{"abstract":"The Coast Guard is requiring escort vessels for certain oil tankers transiting Prince William Sound, Alaska, and Puget Sound, Washington. This rulemaking is mandated by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90). The regulations will reduce the chances of a tanker running aground or colliding as a result of loss of propulsion or steering control, thereby potentially reducing the risk of an oil spill.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/1994/08/19/94-20364.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":168,"title":33}],"citation":null,"comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"November 17, 1994.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Federal Register: August 19, 1994"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"94-20364","effective_on":null,"end_page":0,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":null,"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/08/19/94-20364/escort-vessels-for-certain-tankers-final-rule-department-of-transportation","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/94-20364?publication_date=1994-08-19","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-1994-08-19/94-20364/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":1,"page_views":{"count":24,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 16:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":null,"presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"1994-08-19","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/1994/08/19/94-20364.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":0,"subtype":null,"title":"Escort Vessels for Certain Tankers; Final Rule DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","toc_doc":null,"toc_subject":null,"topics":[],"type":"Uncategorized Document","volume":59}