83 FR 22993 - Maritime Regulatory Reform
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 96 (May 17, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 96 (Thursday, May 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 22993-22995] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-10539] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET Maritime Regulatory Reform AGENCY: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. ACTION: Request for information (RFI). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Consistent with Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory Right to Know Act, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), within the Office of Management and Budget is seeking public input on how the Federal government may prudently manage regulatory costs imposed on the maritime sector. Multiple Federal agencies regulate the U.S. maritime sector consistent with their statutory authorities. OIRA seeks public comment on how existing agency requirements affecting the maritime sector can be modified or repealed to increase efficiency, reduce or eliminate unnecessary or unjustified regulatory burdens, or simplify regulatory compliance while continuing to meet statutory missions. This RFI is meant to inform agencies' development of regulatory reform proposals. Additionally, OIRA intends to make all submissions publicly available on www.regulations.gov. [[Page 22994]] DATES: Written comments and information are requested on or before July 16, 2018. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments, identified by ``Maritime Regulatory Reform RFI,'' by any of the following methods: Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Email: [email protected]. Include ``Maritime Regulatory Reform RFI'' in the subject line of the message. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shannon Joyce, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. Telephone: 202-395-5897. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background A. Executive Order 13771 On January 30, 2017, the President issued Executive Order 13771, ``Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs.'' That Order stated, ``[T]he policy of the executive branch is to be prudent and financially responsible in the expenditure of funds, from both public and private sources.'' The Order stated, ``[I]t is essential to manage the costs associated with the governmental imposition of private expenditures required to comply with Federal regulations.'' On February 24, 2017, the President issued Executive Order 13777, ``Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda.'' The Order, among other things, directed each agency to establish a Regulatory Reform Task Force (RRTF) to make recommendations to the agency head regarding the repeal, replacement, or modification of existing regulations, consistent with applicable law. At a minimum, each RRTF is directed to attempt to identify regulations that: (i) Eliminate jobs, or inhibit job creation; (ii) are outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective; (iii) impose costs that exceed benefits; (iv) create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with regulatory reform initiatives and policies; (v) are inconsistent with the requirements of Information Quality Act, or the guidance issued pursuant to that Act, in particular those regulations that rely in whole or in part on data, information, or methods that are not publicly available or that are insufficiently transparent to meet the standard for reproducibility; or (vi) derived from or implement Executive Orders or other Presidential directives that have been subsequently rescinded or substantially modified. Although agencies are directed by Executive Order 12866 to promulgate rules ``only upon a reasoned determination that the benefits of the intended regulation justify its costs,'' it is difficult to predict all of the consequences of a rule, including its costs and benefits, until it has been put into place. In addition, circumstances surrounding a rule often change because of changes in technology, information availability, market conditions, or other reasons. The regulatory programs of two agencies may apply to the same population in a way that is redundant, or the programs of one agency may complicate compliance with the programs of another agency as an unintended consequence. To facilitate implementation of these Executive Orders in the maritime sector, OIRA is seeking public comment on how best to achieve meaningful burden reduction in the maritime sector--across all agencies operating in this space--while continuing to fulfill agencies' statutory responsibilities and objectives. OIRA is also interested in understanding how regulations from the United States might be better coordinated with the regulations and requirements of other countries, especially Canada and Mexico, in shared bodies of water. Although some agencies that regulate the maritime sector have previously sought regulatory reform ideas, this RFI seeks broader input on regulations across all agencies regulating the maritime sector. OIRA intends to communicate regulatory reform suggestions suggested by the public to the RRTFs at the appropriate federal agencies for their consideration and to aid the agencies in the coordination of interagency streamlining of regulatory requirements. B. Definition of the Maritime Sector For purposes of this initiative, the maritime sector includes all enterprises related to maritime commerce, including: (1) Designing, building, acquiring, repairing, or scrapping vessels; (2) operating, manning, or maintaining vessels, port facilities, or shipyards; (3) operating shipping lines, customs brokerage services, shipping and freight forwarding services, or maritime activities related to resource extraction, renewable energy, cable laying, or marine research. OIRA is particularly interested in learning more about experiences with regulations involving cargo or passenger vessels, but welcomes any comment falling under the definition above. The maritime sector is subject to regulation by multiple federal agencies, including but not limited to, the Federal Maritime Commission, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, the Department of Labor, the Department