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SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
33 CFR Part 401
[Docket No. SLSDC–2011–0002]
RIN 2135–AA29
Seaway Regulations and Rules:
Periodic Update, Various Categories
Saint Lawrence Seaway
Development Corporation, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
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
proposed changes will update the
following sections of the Regulations
and Rules: Condition of Vessels, and
Preclearance and Security for Tolls.
These proposed 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.
SUMMARY:
Any party wishing to present
views on the proposed amendment may
file comments with the Corporation on
or before February 28, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
[identified by Docket Number SLSDC
2011–0002] by any of the following
methods:
• Web Site: https://
www.Regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments/
submissions.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–001.
• Hand Delivery: Documents may be
submitted by hand delivery or courier to
West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number or Regulatory Identification
Number (RIN) for this rulemaking. Note
that all comments received will be
DATES:
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posted without change at https://
www.Regulations.gov including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act heading under
Regulatory Notices.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.Regulations.gov; or in person at
the Docket Management Facility; U.S.
Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carrie Mann Lavigne, Chief Counsel,
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation, 180 Andrews Street,
Massena, New York 13662; 315/764–
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 proposing to amend the joint
regulations by updating the Regulations
and Rules in various categories. The
proposed changes would update the
following sections of the Regulations
and Rules: Condition of Vessels, and
Preclearance and Security for Tolls.
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 proposed, an explanation for such
a change is provided below.
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 SLSDC is proposing to amend
two sections of the Condition of Vessels
portion of the joint Seaway regulations.
Under section 401.8, ‘‘Landing booms’’,
the SLSDC is clarifying that no more
than 4 mooring lines will be handled by
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Seaway personnel as part of the tie-up
service. In addition, the proposed
change clarifies that tie-up service does
not include let go service. In section
401.24, ‘‘Application for preclearance’’,
the SLSDC is requiring that preclearance
applications must be received by the
SLSMC between 08:00–16:00 hours
Monday through Friday and at least 24
hours prior to the vessel’s arrival.
The other changes to the joint
regulations are merely editorial or to
clarify existing requirements.
collection requirements subject to the
Office of Management and Budget
review.
Regulatory Evaluation
PART 401—SEAWAY REGULATIONS
AND RULES
This proposed 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 proposed 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 proposed 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
proposed 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
proposed 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 proposed regulation has been
analyzed under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 and does not
contain new or modified information
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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
proposes to amend 33 CFR part 401 as
follows:
Subpart A—Regulations
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.
2. In § 401.8, revise paragraph (c) to
read as follows:
§ 401.8
Landing booms.
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*
(c) Vessels not equipped with or not
using landing booms must use the
Seaway’s tie-up service at approach
walls using synthetic mooring lines
only. Maximum of 4 lines will be
handled by Seaway personnel and the
service does not include let go service.
3. In § 401.11, revise paragraph (a)
introductory text to read as follows:
§ 401.11
Fairleads.
(a) Mooring lines shall:
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4. In § 401.12 revise paragraphs (a)(1),
(a)(1)(i), and (a)(2) to read as follows:
§ 401.12 Minimum requirements—mooring
lines and fairleads.
(a) * * *
(1) 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.
(i) One shall lead forward and one
shall lead astern from the break of the
bow and one lead astern from the
quarter.
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(2) 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:
(i) One mooring line shall lead
forward and one mooring line shall lead
astern from the break of the bow.
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(ii) one mooring line shall lead
forward and one mooring line shall lead
astern from the quarter.
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5. Revise § 401.24 to read as follows:
§ 401.24
Application for preclearance.
The representative of a vessel may, on
a preclearance form obtained from the
Manager, St. Lambert, Quebec, or
downloaded from the St. Lawrence
Seaway Web site (https://
www.greatlakes-seaway.com), apply for
preclearance, giving particulars of the
ownership, liability insurance and
physical characteristics of the vessel
and guaranteeing payment of the fees
that may be incurred by the vessel. The
preclearance application must be
received by the St. Lawrence Seaway
between 08:00—16:00 hours Monday
through Friday excluding holidays and
at least 24 hours prior to arrival.
6. In § 401.39, revise paragraph (a) as
follows:
(c) Every vessel prior to departing
from a port, dock, or anchorage shall
report to the appropriate Seaway station
its destination and its expected time of
arrival at the next check point.
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Issued at Washington, DC on January 18,
2011.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation.
Collister Johnson, Jr.,
Administrator.
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Copyright Office
37 CFR Part 202
[Docket No. 2011–2]
§ 401.39 Preparing mooring lines for
passing through.
