[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 4, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30448-30455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14409]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Customs Service
19 CFR Part 24
[T.D. 97-45]
RIN 1515-AA57
Update of Ports Subject to the Harbor Maintenance Fee
AGENCY: Customs Service, Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Interim regulation; solicitation of comments.
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SUMMARY: Commercial vessels transporting cargo at certain ports are
subject to a harbor maintenance fee pursuant to the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 and interim Customs Regulations regarding the
harbor maintenance fee. This document amends the list of ports subject
to the fee. This amendment is made to further clarify the port
descriptions and to update the list as to locations which are exempt
from the fee.
DATES: Effective June 4, 1997. Written comments must be received by
July 7, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Written comments (preferably in triplicate) may be submitted
to the Regulations Branch, Office of Regulations and Rulings, U.S.
Customs Service, Franklin Court, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20229, and may be inspected at Franklin Court, 1099 14th
Street, NW, Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Barbare, Office of Finance,
U.S. Customs Service, 202-927-0034.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-662)
established a Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to be used for improving
and maintaining ports and harbors in the U.S. Pursuant to the Act, this
fund is supported by a harbor maintenance fee assessed on port use by
vessels carrying waterborne commercial cargo. By assessing a charge for
port use, the Act causes those shippers, exporters and importers who
benefit from the maintenance of a Federal port or harbor to share in
the cost of that maintenance.
The Act defines port generally as any channel or harbor or
component thereof
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in the U.S. which is not an inland waterway, is open to public
navigation, and at which Federal funds have been used since 1977 for
construction, maintenance or operation.
Customs published T.D. 87-44 in the Federal Register (52 FR 10198)
on March 30, 1987, establishing interim regulations for the collection
of the harbor maintenance fee. The regulations are set forth in
Sec. 24.24, Customs Regulations (19 CFR 24.24). When drafting T.D. 87-
44, Customs, in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, took
the definition of port in the Act and established a list of ports in
Sec. 24.24(b)(1), Customs Regulations (19 CFR 24.24(b)(1)). The list of
ports includes in the descriptions and notations column the description
of movements which are considered intraport; pursuant to the Act and
Sec. 24.24(d)(1) of the regulations, the fee is not to be assessed on
the mere movement of commercial cargo within a port. Commercial ports
with depths of less than 14 feet were not included on the list. Customs
stated in T.D. 87-44 that the list is subject to change and will be
amended, if necessary, to reflect money spent by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers for construction, maintenance or operation of any port not on
the original list. The list of ports which are subject to the HMF was
amended in T.D. 92-7.
Since the publication of T.D. 92-7, there has been some
modification of ports on which there is relevant Corps of Engineers
activity. In order to provide the shipping public with the best
available information on which ports the HMF will be assessed, Customs
has decided to publish this revised list of HMF ports.
Litigation is ongoing regarding the constitutionality of the HMF as
it is applied to port use associated with exports. However, the fee is
still being collected for all purposes pending the outcome of the
litigation and will most likely continue to be collected on port use
not associated with exports regardless of the outcome of the
litigation.
In this document, Customs again is amending the interim regulations
on the harbor maintenance fee to clarify the listing in
Sec. 24.24(b)(1) of ports subject to the HMF. A document finalizing the
interim regulations on the HMF will be published once the litigation
involving the constitutionality of the fee has been completed.
Comments
It is noted that the harbor maintenance fee regulations are still
interim. While the comment period has expired on the main portion of
the interim regulations (see 52 FR 20593, dated June 2, 1987; extension
of comment period on interim regulations to August 28, 1987), Customs
will give consideration any written comments (preferably in triplicate)
timely submitted relating to the description of the ports set forth in
this document. Comments submitted will be available for public
inspection in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552), Sec. 1.4, Treasury Department Regulations (31 CFR 1.4), and
Sec. 103.11(b), Customs Regulations (19 CFR 103.11(b)), on regular
business days between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., at the
Regulations Branch, 1099 14th Street, NW., Suite 4000, Washington, DC.
Inapplicability of Notice and Delayed Effective Date
The statutory effective date of the harbor maintenance fee was
April 1, 1987. Because these amendments merely clarify the interim
regulations that implement the statutory provision and do not impose
any additional burdens on, or take away any existing rights or
privileges from the public, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), notice and
public procedure is impracticable and unnecessary. Similarly, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1)(3), a delayed effective date is not provided.
