the
                                                                                Coast Guard
                                                                                estimates that no
                                                                                new U.S.-flagged
                                                                                sailing school
                                                                                vessels will be
                                                                                built during the
                                                                                analysis period.
Drinking Cups................  Sec.   169.529(g)  New U.S.-flagged  Removes requirements   This is an
                                                   Sailing School    that drinking cups     administrative
                                                   Vessels with      in lifeboats on        change that allows
                                                   Lifeboats.        sailing school         the Coast Guard to
                                                                     vessels meet the       consolidate its
                                                                     requirements of Sec.   survival craft
                                                                       169.529(g) and       equipment standards,
                                                                     instead, they must     and the requirements
                                                                     meet the               of Sec.  Sec.
                                                                     requirements of Sec.   169.529(g) and
                                                                       199.175(b)(8).       199.175(b)(8) are
                                                                                identical.
Fire Extinguisher............               Sec.  All New U.S.-     Updates fire           This change does not
                                     169.529(h),   flagged Vessels   extinguisher rating    require fire
                                            Sec.   with IBAs,        names from B-C, size   extinguishers meet
                                   199.175(b)(9)   Liferafts,        II to 40-B to match    any different
                                                   Lifeboats, or     other regulatory       requirements as laid
                                                   Rescue Boats.     text in title 46 of    out in the final
                                                                     the CFR.               rule,
                                                                                ``Harmonization of
                                                                                Standards for Fire
                                                                                Protection,
                                                                                Detection and
                                                                                Extinguishing
                                                                                Equipment'' (81 FR
                                                                                482200 July 22,
                                                                                2016), only that
                                                                                they have a label.
                                                                                A review of portable
                                                                                marine fire
                                                                                extinguishers found
                                                                                that both the Coast
                                                                                Guard and UL ratings
                                                                                are currently
                                                                                provided for each
                                                                                product.
First-Aid Kits...............     Sec.   121.710  All U.S.-flagged  All medicinal          The Coast Guard
                                 Sec.   160.010-   Vessels with      products within the    estimates that,
                                     3(e)(7)(ii)   IBAs, Liferafts   first-aid kits must    under the baseline,
                                 Subpart 160.041   with a SOLAS A    use active             all medicinal
                                 Subpart 160.054   or B pack,        ingredients that       products meet U.S.
                                 Sec.   160.151-   Lifeboats, or     conform to OTC drug    OTC drug standards.
                                           21(h)   Rescue Boats.     regulations set out    The Coast Guard did
                               Sec.   169.529(i)   All small         in 21 CFR part 330.    an extensive inquiry
                                  Sec.   184.710   passenger                                to ensure that the
                               Sec.   199.050(c)   vessels in                               medicinal products
                                            Sec.   Subchapters K                            were FDA compliant.
                                  199.175(b)(10)   and T.
Flashlights..................  Sec.   169.529(j)  New U.S.-flagged  Removes requirement    This is an
                                                   Sailing School    that flashlights in    administrative
                                                   Vessels with      lifeboats on sailing   change that allows
                                                   Lifeboats.        school vessels meet    the Coast Guard to
                                                                     the prescribed         consolidate its
                                                                     design requirements    survival craft
                                                                     of Sec.   169.529(j)   equipment standards.
                                                                     and instead, they
                                                                     must meet the
                                                                     requirements of Sec.
                                                                       199.175(b)(12) and
                                                                     be constructed and
                                                                     marked according to
                                                                     the American Society
                                                                     for Testing and
                                                                     Materials' ASTM
                                                                     F1014 standard
                                                                     already incorporated
                                                                     by reference in that
                                                                     section.
Heaving Lines................  Sec.   169.529(l)  New U.S.-flagged  Removes requirement    This is an
                                                   Sailing School    that heaving lines     administrative
                                                   Vessels with      on lifeboats on        change that allows
                                                   Lifeboats.        sailing school         the Coast Guard to
                                                                     vessels meet the       consolidate its
                                                                     requirements of Sec.   survival craft
                                                                       169.529(l), and      equipment standards,
                                                                     instead, they must     and the requirements
                                                                     meet the               of Sec.  Sec.
                                                                     requirements of Sec.   169.529(l) and
                                                                       199.175(b)(14).      199.175(b)(14) are
                                                                                identical.
Ladder.......................  Sec.   169.529(n)  New U.S.-flagged  Removes requirement    This is an
                                                   Sailing School    that ladders on        administrative
                                                   Vessels with      lifeboats on sailing   change that allows
                                                   Lifeboats.        school vessels meet    the Coast Guard to
                                                                     the requirements of    consolidate its
                                                                     Sec.   169.529(n),     survival craft
                                                                     and instead, they      equipment standards,
                                                                     must meet the          and the requirements
                                                                     requirements of Sec.   of Sec.  Sec.
                                                                       199.175(b)(18).      169.529(n) and
                                                                                199.175(b)(18) are
                                                                                identical.
Lanterns.....................  Sec.   169.529(o)  New U.S.-flagged  Removes requirement    Only new U.S.-flagged
                                                   Sailing School    that lifeboats on      sailing school
                                                   Vessels with      sailing school         vessels are impacted
                                                   Lifeboats.        vessels carry          by the change, and
                                                                     lanterns.              the Coast Guard
                                                                                estimates that no
                                                                                new U.S.-flagged
                                                                                sailing school
                                                                                vessels will be
                                                                                built during the
                                                                                analysis period.
Lifelines....................  Sec.   169.529(p)  New U.S.-flagged  Removes lifeline       This is an
                                                   Sailing School    standards from Sec.    administrative
                                                   Vessels with       169.529(p).           change, as lifelines
                                                   Lifeboats.                               are not survival
                                                                                craft equipment and
                                                                                are, instead,
                                                                                regulated as part of
                                                                                the lifeboat design
                                                                                requirements under
                                                                                Sec.   160.135-7.