Deposit Requirements for Registration
of Automated Databases That
Predominantly Consist of Photographs
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AGENCY:
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*
(a) Winches shall be capable of paying
out and heaving in at a minimum speed
of 46 m per minute; and
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7. In § 401.40, revise paragraph (a) to
read as follows:
§ 401.40
lock.
Entering, exiting, or position in
(a) Unless directed by the Manager
and the Corporation, no vessel shall
proceed into a lock in such a manner
that the stem passes the stop symbol on
the lock wall nearest the closed gates.
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8. In § 401.51, revise paragraph (b) to
read as follows:
§ 401.51
Signaling approach to a bridge.
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(b) The signs referred to in subsection
(a) are placed at distances varying
between 550 m and 2990 m upstream
and downstream from moveable bridges
at sites other than lock sites.
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9. In § 401.57, revise paragraph (c) to
read as follows:
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(c) Persons disembarking or boarding
shall be assisted by a member of the
vessel’s crew under safe conditions.
10. In § 401.65, revise paragraph (c) to
read as follows:
§ 401.65 Communication—ports, docks
and anchorages.
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Copyright Office, Library of
Congress.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
and request for comments.
The Copyright Office is
proposing to amend its regulations,
including the recently published
interim regulations regarding electronic
registration of automated databases that
consist predominantly of photographs
and group registration of published
photographs (the ‘‘Interim Regulations’’),
governing the deposit requirements for
applications for automated databases
that consist predominantly of
photographs. The proposed
amendments would require that, in
addition to providing material relating
to claimed compilation authorship, the
deposits for such databases include the
image of each photograph in which
copyright is claimed. The Office
believes that this amendment will align
the deposit requirements for such
databases with the deposit requirements
for published or unpublished
photographs as a single work or group
registration of published photographs
and provide a better public record
identifying the scope of the copyright
claim.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be received in
the Office of the General Counsel of the
Copyright Office no later than February
28, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The Copyright Office
strongly prefers that comments be
submitted electronically. A comment
page containing a comment form is
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posted on the Copyright Office Web site
at https://www.copyright.gov/docs/
databases. The Web site interface
requires submitters to complete a form
specifying name and organization, as
applicable, and to upload comments as
an attachment via a browse button. To
meet accessibility standards, all
comments must be uploaded in a single
file in either the Adobe Portable
Document File (PDF) format that
contains searchable, accessible text (not
an image); Microsoft Word;
WordPerfect; Rich Text Format (RTF); or
ASCII text file format (not a scanned
document). The maximum file size is 6
megabytes (MB). The name of the
submitter and organization should
appear on both the form and the face of
the comments. All comments will be
posted publicly on the Copyright Office
Web site exactly as they are received,
along with names and organizations. If
electronic submission of comments is
not feasible, please contact the
Copyright Office at 202–707–8125 for
special instructions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David O. Carson, General Counsel, or
Catherine Rowland, Attorney Advisor,
Copyright Office, GC/I&R, P.O. Box
70400, Washington, DC 20024.
Telephone: (202) 707–8380. Telefax:
(202) 707–8366.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Copyright Office has long
allowed photographers to register
groups or collections of photographs,
including groups of either published or
unpublished photographs (or of any
other unpublished works) as part of a
single work when certain requirements
have been met. See 37 CFR
202.3(b)(4)(i)(A) and (B). It has also
adopted a group registration procedure
for published photographs that
complements the unpublished
collection procedure. See 37 CFR
202.3(b)(10).
Despite the availability of these
options, however, some applicants have
registered groups of photographs as part
of automated databases. A published
database is registerable under the ‘‘single
unit of publication’’ rule of
§ 202.3(b)(4)(i)(A), and the group
database registration provisions permit
single registrations that covers up to
three months’ worth of updates and
revisions to an automated database
when all of the updates or other
revisions (1) are owned by the same
copyright claimant, (2) have the same
general title, (3) are similar in their
general content, including their subject,
and (4) are similar in their organization.
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SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
33 CFR Part 401
[Docket No. SLSDC-2011-0002]
RIN 2135-AA29
Seaway Regulations and Rules: Periodic Update, Various Categories
AGENCY: Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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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 proposed
changes will update the following sections of the Regulations and
Rules: Condition of Vessels, and Preclearance and Security for Tolls.
These proposed 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: Any party wishing to present views on the proposed amendment may
file comments with the Corporation on or before February 28, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket Number SLSDC
2011-0002] by any of the following methods:
Web Site: https://www.Regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments/submissions.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-001.
