[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 28, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 4499-4500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01554]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
33 CFR Part 401
[2135-AA36]
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 will
update the following sections of the Regulations and Rules: Seaway
Navigation, and Radio Communications. Because these changes to the
joint regulations are either technical amendments or corrections, the
SLSDC finds that a notice-and-comment period would be unnecessary and
impractical. The rule will become effective on March 31, 2015 in Canada
and in order to avoid confusion among the users of the Seaway, the rule
will become effective on the same date in the United States.
DATES: The rule will become effective on March 31, 2015.
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 will update the following sections of the
Regulations and Rules: Seaway Navigation, and Radio Communications.
Because these changes to the joint regulations are either technical
amendments or corrections, the SLSDC finds that a notice-and-comment
period would be unnecessary and impractical. The rule will become
effective on March 31, 2015 in Canada and in order to avoid confusion
among the users of the Seaway, the rule will become effective on the
same date in the United States.
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 changes to the joint regulations are technical amendments or
corrections.
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 whom 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 has
determined that this rule 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.
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Accordingly, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is
amending 33 CFR part 401, Regulations and Rules, 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, remove footnote 1 and revise paragraph (a) to read
as follows:
Sec. 401.29 Maximum draft.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision herein, the loading of cargo,
draft and speed of a vessel in transit shall be controlled by the
master, who shall take into account the vessel's individual
characteristics and its tendency to list or squat, so as to avoid
striking bottom.
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3. Revise Sec. 401.61 to read as follows:
Sec. 401.61 Assigned frequencies.
The Seaway stations operate on the following assigned VHF
frequencies:
156.8 MHz--(channel 16)--Distress and Calling.
156.7 MHz--(channel 14)--Working (Canadian stations in Sector 1 and
the Welland Canal).
156.65 MHz--(channel 13)--Working (U.S. station in Lake Ontario).
156.6 MHz--(channel12)--Working (U.S. station in Lake Ontario).
156.6 MHz--(channel 12)--Working (U.S. stations in Sector 2 of the
River); and
156.55 MHz--(channel 11)--Working (Canadian stations in Sector 3,
Lake Ontario and Lake Erie).
Issued at Washington, DC, on January 23, 2015.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
Carrie Lavigne,
Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2015-01554 Filed 1-27-15; 8:45 am]
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