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correction, call or e-mail LT Matthew N.
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Guard District; telephone 206–220–
7110, e-mail Matthew.N.Jones@uscg.mil.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165
Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation
(water), Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Security measures,
Waterways.
■ Accordingly, 33 CFR part 165 is
amended by making the following
correcting amendment:
PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION
AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS
1. The authority citation for part 165
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1226, 1231; 46 U.S.C.
Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195;
33 CFR 1.05–1(g), 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5;
Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department
of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
2. In § 165.1325, revise paragraphs
(a)(12) and the first sentence in each of
paragraphs (c)(1)(iii), (c)(3)(ii)
introductory text, (c)(4)(iii) introductory
text, and (c)(5)(ii) introductory text to
read as follows:
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§ 165.1325 Regulated Navigation Areas;
Bars Along the Coasts of Oregon and
Washington.
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G.T. Blore,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,
Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(a) * * *
(12) Umpqua River Bar, Oreg.: From a
point on the shoreline at 43°41′20″ N.,
124°11′58″ W. thence westward to
43°41′20″ N., 124°13′32″ W. thence
southward to 43°38′35″ N., 24°14′25″ W.
thence eastward to a point on the
shoreline at 43°38′35″ N., 124°12′35″ W.
thence northward along the shoreline to
light ‘‘8″ at 43°40′57″ N., 124°11′13″ W.
thence southwestward to a point on the
west bank of the entrance channel at
43°40′52″ N., 124°11′34″ W. thence
southwestward along the west bank of
the entrance channel thence northward
along the seaward shoreline to the
beginning.
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(c) * * *
(1) * * *
(iii) The Coast Guard will notify the
public of bar restrictions and bar
closures via a Broadcast Notice to
Mariners on VHF–FM Channel 16 and
22A. * * *
(3) * * *
(ii) The master or operator of any
uninspected passenger vessel operating
in a regulated navigation area
established in paragraph (a) of this
section during the conditions described
in paragraph (c)(3)(i)(A) of this section
shall contact the Coast Guard on VHF–
FM Channel 16 or 22A prior to crossing
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the bar between sunset and sunrise.
* * *
(4) * * *
(iii) The master or operator of any
small passenger vessel operating in a
regulated navigation area established in
paragraph (a) of this section during the
conditions described in paragraph
(c)(4)(i)(A) of this section shall contact
the Coast Guard on VHF–FM Channel
16 or 22A prior to crossing the bar
between sunset and sunrise. * * *
(5) * * *
(ii) The master or operator of any
commercial fishing vessel operating in a
regulated navigation area established in
paragraph (a) of this section during the
conditions described in paragraph
(c)(5)(i)(A) of this section shall contact
the Coast Guard on VHF–FM Channel
16 or 22A prior to crossing the bar
between sunset and sunrise. * * *
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Saint Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation
33 CFR Part 401
[Docket No. SLSDC–2010–0001]
RIN 2135–AA30
Seaway Regulations and Rules:
Periodic Update, Various Categories
AGENCY: Saint Lawrence Seaway
Development Corporation, DOT.
ACTION: Final Rule.
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 Regulations and
Rules (Practices and Procedures in
Canada) in their respective jurisdictions.
Under agreement with the SLSMC, the
SLSDC is amending the joint regulations
by updating the Seaway Regulations and
Rules in various categories. The changes
will update the following sections of the
Regulations and Rules: Condition of
Vessels; Radio Communications; and
General. These amendments are
necessary to take account of updated
procedures and will enhance the safety
of transits through the Seaway. Several
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of the proposed amendments are merely
editorial or for clarification of existing
requirements.
DATES: The final rule is effective March
9, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carrie Mann Lavigne, Chief Counsel,
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation, 180 Andrews Street,
Massena, New York 13662; 315–64–
3200.
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 Regulations and
Rules (Practices and Procedures in
Canada) in their respective jurisdictions.