Hand Delivery: Documents may be submitted by hand delivery
or courier to West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number or Regulatory Identification Number (RIN) for this
rulemaking. Note that all comments received will be
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posted without change at https://www.Regulations.gov including any
personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading under
Regulatory Notices.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.Regulations.gov; or in person at
the Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Mann Lavigne, Chief Counsel,
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, 180 Andrews Street,
Massena, New York 13662; 315/764-3200.
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 proposing to amend the
joint regulations by updating the Regulations and Rules in various
categories. The proposed changes would update the following sections of
the Regulations and Rules: Condition of Vessels, and Preclearance and
Security for Tolls. 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 proposed, an explanation for such a change is provided below.
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 SLSDC is proposing to amend two sections of the Condition of
Vessels portion of the joint Seaway regulations. Under section 401.8,
``Landing booms'', the SLSDC is clarifying that no more than 4 mooring
lines will be handled by Seaway personnel as part of the tie-up
service. In addition, the proposed change clarifies that tie-up service
does not include let go service. In section 401.24, ``Application for
preclearance'', the SLSDC is requiring that preclearance applications
must be received by the SLSMC between 08:00-16:00 hours Monday through
Friday and at least 24 hours prior to the vessel's arrival.
The other changes to the joint regulations are merely editorial or
to clarify existing requirements.
Regulatory Evaluation
This proposed 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 proposed 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 proposed 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 proposed 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 proposed 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 proposed 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
proposes to amend 33 CFR part 401 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:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 983(a) and 984(a)(4), as amended; 49 CFR
1.52, unless otherwise noted.
2. In Sec. 401.8, revise paragraph (c) to read as follows:
Sec. 401.8 Landing booms.
* * * * *
(c) Vessels not equipped with or not using landing booms must use
the Seaway's tie-up service at approach walls using synthetic mooring
lines only. Maximum of 4 lines will be handled by Seaway personnel and
the service does not include let go service.
3. In Sec. 401.11, revise paragraph (a) introductory text to read
as follows:
Sec. 401.11 Fairleads.
(a) Mooring lines shall:
* * * * *
4. In Sec. 401.12 revise paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(1)(i), and (a)(2)
to read as follows:
Sec. 401.12 Minimum requirements--mooring lines and fairleads.
(a) * * *
(1) 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.
(i) One shall lead forward and one shall lead astern from the break
of the bow and one lead astern from the quarter.
* * * * *
(2) 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:
(i) One mooring line shall lead forward and one mooring line shall
lead astern from the break of the bow.
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(ii) one mooring line shall lead forward and one mooring line shall
lead astern from the quarter.
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5. Revise Sec. 401.24 to read as follows:
Sec. 401.24 Application for preclearance.
The representative of a vessel may, on a preclearance form obtained
from the Manager, St. Lambert, Quebec, or downloaded from the St.
Lawrence Seaway Web site (https://www.greatlakes-seaway.com), apply for
preclearance, giving particulars of the ownership, liability insurance
and physical characteristics of the vessel and guaranteeing payment of
the fees that may be incurred by the vessel. The preclearance
application must be received by the St. Lawrence Seaway between 08:00--
16:00 hours Monday through Friday excluding holidays and at least 24
hours prior to arrival.
6. In Sec. 401.39, revise paragraph (a) as follows:
Sec. 401.39 Preparing mooring lines for passing through.
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(a) Winches shall be capable of paying out and heaving in at a
minimum speed of 46 m per minute; and
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7. In Sec. 401.40, revise paragraph (a) to read as follows:
Sec. 401.40 Entering, exiting, or position in lock.
(a) Unless directed by the Manager and the Corporation, no vessel
shall proceed into a lock in such a manner that the stem passes the
stop symbol on the lock wall nearest the closed gates.
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8. In Sec. 401.51, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 401.51 Signaling approach to a bridge.
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(b) The signs referred to in subsection (a) are placed at distances
varying between 550 m and 2990 m upstream and downstream from moveable
bridges at sites other than lock sites.
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9. In Sec. 401.57, revise paragraph (c) to read as follows:
Sec. 401.57 Disembarking or boarding.
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(c) Persons disembarking or boarding shall be assisted by a member
of the vessel's crew under safe conditions.
10. In Sec. 401.65, revise paragraph (c) to read as follows:
Sec. 401.65 Communication--ports, docks and anchorages.
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(c) Every vessel prior to departing from a port, dock, or anchorage
shall report to the appropriate Seaway station its destination and its
expected time of arrival at the next check point.
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Issued at Washington, DC on January 18, 2011.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
Collister Johnson, Jr.,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2011-1833 Filed 1-27-11; 8:45 am]
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