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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation
33 CFR Part 402
[Docket No. SLSDC 2005–20518]
RIN 2135–AA21
Tariff of Tolls
Saint Lawrence Seaway
Development Corporation, DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Saint Lawrence Seaway
Development Corporation (SLSDC) and
the St. Lawrence Seaway Management
Corporation (SLSMC) of Canada, under
international agreement, jointly publish
and presently administer the St.
Lawrence Seaway Tariff of Tolls in their
respective jurisdictions. The Tariff sets
forth the level of tolls assessed on all
commodities and vessels transiting the
facilities operated by the SLSDC and the
SLSMC. The SLSDC is revising its
regulations to reflect the fees and
charges levied by the SLSMC in Canada
starting in the 2005 navigation season,
which are effective only in Canada. An
amendment to increase the charge per
pleasure craft per lock transited for full
or partial transit of the Seaway will
apply in the United States.
DATES: This rule is effective June 16,
2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Craig H. Middlebrook, Acting Chief
Counsel, Saint Lawrence Seaway
Development Corporation, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590,
(202) 366–0091.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Saint
Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation (SLSDC) and the St.
Lawrence Seaway Management
Corporation (SLSMC) of Canada, under
international agreement, jointly publish
and presently administer the St.
Lawrence Seaway Tariff of Tolls
(Schedule of Fees and Charges in
Canada) in their respective jurisdictions.
The Tariff sets forth the level of tolls
assessed on all commodities and vessels
transiting the facilities operated by the
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SLSDC and the SLSMC. The SLSDC is
revising 33 CFR 402.8, ‘‘Schedule of
Tolls’’, to reflect the fees and charges
levied by the SLSMC in Canada
beginning in the 2005 navigation
season. With one exception, the changes
affect the tolls for commercial vessels
and are applicable only in Canada. The
collection of tolls by the SLSDC on
commercial vessels transiting the U.S.
locks is waived by law (33 U.S.C.
988a(a)).
The SLSDC is amending 33 CFR 402.8
to increase the charge per pleasure craft
per U.S. lock transited from $20 to $25
U.S., or $30 Canadian. This increase is
needed due to higher operating costs at
the locks. The per lock charge for
pleasure craft transiting the Canadian
locks will remain $20 Canadian, to be
collected in Canadian dollars. No
comments were received regarding this
amendment.
Regulatory Notices: Privacy Act:
Anyone is able to search the electronic
form of all comments received into any
of our dockets by the name of the
individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on
behalf of an association, business, labor
union, etc.). You may review DOT’s
complete Privacy Act Statement in the
Federal Register published on April 11,
2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages
19477–78) or you may visit https://
dms.dot.gov.
Regulatory Evaluation
This regulation involves a foreign
affairs function of the United States and
therefore Executive Order 12866 does
not apply and evaluation under the
Department of Transportation’s
Regulatory Policies and Procedures is
not required.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Determination
I certify this regulation will not have
a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
The St. Lawrence Seaway Regulations
and Rules primarily relate to
commercial users of the Seaway, the
vast majority of whom are foreign vessel
operators. Therefore, any resulting costs
will be borne mostly by foreign vessels.
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Environmental Impact
This regulation does not require an
environmental impact statement under
the National Environmental Policy Act
(49 U.S.C. 4321, et reg.) because it is not
a major federal action significantly
affecting the quality of the human
environment.
Federalism
The Corporation has analyzed this
rule under the principles and criteria in
Executive Order 13132, dated August 4,
1999, and has determined that this rule
does not have sufficient federalism
implications to warrant a Federalism
Assessment.
Unfunded Mandates
The Corporation has analyzed this
rule under Title II of the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L.
104–4, 109 Stat. 48) and determined that
it does not impose unfunded mandates
on State, local, and tribal governments
and the private sector requiring a
written statement of economic and
regulatory alternatives.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This regulation has been analyzed
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 and does not contain new or
modified information collection
requirements subject to the Office of
Management and Budget review.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 402
Vessels, Waterways.