Life Preservers..............  Sec.   169.529(q)  New U.S.-flagged  Removes requirement    Only new U.S.-flagged
                                                   Sailing School    that lifeboats on      sailing school
                                                   Vessels with      sailing school         vessels will be
                                                   Lifeboats.        vessels carry two      impacted by the
                                                                     additional life        change, and the
                                                                     preservers in their    Coast Guard
                                                                     lifeboat.              estimates that no
                                                                                new U.S.-flagged
                                                                                sailing school
                                                                                vessels will be
                                                                                built during the
                                                                                analysis period.
Lockers......................  Sec.   169.529(r)  New U.S.-flagged  Removes requirement    Only new U.S.-flagged
                                                   Sailing School    that lifeboats on      sailing school
                                                   Vessels with      sailing school         vessels will be
                                                   Lifeboats.        vessels have lockers   impacted by the
                                                                     for the storage of     change, and the
                                                                     small items.           Coast Guard
                                                                                estimates that no
                                                                                new U.S.-flagged
                                                                                sailing school
                                                                                vessels will be
                                                                                built during the
                                                                                analysis period.
Mast and Sail................  Sec.   169.529(s)  New U.S.-flagged  Clarifies that motor-  Only new U.S.-flagged
                                                   Sailing School    propelled lifeboats    sailing school
                                                   Vessels with      on sailing school      vessels will be
                                                   Lifeboats.        vessels do not need    impacted by the
                                                                     to carry a mast or     change, and the
                                                                     sails.                 Coast Guard
                                                                                estimates that no
                                                                                new U.S.-flagged
                                                                                sailing school
                                                                                vessels will be
                                                                                built during the
                                                                                analysis period.
                                                                                In addition,
                                                                                motorized boats do
                                                                                not require a mast
                                                                                or sails; therefore,
                                                                                they are not
                                                                                equipped with them
                                                                                under the baseline.
Matches......................  Sec.   169.529(t)  New U.S.-flagged  Removes requirement    Only new U.S.-flagged
                                                   Sailing School    that lifeboats on      sailing school
                                                   Vessels with      sailing school         vessels will be
                                                   Lifeboats.        vessels carry          impacted by the
                                                                     matches.               change, and the
                                                                                Coast Guard
                                                                                estimates that no
                                                                                new U.S.-flagged
                                                                                sailing school
                                                                                vessels will be
                                                                                built during the
                                                                                analysis period.
Oars.........................  Sec.   169.529(v)  New U.S.-flagged  Removes requirement    This is an
                                                   Sailing School    that oars on           administrative
                                                   Vessels with      lifeboats on sailing   change that allows
                                                   Lifeboats.        school vessels meet    the Coast Guard to
                                                                     the requirements of    consolidate its
                                                                     Sec.   169.529(v),     survival craft
                                                                     and instead, they      equipment standards,
                                                                     must meet the          and the requirements
                                                                     requirements of Sec.   of Sec.  Sec.
                                                                       199.175(b)(20). In   169.529(v) and
                                                                     addition, the Coast    199.175(b)(20) are
                                                                     Guard is modifying     identical. There are
                                                                     the number of          no cost savings
                                                                     required oars from     because there are no
                                                                     four rowing and one    sailing school
                                                                     steering, to the       vessels with
                                                                     number required by     lifeboats.
                                                                     the manufacturer.     In addition, only new
                                                                                U.S.-flagged sailing
                                                                                school vessels will
                                                                                be impacted by the
                                                                                change, and the
                                                                                Coast Guard
                                                                                estimates that no
                                                                                new U.S.-flagged
                                                                                sailing school
                                                                                vessels will be
                                                                                built during the
                                                                                analysis period.
Oil, Illuminating............  Sec.   169.529(w)  New U.S.-flagged  Removes requirement    Only new U.S.-flagged
                                                   Sailing School    that lifeboats on      sailing school
                                                   Vessels with      sailing school         vessels will be
                                                   Lifeboats.        vessels carry          impacted by the
                                                                     illuminating oil for   change, and the
                                                                     lanterns.              Coast Guard
                                                                                estimates that no
                                                                                new U.S.-flagged
                                                                                sailing school
                                                                                vessels will be
                                                                                built during the
                                                                                analysis period.
Oil, Storm...................  Sec.   169.529(x)  New U.S.-flagged  Removes requirement    Only new U.S.-flagged
                                                   Sailing School    that lifeboats on      sailing school
                                                   Vessels with      sailing school         vessels will be
                                                   Lifeboats.        vessels carry storm    impacted by the
                                                                     oil to calm the seas.  change, and the
                                                                                Coast Guard
                                                                                estimates that no
                                                                                new U.S.-flagged
                                                                                sailing school
                                                                                vessels will be
                                                                                built during the
                                                                                analysis period.
Painters.....................  Sec.   169.529(y)  New U.S.-flagged  Removes requirement    This is an
                                                   Sailing School    that painters on       administrative
                                                   Vessels with      lifeboats on sailing   change that allows
                                                   Lifeboats.        school vessels meet    the Coast Guard to
                                                                     the requirements of    consolidate its
                                                                     Sec.   169.529(y),     survival craft
                                                                     and instead, they      equipment standards,
                                                                     must meet the          and the requirements
                                                                     requirements of Sec.   of Sec.  Sec.
                                                                       199.175(b)(21).      169.529(n) and
                                                                                199.175(b)(18) are
                                                                                identical.
Plug.........................  Sec.   169.529(z)  New U.S.-flagged  Removes plug           This is an
                                                   Sailing School    standards from Sec.    administrative
                                                   Vessels with       169.529(z).           change, as plugs are
                                                   Lifeboats.                               not survival craft
                                                                                equipment and are,
                                                                                instead, regulated
                                                                                as part of the
                                                                                lifeboat design
                                                                                requirements under
                                                                                Sec.   160.135-7