Under agreement with the SLSMC, the
SLSDC is amending the joint regulations
by updating the Regulations and Rules
in various categories. The changes will
update the following sections of the
Regulations and Rules: Condition of
Vessels; Radio Communications; and
General. These updates are necessary to
take account of updated procedures
which will enhance the safety of transits
through the Seaway. Many of these
proposed changes are to clarify existing
requirements in the regulations. Where
new requirements or regulations are
being made, an explanation for such a
change is provided below.
The joint regulations are effective in
Canada on March 15, 2010. For
consistency, because these are under
international agreement, joint
regulations, and to avoid confusion
among users of the Seaway, the SLSDC
finds that there is good cause to make
the U.S. version of the amendments
effective upon publication.
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://
www.Regulations.gov.
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
was published in the Federal Register
on January 27, 2010 (75 FR 4331). No
comments were received on the NPRM;
however upon further review with the
SLSMC, one proposed rule in the
Seaway Navigation section regarding the
vessel speed at which to approach a
bridge is not included in the final rule.
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The SLSDC is amending two sections
of the Condition of Vessels portion of
the joint Seaway regulations. Under
section 401.10, ‘‘Mooring lines’’, the
SLSDC is proposing to permit vessels
with synthetic lines to transit the
Seaway with a spliced eye of 1.8 m
instead of the current 2.4 m. The
SLSMC has conducted tests regarding
the effectiveness of the smaller spliced
eye and has determined that a spliced
eye of 1.8 m for synthetic lines is
sufficient for safety purposes. In
addition, two changes are being made to
section 401.12, ‘‘Minimum
requirements—mooring lines and
fairleads’’. These amendments would set
specific requirements for each mooring
line to ensure that safety is maintained
through proper use of appropriate
strength wire specific to vessel size.
These changes are being made based on
tests conducted by the SLSMC in
conjunction with relevant industry
stakeholders.
In the Radio Communications section,
two changes are being made . The
changes to section 401.61, ‘‘Assigned
frequencies’’, and section 401.63, ‘‘Radio
procedures’’, reflect the requirement that
channel 12 is to be used in lieu of
channel 13 in the Seaway Sodus sector.
This change is based on two years of
testing and troubeshooting radio
problems on Lake Ontario that
determined that channel 12 would
provide a more effective communication
medium than does channel 13.
Corresponding edits have been
proposed for Schedule III to reflect the
channel change.
Two changes are being made to the
‘‘General’’ section. In section 401.90,
‘‘Boarding for inspection’’, vessels will
be required to provide a safe and
approved means of boarding for
inspectors. Currently the pigeon holes
used by inspectors to board vessels
typically fill with ice and snow making
access between the tug and barge a
safety hazard. In section 401.94,
‘‘Keeping copies of documents’’, a vessel
will be required to keep, in either
electronic or paper form, a copy of: the
vessel’s valid inspection report; the
rules and procedures; and, Seaway
Notices for the current navigation year.
The other changes to the joint
regulations are merely editorial or to
clarify existing requirements.
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.
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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.
§ 401.10
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2. In § 401.10 revise paragraph (a)(3)
and (b) to read as follows:
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
proposal 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 401
Hazardous materials transportation,
Navigation (water), Penalties, Radio,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Vessels, Waterways.
■ Accordingly, the Saint Lawrence
Seaway Development Corporation is
amending 33 CFR Part 401, Regulations
and Rules, as follows:
PART 401—SEAWAY REGULATIONS
AND RULES
Subpart A—Regulations
1. The authority citation for subpart A
of part 401 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 33 U.S.C. 983(a) and 984(a)(4),
as amended; 49 CFR 1.52, unless otherwise
noted.
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Mooring lines.
(a) * * *
(3) Be fitted with a hand spliced eye
or Flemish type mechanical spliced eye
of not less than 2.4 m long for wire lines
and 1.8 m long spliced eye for approved
synthetic lines;
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(b) Unless otherwise permitted by an
officer, vessels greater than 150 m shall
only use wire mooring lines with a
breaking strength that complies with the
minimum specifications set out in the
table to this section shall be used for
securing a vessel in lock chambers.
