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Because the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has recently changed its international standards for lifeboat release mechanisms, the Coast Guard is issuing these amended regulations as an interim rule and will finalize the regulations after proposing amendments as necessary to address the recent IMO changes regarding release mechanisms. Additionally, recent IMO action modified the international standards for liferafts, and the Coast Guard is proposing new changes to its regulations to implement the modified international standards. The Coast Guard is publishing the proposal regarding liferafts separately in the Proposed Rules section of this issue of the Federal Register.","action":"Interim rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"Coast Guard","name":"Coast Guard","id":53,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/coast-guard","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/53","parent_id":227,"slug":"coast-guard"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2011/10/11/2011-25035.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":108,"title":46},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":117,"title":46},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":133,"title":46},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":160,"title":46},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":164,"title":46},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":180,"title":46},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":199,"title":46}],"citation":"76 FR 62962","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":["https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/C1-2011-25035"],"dates":"This interim rule is effective November 10, 2011. The Director of the Federal Register has approved the incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this rule as of November 10, 2011.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. USCG-2010-0048"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2011-25035","effective_on":"2011-11-10","end_page":63015,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2011/10/11/2011-25035.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/10/11/2011-25035/lifesaving-equipment-production-testing-and-harmonization-with-international-standards","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2011-25035?publication_date=2011-10-11","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2011-10-11/2011-25035/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":54,"page_views":{"count":1119,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 20:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-10-11/pdf/2011-25035.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2011-10-11","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2011/10/11/2011-25035.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"1625-AB46":{"issue":"201404","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1625-AB46/lifesaving-equipment-production-testing-and-harmonization-with-international-standards","title":"Lifesaving Equipment, Production Testing, and Harmonization With International Standards","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201404&RIN=1625-AB46&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Substantive, Nonsignificant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["1625-AB46"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT; PRODUCTION TESTING AND HARMONIZATION WITHINTERNATIONAL STANDARDS","document_id":"USCG-2010-0048-0016"},{"title":"Environmental Checklist (4/16/2012)","document_id":"USCG-2010-0048-0012"},{"title":"Preliminary Regulatory Analysis and Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis","document_id":"USCG-2010-0048-0002"}],"regulatory_plan":{"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1625-AB46/lifesaving-equipment-production-testing-and-harmonization-with-international-standards","title":"Lifesaving Equipment, Production Testing, and Harmonization With International Standards"},"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=USCG-2010-0048","supporting_documents_count":3,"docket_id":"USCG-2010-0048","regulation_id_number":"1625-AB46","title":"Lifesaving Equipment; Production Testing and Harmonization with International Standards","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-10-24T21:12:21Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":false,"signing_date":null,"start_page":62962,"subtype":null,"title":"Lifesaving Equipment: Production Testing and Harmonization With International Standards","toc_doc":"Production Testing and Harmonization with International Standards","toc_subject":"Lifesaving Equipment:","topics":["Cargo vessels","Fire prevention","Incorporation by reference","Marine safety","Occupational safety and health","Oil and gas exploration","Passenger vessels","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Vessels"],"type":"Rule","volume":76}