Provisions...................    Subpart 160.046  All               Adds to the scope:     This is an
                                                   manufacturers     emergency provisions   administrative
                                                   of Coast Guard-   approved to be         change, as this rule
                                                   approved          carried in lifeboats   will update Sec.
                                                   provisions.       and liferafts. These   199.175(b)(22) and
                                                                     provisions meet the    add regulatory text
                                                                     IMO recommendations    to subpart 160.046
                                                                     for emergency food     stating that the
                                                                     rations.               provisions or food
                                                                                rations must comply
                                                                                with ISO 18813
                                                                                paragraph 4.31,
                                                                                which is the same as
                                                                                the current
                                                                                standard.
Rowlocks.....................               Sec.  New U.S.-flagged  Removes requirement    This is an
                                     169.529(bb)   Sailing School    that rowlocks on       administrative
                                                   Vessels with      lifeboats on sailing   change that allows
                                                   Lifeboats.        school vessels meet    the Coast Guard to
                                                                     the requirements of    consolidate its
                                                                     Sec.   169.529(bb)     survival craft
                                                                     and instead, they      equipment standards,
                                                                     must meet the          and the requirements
                                                                     requirements of Sec.   of Sec.  Sec.
                                                                       199.175(b)(20).      169.529(bb) and
                                                                                199.175(b)(20) are
                                                                                identical.
Rudder and Tiller............               Sec.  New U.S.-flagged  Removes rudder and     This is an
                                     169.529(cc)   Sailing School    tiller standards       administrative
                                                   Vessels with      from Sec.              change, as Sec.
                                                   Lifeboats.        169.529(cc), which     169.035-3(f) was
                                                                     state the rudder and   removed previously
                                                                     tiller must be         from the CFR, and
                                                                     constructed            the section no
                                                                     according to Sec.      longer exists.
                                                                     169.035-3(f).
Signals, Distress Floating                  Sec.  New and Existing  Removes requirement    The change will apply
 Orange Smoke.                       169.529(ee)   U.S.-flagged      that distress          to both new U.S.-
                                                   Sailing School    floating orange        flagged sailing
                                                   Vessels with      smoke signals on       school vessels with
                                                   Lifeboats.        lifeboats on sailing   lifeboats, and
                                                                     school vessels meet    existing sailing
                                                                     the requirements of    school vessels with
                                                                     Sec.   169.529(ee),    lifeboats, as these
                                                                     and instead, they      vessels will have to
                                                                     must meet the          replace their smoke
                                                                     requirements of Sec.   signals after they
                                                                       199.175(b)(30).      expire.
                                                                                The Coast Guard
                                                                                estimates that no
                                                                                new U.S.-flagged
                                                                                sailing school
                                                                                vessels will be
                                                                                built during the
                                                                                analysis period. In
                                                                                addition, there are
                                                                                no existing sailing
                                                                                school vessels with
                                                                                lifeboats;
                                                                                therefore, no
                                                                                existing vessels
                                                                                will be impacted by
                                                                                the change.
Signals, Distress Red Hand                  Sec.  All U.S.-flagged  Removes requirement    The change will apply
 Flare.                              169.529(ff)   Sailing School    that distress red      to both new U.S.-
                                                   Vessels with      hand flare signals     flagged sailing
                                                   Lifeboats.        on lifeboats on        school vessels with
                                                                     sailing school         lifeboats, and
                                                                     vessels meet the       existing sailing
                                                                     requirements of Sec.   school vessels with
                                                                       169.529(ff), and     lifeboats, as these
                                                                     instead, they must     vessels will have to
                                                                     meet the               replace their smoke
                                                                     requirements of Sec.   signals after they
                                                                       199.175(b)(31).      expire.
                                                                                The Coast Guard
                                                                                estimates that no
                                                                                new U.S.-flagged
                                                                                sailing school
                                                                                vessels will be
                                                                                built during the
                                                                                analysis period. In
                                                                                addition, there are
                                                                                no existing sailing
                                                                                school vessels with
                                                                                lifeboats;
                                                                                therefore, no
                                                                                existing vessels
                                                                                will be impacted by
                                                                                the change.
Signals, Distress Red                       Sec.  All U.S.-flagged  Removes requirement    The change will apply
 Parachute Flare.                    169.529(gg)   Sailing School    that distress red      to both new U.S.-
                                                   Vessels with      parachute flares on    flagged sailing
                                                   Lifeboats.        lifeboats on sailing   school vessels with
                                                                     school vessels meet    lifeboats and
                                                                     the requirements of    existing sailing
                                                                     Sec.   169.529(gg),    school vessels with
                                                                     and instead, they      lifeboats, as these
                                                                     must meet the          vessels will have to
                                                                     requirements of Sec.   replace their smoke
                                                                       199.175(b)(32).      signals after they
                                                                                expire.
                                                                                The Coast Guard
                                                                                estimates that no
                                                                                new U.S.-flagged
                                                                                sailing school
                                                                                vessels will be
                                                                                built during the
                                                                                analysis period. In
                                                                                addition, there are
                                                                                no existing sailing
                                                                                school vessels with
                                                                                lifeboats;
                                                                                therefore, no
                                                                                existing vessels
                                                                                will be impacted by
                                                                                the change.
Table of Lifesaving Signals..               Sec.  New U.S.-flagged  Removes requirement    This is an
                                     169.529(mm)   Sailing School    that table of          administrative
                                                   Vessels with      lifesaving signals     change that allows
                                                   IBAs,             on lifeboats on        the Coast Guard to
                                                   Liferafts,        sailing school         consolidate its
                                                   Lifeboats, or     vessels meet the       survival craft
                                                   Rescue Boats.     requirements of Sec.   equipment standards,
                                                                       169.529(mm), and     and the requirements
                                                                     instead, they must     of Sec.  Sec.
                                                                     meet the               169.529(mm) and
                                                                     requirements of Sec.   199.175(b)(36) are
                                                                       199.175(b)(36).      identical.