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■ 3. In § 401.12 redesignate paragraph
(a)(4) as (a)(3)(iii) and revise paragraphs
(a)(1) introductory text, (a)(2), (a)(3)
introductory text, and (b) introductory
text to read as follows:
§ 401.12 Minimum requirements—mooring
lines and fairleads.
(a) * * *
(1) Vessels of 100 m or less in overall
length shall have at least three mooring
lines—wires or synthetic hawsers, two
of which shall be independently power
operated and one if synthetic may be
hand held.
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(2) Vessels of more than 100 m but not
more than 150 m in overall length shall
have three mooring lines—wires or
synthetic hawsers, which shall be
independently power operated by
winches, capstans or windlasses. All
lines shall be led through closed chocks
or fairleads acceptable to the Manager
and the Corporation.
(3) Vessels of more than 150 m in
overall length shall have four mooring
lines—wires, independently power
operated by the main drums of adequate
power operated winches as follows:
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(b) Unless otherwise permitted by the
officer, the following table sets out the
requirements for the location of
fairleads or closed chocks for vessels of
100 m or more in overall length:
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4. Revise § 401.61 to read as follows:
§ 401.61
Assigned frequencies.
The Seaway stations operate on the
following assigned VHF frequencies:
156.8 MHz—(channel 16)—Distress
and Calling.
156.7 MHz—(channel 14)—Working
(Canadian Stations in Sector 1 and the
Welland Canal).
156.6 MHz—(channel 12)—Working
(U.S. Station in Lake Ontario)
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156.6 MHz—(channel 12)—Working
(U.S. Stations in Sector 2 of the River).
156.55 MHz—(channel 11)—Working
(Canadian Stations in Sector 3, Lake
Ontario and Lake Erie).
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5. Revise § 401.63 to read as follows:
§ 401.63
Radio Procedures.
Every vessel shall use the channels of
communication in each control sector as
listed in the table to this section.
CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION
Control
sector
number
Station
Seaway
Seaway
Seaway
Seaway
Seaway
Seaway
Seaway
Seaway
Beauharnois .....
Eisenhower .......
Iroquois .............
Clayton .............
Sodus ...............
Newcastle .........
Welland ............
Long Point ........
Sector limits
1
2
3
4
4
5
6
7
Call in
C.I.P No. 2 to C.I.P No. 6–7 .......................................
C.I.P. No. 6–7 to C.I.P. No. 10–11 .............................
C.I.P. No. 10–11 To Crossover Island ........................
Crossover Island to Cape Vincent ..............................
Cape Vincent to Mid Lake Ontario ..............................
Mid Lake Ontario To C.I.P. No. 15 .............................
C.I.P. No. 15 to C.I.P. No. 16 .....................................
C.I.P. No. 16 to Long Point .........................................
6. In § 401.90, add a new paragraph
(d) to read as follows:
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7. In § 401.94, revise paragraph (a) to
read as follows:
§ 401.90
§ 401.94
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Boarding for inspections.
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(d) Vessels shall provide a safe and
approved means of boarding. Pigeon
holes are not accepted as a means of
boarding and an alternate safe means of
access shall be provided.
Keeping copies of documents.
(a) A copy of these Regulations
(subpart A of part 401), a copy of the
vessel’s valid Vessel Inspection Report
and the Seaway Notices for the current
navigation year shall be kept on board
every vessel in transit. For the purposes
Ch.
Ch.
Ch.
Ch.
Ch.
Ch.
Ch.
Ch.
14
12
11
13
12
11
14
11
Work
..........
..........
..........
..........
..........
..........
..........
..........
Ch.
Ch.
Ch.
Ch.
Ch.
Ch.
Ch.
Ch.
14
12
11
13
12
11
14
11
..........
..........
..........
..........
..........
..........
..........
..........
Listening
watch
Ch.