of Commerce, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Council on Environmental Quality, and the Department of the Interior. II. Request for Information OIRA seeks information from members of the public on maritime regulations promulgated by agencies of the Federal government. The goal is to identify existing rules that are inefficient, obsolete, unnecessary, redundant, or otherwise not justified. OIRA seeks views from the public on specific rules or information requirements that should be altered, streamlined, or eliminated. To allow OIRA to more effectively evaluate maritime regulatory reform suggestions, OIRA requests that comments include:Supporting data or other information such as cost information; Specific suggestions regarding repeal, replacement, or modification, including, if possible, citations to the relevant sections of the Code of Federal Regulations; Insight into the experiences of the regulated public regarding regulatory redundancy, compliance inefficiencies, outdated requirements, etc.; Information regarding difficulties for small- and medium- sized enterprises that may not have been initially taken into consideration when the regulatory program was promulgated; or Information regarding the possibility of increased regulatory cooperation between the United States and foreign partners, especially Canada and Mexico, to relieve burden on the industry. OIRA provides the following list of questions to guide public input. This non-exhaustive list is meant to assist in the formulation of comments and is not intended to restrict the issues that may be addressed. In addressing these questions or others, OIRA requests that commenters specify the regulation, guidance document, or form or reporting requirement at issue, providing legal citation or form number where known and available. OIRA also requests that commenters provide, in as much detail as possible, an explanation of why the regulatory requirement should be modified, streamlined, or repealed, as well as specific suggestions of ways agencies can do so while achieving their regulatory objectives. [[Page 22995]] (1) Are there regulations that have become unnecessary, ineffective, or are no longer justified, and if so what are they (e.g., vessel equipment, manning, or reporting requirements)? (2) Are there rules or reporting requirements that have become outdated and, if so, how can they be modernized to better accomplish their objective? (3) Are there requirements (e.g. flagging, certification, or training rules) that could be streamlined, reduced, or provided in an easier-to-access manner, such as online training and certification? (4) Are there rules from different agencies that involve similar, overlapping activities such as training, drills, or inspections that might be consolidated or coordinated to reduce the regulatory burden on the industry? (5) Are there reporting or other information collection requirements imposed by multiple regulatory agencies that involve similar, overlapping reporting that might be consolidated or coordinated to reduce the regulatory burden on the industry? (6) Are there rules or reporting requirements imposed by the United States and other countries--especially Canada and Mexico--that are inconsistent with one another to the point of creating barriers to commerce? Are there reporting requirements between Canada and the United States, particularly on the Great Lakes, that are similar to the point that the two countries may be able to share information, to the extent permissible by law, to reduce the burden on industry? (7) Are there rules that have not achieved their intended purpose or otherwise not operating as well as expected such that a modified, or different approach at lower cost should be considered? (8) Are there rules that are preventing or creating barriers to the adoption of new, innovative technologies in the maritime industry? (9) Are there rules preventing, curtailing, or causing the decision to outsource maritime related activities that would otherwise add value to the domestic economy? What types of economically beneficial maritime activities might be animated if these rules were abolished? (10) Do agencies currently collect information that they do not need or use effectively? (11) Are there regulations, reporting requirements, or regulatory processes that are unnecessarily complicated that could be made more efficient? (12) Are there rules or reporting requirements that have been overtaken by technological developments? Can new technologies be leveraged to modify, streamline, or do away with existing regulatory or reporting requirements? (13) How can agencies that regulate the maritime sector best reduce regulatory costs while achieving the agencies' statutory objectives, and how can they best identify those rules that might be modified, streamlined, or repealed? (14) What factors should agencies consider in selecting and prioritizing rules and reporting requirements for reform? (15) How can agencies obtain and analyze accurate, objective information and data about the costs and benefits of existing regulations? Are there existing sources of data to use to evaluate the current effects of regulations? This RFI is meant to inform agencies' development of regulatory reform proposals. OIRA intends to make all submissions publicly available on www.regulations.gov. Neomi Rao, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2018-10539 Filed 5-16-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3110-01-P
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enhance transparency and stakeholder • Correspondence group updates may be considered for inclusion in its
interaction through improvements to the • Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) international agenda. Following the
international standards portion of its update 53rd session of the UNSCE TDG, a copy
website. Information on the work of the of the Sub-Committee’s report will be
DATES: Tuesday, June 12, 2018. UNSCEGHS including meeting agendas, available at the UN Transport Division’s
ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held reports, and documents from previous website at: http://www.unece.org/trans/
at the DOT Headquarters Conference sessions, can be found on the United main/dgdb/dgsubc3/c3rep.html.