Tool Kit.....................               Sec.  New U.S.-flagged  Removes requirements   This is an
                                     169.529(hh)   Sailing School    that toolkits on       administrative
                                                   Vessels with      lifeboats on sailing   change that allows
                                                   IBAs,             school vessels meet    the Coast Guard to
                                                   Liferafts,        the requirements of    consolidate its
                                                   Lifeboats, or     Sec.   169.529(hh),    survival craft
                                                   Rescue Boats.     and instead, they      equipment standards,
                                                                     must meet the          and the requirements
                                                                     requirements of Sec.   of Sec.  Sec.
                                                                       199.175(b)(38).      169.529(hh) and
                                                                                199.175(b)(38) are
                                                                                identical.
Whistle......................               Sec.  New U.S.-Flagged  Removes requirement    This is an
                                     169.529(jj)   Sailing School    that whistles on       administrative
                                                   Vessels with      lifeboats on sailing   change that allows
                                                   IBAs,             school vessels meet    the Coast Guard to
                                                   Liferafts,        the requirements of.   consolidate its
                                                   Lifeboats, or    Sec.   169.529(jj),     survival craft
                                                   Rescue Boats.     and instead, they      equipment standards,
                                                                     must meet the          and the requirements
                                                                     requirements of Sec.   of Sec.  Sec.
                                                                       199.175(b)(41).      169.529(jj) and
                                                                                199.175(b)(41) are
                                                                                identical.
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Total Cost Savings
    Table 35 presents the total annualized cost savings of this final
rule to both industry and the Federal Government for the 10-year period
of analysis. The Coast Guard estimates an annualized cost savings of
approximately $314,377 with a 3-percent discount rate, and $313,892
with a 7-percent discount rate.

                   Table 35--Total Annualized Cost Savings to Industry and Federal Government
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                                                    Total cost                        Annualized cost savings
                                    Total cost      savings to      Total cost   -------------------------------
              Year                  savings to        federal         savings
                                    industry *     government **                        3%              7%
(a)                                          (b)             (c)     (d) = (b) +     (e) = (d) /     (f) = (d) /
                                                                             (c)      1.03 \(a)\      1.07 \(a)\
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1...............................       -$299,398        -$10,087       -$309,485       -$300,471       -$289,238
2...............................        -299,398         -10,087        -309,485        -291,719        -270,316
3...............................        -299,641         -10,087        -309,728        -283,445        -252,830
4...............................        -299,641         -10,087        -309,728        -275,189        -236,290
5...............................        -299,884         -10,087        -309,971        -267,384        -221,005
6...............................        -309,460         -10,087        -319,547        -267,616        -212,928
7...............................         309,703          10,087         319,790         260,019         199,149
8...............................        -309,703         -10,087        -319,790        -252,445        -186,121
9...............................        -309,946         -10,087        -320,033        -245,279        -174,077
10..............................        -309,946         -10,087        -320,033        -238,135        -162,689
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.......................      -3,046,720        -100,870      -3,147,590      -2,681,701      -2,204,643
        Annualized..............  ..............  ..............  ..............         314,377         313,892
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Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.
* Table 30.
** Table 33.