Ch.
Ch.
Ch.
Ch.
Ch.
Ch.
Ch.
14.
12.
11.
13.
16.
16.
14.
16.
of this section, a copy may be kept in
either paper or electronic format so long
as it can be accessed in the wheelhouse.
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8. In Schedule III to Subpart A—
Calling-in table, revise sections
numbered (18), (35), and (36) to read as
follows:
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SCHEDULE III TO SUBPART A OF PART 401—CALLING-IN TABLE
C.I.P. and checkpoint
Station to call
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18. Sodus Point ................................................
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Seaway Sodus, Channel 12 .............................
*
1. Name of Vessel.
2. Location.
3. ETA Mid-Lake Ontario.
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35. Mid-Lake Ontario-Entering Sector 4 ...........
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Seaway Sodus, Channel 12 .............................
2. Location.
Seaway Sodus, Channel 12 .............................
*
1. Name of Vessel.
*
36. Sodus Point ................................................
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Saint Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation.
Collister Johnson, Jr.,
Administrator.
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AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R09–OAR–2009–0859; FRL–9123–3]
Revisions to the California State
Implementation Plan, San Joaquin
Valley Air Pollution Control District
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: EPA is finalizing approval of
revisions to the San Joaquin Valley Air
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1. Name of Vessel.
2. Location.
3. Updated ETA Cape Vincent or Lake Ontario
Port.
4. Confirm River Pilot Requirement.
5. Pilot requirement—Snell Lock and/or Upper
Beauharnois Lock. (inland vessels only).
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Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD)
portion of the California State
Implementation Plan (SIP). These
revisions were proposed in the Federal
Register on December 18, 2009 and
concern reduction of animal matter and
volatile organic compound (VOC)
emissions from crude oil production,
cutback asphalt, and petroleum solvent
dry cleaning. We are approving local
rules that regulate these emission
sources under the Clean Air Act as
amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act).
DATES: Effective Date: This rule is
effective on April 8, 2010.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
33 CFR Part 401
[Docket No. SLSDC-2010-0001]
RIN 2135-AA30
Seaway Regulations and Rules: Periodic Update, Various Categories
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 Regulations and Rules (Practices and Procedures in
Canada) in their respective jurisdictions. Under agreement with the
SLSMC, the SLSDC is amending the joint regulations by updating the
Seaway Regulations and Rules in various categories. The changes will
update the following sections of the Regulations and Rules: Condition
of Vessels; Radio Communications; and General. These amendments are
necessary to take account of updated procedures and will enhance the
safety of transits through the Seaway. Several of the proposed
amendments are merely editorial or for clarification of existing
requirements.
DATES: The final rule is effective March 9, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Mann Lavigne, Chief Counsel,
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, 180 Andrews Street,
Massena, New York 13662; 315-64-3200.
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 Regulations and Rules
(Practices and Procedures in Canada) in their respective jurisdictions.
Under agreement with the SLSMC, the SLSDC is amending the joint
regulations by updating the Regulations and Rules in various
categories. The changes will update the following sections of the
Regulations and Rules: Condition of Vessels; Radio Communications; and
General. These updates are necessary to take account of updated
procedures which will enhance the safety of transits through the
Seaway. Many of these proposed changes are to clarify existing
requirements in the regulations. Where new requirements or regulations
are being made, an explanation for such a change is provided below.
The joint regulations are effective in Canada on March 15, 2010.
For consistency, because these are under international agreement, joint
regulations, and to avoid confusion among users of the Seaway, the
SLSDC finds that there is good cause to make the U.S. version of the
amendments effective upon publication.
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://www.Regulations.gov.
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published in the Federal
Register on January 27, 2010 (75 FR 4331). No comments were received on
the NPRM; however upon further review with the SLSMC, one proposed rule
in the Seaway Navigation section regarding the vessel speed at which to
approach a bridge is not included in the final rule.
