[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15697-15702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7703]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

46 CFR Part 401

[USCG-2002-11288]
RIN 1625-AA38


Rates for Pilotage on the Great Lakes; Correction

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice correcting notice of proposed rulemaking, announcing 
public meeting, and extending period for comment.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects the notice of proposed rulemaking 
(NPRM) published in the Federal Register on January 23, 2003. It also 
announces a public meeting for April 14, 2003. And it also extends the 
NPRM's comment period through May 1, 2003, to afford the general public 
an opportunity for comment on the NPRM as here corrected. A review and 
audit of this NPRM, conducted after publication, identified an 
erroneous number and an error in the formula used to compute return on 
investment.

DATES: Effective on April 1, 2003. A public meeting will take place 
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 14, 2003. Comments and related material 
must reach the Docket Management Facility on or before May 1, 2003.

ADDRESSES: A public meeting will take place in Room 2415, U.S. Coast 
Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington DC 20593-0001. 
This meeting may close early if all business is finished. To make sure 
that your comments and related material are not entered more than once 
in the docket, please submit them by only one of the following means:
    (1) Electronically through the Web Site for the Docket Management 
System at http://dms.dot.gov.
    (2) By mail to the Docket Management Facility (USCG-2002-11288), 
U.S. Department of Transportation, room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (3) By fax to the Docket Management Facility at 202-493-2251.
    (4) By delivery to room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif 
Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone 
number is 202-366-9329.
    The Docket Management Facility maintains the public docket for this 
rulemaking. Comments and material received from the public, as well as 
documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket, 
will become part of this docket and will be available for inspection or 
copying at room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 
Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may also find this docket 
on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. 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 http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this notice or 
questions concerning the docket call or e-mail Tom Lawler, Chief 
Economist, Office of Great Lakes Pilotage (G-MW-1), U.S. Coast Guard, 
at telephone 202-267-1241, or [email protected]. For questions on 
viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Dorothy Beard, 
Chief, Dockets, Department of Transportation, telephone 202-366-5149.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments

    We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting 
comments and related material. If you do so, please include your name 
and address, identify the docket number for this rulemaking [USCG-2002-
11288], indicate the specific section of this document to which each 
comment applies, and give the reason for each comment. You may submit 
your comments and material by mail, delivery, fax, or electronic means 
to the Docket Management Facility at the address under ADDRESSES; but 
please submit your comments and material by only one means. If you 
submit them by mail or delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no 
larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic 
filing. If you submit them by mail and would like to know they reached 
the Facility, please enclose a

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stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all 
comments and material received during the comment period. We may change 
the proposed rule in view of them.

Public Meeting

    A public meeting will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 
14, 2003, in Room 2415, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second 
Street SW., Washington DC 20593-0001. This meeting may close early if 
all business is finished.
    Please send requests to make oral presentations to: Tom Lawler, 
Commandant (G-MW-1), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001.
    Whether or not able to attend the public meeting, people should 
send written comments to the Docket Management Facility, as directed 
under ADDRESSES, during the comment period.

Need for Correction

    The NPRM, as published, contained an erroneous number for the total 
of District 1's operating expenses and understated the total revenue 
required by each of the three Districts to cover operating expenses, 
pilots' target compensation, and return on investment. This was due to 
an error in the calculation used to compute the total dollar return on 
the investment base of one pilots' association. Because of this error, 
the percentage of pilotage-rate adjustment in rates for Areas 4, 5, 7, 
and 8 was understated by 1%; and because of this the proposed charges 
for pilotage services in those areas was understated, also by 1%.

Correction of Publication

    Accordingly, we correct the NPRM, FR Doc. 03-1461, published 
January 23, 2003 (68 FR 3202), as follows (with upper-case or lower-
case initial letters, as appropriate):
    1. On page 3204, in the table contained in the paragraph titled 
``What Is the Coast Guard Proposing in This Rulemaking?'', change the 
percentage for Area 4, increase 31%, to increase 32%; change the 
percentage for Area 5, increase 17%, to increase 18%; change the 
percentage for Area 7, increase 3%, to increase 4%; and change the 
percentage for Area 8, increase 28%, to increase 29%.
    2. On page 3204, in Table A-DISTRICT ONE Step 1, change the figure 
under Total District One to $599,506.
    3. On page 3204, in Table A-DISTRICT ONE Step 6, change:

 
 
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Step 6, Adjustment determination.......................        $1,356,243         $1,019,063         $2,375,306
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to:

 
 
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Step 6, Adjustment determination.......................        $1,359,515         $1,022,335         $2,381,850
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    4. On page 3204 in Table B.--DISTRICT TWO Steps 6 and 7, change:

 
                           emsp;                                  emsp;             emsp;             emsp;
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Step 6, Adjustment determination..........................          $925,306        $1,712,340        $2,637,646
Step 7, Adjustment of pilotage rates......................       1.31 (+31%)       1.17 (+17%)       1.22 (+22%)
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to:

 
                           emsp;                                  emsp;             emsp;             emsp;
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Step 6, Adjustment determination..........................          $931,178        $1,721,525        $2,652,703
Step 7, Adjustment of pilotage rates......................       1.32 (+32%)       1.18 (+18%)       1.22 (+22%)
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    5. On page 3204 in Table C.--DISTRICT THREE Step 6, change:

 
                emsp;                       emsp;              emsp;              emsp;              emsp;
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Step 6, Adjustment determination....        $1,841,115         $1,156,463         $1,319,623         $4,317,201
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To:

 
                emsp;                       emsp;              emsp;              emsp;              emsp;
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Step 6, Adjustment determination....        $1,848,423         $1,161,943         $1,325,104         $4,335,471
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to:
    6. On page 3205, in Table C.--DISTRICT THREE Step 7, change:

 
                emsp;                       emsp;              emsp;              emsp;              emsp;
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Step 7, Adjustment of pilotage rate.       1.20 (+20%)         1.03 (+3%)        1.28 (+28%)        1.17 (+17%)
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to:

 
                emsp;                       emsp;              emsp;              emsp;              emsp;
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Step 7, Adjustment of pilotage rate.       1.20 (+20%)         1.04 (+4%)        1.29 (+29%)        1.17 (+17%)
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    7. On page 3211, in the paragraph titled ``Step 6: Adjustment 
Determination (Revenue Needed)'' change the table--

                                                  District One
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                                                             Area 1 St.        Area 2 Lake       Total District
                                                           Lawrence River        Ontario              One
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Adjustment determination...............................        $1,356,243         $1,019,063         $2,375,306
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to:

                                                  District One
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                                                             Area 1 St.        Area 2 Lake       Total District
                                                           Lawrence River        Ontario              One
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Adjustment determination...............................        $1,359,515         $1,022,335         $2,381,850
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    8. On page 3211, in the paragraph titled ``Step 6: Adjustment 
Determination (Revenue Needed)'' change the table--

                                                  District Two
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                                                                             Area 5 Southeast
                                                          Area 4 Lake Erie    Shoal to Port      Total District
                                                                                Huron, MI             Two
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Adjustment determination...............................          $925,306         $1,712,340         $2,637,646
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to:

                                                  District Two
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                                                                             Area 5 Southeast
                                                          Area 4 Lake Erie    Shoal to Port      Total District
                                                                                Huron, MI             Two
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Adjustment determination...............................          $931,178         $1,721,525         $2,652,703
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    9. On page 3211, in the paragraph titled ``Step 6: Adjustment 
Determination (Revenue Needed)'' change the table--

                                                 District Three
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                                         Area 6 Lakes
                                          Huron and      Area 7 St. Mary's     Area 8 Lake       Total District
                                           Michigan            River             Superior            Three
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Adjustment determination............        $1,841,115         $1,156,463         $1,319,623         $4,317,201
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to:

                                                 District Three
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                                         Area 6 Lakes
                                          Huron and      Area 7 St. Mary's     Area 8 Lake       Total District
                                           Michigan            River             Superior            Three
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Adjustment determination............        $1,848,423         $1,161,943         $1,325,104         $4,335,471
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    10. On page 3212, change the table--

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                                                  District Two
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                                                                             Area 5 Southeast
                                                          Area 4 Lake Erie    Shoal to Port      Total District
                                                                                Huron, MI             Two
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Adjustment of pilotage rates...........................       1.31 (+31%)        1.17 (+17%)        1.22 (+22%)
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to:

                                                  District Two
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                                                                             Area 5 Southeast
                                                          Area 4 Lake Erie    Shoal to Port      Total District
                                                                                Huron, MI             Two
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Adjustment of pilotage rates...........................       1.32 (+32%)        1.18 (+18%)        1.22 (+22%)
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    11. On page 3212, change the table--