Discussion of Alternatives
    When creating this rule, the Coast Guard considered four
alternatives, one of which was suggested by public comment. In this
section, we examine how the cost of the rulemaking changes with each
alternative.
Alternative 1: No Action
    Using this alternative, the Coast Guard will accept the status quo
and not replace the current approval requirements with an international
consensus standard. This alternative will not harmonize Coast Guard
standards with industry consensus standards, nor reduce the burden to
industry. This will not incur approximately $314,000 in annual cost
savings with no estimated benefits.
Alternative 2: Preferred Alternative--Remove the Need for Coast Guard
Approval
    Using this alternative, the Coast Guard will implement the changes
regarding the removal of Coast Guard approval standards. This will lead
to an estimated $314,000 in annual cost savings without any estimated
reduction in benefits, as this analysis shows.
Alternative 3: Remove the Need for Coast Guard Approval and Marking
Requirements
    Under this alternative, the Coast Guard will implement the changes
in the preferred alternative, but will, in addition, remove the
requirement that equipment be marked to indicate it meets ISO 25862,
ISO 17339, or ISO 18813. This will lead to an additional annual cost
savings of approximately $397,433. We estimate this by multiplying
254,765 pieces of equipment by $1.56 (allowing 0.06 hours x $26
production rate per hour for the time and cost to mark each piece of
equipment). This will lead to a total cost savings of $711,433, which
we calculated by adding the additional savings from no markings
($397,433) to the total estimated cost savings of this rule, as shown
in alternative 2 ($314,000).
    We rejected this alternative for the preferred alternative, since
eliminating the markings will make it impossible for the Coast Guard to
verify if equipment complies with regulations. This alternative could
potentially lead to a decrease in safety, if vessel owners and
operators purchased non- ISO-

compliant products that were not sufficiently safe or reliable for
usage on board a survival craft. The potential for the additional
burden on the Coast Guard to research and ascertain the compliance
status of a piece of survival craft equipment could lead to much more
significant costs than the current additional cost of $397,433 from
marking equipment.
Alternative 4: Require Manufacturers To Cover the Cost of a COA
    The Coast Guard received a public comment suggesting that the
manufacturers should cover the cost of COAs. We interpreted this
comment as suggesting that manufacturers should reimburse the Coast
Guard for the estimated $2,672 in cost per new COA and the $445 in cost
per renewal COA. This alternative will introduce a transfer to cover
the Coast Guard's cost of the approvals. Because this alternative will
introduce a transfer, there will be no net cost saving from this
action. Instead, manufacturing firms will experience an extra $2,672 in
costs each time they apply for a new COA and an extra $445 in costs
each time they try to renew a COA. By raising the costs of approval,
the Coast Guard will be increasing entry barriers to manufacturing PFD
devices.
    Additionally, because our preferred alternative removes the
requirements for a COA on nine types of equipment, this alternative
will decrease cost savings by both the government cost savings of
$4,735 and the industry cost savings of $336. Because this alternative
will not decrease costs, and increases the entry barrier faced by
manufacturing firms, we rejected this alternative.

B. Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, we have
considered whether this rule will have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities. The term ``small entities''
comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that are
independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their fields,
and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than 50,000.
    The Coast Guard expects that this rule will not have a significant
economic impact on small entities. We expect this rule to result in net
cost savings to regulated entities.
    We added two years of data to our data analysis in the NPRM;
however, the random sample of our dataset is still valid. Using the
same number of companies we used in the proposed rule for the final
rule, we estimate there to be 11,139 unique vessel operators and 16
equipment manufacturers affected by this rule. For this analysis, we
presumed any company for which we were not able to find Small Business
Administration (SBA) size data to be a small entity. An estimated 94
percent of the regulated entities (including the companies without SBA
size data) are considered to be small by SBA industry size standards.
Using MISLE data, the Coast Guard estimates there to be 11,155 unique
companies affected in this rule, of which 10,487 (0.94 x 11,155) are
small. We estimate that the average costs to equipment manufacturers
will be reduced by $1,418 per year, and the average costs to vessel
owners and operators will be reduced by $60 per year as a result of
removing Coast Guard approval for the equipment subject to this
rulemaking. We found that all small vessel operators and small
equipment manufacturers impacted by this rule will have a cost savings
less than 1 percent of their annual revenue. No small governmental
jurisdictions will be impacted by this rule.
    Therefore, the Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that
this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities.

C. Assistance for Small Entities

    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996, Public Law 104-121, we offer to assist small
entities in understanding this rule so that they can better evaluate
its effects on them and participate in the rulemaking. The Coast Guard
will not retaliate against small entities that question or complain
about this rule or any policy or action of the Coast Guard.
    Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR
(1-888-734-3247).