These amendments are effective as of the date of publication in the
Federal Register.
Executive Order 12866 and Regulatory Flexibility Act
This amendment does not meet the criteria for a ``significant
regulatory action'' under E.O. 12866. Because no notice of proposed
rulemaking is required, the provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are not applicable.
Drafting Information:
The principal author of this document was Peter T. Lynch,
Regulations Branch, Office of Regulations and Rulings, U. S. Customs
Service. However, personnel from other offices participated in its
development.
List of Subjects in 19 CFR Part 24
Accounting, Customs duties and inspection, Imports, Taxes.
Amendment to the Regulations
Part 24, Customs Regulations (19 CFR part 24) is amended as set
forth below:
PART 24--CUSTOMS FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURE
1. The general authority for part 24, Customs Regulations (19 CFR
part 24) and the specific relevant authority for Sec. 24.24 Customs
Regulations (19 CFR 24.24), continue to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 19 U.S.C. 58a-58c, 66, 1202 (General
Note 20, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1624; 31
U.S.C. 9701.
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Section 24.24 also issued under 26 U.S.C. 4461, 4462;
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2. The list of ports subject to the harbor maintenance fee set
forth in Sec. 24.24(b)(1), Customs Regulations (19 CFR 24.24(b)(1)) is
revised to read as follows:
Sec. 24.24 Harbor Maintenance Fee.
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(b) Definitions. * * *
(1) * * *
Port Codes, Names, and Descriptions of Ports Subject to Harbor
Maintenance Fee
[Section 1402 of PL 99-662, as amended]
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Port code, port name and state Port descriptions and notations
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Alabama
1901--Mobile
Alaska
3126--Anchorage........................ Includes Seldovia Harbor, and
Homer. Movements between these
points are intraport.
3106--Dalton Cache..................... Includes Haines Harbor.
3101--Juneau........................... Includes only Hoonah Harbor.
Fee does not apply to Juneau
Harbor.
3102--Ketchikan........................ Includes Metlakatla Harbor. Fee
does not apply to Wades Cove.
3127--Kodiak
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3112--Petersburg....................... Includes Wrangell Narrows.
3125--Sand Point....................... Includes Humboldt, King Cove
and Iliuliuk Harbor. Fee does
not apply to Dutch Harbor.
3115--Sitka............................ Includes Sergius-Whitestone
Narrows.
--St. Paul
California
2802--Eureka........................... Includes Crescent City.
Los Angeles/Long Beach Ports........... Includes Ventura, Port Hueneme,
2709--Long Beach Harbor Channel Islands Harbor, Santa
2704--Los Angeles Barbara, Marina Del Ray, Los
2713--Port Hueneme Angeles and Long Beach.
2712--Ventura Movements between these points
are intraport.
2805--Monterrey
2719--Moro Bay......................... Includes only Moro Bay.
2501--San Diego........................ Includes San Diego River and
Mission Bay, and Oceanside
Harbor.
2707--San Luis
San Francisco Bay Area Ports *......... Includes all points inshore of
2813--Alameda the Golden Gate Bridge on the
2830--Carquinez Strait bays and the straits and on
2815--Crockett the Napa, Sacramento and San
2820--Martinez Joaquin Rivers, and on the
2811--Oakland deep water channels to
2821--Redwood City Sacramento and Stockton.
2812--Richmond Movements between points above
2816--Sacramento Suisun Bay (Longitude 122
2809--San Francisco degrees West at Port Chicago)
2828--San Joaquin are intraport. Movements
2829--San Pablo Bay between points below Longitude
2827--Selby 122 degrees West and the
2810--Stockton Golden Bridge are all
2831--Suisun Bay intraport. All other movements
are interport.
Connecticut
0410--Bridgeport....................... Includes Housatonic River, and
Stamford Harbor, and Wilson
Point Harbor. Movements
between these points are
intraport.
0411--Hartford......................... Includes all points on the
Connecticut River between
Hartford and Long Island
Sound. Movements within this
area are intraport.
0412--New Haven
0413--New London....................... Includes all points on the
Thames River from the mouth
to, and including Norwich, CT.
Also includes Groton, CT.
