Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 6.djvu/105

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PUBLIC LAW 104-324—OCT. 19, 1996 110 STAT. 3927 SEC. 505. INFORMATIONAL FILINGS. Section 5(c) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1504(c)) is amended by adding the following: "(3) Upon written request of any person subject to this subsection, the Secretary may make a determination in writing to exempt such person from any of the informational filing provisions enumerated in this subsection or the regulations implementing this section if the Secretary determines that such information is not necessary to facilitate the Secretary's determinations under section 4 of this Act and that such exemption will not limit public review and evaluation of the deepwater port project.". SEC. 506. ANTITRUST REVIEW. Section 7 of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1506) is repealed. SEC. 507. OPERATION. (a) As COMMON CARRIER.—Section 8(a) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1507(a)) is amended by inserting after "subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code," the following: "and shall accept, transport, or convey without discrimination all oil delivered to the deepwater port with respect to which its license is issued,". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Section 8(b) of such Act is amended by striking the first sentence and the first 3 words of the second sentence and inserting the following: "A licensee is not discriminating under this section and". SEC. 508. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND NAVIGA- TIONAL SAFETY. Section 10(a) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1509(a)) is amended— (1) by inserting after "international law" the following: "and the provision of adequate opportunities for public involvement"; and (2) by striking "shall prescribe by regulation and enforce procedures with respect to any deepwater port, including, but not limited to," and inserting the following: "shall prescribe and enforce procedures, either by regulation (for basic standards and conditions) or by the licensee's operations manual, with respect to". Coast Guard TITLE VI—COAST GUARD REGULATORY REFORM ami's of 1996. SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 46 USC 2101 This title may be cited as the "Coast Guard Regulatory Reform Act of 1996". SEC. 602. SAFETY MANAGEMENT. (a) MANAGEMENT OF VESSELS.— Title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding after chapter 31 the following new chapter: " CHAPTER 32—MANAGEMENT OF VESSELS "Sec. "3201. Definitions.