Notice2026-19895
Guidance on the Streamlined Inspection Program; Reopening of Comment Period
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Published
September 29, 2026
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard is reopening the comment period on its draft Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 02-99, Change 1, Guidance on the Streamlined Inspection Program.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 29, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61426-61427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19895]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2026-0041]
Guidance on the Streamlined Inspection Program; Reopening of
Comment Period
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is reopening the comment period on its draft
Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 02-99, Change 1,
Guidance on the Streamlined Inspection Program.
DATES: The comment period for the notice published August 24, 2026, at
91 FR 54729, is reopened. Comments must be submitted to the online
docket via <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> on or before October 29, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2026-0041 at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. See the ``Public
Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for further instructions on submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document
call or email LCDR Samuel Rodriguez, Coast Guard; telephone 571-608-
7959, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d083b1bda5b5bcfe82bfb4a2b9b7a5b5aafd97bfbeaab1bcb5aa90a5a3b3b7febdb9bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f0a3919d85959cdea29f9482999785958addb79f9e8a919c958ab085839397de9d999c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation and Comments
We encourage you to submit comments (or related material) on the
draft NVIC 02-99, Change 1. We will consider all submissions and may
adjust our final action based on your comments. If you submit a
comment, please include the docket number for this notice, indicate the
specific section of this document to which each comment applies, and
provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation.
Submitting comments. We encourage you to submit comments at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. To do so, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, type
USCG-2026-0041 in the search box and click ``Search.'' Next, look for
this document in the Search Results column, and click on it. Then click
on the Comment option. If your material cannot be submitted using
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, contact the person in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions.
Viewing material in docket. To view documents mentioned in this
notice as being available in the docket, find the docket as described
in the previous paragraph, and then select ``Supporting & Related
Material'' in the Document Type column. Public comments will also be
placed in our online docket and can be viewed by following instructions
on the <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> Frequently Asked Questions web page.
Personal information. We accept anonymous comments. Comments we
post to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> will include any personal
information you have provided. For more about privacy and submissions
in response to this document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records
notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020).
Discussion
The Notice of the availability and request for comments on draft
NVIC 02-99, Change 1 was published on August 24, 2026. 91 FR 54729. The
original comment period closed on September 23, 2026. However,
stakeholders notified the Coast Guard that they need more time to
prepare their comments. The Coast Guard has decided that a longer
public comment period would be appropriate to allow interested parties
additional time to submit comments for Coast Guard's consideration.
Thus, Coast Guard is reopening the comment period for 30 days, until
October 29, 2026. This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C.
552(a); 46 U.S.C. 3103 and 3306; 46 CFR part 8, subpart E; and
Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1(II)(92).
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Dated: September 24, 2026.
C.F. Heard IV,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Office of Commercial Vessel
Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2026-19895 Filed 9-28-26; 8:45 am]
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