Delaware
Delaware River Ports, DE, NJ, PA *..... Includes all points on the
1102--Chester, PA Delaware River from Trenton to
1107--Camden, NJ the sea at a line between Cape
1113--Gloucester, NJ Henlopen and Cape May, all
1118--Marcus Hook, PA points on the four miles of
1105--Paulsboro, NJ the Christina River, Delaware,
1101--Philadelphia, PA and all points on the lower
1103--Wilmington, DE six miles of Schuylkill River,
Pennsylvania. Fee applies to
all movements on the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
east of U.S. Highway 13.
Includes Absecon Inlet
(Atlantic City) and Cold
Spring Inlet. Movements within
this area are intraport.
District of Columbia
Potomac River Ports, DC, D, VA *....... Includes all points on the
5402--Alexandria, VA Potomac River (see Chesapeake
5401--Washington, DC Bay Ports map) from a line
between Point Lookout and the
Little Wicomico River at
Chesapeake Bay to and
including Washington and
Alexandria. Movements between
these points are intraport.
Florida
1807--Boca Grande
1805--Fernandina Beach
5205--Fort Pierce
1803--Jacksonville
5202--Key West
5201--Miami
1818--Panama City...................... For HMF purposes, also includes
1819--Pensacola Carrabelle and Port St. Joe.
1816--Port Canaveral
5203--Port Everglades
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Tampa Bay Ports *...................... Includes Alafia River, Port
1814--St Petersburg Manatee, Port Sutton, Port
1801--Tampa Tampa Weedon Island, and all
other points on or approached
using the Tampa Harbor Channel
inshore of the Sunshine Skyway
Bridge. Movements between
these points are intraport.
5204--West Palm Beach
Georgia
1701--Brunswick........................ Includes St. Marys River.
1703--Savannah
Hawaii
3202--Hilo............................. Includes Kawaihae.
3201--Honolulu......................... Includes Barbers Point Harbor.
3203--Kahului.......................... Includes Kaunakakai Harbor.
3204--Nawiliwili-Port Allen............ Includes both Nawiliwili and
Port Allen.
Illinois
Southern Lake Michigan Ports........... Includes Waukegan Harbor, Il.,
3901--Chicago, IL Indiana Harbor (East Chicago,
3902--East Chicago, IN IN) Calumet Harbor, the
3905--Gary, IN Chicago River (up to the North
Avenue Bridge) and the Chicago
Harbor. Fee applies at the
ports of Michigan City and
Burns Waterway Harbor, IN. Fee
does not apply at Buffington
Harbor or Gary Harbor.
Movements within an area from
Waukegan, IL to Michigan City,
IN are intraport.
Indiana
Southern Lake Michigan Ports........... Includes Waukegan Harbor, IL.
3901--Chicago, IL Indiana Harbor (East Chicago,
3904--East Chicago, IN IN) Calumet Harbor, the
3905--Gary, IN Chicago River (up to the North
Avenue Bridge) and the Chicago
Harbor. Fee applies at the
ports of Michigan City and
Burns Waterway Harbor, IN. Fee
does not apply at Buffington
Harbor or Gary Harbor.
Movements within an area from
Waukegan, IL to Michigan City,
IN are intraport.
Louisiana
2017--Lake Charles..................... Includes all points on the
Calcasieu River and Pass. Also
includes Mermentau River from
Catfish Point Control
Structure to the Gulf.
Mississippi River Ports/Baton Rouge and Includes all river points from
Vicinity *. River Mile 115 Above Head of
2004--Baton Rouge Passes (AHP) at the St.
2010--Gramercy Charles Parish-Jefferson
Parish line, to River Mile
233.9 AHP at Baton Rouge.
Includes Destrehan, Good Hope,
and St. Rose. Movements
between these points are
intraport.
Mississippi River Ports/New Orleans and Includes all river points from
Vicinity *. River mile 115 Above Head of
2002--New Orleans Passes (AHP) to Mile 21.6
2005--Port Sulphur Below Head of Passes (BHP) via
Southwest Pass and to Mile
14.7 BHP via South Pass. Also
includes all points on the
Inner Harbor Navigation Canal,
Avondale, and the Mississippi
River Gulf Outlet. Movements
between these points are
intraport.
2001--Morgan City *.................... Includes Atchafalaya River from
Morgan City to the Gulf.
Includes all points on the
Houma Navigation Canal, and
points on the Gulf Intra-
coastal Waterway between Mile
49.8 West and Mile 107.0 West.
Movements between these points
are intraport.
