Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Raritan River, Arthur Kill, and Their Tributaries, NJ, 31725-31726 [07-2869]
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7. In § 128.11:
I a. Paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(7)(ii)–(v)
are revised; and
I b. Paragraph (c) is amended, in the
first sentence, by removing the word
‘‘shall’’ and adding in its place the word
‘‘must’’ and, in the second sentence, by
removing the word ‘‘Customs’’ and
adding in its place the term ‘‘CBP’’.
The revisions read as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
§ 128.11 Express consignment carrier
application process.
AGENCY:
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operations that includes, in the case of
an express consignment carrier facility,
a list of all carriers or operators that
intend to use the facility.
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(ii) Sign and implement a narcotics
enforcement agreement with U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE).
(iii) Provide, without cost to the
Government, adequate office space,
equipment, furnishings, supplies and
security as per CBP’s specifications.
(iv) If the entity is an express
consignment carrier facility, provide to
Customs and Border Protection,
Revenue Division/Attention:
Reimbursables, 6650 Telecom Drive,
Suite 100, Indianapolis, Indiana 46278,
at the beginning of each calendar
quarter, a list of all carriers or operators
currently using the facility and notify
that office whenever a new carrier or
operator begins to use the facility or
whenever a carrier or operator ceases to
use the facility.
(v) If the entity is a hub facility or an
express consignment carrier, timely pay
all applicable processing fees prescribed
in § 24.23 of this chapter.
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Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
Approved: June 4, 2007.
Timothy E. Skud,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
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33 CFR Part 117
[CGD01–07–056]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations;
Raritan River, Arthur Kill, and Their
Tributaries, NJ
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice canceling temporary
deviation from regulations; notice of
temporary deviation from regulations;
request for comments.
ACTION:
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Coast Guard
The Coast Guard is canceling
the temporary deviation concerning the
test operating schedule governing the
AK Railroad Bridge across Arthur Kill at
mile 11.6 between Staten Island, New
York and Elizabeth, New Jersey. This
deviation is canceled because the test
schedule proved ineffective. In addition,
the Commander, First Coast Guard
District, has issued a new temporary
deviation from the regulation governing
the operation of the AK Railroad Bridge.
This new temporary deviation requires
the AK Railroad Bridge to remain in the
open position at all times, except that,
the draw would close for the passage of
trains for two daily thirty minute
closure periods within a designated one
hour time frame on a fixed schedule
with a one hour adjustment whenever
high water occurs during or up to one
hour after the applicable closure period.
In addition, a number of unscheduled
requests for thirty minute closure
periods may be granted by the Coast
Guard within one to three hours of
receipt of the request. The purpose of
this deviation is to test a new temporary
change to the drawbridge operation
schedule to help determine the most
equitable and safe solution to facilitate
the present and anticipated needs of
navigation and rail traffic.
DATES: The temporary deviation
published on March 20, 2007 in 72 FR
12981 is cancelled as of midnight on
June 8, 2007. The revised deviation is
effective 12:01 a.m. on June 8, 2007
until November 23, 2007. Comments
must be received by October 15, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may mail comments
and related material to Commander
(dpb), First Coast Guard District Bridge
Branch, One South Street, Battery Park
Building, New York, New York, 10004,
or deliver them to the same address
between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except, Federal
holidays. The telephone number is (212)
668–7165. The First Coast Guard
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District, Bridge Branch, maintains the
public docket for this deviation.
Comments and material received from
the public, as well as documents
indicated in this notice as being
available in the docket, will become part
of this docket and will be available for
inspection or copying at the First Coast
Guard District, Bridge Branch, 7 a.m. to
3 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Joe Arca, Project Officer, First Coast
Guard District, Bridge Branch, at (212)
668–7165.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request For Comments
We encourage you to participate in
evaluating this test schedule by
submitting comments and related
material. If you do so, please include
your name and address, identify the
docket number for this deviation
(CGD01–07–056), indicate the specific
section of this document to which each
comment applies, and give the reason
for each comment. Please submit all
comments and related material in an
unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by
11 inches, suitable for copying. If you
would like to know they reached us,
please enclose a stamped, self-addressed
postcard or envelope. We will consider
all comments and material received
during the comment period. Comments
must be received by October 15, 2007,
prior to the end of the deviation period
so that adjustments to the tested
operating schedule may be made, if
necessary.