Accordingly, the Saint Lawrence
Seaway Development Corporation is
amending 33 CFR Part 402, Tariff of
Tolls, as follows:
I
PART 402—TARIFF OF TOLLS
1. The authority citation for Part 402
continues to read as follows:
I
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 983(a), 984(a)(4) and
988, as amended; 49 CFR 1.52.
2. Section 402.8 is revised to read as
follows:
I
§ 402.8
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Description of chargers
1. ..........
2. ..........
3. ..........
4. ..........
5. ..........
6. ..........
Rate ($) Montreal to or from Lake Ontario
(5 locks)
Rate ($) Welland Canal—
Lake Ontario to or from
Lake Erie
(8 locks)
Column 1
Item
Column 2
Column 3
Subject to item 3, for complete transit of the Seaway, a composite toll, comprising:
(1) a charge per gross registered ton of the ship,
applicable whether the ship is wholly or partially
laden, or is in ballast, and the gross registered
tonnage being calculated according to prescribed
rules for measurement in the United States or
under the International Convention on Tonnage
Measurement of Ships, 1969, as amended from
time to time.
(2) a charge per metric ton of cargo as certified on
the ship’s manifest or other document, as follows:.
(a) bulk cargo .......................................................
(b) general cargo ..................................................
(c) steel slab .........................................................
(d) containerized cargo ........................................
(e) government aid cargo .....................................
(f) grain .................................................................
(g) coal .................................................................
(3) a charge per passenger per lock .......................
(4) a charge per lock for transit of the Welland
Canal in either direction by cargo ships:
(a) loaded .............................................................
(b) in ballast ..........................................................
Subject to item 3, for partial transit of the Seaway
Minimum charge per ship per lock transited for full
or partial transit of the Seaway.
A rebate applicable to the rates of item 1 to 3 ........
A charge per pleasure craft per lock transited for
full or partial transit of the Seaway, including applicable federal taxes 1.
In lieu of item 1(4), for vessel carrying new cargo
or returning ballast after carrying new cargo, a
charge per gross registered ton of the ship, the
gross registered tonnage being calculated according to item 1 1:
(a) loaded .............................................................
(b) in ballast ..........................................................
0.0928 ......................................................................
0.1507.
0.9624 ......................................................................
2.3187 ......................................................................
2.0985 ......................................................................
0.9624 ......................................................................
N/A ...........................................................................
0.5912 ......................................................................
0.5681 ......................................................................
1.3680 ......................................................................
0.6376.
1.0204.
0.7305.
0.6376.
N/A.
0.6376.
0.6376.
1.3680.
N/A ...........................................................................
N/A ...........................................................................
20 per cent per lock of the applicable charge under
items 1(1) and (2) plus the applicable charge
under items 1(3) and (4).
20.00 ........................................................................
509.22.
376.23.
13 per cent per lock of the
applicable charge under
items 1(1) and (2) plus
the applicable charge
under items 1(3) and
(4).
20.00.
N/A ...........................................................................
20.00 ........................................................................
N/A.
20.00.
N/A ...........................................................................
N/A ...........................................................................
0.1500.
0.1100.
1 The applicable charge at the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’s locks (Eisenhower, Snell) for pleasure craft is $25 U.S., or
$30 Canadian per lock. The applicable charge under item 3 at the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’s locks (Eisenhower, Snell)
will be collected in U.S. dollars. The other amounts are in Canadian dollars and are for the Canadian Share of tolls. The collection of the U.S.
portion of tolls for commercial vessels is waived by law (33 U.S.C. 988a(a)).
Issued at Washington, DC on May 11, 2005.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation.
Albert S. Jacquez,
Administrator.