Maine
0102--Bangor
0111--Bath
0131--Portsmouth, NH
0132--Belfast.......................... Includes all Penobscot River
points (Bucksport and
Winterport), and Georges
River. Fee does not apply at
Belfast, Searsport, Sandy
Point, or Castine Harbor.
0101--Portland
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay Ports, MD *............. Includes all Maryland points on
1303--Baltimore the Chesapeake Bay and its
1302--Cambridge tributary waters except for
1301--Annapolis the Potomac River. Also
includes the Waterway from the
Delaware River to the
Chesapeake Bay west of U.S. 13
highway bridge. Movements
between these points are
intraport. (Also see
Chesapeake Bay Ports: VA.)
Massachusetts
0401--Boston........................... Includes all of the Port of
Boston inshore of Castle
Island on the Inner Harbor and
Chelsea and Mystic River and
all points on the Weymouth
Fore, and Town and Black
Rivers, and Dorchester Bay.
Also includes Plymouth Harbor.
Movements between points on
the Saugus River in the North
and Plymouth Harbor in the
South are intraport.
0404--Gloucester
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0407--Fall River
Michigan
3843--Alpena........................... Fee does not apply to
Stoneport.
Monroe/Detroit/Harbor Beach Includes Monroe, Detroit, and
3801--Detroit the Detroit River, St. Clair
3802--Port Huron River, Port Huron and all
points on the Rouge and Black
Rivers. Fee also applies at
Harbor Beach, MI. All
movements within this area
between Monroe and Harbor
Beach, MI are intraport.
3803--Escanaba......................... Fee applies at all points on
the little Bay de Noc above
Escanaba, including Gladstone
and Kipling. Movements within
an area from Escanaba to the
Mackinac Bridge are intraport.
Fee does not apply at
Escanaba.
South Central Lake Superior Ports...... Includes Ontonagon Harbor, all
3809--Marquette points on the Harbor, all
3842--Presque Isle points on the Keweenaw
Waterway, Presque Isle Harbor
and Marquette and Grand
Marais. Movements between all
Michigan ports on Lake
Superior are intraport.
Eastern Lake Michigan Ports............ Fee applies at Charlevoix,
3815--Muskegon Frankfort, Portage Lake,
3816--Grand Haven Manatee, Ludington, Pentwater
3844--Ferrysburg Harbor, Ferrysburg, White Lake
Harbor, Muskegon, Grand Haven,
and South Haven, Holland, and
St. Joseph/Benton Harbor, MI.
All movements between Eastern
Lake Michigan ports are
intraport.
Upper Lake Huron Ports................. Includes all points on the St.
3803--Sault Ste. Marie Mary's River, the ports of
3804--Saginaw-Flint-Bay City Cheyboygan, Alpena, Bay City,
3843--Alpena and Saginaw River. Does not
include Alabaster, Cacit, Port
Dolomite, Port Inland, Port
Gypum or Stoneport. Movements
within an area from Sault Ste.
Marie and the Saginaw River
are intraport.
Minnesota
Duluth/Superior Area Ports............. Fee applies at Two Harbors and
3601--Duluth Duluth, MN, and Superior, WI.
3602--Ashland Fee also applies at Ashland
3608--Superior and Port Wing, WI and Grand
3614--Silver Bay Marais, MN. Fee does not apply
at Taconite, or Silver Bay,
MN. All movements between
Silver Bay, MN and Ashland, WI
are considered intraport.
Mississippi
1902--Gulfport......................... Does not include Bienville.
1903--Pascagoula
New Hampshire
0131--Portsmouth, NH
New Jersey
Delaware River Ports, DE, NJ, PA *..... Includes all points on the
1102--Chester, PA Delaware River from Trenton to
1107--Camden, NJ the sea at a line between Cape
1113--Gloucester, NJ Henlopen and Cape May, all
1118--Marcus Hook, PA points on the lower four miles
1105--Paulsboro, NJ of the Christina River,
1101--Philadelphia, PA Delaware, and all points on
1103--Wilmington, DE the lower six miles of the
Schuylkill River, PA. Fee
applies to all movements on
the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal east of U.S. Highway 13.
Includes Absecon Inlet
(Atlantic City) and Cold
Spring Inlet. Movements
between these points are
intraport.