Background and Purpose
On March 20, 2007, we published a
temporary deviation entitled
‘‘Drawbridge Operation Regulations;
Raritan River, Arthur Kill, and Their
Tributaries, NJ’’ in the Federal Register
(72 FR 12981). The temporary deviation
concerned a test operating schedule for
the bridge needed to help determine a
bridge operating schedule that will
accommodate present and anticipated
rail operations while continuing to
provide for the present and anticipated
needs of navigation. Background about
the AK Railroad Bridge and the bridge
owner’s rehabilitation efforts may be
found at 72 FR 12981. This deviation
from the operating regulations was
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Beginning on April 9, 2007, the bridge
operated in accordance with the test
schedule approved by the Coast Guard
in the above referenced notice. Actual
rail operations, however, have been
such that shifting the scheduled bridge
closure times to occur between 9 a.m.
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and 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. would
more efficiently accommodate all rail
and marine transportation needs.
The purpose of this new temporary
deviation is to help determine a bridge
operating schedule that will
accommodate both Conrail’s proposed
train schedule, future rail operations,
and the present and anticipated needs of
navigation.
This deviation will test a new
alternate drawbridge operation schedule
designed to help facilitate the safe
coordination of vessel and rail traffic. A
variety of factors, such as daily tide
variations, the present and anticipated
needs of navigation, and train
scheduling, will be evaluated during
this temporary test deviation.
The schedule considered in this
notice would provide two daily thirty
minute bridge closures within
designated one hour periods with a one
hour adjustment during certain high
tides, as predicted at the Battery, New
York. Also, unscheduled bridge closure
requests may be granted by the Coast
Guard within one to three hours of
receipt of the request for bridge closure.
Being able to predict bridge closure
periods each day in advance would
enable both rail and marine interests to
schedule accordingly, obviating the
need to adjust to different bridge closure
times each day. The ability to obtain
unscheduled bridge closures will offer
flexibility in rail operations.
This temporary deviation requires the
AK Railroad Bridge to remain in the
open position at all times except during
periods when it is allowed to remain in
the closed position for the passage of
rail traffic for two thirty minute periods
between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m., and 12 p.m.
and 1 p.m., daily. The only exception is
when high tide occurs during or within
one hour after the scheduled closed
period. When high tide occurs during
the bridge closure period the thirty
minute bridge closure will occur
between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., and 1 p.m.
and 2 p.m., i.e. one hour later; when
high tide occurs within one hour after
the scheduled closure period the thirty
minute bridge closure will occur
between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and
12 p.m., i.e. one hour earlier. A
schedule of bridge closure periods will
be posted on the U.S. Coast Guard’s
Homeport Web site and published in the
Local Notice to Mariners.
In addition to the scheduled closure
periods, up to two, unscheduled thirty
minute bridge closure periods per day,
maximum of twelve per week, may be
requested and may be approved by the
Coast Guard within one to three hours
of the request. The bridge will remain
open for a minimum of one hour
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between bridge closures for the passage
of marine traffic. In the event of bridge
operational failure, the bridge owner or
operator shall notify the Coast Guard
Captain of the Port of New York
immediately and shall ensure that a
repair crew is on scene at the bridge no
later than 45 minutes after the bridge
fails to operate and that the repair crew
shall remain at the bridge until the
bridge has been restored to normal
operations or raised and locked in the
fully open position.
This deviation from the operating
regulations is authorized under 33 CFR
117.35.
Cancellation
The deviation published in the
Federal Register on March 20, 2007, (72
FR 12981) is being canceled because
actual rail operations observed during
the test deviation have been such that
shifting the scheduled bridge closure
times would more efficiently
accommodate all transportation needs.
Dated: June 1, 2007.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard
District.
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
Customs Forms for Priority Mail To or
From ‘‘969’’ ZIP Codes and 96799
Postal Service.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Postal ServiceTM is
revising the Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, Domestic
Mail Manual to require customs
declarations on certain Priority Mail
mailpieces to or from ZIP CodeTM 96799
and ZIP CodesTM beginning with the
prefix 969.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 8, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Obataiye B. Akinwole, 202–268–7262.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In January
2003, the Postal Service published a
Postal Bulletin article asking customers
to affix either PS Form 2976, Customs
Declaration CN22—Sender’s
Declaration, or PS Form 2976–A,
Customs Declaration and Dispatch
Note—CP72, to all mailpieces weighing
16 ounces or more addressed to Guam.