Center, West Building, Oklahoma City Nations Economic Commission for Additional information regarding the
Conference Room, 1200 New Jersey Europe (UNECE) Transport Division UNSCE TDG and related matters can be
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. website located at the following web found on PHMSA’s website at https://
Times and Locations: PHMSA public address: http://www.unece.org/trans/ www.phmsa.dot.gov/international-
meeting: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET, danger/publi/ghs/ghs_welcome_e.html. program/international-program-
Oklahoma City Conference Room, The UNSCEGHS bases its decisions overview.
OSHA public meeting: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 on Working Papers. The Working Papers Authority and Signature: This
p.m. ET, Oklahoma City Conference for the 35th session of the UNSCEGHS document was prepared under the
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these meetings by completing the form UNSCEGHS provide information for the Department of Labor, pursuant to
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LQQFCHS. mechanism to provide information to Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C.
Attendees may use the same form to the Sub-committee or as the basis for 653, 655, 657), and Secretary’s Order 1–
pre-register for both meetings. Failure to future Working Papers. Informal Papers 2012 (77 FR 3912), (Jan. 25, 2012).
pre-register may delay your access into for the 35th session of the UNSCEGHS Signed at Washington, DC, on May 11,
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security checks necessary to access the public meeting, interested parties may Occupational Safety and Health.
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international-program/international- OSHA–2016–0005. BUDGET
program-overview. under Upcoming The PHMSA Meeting: The Federal
Events. This information will also be Register notice and additional detailed Maritime Regulatory Reform
posted on OSHA’s Hazard information relating to PHMSA’s public
Communication website on the meeting will be available upon AGENCY: Office of Information and
international tab at: https:// publication at: http:// Regulatory Affairs, Office of
www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/hazcom_ www.regulations.gov (Docket No. Management and Budget.
international.html#meeting-notice. PHMSA–2018–0024; Notice No. 2018– ACTION: Request for information (RFI).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: At 07), and on the PHMSA website at:
the Department of Transportation, https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/ SUMMARY: Consistent with Executive
please contact: Mr. Steven Webb or Mr. international-program/international- Order 12866 and the Regulatory Right to
Aaron Wiener, Office of Hazardous program-overview. Know Act, the Office of Information and
Materials Safety, Department of The primary purpose of PHMSA’s Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), within the
Transportation, Washington, DC 20590, meeting is to prepare for the 53rd Office of Management and Budget is
telephone: (202) 366–8553. session of the UNSCE TDG. This session seeking public input on how the Federal
At the Department of Labor, please represents the third meeting scheduled government may prudently manage
contact: Ms. Maureen Ruskin, OSHA for the 2017–2018 biennium. UNSCE regulatory costs imposed on the
Directorate of Standards and Guidance, TDG will consider proposals for the 21st maritime sector. Multiple Federal
Department of Labor, Washington DC Revised Edition of the United Nations agencies regulate the U.S. maritime
20210, telephone: (202) 693–1950, Recommendations on the Transport of sector consistent with their statutory
email: ruskin.maureen@dol.gov. Dangerous Goods (Model Regulations), authorities. OIRA seeks public comment
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: which may be implemented into on how existing agency requirements
The OSHA Meeting: OSHA is hosting relevant domestic, regional, and affecting the maritime sector can be
an open informal public meeting of the international regulations from January 1, modified or repealed to increase
U.S. Interagency GHS Coordinating 2021. Copies of working documents, efficiency, reduce or eliminate
Group to provide interested groups and informal documents, and the meeting unnecessary or unjustified regulatory
individuals with an update on GHS- agenda may be obtained from the United burdens, or simplify regulatory
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related issues and an opportunity to Nations (UN) Transport Division’s compliance while continuing to meet
express their views orally and in writing website at: https://www.unece.org/trans/ statutory missions. This RFI is meant to
for consideration in developing U.S. main/dgdb/dgsubc3/c32018.html. inform agencies’ development of
Government positions for the upcoming During this meeting, PHMSA is also regulatory reform proposals.