1003--Newark........................... See New York Harbor.
1004--Perth Amboy...................... See New York Harbor.
New York
New York Harbor, NY, NJ *.............. Includes all points in New York
1001--New York and New Jersey with the Port
1003-Newark of New York on the waters
1004--Perth Amboy inshore of a line between
Sandy Hook and Rockaway Point
and south of Tappan Zee Bridge
on the Hudson and west of
Throgs Neck Bridge of the East
River. Movements between these
and all points within the New
York Port District boundaries
described in New York Code
(Chapter 154, Laws of New
York, 1921), are intraport.
1002--Albany *......................... Includes all points on the
Hudson River between Tappan
Zee Bridge and the Troy Lock
and Dam. Movements between
points within this area are
intraport.
0901--Buffalo-Niagara Falls............ Includes Buffalo Harbor, Black
Rock Channel and Tonawanda
Harbor, and all points on
Cattaraugus Creek, and Dunkirk
Harbor. Movements between
these points are intraport.
0706--Cape Vincent
0701--Ogdensburg
0904--Oswego
0903--Rochester
0905--Sodus Point...................... Includes Little Sodus Bay
Harbor, and Great Sodus Bay
Harbor.
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North Carolina
1511--Beaufort-Morehead City........... Includes Ocracoke Inlet.
Movements within this area are
intraport.
1501--Wilmington................... Includes all points on the Cape
Fear and Northeast Cape Fear
Rivers inshore of the Atlantic
Ocean entrance. Movements
within this area are
intraport.
Ohio
Lake Erie Ports........................ Includes Toledo, Sandusky,
4108--Ashtabula Huron, Lorain, Cleveland,
4101--Cleveland Fairport, Ashtabula, Conneaut
4109--Conneaut and Erie. Movements between
4106--Erie, PA these points are intraport.
4111--Fairport Fee does not apply at
4117-Huron Marblehead.
4121--Lorain
4105--Toledo-Sandusky
Oregon
Columbia River Ports, OR, WA........... Includes all points on the
2901--Astoria, OR Columbia River downstream of
2904--Portland, OR Bonneville Dam, and all points
2909--Kalama, WA on the Willamette River
2905--Longview, WA downstream of River Mile 21.
2908--Vancouver, WA Includes the Multnoma Channel,
the Skipanon Channel, and
Oregon Slough. Movements
between points within this
area are intraport.
2903--Coos Bay......................... Includes Port Orford, the
Siuslaw River, and Umpaqua
River. Movements between these
points are intraport.
2902--Newport.......................... Includes Tillamook Bay, and
Yaguina Bay and Harbor.
Pennsylvania
Delaware River Ports, DE, NJ, PA *..... Includes all points on the
1102--Chester, PA Delaware River from Trenton to
1107--Camden, NJ the sea at a line between Cape
1113--Gloucester, NJ Henlopen and Cape May, all
1118--Marcus Hook, PA points on the lower four miles
1105--Paulsboro, NJ of the Christina River,
1101--Philadelphia, PA Delaware, and all points on
1103--Wilmington, DE the lower six miles of the
Schuykill River, Pennsylvania.
Fee applies to all movements
on the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal east of U.S. Highway 13.
Includes Absecon Inlet
(Atlantic City) and Cold
Spring Inlet. Movements
between these points are
intraport.
Puerto Rico
4907--Mayaguez
4908--Ponce............................ Does not include Guayanilla and
Tallaboa.
4909--San Juan......................... Includes Arecibo.
Rhode Island
0502--Providence....................... Federal project limit:
Providence River East of
Prudence Island just above
Dyer Island and ending at
Hurricane Barrier at Fox
Point. The areas west of
Prudence Island, including
Quonset Point, Patience
Island, Warwick Neck and
Greenwich Bay are not subject
to the fee.
South Carolina
1601--Charleston....................... Includes the Ashley River,
Cooper River, Shipyard River,
and Port Royal Harbor.
Movements within this area are
intraport.
1602--Georgetown
Texas
2301--Brownsville...................... Includes Port Isabel and Brazos
Island Harbor. Movements
between these points are
intraport.
5312--Corpus Christi
5311--Freeport
Galveston Bay Ports *.................. Includes Port Bolivar and all
points on Galveston Bay in
Galveston County. Movements
between points within this
area are intraport.
