Posted: June 28, 2017

Reminder: AMO members encouraged to participate in response to U.S. Coast Guard's request for comments on regulations that should be repealed, replaced or modified


The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking comments on "Coast Guard regulations, guidance documents, and interpretive documents that you believe should be repealed, replaced, or modified."

American Maritime Officers is preparing a formal response to the Coast Guard's request and would like to include the comments of as many AMO members and applicants as possible.

The deadline for AMO to submit a response is July 10, 2017, so AMO members and applicants should send their comments well in advance of that date to AMO National President Paul Doell by . Comments for consideration can either be the text of the e-mail or attached as a Word document. Please include your name and book or applicant number with your comments.

The summary of the Coast Guard's notice in the Federal Register reads: "We are seeking comments on Coast Guard regulations, guidance documents, and interpretative documents that you believe should be repealed, replaced, or modified. Also, we welcome your comments on our approved collections of information, regardless of whether the collection is associated with a regulation. We are taking this action in response to Executive Orders 13771, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs; 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda; and 13783, Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth. We plan to use your comments to assist us in our work with the Department of Homeland Security's Regulatory Reform Task Force."

The complete U.S. Coast Guard notice is available online.