UNSCEGHS meeting. soliciting input relative to preparing for Additionally, OIRA intends to make all
General topics on the agenda include: the 53rd session of the UNSCE TDG as submissions publicly available on
• Review of working papers well as potential new work items which www.regulations.gov.
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DATES: Written comments and directives that have been subsequently The maritime sector is subject to
information are requested on or before rescinded or substantially modified. regulation by multiple federal agencies,
July 16, 2018. Although agencies are directed by including but not limited to, the Federal
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are Executive Order 12866 to promulgate Maritime Commission, the Department
encouraged to submit comments, rules ‘‘only upon a reasoned of Transportation, the Department of
identified by ‘‘Maritime Regulatory determination that the benefits of the Homeland Security, the Department of
Reform RFI,’’ by any of the following intended regulation justify its costs,’’ it Defense, the Department of Labor, the
methods: Federal Rulemaking Portal: is difficult to predict all of the Department of Commerce, the
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the consequences of a rule, including its Environmental Protection Agency, the
instructions for submitting comments. costs and benefits, until it has been put Council on Environmental Quality, and
Email: OMB.DeregulatoryRFI@ into place. In addition, circumstances the Department of the Interior.
OMB.eop.gov. Include ‘‘Maritime surrounding a rule often change because II. Request for Information
Regulatory Reform RFI’’ in the subject of changes in technology, information
availability, market conditions, or other OIRA seeks information from
line of the message.
reasons. The regulatory programs of two members of the public on maritime
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: regulations promulgated by agencies of
Shannon Joyce, Office of Information agencies may apply to the same
population in a way that is redundant, the Federal government. The goal is to
and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street identify existing rules that are
NW, Washington, DC 20503. Telephone: or the programs of one agency may
complicate compliance with the inefficient, obsolete, unnecessary,
202–395–5897. redundant, or otherwise not justified.
programs of another agency as an
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OIRA seeks views from the public on
unintended consequence.
I. Background To facilitate implementation of these specific rules or information
Executive Orders in the maritime sector, requirements that should be altered,
A. Executive Order 13771 streamlined, or eliminated.
OIRA is seeking public comment on
On January 30, 2017, the President To allow OIRA to more effectively
how best to achieve meaningful burden
issued Executive Order 13771, evaluate maritime regulatory reform
reduction in the maritime sector—across
‘‘Reducing Regulation and Controlling suggestions, OIRA requests that
all agencies operating in this space—
Regulatory Costs.’’ That Order stated, comments include:
while continuing to fulfill agencies’ • Supporting data or other
‘‘[T]he policy of the executive branch is statutory responsibilities and objectives. information such as cost information;
to be prudent and financially OIRA is also interested in • Specific suggestions regarding
responsible in the expenditure of funds, understanding how regulations from the repeal, replacement, or modification,
from both public and private sources.’’ United States might be better including, if possible, citations to the
The Order stated, ‘‘[I]t is essential to coordinated with the regulations and relevant sections of the Code of Federal
manage the costs associated with the requirements of other countries, Regulations;
governmental imposition of private especially Canada and Mexico, in • Insight into the experiences of the
expenditures required to comply with shared bodies of water. Although some regulated public regarding regulatory
Federal regulations.’’ On February 24, agencies that regulate the maritime redundancy, compliance inefficiencies,
2017, the President issued Executive sector have previously sought regulatory outdated requirements, etc.;
Order 13777, ‘‘Enforcing the Regulatory reform ideas, this RFI seeks broader • Information regarding difficulties
Reform Agenda.’’ The Order, among input on regulations across all agencies for small- and medium-sized enterprises
other things, directed each agency to regulating the maritime sector. OIRA that may not have been initially taken
establish a Regulatory Reform Task intends to communicate regulatory into consideration when the regulatory
Force (RRTF) to make recommendations reform suggestions suggested by the program was promulgated; or
to the agency head regarding the repeal, public to the RRTFs at the appropriate • Information regarding the
replacement, or modification of existing federal agencies for their consideration possibility of increased regulatory
regulations, consistent with applicable and to aid the agencies in the cooperation between the United States
law. At a minimum, each RRTF is coordination of interagency and foreign partners, especially Canada
directed to attempt to identify streamlining of regulatory requirements. and Mexico, to relieve burden on the
regulations that: industry.