5301--Houston *........................ Includes Bayport, Baytown, and
all other points on or
accessed via the Houston Ship
Channel from the Liberty/
Chambers county line on the
north to the Chambers/
Galveston county line to the
south. Movements within this
area are intraport.
5313--Port Lavaca...................... Includes Matagorda Ship
Channel.
Sabine Ports *......................... Includes Port Neches, Sabine
2104--Beaumont Pass and all other points on
2103--Orange the Sabine-Neches Waterway.
2101--Port Arthur Movements between these points
2102--Sabine are intraport.
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Virginia
Potomac River Ports, DC, MD, VA *...... Includes all points on the
5402--Alexandria, VA Potomac River (see Chesapeake
5401--Washington, DC Bay Ports map) from a line
between Point Lookout and the
Little Wicomico River at
Chesapeake Bay to and
including Washington and
Alexandria. Movements between
these points are intraport.
Chesapeake Bay Ports,VA *.............. Includes all Virginia points on
1406--Cape Charles the Chesapeake Bay inshore of
1402--Newport News a line from Cape Henry to Cape
1401--Norfolk Charles, and tributary waters
including the ports of Hampton
Roads. Does not include the
Potomac River or the James
River above the James River
Bridge at Newport News.
Movements between points
within this area are
intraport. (Also see
Chesapeake Bay Ports, MD.)
James River Ports, VA.................. Includes all points on the
1408--Hopewell James River above the James
1404--Richmond/Petersburg River Bridge at Newport News.
Movements between these points
are intraport.
Washington
3003--Aberdeen......................... Includes Grays Harbor and
Yaguina Bay and Harbor.
Movements between these points
are intraport.
Puget Sound Ports, WA*................. Fee applies only at ports
3005--Bellingham listed. Bellingham includes
3006--Everett all of Bellingham Bay and
3007--Port Angeles tributary waters north of
3001--Seattle Chuchanut Bay on the east, and
3002--Tacoma Portage Island on the west.
3026--Olympia Port Everett includes all of
Port Dardner (an arm of
Possession Sound) between
Elliott Point on the south to,
and including, the Snahomish
River on the north. The port
of Olympia includes all points
on Budd Inlet extending from
Cooper and Dofflemyer Point on
the north to, and including,
the city of Olympia on the
south. The fee applies to all
points within the Inner Harbor
of the Port of Seattle,
including Salmon Bay, Lakes
Union and Washington, the Lake
Washington Ship Canal, and
Kenmore Navigation Channel.
Includes all points on Elliott
Bay and tributary waters
between West Point on the
north and Duwamish Head on the
south. Fee applies at all
points within Tacoma Harbor
including all of Commensement
Bay and tributary waters
between Browns Point on the
east and Point Defiance on the
west. Movements between these
ports and any other U.S.
points on Puget Sound or the
Strait of Juan de Fuca east of
Cape Flattery are intraport.
3010--Anacortes........................ Includes only access channel
and berthing areas adjacent to
Anacortes Industrial Park off
30th Street.
Columbia River Ports, WA, OR....... Includes all points on the
2901--Astoria, OR Columbia River downstream of
2904--Portland, OR Bonneville Dam, and all points
2909--Kalama, WA on the Willamette River
2905--Longview, WA downstream of River mile 21.
2908--Vancouver, WA Includes the Multnoma Channel,
the Skipanon Channel, and
Oregon Slough. Movements
between points within this
area are intraport.
Wisconsin
3602--Ashland...................... See Duluth/Superior Area Ports,
MN.
Green Bay/Marinette Area Ports......... Fee applies to all movements
3703--Green Bay between points along the
3702--Marinette Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan
Ship Canal. Fee also applies
to Green Bay, Oconto, and
Menominee/Marinette. Movements
between points from Menominee
and points along the Sturgeon
Bay and Lake Michigan Ship
Canal are intraport.
Western Lake Michigan Ports............ Includes the ports of
3701--Milwaukee Milwaukee, Racine, and
3708--Racine Sheboygan, MN. All movements
3707--Sheboygan between these points are
intraport.
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*Indicates that a map of this area is available from the Budget
Division, Office of Finance, U.S. Customs Service, Room 6328, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20229; tel. 202-927-0034.
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* * * * *
George J. Weise,
Commissioner of Customs.
Approved: April 17, 1997.
Dennis M. O'Connell,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
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