D. Collection of Information

    This rule calls for a revision to an approved collection of
information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520. As defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(c), ``collection of information''
comprises reporting, recordkeeping, monitoring, posting, labeling, and
other similar actions. The title and description of the information
collections, a description of those who must collect the information,
and an estimate of the total annual burden follow. The estimate covers
the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing sources of
data, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and
reviewing the collection.
    Title: Title 46 CFR Subchapter Q: Lifesaving, Electrical,
Engineering and Navigation Equipment, Construction and Materials &
Marine Sanitation Devices (33 CFR 159).
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0035.
    Summary of the Collection of Information: The Coast Guard currently
collects information from lifesaving equipment manufacturers under 46
CFR chapter I, subchapter Q. The current ICR,<PHONE_NUMBER>-005 (OMB
Control Number 1625-0035), accounts for the following collections of
information: New Approval Applications, Renewal Approval Applications,
Manufacturer Recordkeeping, Servicing Facility Recordkeeping, Servicing
Facility Problem Reports, Instruction Materials, Markings, Production
Tests and Laboratory Inspections, and Independent Laboratory
Applications and Recognized Laboratory Applications.
    Need for Information: The Coast Guard needs this information to
ensure that the manufactured safety equipment meets minimum levels of
performance safety and helps prevent death, injuries, and property
damage associated with commercial maritime operations.
    Proposed Use of Information: The Coast Guard uses the technical
plans, drawings, specifications, instruction materials, and markings to
determine compliance with the technical regulatory requirements for
each piece of equipment. Independent laboratory reports ensure that
product and material testing complies with the applicable Coast Guard
regulations. Production testing reports ensure that the production
stock of the equipment is identical to the stock that was originally
tested and approved by the Coast Guard. Independent and recognized
laboratory applications ensure that the laboratories have the technical
capabilities to conduct the required testing and are independent for
the organizations whose products they will test.
    Description of the Respondents: The respondents are manufacturers
of the safety equipment subject to Coast Guard approval, accepted and
recognized independent laboratories that conduct testing of the
equipment, and liferaft servicing facilities.
    Number of Respondents: The Coast Guard estimates there will be 856

respondents, comprised of 480 equipment manufacturers, 233 liferaft
servicing facilities, 139 accepted independent laboratories, and 4
recognized independent laboratories. This rule will impact 16 of these
respondents. We do not expect this rule to reduce the total number of
respondents, because equipment manufacturers may still manufacture
other Coast Guard-approved lifesaving equipment that is not subject to
this rule.
    Frequency of Response: The number of responses per year will vary
by requirement. New application materials, instructions, and markings
are required with the initial COA application, and renewal application
materials and markings are required 5 years after the initial
application. Production test records and laboratory inspection records
are required to be kept annually. The Coast Guard estimates this rule
will reduce the number of responses for the following collections of
information, presented in table 37, along with the current estimated
time to complete each collection.

           Table 37--Time Burden Estimate by Application Type
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Hours
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New Application.........................................               2
Renewal Applications....................................             0.5
Manufacturer Records....................................            0.17
Packing Instruction Materials...........................             0.1
Markings for New Products...............................             0.1
Marking for Revisions...................................             0.1
Testing Records.........................................               2
Laboratory Inspection Records...........................              24
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In table 38, we estimate the reduction in the number of annual
responses based on application type.

                       Table 38--Number of Responses Reduced Annually by Application Type
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                                                                     Previous
                          Response type                            iteration of      Change in      Updated ICR
                                                                  ICR Appendix B      burden        Appendix B
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New Application.................................................              82               1              81
Renewal Applications............................................             544               6             538
Manufacturer Records............................................           2,715              27           2,688
Packing Instruction Materials...................................         272,200             800         271,400
Markings for New Products.......................................          13,575               5          13,570
Marking for Revisions...........................................         108,600              40         108,560
Testing Records.................................................           1,828               6           1,820
Laboratory Inspection Records...................................           1,828               6           1,820
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    Burden of Response: This rule will not modify the burden of
response for any other existing collections of information.
    Estimate of Total Annual Burden: The current ICR estimates the
total annual burden to be 114,586 hours. As a result of this rule, we
estimate the annual burden will be 86,430 hours, for an annual
reduction of 28,156 hours. Together, these changes account for a total
annual reduction in burden of 27,903 hours. These changes are
summarized in table 39.

                Table 39--Summary of the Change in Burden
------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Baseline total burden...................................         114,586
Program Changes.........................................         -27,903
Adjustment Changes......................................            -253
Total Changes...........................................         -28,156
Proposed Total Burden...................................          86,430
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    This rule is making an adjustment to the current OMB ICR. As
required by 44 U.S.C. 3507(d), we will submit a copy of this rule to
OMB for its review of the collection of information. You are not
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.

E. Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132
(Federalism) if it has a substantial direct effect on States, on the
relationship between the National Government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government. We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13132 and
have determined that it is consistent with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements described in Executive Order
13132. Our analysis follows.
    It is well settled that States may not regulate in categories
reserved for regulation by the Coast Guard. It is also well settled
that all of the categories regulated under 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3103, 3306,
3703, 4102, 4502, 7101, and 8101 (design, construction, alteration,
repair, maintenance, operation, equipping, personnel qualification, and
manning of vessels), as well as any other category in which Congress
intended the Coast Guard to be the sole source of a vessel's
obligations, are within the field foreclosed from regulation by the
States. See, e.g., United States v. Locke, 529 U.S. 89 (2000) (finding
that the States are foreclosed from regulating tanker vessels), see
also Ray v. Atlantic Richfield Co., 435 U.S. 151, 157 (1978) (State
regulation is preempted where ``the scheme of federal regulation may be
so pervasive as to make reasonable the inference that Congress left no
room for the States to supplement it [or where] the Act of Congress may
touch a field in which the federal interest is so dominant that the
federal system will be assumed to preclude enforcement of state laws on
the same subject.'' (Citations omitted)) Because this rule involves the
design, maintenance, and equipping of vessels; specifically regarding
certain survival craft equipment required to be carried in survival
craft and rescue boats on certain, specified U.S.-flagged vessels, it
relates to vessel standards that are subject to a pervasive scheme of
Federal regulation and is therefore foreclosed from regulation by the
States. Therefore, because the States may not regulate within these
categories, this rule is consistent with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements described in Executive Order
13132.