                                                 District Three
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                                         Area 6 Lakes
                                          Huron and      Area 7 St. Mary's     Area 8 Lake       Total District
                                           Michigan            River             Superior            Three
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Adjustment of pilotage rate.........       1.20 (+20%)         1.03 (+4%)        1.28 (+28%)        1.17 (+17%)
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to:

                                                 District Three
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                                         Area 6 Lakes
                                          Huron and      Area 7 St. Mary's     Area 8 Lake       Total District
                                           Michigan            River             Superior            Three
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Adjustment of pilotage rate.........       1.20 (+20%)         1.04 (+4%)        1.29 (+29%)        1.17 (+17%)
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    12. On page 3213, Sec.  401.407 [Amended] in Sec.  401.407(a), in 
change the table--

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                                       Lake Erie (East
               Service                  of Southeast         Buffalo
                                           Shoal)
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Six-Hour Period.....................              $439              $439
Docking or Undocking................               338               338
Any Point on the Niagara River below               N/A               862
 the Black Rock Lock................
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to:

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                                       Lake Erie (East
               Service                  of Southeast         Buffalo
                                           Shoal)
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Six-Hour Period.....................              $442              $442
Docking or Undocking................               341               341
Any Point on the Niagara River below               N/A               869
 the Black Rock Lock................
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    13. On page 3214, in Sec.  401.407(b), change the table--

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                                                                      Toledo or
                                                                      any point
                                                                       on Lake               Detroit
                    Any point on or in                     Southeast  Erie west   Detroit     Pilot    St. Clair
                                                             Shoal        of       River       Boat      River
                                                                      Southeast
                                                                        Shoal
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Toledo or any port on Lake Erie west of Southeast Shoal       $1,156       $682     $1,500     $1,156        N/A
 Port Huron Change.......................................
Point....................................................  \1\ 2,012  \1\ 2,332      1,513      1,176       $837
St. Clair River..........................................  \1\ 2,012        N/A      1,513      1,513        682
Detroit or Windsor or the Detroit River..................      1,156      1,500        682        N/A      1,513
Detroit Pilot Boat.......................................        837      1,156        N/A        N/A     1,513
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\1\ When pilots are not changed at the Detroit Pilot Boat.

to:

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                                                                      Toledo or
                                                                      any point
                                                                       on Lake               Detroit
                    Any point on or in                     Southeast  Erie west   Detroit     Pilot    St. Clair
                                                             Shoal        of       River       Boat      River
                                                                      Southeast
                                                                        Shoal
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Toledo or any port on Lake Erie west of Southeast Shoal..     $1,166       $688     $1,513     $1,166        N/A
Port Huron Change Point..................................  \1\ 2,030  \1\ 2,352      1,526      1,186       $844
St. Clair River..........................................  \1\ 2,030        N/A      1,526      1,526        688
Detroit or Windsor Or the Detroit River..................      1,166      1,513        688        N/A      1,526
Detroit Pilot Boat.......................................        844      1,166        N/A        N/A     1,526
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\1\ When pilots are not changed at the Detroit Pilot Boat.

    14. On page 3214, Sec.  401.410 [Amended] in Sec.  401.410(b), 
change the table--

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                           Area                                  Detour           Gros Cap         Any Harbor
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Gros Cap..................................................            $1,479               N/A               N/A
Algoma Steel Corporation Wharf at Sault Ste. Marie Ontario             1,479               557               N/A
Any point in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, except the Algoma              1,240               557               N/A
 Steel Corporation Wharf..................................
Sault Ste. Marie, MI......................................             1,240               557               N/A
Harbor Movage.............................................               N/A               N/A              $557
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to:

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                           Area                                  Detour           Gros Cap         Any Harbor
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Gros Cap..................................................            $1,493               N/A               N/A
Algoma Steel Corporation Wharf at Sault Ste. Marie Ontario             1,494              $563               N/A
Any point in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, except the Algoma              1,252               563               N/A
 Steel Corporation Wharf..................................
Sault Ste. Marie, MI......................................             1,252               563               N/A
Harbor Movage.............................................               N/A               N/A              $563
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    15. On page 3214, in Sec.  401.410(c), change the table--

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                        Service                           Lake Superior
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Six-Hour Period.......................................              $334
Docking or Undocking..................................               319
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to:

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                        Service                           Lake Superior
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Six-Hour Period.......................................              $337

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Docking or Undocking..................................               321
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    Dated: March 24, 2003.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security & Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 03-7703 Filed 3-31-03; 8:45 am]
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