[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 109 (Thursday, June 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34083-34084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13379]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Proposed Reductions in Levels of Service at Locks and Dams on the 
J Bennett Johnston Waterway (Red River)

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: It is proposed that the hours of availability at Lindy C. 
Boggs and John H. Overton Locks on the J Bennett Johnston Waterway (Red 
River) will remain at the current schedule of 24 hours per day, 7 days 
per week, 365 days per year. It is also proposed that the hours of 
availability at Lock 3, Russell B. Long, and Joe D. Waggonner locks 
will be reduced from the current schedule of 24 hours per day, 7 days 
per week, 365 days per year, to 20 hours per day, as operated by the 
contractor, 7 days per week, 365 days per year. The Inland Marine 
Transportation System Level of Service Guidelines led to the reduced 
hours of operation for Lock 3, Russell B. Long, and Joe D. Waggonner 
locks. The intended effect is to provide lock availability that matches 
existing lock usage. Pool levels will not be affected by change of 
operating hours.

DATES: Proposed implementation date is February 1, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Mr. James V. Ross, Chief, 
Operations Division, Vicksburg District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
4155 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183, or deliver them to Mr. Ross 
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at 
the address above. Comments received and other materials relevant to 
the proposed reduction in hours of lock availability will be posted on 
the Vicksburg District Web site, http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael Kidby at the Corps of 
Engineers Headquarters in Washington, DC, by phone at 202-761-0250.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The legal authority for the regulation 
governing the use, administration, and navigation of the Red River and 
Locks is Section 4 of the River and Harbor Act of August 18, 1894 (28 
Stat. 362), as amended, which is codified at 33 U.S.C. 1. This statute 
requires the Secretary of the Army to ``prescribe such regulations for 
the use, administration, and navigation of the navigable waters of the 
United States'' as the Secretary determines may be required by public 
necessity. Reference 33 CFR 207.249, Ouachita and Black Rivers, Ark. 
and La., Mile 0.0 to Mile 338.0 (Camden, Ark.) above the mouth of the 
Black River; the Red River, La., Mile 6.7 (Junction of Red, Atchafalaya 
and Old Rivers) to Mile 276.0 (Shreveport, La.); use, administration, 
and navigation.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-13379 Filed 6-5-13; 8:45 a.m.]
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