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 254
USPS Standards for Facility
Accessibility
AGENCY:
Postal Service
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ACTION:
Final rule.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Architectural
Barriers Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 4151 et.
seq. (2000), the United States Postal
Service is revising its standards for
facility accessibility and adding them to
the CFR. These revisions are made in
response to the Americans with
Disabilities Act/Architectural Barriers
Act Guidelines (ADAAG/ABAAG)
recently published by the U.S.
Architectural and Transportation
Barriers Compliance Board (US Access
Board).
DATES: Effective: October 1, 2005, with
applicability dates as follows:
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• For owned facilities, these
standards are applicable effective on
October 1, 2005 for all Postal Service
facility designs that have not reached
30% design completion by October 1,
2005 and for all design/build contracts
for which the solicitation is issued after
October 1, 2005.
• For leased facilities, these standards
are applicable effective on October 1,
2005 for new construction, additions,
and alterations and alternate quarters
with designs that have not reached 30%
completion by October 1, 2005.
• For all existing leased facilities,
these standards are applicable effective
on October 1, 2005 for all new leases
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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 17, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28212-28213]
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[FR Doc No: 05-9799]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
33 CFR Part 402
[Docket No. SLSDC 2005-20518]
RIN 2135-AA21
Tariff of Tolls
AGENCY: Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) and
the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) of Canada, under
international agreement, jointly publish and presently administer the
St. Lawrence Seaway Tariff of Tolls in their respective jurisdictions.
The Tariff sets forth the level of tolls assessed on all commodities
and vessels transiting the facilities operated by the SLSDC and the
SLSMC. The SLSDC is revising its regulations to reflect the fees and
charges levied by the SLSMC in Canada starting in the 2005 navigation
season, which are effective only in Canada. An amendment to increase
the charge per pleasure craft per lock transited for full or partial
transit of the Seaway will apply in the United States.
DATES: This rule is effective June 16, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig H. Middlebrook, Acting Chief
Counsel, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-0091.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation (SLSDC) and the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
(SLSMC) of Canada, under international agreement, jointly publish and
presently administer the St. Lawrence Seaway Tariff of Tolls (Schedule
of Fees and Charges in Canada) in their respective jurisdictions.
The Tariff sets forth the level of tolls assessed on all
commodities and vessels transiting the facilities operated by the SLSDC
and the SLSMC. The SLSDC is revising 33 CFR 402.8, ``Schedule of
Tolls'', to reflect the fees and charges levied by the SLSMC in Canada
beginning in the 2005 navigation season. With one exception, the
changes affect the tolls for commercial vessels and are applicable only
in Canada. The collection of tolls by the SLSDC on commercial vessels
transiting the U.S. locks is waived by law (33 U.S.C. 988a(a)).
The SLSDC is amending 33 CFR 402.8 to increase the charge per
pleasure craft per U.S. lock transited from $20 to $25 U.S., or $30
Canadian. This increase is needed due to higher operating costs at the
locks. The per lock charge for pleasure craft transiting the Canadian
locks will remain $20 Canadian, to be collected in Canadian dollars. No
comments were received regarding this amendment.
Regulatory Notices: Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment,
if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages
19477-78) or you may visit https://dms.dot.gov.
Regulatory Evaluation
This regulation involves a foreign affairs function of the United
States and therefore Executive Order 12866 does not apply and
evaluation under the Department of Transportation's Regulatory Policies
and Procedures is not required.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Determination
I certify this regulation will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities. The St. Lawrence
Seaway Regulations and Rules primarily relate to commercial users of
the Seaway, the vast majority of whom are foreign vessel operators.
Therefore, any resulting costs will be borne mostly by foreign vessels.
Environmental Impact
This regulation does not require an environmental impact statement
under the National Environmental Policy Act (49 U.S.C. 4321, et reg.)
because it is not a major federal action significantly affecting the
quality of the human environment.
Federalism
The Corporation has analyzed this rule under the principles and
criteria in Executive Order 13132, dated August 4, 1999, and has
determined that this rule does not have sufficient federalism
implications to warrant a Federalism Assessment.