[[Page 10689]]
The SLSDC is amending two sections of the Condition of Vessels
portion of the joint Seaway regulations. Under section 401.10,
``Mooring lines'', the SLSDC is proposing to permit vessels with
synthetic lines to transit the Seaway with a spliced eye of 1.8 m
instead of the current 2.4 m. The SLSMC has conducted tests regarding
the effectiveness of the smaller spliced eye and has determined that a
spliced eye of 1.8 m for synthetic lines is sufficient for safety
purposes. In addition, two changes are being made to section 401.12,
``Minimum requirements--mooring lines and fairleads''. These amendments
would set specific requirements for each mooring line to ensure that
safety is maintained through proper use of appropriate strength wire
specific to vessel size. These changes are being made based on tests
conducted by the SLSMC in conjunction with relevant industry
stakeholders.
In the Radio Communications section, two changes are being made .
The changes to section 401.61, ``Assigned frequencies'', and section
401.63, ``Radio procedures'', reflect the requirement that channel 12
is to be used in lieu of channel 13 in the Seaway Sodus sector. This
change is based on two years of testing and troubeshooting radio
problems on Lake Ontario that determined that channel 12 would provide
a more effective communication medium than does channel 13.
Corresponding edits have been proposed for Schedule III to reflect the
channel change.
Two changes are being made to the ``General'' section. In section
401.90, ``Boarding for inspection'', vessels will be required to
provide a safe and approved means of boarding for inspectors. Currently
the pigeon holes used by inspectors to board vessels typically fill
with ice and snow making access between the tug and barge a safety
hazard. In section 401.94, ``Keeping copies of documents'', a vessel
will be required to keep, in either electronic or paper form, a copy
of: the vessel's valid inspection report; the rules and procedures;
and, Seaway Notices for the current navigation year. The other changes
to the joint regulations are merely editorial or to clarify existing
requirements.
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 proposal 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 401
Hazardous materials transportation, Navigation (water), Penalties,
Radio, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Vessels, Waterways.
0
Accordingly, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is
amending 33 CFR Part 401, Regulations and Rules, as follows:
PART 401--SEAWAY REGULATIONS AND RULES
Subpart A--Regulations
0
1. The authority citation for subpart A of part 401 continues to read
as follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 983(a) and 984(a)(4), as amended; 49 CFR
1.52, unless otherwise noted.
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2. In Sec. 401.10 revise paragraph (a)(3) and (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 401.10 Mooring lines.
(a) * * *
(3) Be fitted with a hand spliced eye or Flemish type mechanical
spliced eye of not less than 2.4 m long for wire lines and 1.8 m long
spliced eye for approved synthetic lines;
* * * * *
(b) Unless otherwise permitted by an officer, vessels greater than
150 m shall only use wire mooring lines with a breaking strength that
complies with the minimum specifications set out in the table to this
section shall be used for securing a vessel in lock chambers.
* * * * *
0
3. In Sec. 401.12 redesignate paragraph (a)(4) as (a)(3)(iii) and
revise paragraphs (a)(1) introductory text, (a)(2), (a)(3) introductory
text, and (b) introductory text to read as follows:
Sec. 401.12 Minimum requirements--mooring lines and fairleads.
(a) * * *
(1) Vessels of 100 m or less in overall length shall have at least
three mooring lines--wires or synthetic hawsers, two of which shall be
independently power operated and one if synthetic may be hand held.
* * * * *
(2) Vessels of more than 100 m but not more than 150 m in overall
length shall have three mooring lines--wires or synthetic hawsers,
which shall be independently power operated by winches, capstans or
windlasses. All lines shall be led through closed chocks or fairleads
acceptable to the Manager and the Corporation.
(3) Vessels of more than 150 m in overall length shall have four
mooring lines--wires, independently power operated by the main drums of
adequate power operated winches as follows:
* * * * *
(b) Unless otherwise permitted by the officer, the following table
sets out the requirements for the location of fairleads or closed
chocks for vessels of 100 m or more in overall length:
* * * * *
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4. Revise Sec. 401.61 to read as follows:
Sec. 401.61 Assigned frequencies.
