[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 8983-8984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04521]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
33 CFR Part 401
RIN 2135-AA45
Seaway Regulations and Rules: Periodic Update, Various Categories
AGENCY: Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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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 changes update
the following sections of the Regulations and Rules: Seaway Navigation;
and, Information and Reports. These amendments are merely editorial or
for clarification of existing requirements. The joint regulations will
become effective in Canada on March 30, 2019. For consistency, because
these are joint regulations under international agreement, and to avoid
confusion among users of the Seaway, the SLSDC finds that there is good
cause to make the U.S. version of the amendments effective on the same
date.
DATES: This rule is effective on March 30, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Docket: For access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to http://www.Regulations.gov; or in
person at the Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-001, 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 amending the joint
regulations by updating the Regulations and Rules in various
categories. The changes update the following sections of the
Regulations and Rules: Seaway Navigation; and, Information and Reports.
These changes are to clarify existing requirements in the regulations.
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 http://www.Regulations.gov.
The joint regulations will become effective in Canada on March 30,
2019.
Regulatory Evaluation
This 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 that this 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 who are foreign vessel operators.
Therefore, any resulting costs will be borne mostly by foreign vessels.
Environmental Impact
This regulation does not require an environmental impact statement
under the National Environmental Policy Act (49 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.)
because it is not a major federal action significantly affecting the
quality of the human environment.
Federalism
The Corporation has analyzed this rule under the principles and
criteria in Executive Order 13132, dated August 4, 1999, and have
determined that this proposal does not have sufficient federalism
implications to warrant a Federalism Assessment.
Unfunded Mandates
The Corporation has analyzed this 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 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 is
amending 33 CFR part 401 as follows:
PART 401--SEAWAY REGULATIONS AND RULES
Subpart A--Regulations
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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.
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2. In Sec. 401.29, revise paragraph (c)(2)(iv) to read as follows:
Sec. 401.29 Maximum draft.
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(c) * * *
(2) * * *
(iv) In every navigation season, a vessel intending to use an
approved DIS to transit the System must submit a completed confirmation
checklist found at www.greatlakes-seaway.com to the Manager or the
Corporation prior to its initial transit of the season.
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3. In Sec. 401.50, revise paragraph (e), redesignate paragraphs (f)
and (g) as paragraphs (g) and (h), respectively, and add a new
paragraph (f) to read as follows:
Sec. 401.50 Anchorage areas.
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(e) Prescott, Union Park and Carleton Island (St. Lawrence River).
(f) Off Tibbetts point (Lake Ontario).
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4. In Sec. 401.58, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 401.58 Pleasure craft scheduling.
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(b) Every pleasure craft seeking to transit Canadian locks shall
stop at a pleasure craft dock and arrange for transit by contacting the
lock personnel using the direct line.
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5. In Sec. 401.78, add paragraph (c) to read as follows:
Sec. 401.78 Required information.
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(c) When a Declaration of Security (DoS) is required between a
vessel and the St. Lawrence Seaway, it shall be completed prior to
entry into the first lock and will remain in effect until the vessel
exits the St. Lawrence Seaway at the St. Lambert Lock or the Welland
Canal at Port Colborne.
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Issued at Washington, DC on March 7, 2019.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
Carrie Lavigne,
Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2019-04521 Filed 3-12-19; 8:45 am]
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