F. Unfunded Mandates

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538,
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a

State, local, or tribal government, in the aggregate, or by the private
sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or more in any one
year. Although this rule will not result in such an expenditure, we do
discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere in this preamble.

G. Taking of Private Property

    This rule will not cause a taking of private property or otherwise
have taking implications under Executive Order 12630 (Governmental
Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property
Rights).

H. Civil Justice Reform

    This rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2)
of Executive Order 12988 (Civil Justice Reform) to minimize litigation,
eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

I. Protection of Children

    We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13045 (Protection
of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks). This
rule is not an economically significant rule and will not create an
environmental risk to health or risk to safety that might
disproportionately affect children.

J. Indian Tribal Governments

    This rule does not have tribal implications under Executive Order
13175 (Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments),
because it will not have a substantial direct effect on one or more
Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities
between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

K. Energy Effects

    We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13211 (Actions
Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use). We have determined that it is not a
``significant energy action'' under that order because it is not a
``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866 and is
not likely to have a significant adverse effect on the supply,
distribution, or use of energy.

L. Technical Standards and Incorporation by Reference

    The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act, codified as a
note to 15 U.S.C. 272, directs agencies to use voluntary consensus
standards in their regulatory activities unless the agency provides
Congress, through OMB, with an explanation of why using these standards
will be inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise impractical.
Voluntary consensus standards are technical standards (e.g.,
specifications of materials, performance, design, or operation; test
methods; sampling procedures; and related management systems practices)
that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies.
    This rule uses the following voluntary consensus standards: ASTM
F1003-02, ASTM F1014-02, ISO 18813:2006, ISO 25862:2009, and ISO
17339:2018. The sections that reference these standards and the
locations where these standards are available are listed in 46 CFR
160.046-3 and 199.05.
    This rule uses technical standards developed by voluntary consensus
standards bodies to meet the stringent equipment requirements for
survival craft and rescue boats on board U.S.-flagged vessels. These
standards provide internationally accepted and recognized parameters
that equipment must meet in order to ensure its safety, proper usage,
and preservation on the seas. The standards being incorporated were
developed by either the ASTM or the ISO, which are voluntary consensus
standard-setting organizations. The sections that reference these
standards and the locations where these standards are available are
listed in 46 CFR parts 160 and 199.
    Two ASTM standards will be updated and incorporated by reference in
this rulemaking: (1) ASTM F1003-02 (Reapproved 2007), ``Standard
Specification for Searchlights on Motor Lifeboats'' (2007); and (2)
ASTM F1014-02 (Reapproved 2007), ``Standard Specification for
Flashlights on Vessels'' (2002).
    These ASTM standards specify requirements for construction of
searchlights and flashlights (respectively), including materials,
dimensions, performance, and capability. The newer versions of these
standards are not materially different from the previous versions. We
are not updating the third ASTM standard already incorporated in Sec.
199.05, ASTM 93-97, ``Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-
Martens Closed Cup Tester.''
    The following three ISO standards are incorporated by reference in
this rulemaking:
    1. ISO 18813:2006, Ships and marine technology--Survival equipment
for survival craft and rescue boats.
    This standard specifies design, performance, and use of various
items of survival equipment carried in survival craft and rescue boats
complying with SOLAS and the LSA Code. It also includes guidelines for
maintenance and periodic inspections by Administrations or ships' crews
for many items.
    2. ISO 25862:2009, Ships and marine technology--Marine magnetic
compasses, binnacles and azimuth reading devices.
    This standard gives requirements regarding construction and
performance of marine magnetic compasses for navigation and steering
purposes, binnacles, and azimuth reading devices.
    3. ISO 17339:2018, Ships and marine technology--Life saving and
fire protection--Sea anchors for survival craft and rescue boats.
    This standard specifies requirements for the design, performance,
and prototype testing of sea anchors fitted to survival craft
(liferafts and lifeboats) and rescue boats in accordance with the LSA
Code.
    With this rulemaking, we also updated our incorporation by
reference of International Code for the Construction and Equipment of
Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code), 2016 edition,
and the Amendments to the International Code for the Construction and
Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk, (IGC Code),
adopted May 22, 2014, to reflect the updated editions. No changes to
the specific referenced material have been made between the older
editions and the more recent editions. The IBC Code provides an
international standard for the safe transport by sea of dangerous and
noxious liquid chemicals in bulk. The purpose of the IGC Code is to
provide an international standard for the safe transport by sea in bulk
of liquefied gases and certain other substances.
    The Director of the Federal Register has approved the material in
Sec. Sec.  160.046-3 and 199.05 for incorporation by reference under 5
U.S.C. 552 and 1 CFR part 51. Copies of the material are available from
the sources listed in Sec. Sec.  160.046-3 and 199.05.
    Consistent with 1 CFR part 51 incorporation by reference
provisions, this material is reasonably available. Interested persons
have access to it through their normal course of business, may purchase
it from the organization identified in 46 CFR 160.046-3 or 199.05, or
may view a copy by means we have identified in those sections.

M. Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security
Management Directive 023-01, Rev. 1, associated implementing
instructions, and Environmental Planning

COMDTINST 5090.1 (series), which guide the Coast Guard in complying
with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-
4370f), and have made a determination that this action is one of a
category of actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a
significant effect on the human environment. A Record of Environmental
Consideration supporting this determination is available in the docket.
For instructions on locating the docket, see the ADDRESSES section of
this preamble. This rule is categorically excluded under paragraphs
L52, L57, and L58 of Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS Instruction Manual 023-
01-001-01, Rev. 1. Paragraph L52 pertains to regulations concerning
vessel and operation safety standards. Paragraph L57 pertains to
regulations concerning manning, documentation, admeasurements,
inspection, and equipping of vessels. Paragraph L58 pertains to
regulations concerning equipment approval and carriage requirements.
    This rule removes the Coast Guard type approval requirement for
some survival craft equipment, and replaces it with the requirement
that the manufacturer self-certify that their equipment complies with a
consensus standard.

List of Subjects

46 CFR Part 121

    Communications equipment, Marine safety, Navigation (water),
Passenger vessels.

46 CFR Part 160

    Incorporation by reference, Marine safety, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.

46 CFR Part 169

    Fire prevention, Incorporation by reference, Marine safety,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Schools, Vessels.

46 CFR Part 184

    Communications equipment, Marine safety, Navigation (water),
Passenger vessels, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

46 CFR Part 199

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

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends
46 CFR parts 121, 160, 169, 184, and 199 as follows:

PART 121--VESSEL CONTROL AND MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT

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1. The authority citation for part 121 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR,
1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2.

0
2. Revise Sec.  121.710 to read as follows:

Sec.  121.710  First-aid kits.

    A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit that meets the
requirements in 46 CFR 199.175(b)(10) or a kit with equivalent contents
and instructions. For equivalent kits, the contents must be stowed in a
suitable, watertight container that is marked ``First-Aid Kit''. A
first-aid kit must be easily visible and readily available to the crew.

PART 160--LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT

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3. The authority citation for part 160 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3103, 3306, 3703, 4102, 4302, and
4502; and DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2, paragraph
(II)(92)(b).

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4. Amend Sec.  160.010-3 by revising paragraphs (a)(12)(ii) and
(e)(7)(ii) to read as follows:

Sec.  160.010-3  Inflatable buoyant apparatus.

    (a) * * *
    (12) * * *
    (ii) Knives. One knife, of a type designed to minimize the chance
of damage to the inflatable buoyant apparatus and secured with a
lanyard ready for use near the painter attachment. Any knife may be
replaced with a jackknife meeting the requirements in 46 CFR
199.175(b)(16). In addition, an inflatable buoyant apparatus that is
permitted to accommodate 13 persons or more must be provided with a
second knife that is of the non-folding type;
* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (7) * * *
    (ii) First-aid kit. A first-aid kit as described in 46 CFR
199.175(b)(10);
* * * * *

Subpart 160.013 [Removed and Reserved]

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5. Remove and reserve subpart 160.013, consisting of Sec. Sec.
160.013-1 through 160.013-5.

Subpart 160.026 [Removed and Reserved]

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6. Remove and reserve subpart 160.026, consisting of Sec. Sec.
160.026-1 through 160.026-7.

Subpart 160.041 [Removed and Reserved]

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7. Remove and reserve subpart 160.041, consisting of Sec. Sec.
160.041-1 through 160.041-6.

Subpart 160.043 [Removed and Reserved]

0
8. Remove and reserve subpart 160.043, consisting of Sec. Sec.
160.043-1 through 106.043-6.

Subpart 160.044 [Removed and Reserved]

0
9. Remove and reserve subpart 160.044, consisting of Sec. Sec.
160.044-1 through 160.044-5.

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10. Add subpart 160.046, consisting of Sec. Sec.  160.046-1 through
160.046-11, to read as follows:
Subpart 160.046--Emergency Provisions
Sec.
160.046-1 Scope.
106.046-3 Incorporation by reference.
160.046-5 General requirements for emergency provisions.
160.046-7 Independent laboratory.
160.046-9 Manufacturer certification and labeling.
160.046-11 Manufacturer notification.

Sec.  160.046-1  Scope.

    This subpart applies to emergency provisions approved to be carried
in lifeboats and liferafts, in accordance with 46 CFR 199.175(b)(22).

Sec.  160.046-3  Incorporation by reference.

    (a) Certain material is incorporated by reference into this subpart
with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register under 5
U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. All approved incorporation by
reference (IBR) material is available for inspection at the Coast Guard
Headquarters. Contact the Coast Guard at: Commandant (CG-ENG-4), U.S.
Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20593-7509; email: [email protected]; website:
www.dco.uscg.mil/CG-ENG-4/. It is also available for inspection at the