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Exemption for Active-Duty Uniformed Service Members From Merchant Mariner Credentialing Fees
The Coast Guard published this final rule in the Federal Register on August 6, 2024. It took effect on November 4, 2024.
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What the agency says
The Coast Guard is exempting certain members of the uniformed services from Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) fees for the evaluation of an MMC application, the administration of an examination required for an MMC endorsement, and the issuance of an MMC. This final rule is in response to Executive Order 13860--Supporting the Transition of Active Duty Service Members and Military Veterans Into the Merchant Marine, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-17061
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Published
- August 6, 2024
- Takes effect
- November 4, 2024
- Dates
- This final rule is effective November 4, 2024.
- Docket
- Docket No. USCG-2021-0288
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1625-AC83
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 46 CFR 10
- Topics
- Penalties; Personally identifiable information; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Pages
- 12
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