110 STAT. 3972 PUBLIC LAW 104-324—OCT. 19, 1996 (1) by striking "or permitted"; and (2) by inserting after "day" the following: "or permitted to work more than 15 hours in any 24-hour period, or more than 36 hours in any 72-hour period". (b) Section 8104(e) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking "subsections (c) and (d)" and inserting "subsection (d)". (c) Section 8104(g) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking "(except a vessel to which subsection (c) of this section applies)". SEC. 1115. REPEAL OF GREAT LAKES ENDORSEMENTS. (a) REPEAL. —Section 12107 of title 46, United States Code, is repealed. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) The analysis at the beginning of chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 12107. (2) Section 12101(b)(3) of title 46, United States Code, is repealed. (3) Section 4370(a) of the Revised Statutes of the United States (46 App. U.S.C. 316(a)) is amended by striking "or 12107". (4) Section 2793 of the Revised Statutes of the United 19 USC 288. States (46 App. U.S.C. Ill, 123) is amended— (A) Dy striking "coastwise. Great Lakes endorsement" and all that follows through "foreign ports," and inserting "registry endorsement, engaged in foreign trade on the Great Lakes or their tributary or connecting waters in trade with Cemada,"; and (B) by striking ", as if from or to foreign ports". (5) Section 9302(a)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking "subsections (d) and (e)" and inserting "subsections (d), (e), and (f)". (6) Section 9302(e) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking "subsections (a) and (b)" and inserting "subsection (a)". (7) Section 9302 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(f) A documented vessel regularly operating on the Great Lakes or between ports on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River is exempt from the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.". SEC. 1116. RELIEF FROM UNITED STATES DOCUMENTATION REQUIRE- MENTS. (a) IN GENERAL. —Notwithstanding any other law or any agreement with the United States Government, a vessel described in subsection (b) may be transferred to or placed under a foreign registry or sold to a person that is not a citizen of the United States and transferred to or placed under a foreign registry. (b) VESSELS DESCRIBED. —The vessels referred to in subsection (a) are the following: (1) MV PLATTE (United States official number 653210). (2) SOUTHERN (United States official number 591902). (3) ARZEW (United States official number 598727). (4) LAKE CHARLES (United States official number 619531). (5) LOUISIANA (United States official number 619532). (6) GAMMA (United States official number 598730).
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