[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 217 (Thursday, November 9, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 56532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27504]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

49 CFR Part 1

[OST Docket No. 1; Amendment 1-272]


Organization and Delegation of Powers and Duties; Transfer of 
Delegation From Coast Guard to Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 
Corporation

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; suspension of effectiveness.

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SUMMARY: This rule suspends the effectiveness of an interim final rule 
published in the Federal Register on July 31, 1995, transferring from 
the Coast Guard to the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation 
responsibility for administering the Secretary's functions under the 
Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960. The interim final rule became 
effective October 30, 1995. The suspension of effectiveness is 
necessary to allow the Department additional time to respond to 
comments.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 30, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven B. Farbman, Office of the Assistant General Counsel for 
Regulation and Enforcement (202) 366-9306, United States Department of 
Transportation, 400 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 31, 1995, the Department of 
Transportation published an interim final rule with request for 
comments (60 FR 38971). The interim final rule contained language that 
transferred delegation of Great Lakes Pilotage functions from the Coast 
Guard to the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC). The 
comment period for the interim final rule ended on September 29, 1995, 
and specified an effective date of October 30, 1995.
    Because additional time is needed to consider all the issues raised 
in the comments, the effectiveness of the interim final rule is being 
suspended until the Department concludes its review. The Department 
expects to publish a document in the Federal Register responding to the 
comments by November 30, 1995.

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 1

    Authority delegations (Government agencies), Organization and 
functions (Government agencies).

    Issued at Washington, DC this 27th day of October, 1995.

Federico Pena,
Secretary of Transportation.

    Accordingly, 49 CFR Part 1 is amended as follows:

PART 1--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for Part 1 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322; Pub. L. 101-552, 28 U.S.C. 2672, 31 
U.S.C. 3711(a)(2).

    2. Section 1.46 is amended by reinstating paragraph (a) to read as 
follows:


Sec. 1.46  Delegations to Commandant of the Coast Guard.

    (a) Carry out the Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960, as amended, 
except the authority to enter into, revise, or amend arrangements with 
Canada (74 Stat. 259, 46 U.S.C. 216 et seq.).
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Sec. 1.52  [Amended]

    3. Section 1.52 is amended by suspending paragraphs (d) and (e).

[FR Doc. 95-27504 Filed 11-8-95; 8:45 am]
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