80 FR 19334 - Imposition of Conditions of Entry for Certain Vessels Arriving to the United States From Libya

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 69 (April 10, 2015)

The Coast Guard announces that it will impose conditions of entry on vessels arriving from all ports in Libya. Conditions of entry are intended to protect the United States from vessels arriving from countries that have been found to have deficient port anti-terrorism measures in place.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19334-19335]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08348]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0997]


Imposition of Conditions of Entry for Certain Vessels Arriving to 
the United States From Libya

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces that it will impose conditions of 
entry on vessels arriving from all ports in Libya. Conditions of entry 
are intended to protect the United States from vessels arriving from 
countries that have been found to have deficient port anti-terrorism 
measures in place.

DATES: The policy announced in this notice will become effective April 
24, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document 
call or email Michael Brown, International Port Security Evaluation 
Division, United States Coast Guard, telephone 202-372-1081. For 
information about viewing or submitting material to the docket, call 
Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-
9826, toll free 1-800-647-5527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    The authority for this notice is 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 46 U.S.C. 70110, 
and DHS Delegation No. 0170.1(II)(97)(f). As delegated, section 70110 
authorizes the Coast Guard to impose conditions of entry on vessels 
arriving in U.S. waters from ports that the Coast Guard has not found 
to maintain effective anti-terrorism measures.
    The Coast Guard does not find ports in Libya maintaining effective 
anti-terrorism measures and finds that Libya's legal regime, designated 
authority oversight, access control and cargo control are all 
deficient. Our determination applies to all ports in Libya.
    Accordingly, beginning April 24, 2015, the conditions of entry 
shown in the following Table will apply to any vessel that visited any 
Libyan port in its last five port calls.

  Table--Conditions of entry--Vessel Visiting Libyan Port Ein Last Five
                               Port Calls
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          No.                           Each vessel must:
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1......................  Implement measures per the vessel's security
                          plan equivalent to Security Level 2 while in a
                          port in Libya. As defined in the International
                          Maritime Organization's International Ship and
                          Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code and
                          incorporated herein, ``Security Level 2''
                          refers to the ``level for which appropriate
                          additional protective security measures shall
                          be maintained for a period of time as a result
                          of heightened risk of a security incident.''
2......................  Ensure that each access point to the vessel is
                          guarded and that the guards have total
                          visibility of the exterior (both landside and
                          waterside) of the vessel while the vessel is
                          in ports in Libya.
3......................  Guards may be provided by the vessel's crew;
                          however, additional crewmembers should be
                          placed on the vessel if necessary to ensure
                          that limits on maximum hours of work are not
                          exceeded and/or minimum hours of rest are met,
                          or provided by outside security forces
                          approved by the vessel's master and Company
                          Security Officer. As defined in the ISPS Code
                          and incorporated herein, ``Company Security
                          Officer'' refers to the ``person designated by
                          the Company for ensuring that a ship security
                          assessment is carried out; that a ship
                          security plan is developed, submitted for
                          approval, and thereafter implemented and
                          maintained and for liaison with port facility
                          security officers and the ship security
                          officer.''
4......................  Attempt to execute a Declaration of Security
                          while in a port in Libya.
5......................  Log all security actions in the vessel's
                          security records.

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6......................  Report actions taken to the cognizant Coast
                          Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) prior to
                          arrival into U.S. waters.
7......................  In addition, based on the findings of the Coast
                          Guard boarding or examination, the vessel may
                          be required to ensure that each access point
                          to the vessel is guarded by armed, private
                          security guards and that they have total
                          visibility of the exterior (both landside and
                          waterside) of the vessel while in U.S. ports.
                          The number and position of the guards has to
                          be acceptable to the cognizant COTP prior to
                          the vessel's arrival.
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    The following countries currently do not maintain effective anti-
terrorism measures and are therefore subject to conditions of entry: 
Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, 
Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Nigeria, Sao Tome and 
Principe, Syria, Timor-Leste, Venezuela, and Yemen. This list is also 
available in a policy notice available at https://homeport.uscg.mil 
under the Maritime Security tab; International Port Security Program 
(ISPS Code); Port Security Advisory link.

    Dated: February 10, 2015.
Vice Admiral Charles D. Michel, USCG,
Deputy Commandant for Operations.
[FR Doc. 2015-08348 Filed 4-9-15; 8:45 am]
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