In March 2003, we revised our request
to include mailpieces addressed to all
ZIP Codes beginning with the 969 ZIP
Code prefix. On September 13, 2006, we
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published a Proposed rule in the
Federal Register, (71 FR 54006), to
require customs declarations on certain
Priority Mail mailpieces to or from ZIP
CodesTM beginning with the prefix 969.
We are now requiring that the
appropriate customs form be affixed to
all Priority Mail pieces weighing 16
ounces or more sent to or from ZIP
Codes beginning with the prefix 969.
We are also expanding the requirement
to affix the appropriate customs form to
all Priority Mail pieces weighing 16
ounces or more that are sent to or from
ZIP Code 96799, American Samoa.
We are also removing the language
regarding ‘‘dutiable merchandise’’ from
this final rule. The language is
ambiguous at best and does not address
a specific concern.
Comments
Interested persons were invited to
comment on the proposed rule. One
comment was received. The commenter
questioned the underlying rationale for
the new rule. In response, these
destinations are outside the customs
territory of the United States. Hence, a
customs form would facilitate the
identification of the contents of the mail
to the extent customs inspections may
be applied to this traffic. In addition,
use of a customs form would enable the
Postal Service to meet requirements
imposed by airlines to carry Priority
Mail above a certain weight threshold.
Such requirements are not imposed by
surface transportation carriers, and are
not needed for other classes of mail
carried by air carriers.
After reviewing and considering the
comments, we adopt the following
changes to Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, Domestic
Mail Manual (DMM), incorporated by
reference in the Code of Federal
Regulations. See 39 CFR 111.1.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and
procedure, Postal Service.
I Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is
amended as follows:
PART 111—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 39 CFR
part 111 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101,
401, 403, 404, 414, 416, 3001–3011, 3201–
3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3626, 5001.
I 2. Revise the Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, Domestic
Mail Manual (DMM), as follows:
600 Basic Standards for All Mailing
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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 110 (Friday, June 8, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 07-2869]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[CGD01-07-056]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Raritan River, Arthur Kill, and
Their Tributaries, NJ
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice canceling temporary deviation from regulations; notice
of temporary deviation from regulations; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is canceling the temporary deviation
concerning the test operating schedule governing the AK Railroad Bridge
across Arthur Kill at mile 11.6 between Staten Island, New York and
Elizabeth, New Jersey. This deviation is canceled because the test
schedule proved ineffective. In addition, the Commander, First Coast
Guard District, has issued a new temporary deviation from the
regulation governing the operation of the AK Railroad Bridge. This new
temporary deviation requires the AK Railroad Bridge to remain in the
open position at all times, except that, the draw would close for the
passage of trains for two daily thirty minute closure periods within a
designated one hour time frame on a fixed schedule with a one hour
adjustment whenever high water occurs during or up to one hour after
the applicable closure period. In addition, a number of unscheduled
requests for thirty minute closure periods may be granted by the Coast
Guard within one to three hours of receipt of the request. The purpose
of this deviation is to test a new temporary change to the drawbridge
operation schedule to help determine the most equitable and safe
solution to facilitate the present and anticipated needs of navigation
and rail traffic.
DATES: The temporary deviation published on March 20, 2007 in 72 FR
12981 is cancelled as of midnight on June 8, 2007. The revised
deviation is effective 12:01 a.m. on June 8, 2007 until November 23,
2007. Comments must be received by October 15, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may mail comments and related material to Commander
(dpb), First Coast Guard District Bridge Branch, One South Street,
Battery Park Building, New York, New York, 10004, or deliver them to
the same address between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except, Federal holidays. The telephone number is (212) 668-7165. The
First Coast Guard District, Bridge Branch, maintains the public docket
for this deviation. Comments and material received from the public, as
well as documents indicated in this notice as being available in the
docket, will become part of this docket and will be available for
inspection or copying at the First Coast Guard District, Bridge Branch,
7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Joe Arca, Project Officer, First
Coast Guard District, Bridge Branch, at (212) 668-7165.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request For Comments
We encourage you to participate in evaluating this test schedule by
submitting comments and related material. If you do so, please include
your name and address, identify the docket number for this deviation
(CGD01-07-056), indicate the specific section of this document to which
each comment applies, and give the reason for each comment. Please
submit all comments and related material in an unbound format, no
larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for copying. If you would
like to know they reached us, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed
postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and material
received during the comment period. Comments must be received by
October 15, 2007, prior to the end of the deviation period so that
adjustments to the tested operating schedule may be made, if necessary.