Unfunded Mandates
The Corporation has analyzed this rule under Title II of the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4, 109 Stat. 48) and
determined that it does not impose unfunded mandates on State, local,
and tribal governments and the private sector requiring a written
statement of economic and regulatory alternatives.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This regulation has been analyzed under the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 and does not contain new or modified information collection
requirements subject to the Office of Management and Budget review.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 402
Vessels, Waterways.
0
Accordingly, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is
amending 33 CFR Part 402, Tariff of Tolls, as follows:
PART 402--TARIFF OF TOLLS
0
1. The authority citation for Part 402 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 983(a), 984(a)(4) and 988, as amended; 49
CFR 1.52.
0
2. Section 402.8 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 402.8 Schedule of tolls.
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Rate ($) Montreal to or
Item Description of chargers from Lake Ontario (5 Rate ($) Welland Canal--Lake Ontario to
locks) or from Lake Erie (8 locks)
Column 1................ Column 2............... Column 3
--------------------
1.................. Subject to item 3, for
complete transit of the
Seaway, a composite
toll, comprising:
(1) a charge per gross 0.0928................. 0.1507.
registered ton of the
ship, applicable
whether the ship is
wholly or partially
laden, or is in
ballast, and the gross
registered tonnage
being calculated
according to prescribed
rules for measurement
in the United States or
under the International
Convention on Tonnage
Measurement of Ships,
1969, as amended from
time to time.
(2) a charge per metric
ton of cargo as
certified on the ship's
manifest or other
document, as follows:.
(a) bulk cargo........ 0.9624................. 0.6376.
(b) general cargo..... 2.3187................. 1.0204.
(c) steel slab........ 2.0985................. 0.7305.
(d) containerized 0.9624................. 0.6376.
cargo.
(e) government aid N/A.................... N/A.
cargo.
(f) grain............. 0.5912................. 0.6376.
(g) coal.............. 0.5681................. 0.6376.
(3) a charge per 1.3680................. 1.3680.
passenger per lock.
(4) a charge per lock
for transit of the
Welland Canal in either
direction by cargo
ships:
(a) loaded............ N/A.................... 509.22.
(b) in ballast........ N/A.................... 376.23.
2.................. Subject to item 3, for 20 per cent per lock of 13 per cent per lock of the applicable
partial transit of the the applicable charge charge under items 1(1) and (2) plus
Seaway under items 1(1) and the applicable charge under items 1(3)
(2) plus the and (4).
applicable charge
under items 1(3) and
(4).
3.................. Minimum charge per ship 20.00.................. 20.00.
per lock transited for
full or partial transit
of the Seaway.
4.................. A rebate applicable to N/A.................... N/A.
the rates of item 1 to
3.
5.................. A charge per pleasure 20.00.................. 20.00.
craft per lock
transited for full or
partial transit of the
Seaway, including
applicable federal
taxes \1\.
6.................. In lieu of item 1(4),
for vessel carrying new
cargo or returning
ballast after carrying
new cargo, a charge per
gross registered ton of
the ship, the gross
registered tonnage
being calculated
according to item 1
\1\:
(a) loaded............ N/A.................... 0.1500.
(b) in ballast........ N/A.................... 0.1100.
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\1\ The applicable charge at the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation's locks (Eisenhower, Snell) for
pleasure craft is $25 U.S., or $30 Canadian per lock. The applicable charge under item 3 at the Saint Lawrence
Seaway Development Corporation's locks (Eisenhower, Snell) will be collected in U.S. dollars. The other
amounts are in Canadian dollars and are for the Canadian Share of tolls. The collection of the U.S. portion of
tolls for commercial vessels is waived by law (33 U.S.C. 988a(a)).
Issued at Washington, DC on May 11, 2005.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
Albert S. Jacquez,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 05-9799 Filed 5-16-05; 8:45 am]
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