The Seaway stations operate on the following assigned VHF
frequencies:
156.8 MHz--(channel 16)--Distress and Calling.
156.7 MHz--(channel 14)--Working (Canadian Stations in Sector 1 and
the Welland Canal).
156.6 MHz--(channel 12)--Working (U.S. Station in Lake Ontario)
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156.6 MHz--(channel 12)--Working (U.S. Stations in Sector 2 of the
River).
156.55 MHz--(channel 11)--Working (Canadian Stations in Sector 3,
Lake Ontario and Lake Erie).
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5. Revise Sec. 401.63 to read as follows:
Sec. 401.63 Radio Procedures.
Every vessel shall use the channels of communication in each
control sector as listed in the table to this section.
Channels of Communication
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Control
Station sector Sector limits Call in Work Listening watch
number
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Seaway Beauharnois.................... 1 C.I.P No. 2 to C.I.P Ch. 14.................. Ch. 14................. Ch. 14.
No. 6-7.
Seaway Eisenhower..................... 2 C.I.P. No. 6-7 to Ch. 12.................. Ch. 12................. Ch. 12.
C.I.P. No. 10-11.
Seaway Iroquois....................... 3 C.I.P. No. 10-11 To Ch. 11.................. Ch. 11................. Ch. 11.
Crossover Island.
Seaway Clayton........................ 4 Crossover Island to Ch. 13.................. Ch. 13................. Ch. 13.
Cape Vincent.
Seaway Sodus.......................... 4 Cape Vincent to Mid Ch. 12.................. Ch. 12................. Ch. 16.
Lake Ontario.
Seaway Newcastle...................... 5 Mid Lake Ontario To Ch. 11.................. Ch. 11................. Ch. 16.
C.I.P. No. 15.
Seaway Welland........................ 6 C.I.P. No. 15 to C.I.P. Ch. 14.................. Ch. 14................. Ch. 14.
No. 16.
Seaway Long Point..................... 7 C.I.P. No. 16 to Long Ch. 11.................. Ch. 11................. Ch. 16.
Point.
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6. In Sec. 401.90, add a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
Sec. 401.90 Boarding for inspections.
* * * * *
(d) Vessels shall provide a safe and approved means of boarding.
Pigeon holes are not accepted as a means of boarding and an alternate
safe means of access shall be provided.
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7. In Sec. 401.94, revise paragraph (a) to read as follows:
Sec. 401.94 Keeping copies of documents.
(a) A copy of these Regulations (subpart A of part 401), a copy of
the vessel's valid Vessel Inspection Report and the Seaway Notices for
the current navigation year shall be kept on board every vessel in
transit. For the purposes of this section, a copy may be kept in either
paper or electronic format so long as it can be accessed in the
wheelhouse.
* * * * *
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8. In Schedule III to Subpart A--Calling-in table, revise sections
numbered (18), (35), and (36) to read as follows:
Schedule III to Subpart A of Part 401--Calling-In Table
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C.I.P. and checkpoint Station to call Message content
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* * * * * * *
18. Sodus Point............. Seaway Sodus, 1. Name of Vessel.
Channel 12. 2. Location.
3. ETA Mid-Lake
Ontario.
* * * * * * *
35. Mid-Lake Ontario- Seaway Sodus, 1. Name of Vessel.
Entering Sector 4. Channel 12.
2. Location.
36. Sodus Point............. Seaway Sodus, 1. Name of Vessel.
Channel 12. 2. Location.
3. Updated ETA Cape
Vincent or Lake
Ontario Port.
4. Confirm River
Pilot Requirement.
5. Pilot
requirement--Snell
Lock and/or Upper
Beauharnois Lock.
(inland vessels
only).
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Issued at Washington, DC, on March 3, 2010.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
Collister Johnson, Jr.,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2010-4898 Filed 3-8-10; 8:45 am]
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