Background and Purpose
On March 20, 2007, we published a temporary deviation entitled
``Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Raritan River, Arthur Kill, and
Their Tributaries, NJ'' in the Federal Register (72 FR 12981). The
temporary deviation concerned a test operating schedule for the bridge
needed to help determine a bridge operating schedule that will
accommodate present and anticipated rail operations while continuing to
provide for the present and anticipated needs of navigation. Background
about the AK Railroad Bridge and the bridge owner's rehabilitation
efforts may be found at 72 FR 12981. This deviation from the operating
regulations was authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Beginning on April 9, 2007, the bridge operated in accordance with
the test schedule approved by the Coast Guard in the above referenced
notice. Actual rail operations, however, have been such that shifting
the scheduled bridge closure times to occur between 9 a.m.
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and 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. would more efficiently accommodate
all rail and marine transportation needs.
The purpose of this new temporary deviation is to help determine a
bridge operating schedule that will accommodate both Conrail's proposed
train schedule, future rail operations, and the present and anticipated
needs of navigation.
This deviation will test a new alternate drawbridge operation
schedule designed to help facilitate the safe coordination of vessel
and rail traffic. A variety of factors, such as daily tide variations,
the present and anticipated needs of navigation, and train scheduling,
will be evaluated during this temporary test deviation.
The schedule considered in this notice would provide two daily
thirty minute bridge closures within designated one hour periods with a
one hour adjustment during certain high tides, as predicted at the
Battery, New York. Also, unscheduled bridge closure requests may be
granted by the Coast Guard within one to three hours of receipt of the
request for bridge closure.
Being able to predict bridge closure periods each day in advance
would enable both rail and marine interests to schedule accordingly,
obviating the need to adjust to different bridge closure times each
day. The ability to obtain unscheduled bridge closures will offer
flexibility in rail operations.
This temporary deviation requires the AK Railroad Bridge to remain
in the open position at all times except during periods when it is
allowed to remain in the closed position for the passage of rail
traffic for two thirty minute periods between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m., and
12 p.m. and 1 p.m., daily. The only exception is when high tide occurs
during or within one hour after the scheduled closed period. When high
tide occurs during the bridge closure period the thirty minute bridge
closure will occur between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., and 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.,
i.e. one hour later; when high tide occurs within one hour after the
scheduled closure period the thirty minute bridge closure will occur
between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 12 p.m., i.e. one hour earlier.
A schedule of bridge closure periods will be posted on the U.S. Coast
Guard's Homeport Web site and published in the Local Notice to
Mariners.
In addition to the scheduled closure periods, up to two,
unscheduled thirty minute bridge closure periods per day, maximum of
twelve per week, may be requested and may be approved by the Coast
Guard within one to three hours of the request. The bridge will remain
open for a minimum of one hour between bridge closures for the passage
of marine traffic. In the event of bridge operational failure, the
bridge owner or operator shall notify the Coast Guard Captain of the
Port of New York immediately and shall ensure that a repair crew is on
scene at the bridge no later than 45 minutes after the bridge fails to
operate and that the repair crew shall remain at the bridge until the
bridge has been restored to normal operations or raised and locked in
the fully open position.
This deviation from the operating regulations is authorized under
33 CFR 117.35.
Cancellation
The deviation published in the Federal Register on March 20, 2007,
(72 FR 12981) is being canceled because actual rail operations observed
during the test deviation have been such that shifting the scheduled
bridge closure times would more efficiently accommodate all
transportation needs.
Dated: June 1, 2007.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 07-2869 Filed 6-6-07; 9:09 am]
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