Compliance Requirements, Financial Implications 17 Jan 2025 compliance, regulations, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, cybersecurity, security measures, financial impact, harbors, vessels, coast guard, waterways, marine safety, navigation (water), personally identifiable information, hazardous materials transportation, maritime security, maritime transportation, seamen

⚓New Cybersecurity Regulations for U.S.-Flagged Vessels and Facilities

The Coast Guard is updating its maritime security regulations by establishing minimum cybersecurity requirements for U.S.-flagged vessels, Outer Continental Shelf facilities, and facilities subject to the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 regulations. This final rule addresses current and emerging cybersecurity threats in the marine transportation system by adding minimum cybersecurity requirements to help detect risks and respond to and recover from cybersecurity incidents. These include requirements to develop and maintain a Cybersecurity Plan, designate a Cybersecurity Officer, and take various measures to maintain cybersecurity within the marine transportation system. The Coast Guard is also seeking comments on a potential delay for the implementation periods for U.S.-flagged vessels.

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Compliance, Regulatory Changes 16 Jan 2025 compliance, regulation, aviation safety, investigations, civil penalties, highway safety, marine safety, hazardous materials transportation, pipeline safety, ntsb, railroad safety

⚖️NTSB Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments Effective January 2025

Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, this final rule provides the 2025 adjustment to the civil penalties that the agency may assess for violations of certain NTSB statutes and regulations.

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Regulatory Changes, Compliance, Financial Requirements 10 Jan 2025 compliance, transportation, motor carriers, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, motor vehicle safety, intergovernmental relations, penalties, safety regulations, highway safety, freight forwarders, brokers, financial responsibility, hazardous materials transportation, highways and roads, parking, radioactive materials, rubber and rubber products

🚛Implications of New FMCSA Regulations for Motor Carriers and Brokers

In a final rule published in the Federal Register on November 18, 2024, FMCSA amended its regulations by making technical corrections throughout the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). The final rule included an amendatory instruction to revise a stayed section without first lifting the stay. The final rule also included an amendatory instruction which referenced an incorrect paragraph letter. The Agency corrects these errors.

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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, Maritime Operations 10 Jan 2025 regulations, transportation, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, penalties, vessels, waterways, navigation (water), radio, hazardous materials transportation, maritime industry, vessel compliance, st lawrence seaway

🚢New Seaway Regulations Impacting Maritime Compliance and Operations

The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) and the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) of Canada, under international agreement, jointly publish and presently administer the St. Lawrence Seaway Regulations and Rules (Practices and Procedures in Canada) in their respective jurisdictions. Under agreement with the SLSMC, the GLS is amending the joint regulations by updating the regulations and rules in various categories. These changes are to clarify existing requirements in the regulations.

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