(i) Eliminate jobs, or inhibit job B. Definition of the Maritime Sector
OIRA provides the following list of
creation; For purposes of this initiative, the questions to guide public input. This
(ii) are outdated, unnecessary, or maritime sector includes all enterprises non-exhaustive list is meant to assist in
ineffective; related to maritime commerce, the formulation of comments and is not
(iii) impose costs that exceed benefits; including: (1) Designing, building, intended to restrict the issues that may
(iv) create a serious inconsistency or acquiring, repairing, or scrapping be addressed. In addressing these
otherwise interfere with regulatory vessels; (2) operating, manning, or questions or others, OIRA requests that
reform initiatives and policies; maintaining vessels, port facilities, or commenters specify the regulation,
(v) are inconsistent with the shipyards; (3) operating shipping lines, guidance document, or form or
requirements of Information Quality customs brokerage services, shipping reporting requirement at issue,
Act, or the guidance issued pursuant to and freight forwarding services, or providing legal citation or form number
that Act, in particular those regulations maritime activities related to resource where known and available. OIRA also
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that rely in whole or in part on data, extraction, renewable energy, cable requests that commenters provide, in as
information, or methods that are not laying, or marine research. much detail as possible, an explanation
publicly available or that are OIRA is particularly interested in of why the regulatory requirement
insufficiently transparent to meet the learning more about experiences with should be modified, streamlined, or
standard for reproducibility; or regulations involving cargo or passenger repealed, as well as specific suggestions
(vi) derived from or implement vessels, but welcomes any comment of ways agencies can do so while
Executive Orders or other Presidential falling under the definition above. achieving their regulatory objectives.
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(1) Are there regulations that have by technological developments? Can A copy of the proposed information
become unnecessary, ineffective, or are new technologies be leveraged to collection request can be obtained by
no longer justified, and if so what are modify, streamline, or do away with contacting the individual listed below
they (e.g., vessel equipment, manning, existing regulatory or reporting in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
or reporting requirements)? requirements? DATES: Comments must be submitted to
(2) Are there rules or reporting (13) How can agencies that regulate the office listed in the FOR FURTHER
requirements that have become outdated the maritime sector best reduce INFORMATION CONTACT section below on
and, if so, how can they be modernized regulatory costs while achieving the or before June 17, 2018.
to better accomplish their objective? agencies’ statutory objectives, and how OMB is particularly interested in
(3) Are there requirements (e.g. can they best identify those rules that comments that help the agency to:
flagging, certification, or training rules) might be modified, streamlined, or • Evaluate whether the proposed
that could be streamlined, reduced, or repealed? collection of information is necessary
provided in an easier-to-access manner, (14) What factors should agencies for the proper performance of the
such as online training and consider in selecting and prioritizing functions of the agency, including
certification? rules and reporting requirements for whether the information will have
(4) Are there rules from different reform? practical utility;
agencies that involve similar, (15) How can agencies obtain and • Evaluate the accuracy of the
overlapping activities such as training, analyze accurate, objective information agency’s estimate of the burden of the
drills, or inspections that might be and data about the costs and benefits of proposed collection of information,
consolidated or coordinated to reduce existing regulations? Are there existing including the validity of the
the regulatory burden on the industry? sources of data to use to evaluate the methodology and assumptions used;
(5) Are there reporting or other current effects of regulations? • Enhance the quality, utility, and
information collection requirements This RFI is meant to inform agencies’ clarity of the information to be
imposed by multiple regulatory agencies development of regulatory reform collected; and
that involve similar, overlapping proposals. OIRA intends to make all • Minimize the burden of the
reporting that might be consolidated or submissions publicly available on collection of information on those who
coordinated to reduce the regulatory www.regulations.gov. are to respond, including through the
burden on the industry? use of appropriate automated,
Neomi Rao,
(6) Are there rules or reporting electronic, mechanical, or other
requirements imposed by the United Administrator, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs. technological collection techniques or
States and other countries—especially other forms of information technology
[FR Doc. 2018–10539 Filed 5–16–18; 8:45 am]
Canada and Mexico—that are (e.g., permitting electronic submission
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inconsistent with one another to the of responses).
point of creating barriers to commerce? ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
Are there reporting requirements Office of Information and Regulatory
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