13088 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 47 / Thursday, March 10, 2011 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 

Corporation 

33 CFR Part 401 

[Docket No. SLSDC–2011–0002] 

RIN 2135–AA29 

Seaway Regulations and Rules: 

Periodic Update, Various Categories 

AGENCY: Saint Lawrence Seaway 

Development Corporation, DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

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 regulations concerning 

condition of vessels and preclearance 

and security for tolls. These 

amendments are necessary to take 

account of updated procedures and will 

enhance the safety of transits through 

the Seaway. Several of the amendments 

are merely editorial or for clarification 

of existing requirements. 

DATES: The final rule is effective March 

20, 2011. 

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 amendments 

update the following sections of the 

Regulations and Rules: Condition of 

Vessels, and Preclearance and Security 

for Tolls. These changes are necessary to 

take account of updated procedures 

which will enhance the safety of transits 

through the Seaway. Many of these 

changes are to clarify existing 

requirements in the regulations. Where 

new requirements or regulations are 

being made, an explanation for such a 

change is provided below. 

The joint regulations are effective in 

Canada on March 20, 2011. 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. 

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 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

was published in the Federal Register 

on January28, 2011 (76 FR 5104). No 

comments were received. 

The SLSDC is amending two sections 

of the Condition of Vessels portion of 

the joint Seaway regulations. Under 

section 401.8, ‘‘Landing booms’’, the 

SLSDC is clarifying that no more than 

4 mooring lines will be handled by 

Seaway personnel as part of the tie-up 

service. In addition, the change clarifies 

that tie-up service does not include let 

go service. In section 401.24, 

‘‘Application for preclearance’’, the 

SLSDC is requiring that preclearance 

applications must be received by the 

SLSMC between 08:00–16:00 hours 

Monday through Friday and at least 24 

hours prior to the vessel’s arrival. 

The other changes to the joint 

regulations are merely editorial or to 

clarify existing requirements. 

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 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. 

Accordingly, the Saint Lawrence 

Seaway Development Corporation 

amends 33 CFR part 401 as follows: 

PART 401—SEAWAY REGULATIONS 

AND RULES 

Subpart A—Regulations 

■ 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 § 401.8, revise paragraph (c) to 

read as follows: 

§ 401.8 Landing booms. 

* * * * * 

(c) Vessels not equipped with or not 

using landing booms must use the 

Seaway’s tie-up service at approach 

walls using synthetic mooring lines 

only. Maximum of 4 lines will be 

handled by Seaway personnel and the 

service does not include let go service. 

■ 3. In § 401.11, revise paragraph (a) 

introductory text to read as follows: 

§ 401.11 Fairleads. 

(a) Mooring lines shall: 

* * * * * 

■ 4. In § 401.12 revise paragraphs (a)(1) 

introductory text, (a)(1)(i), and (a)(2) to 

read as follows: 

§ 401.12 Minimum requirements—mooring 

lines and fairleads. 

(a) * * * 

(1) Vessels of more than 100 m but not 

more than 150 m in overall length shall 

have three mooring lines—wires or 

synthetic hawsers, which shall be 

independently power operated by 

winches, capstans or windlasses. All 

lines shall be led through closed chocks 

or fairleads acceptable to the Manager 

and the Corporation. 

‘ (i) One shall lead forward and one 

shall lead astern from the break of the 

bow and one lead astern from the 

quarter. 

* * * * * 

(2) Vessels of more than 150 m in 

overall length shall have four mooring 

lines—wires, independently power 

operated by the main drums of adequate 

power operated winches as follows: 

(i) One mooring line shall lead 

forward and one mooring line shall lead 

astern from the break of the bow. 

(ii) One mooring line shall lead 

forward and one mooring line shall lead 

astern from the quarter. 

* * * * * 

■ 5. Revise § 401.24 to read as follows: 

§ 401.24 Application for preclearance. 

The representative of a vessel may, on 

a preclearance form obtained from the 

Manager, St. Lambert, Quebec, or 

downloaded from the St. Lawrence 

Seaway Web site (http:// 

www.greatlakes-seaway.com), apply for 

preclearance, giving particulars of the 

ownership, liability insurance and 

physical characteristics of the vessel 

and guaranteeing payment of the fees 

that may be incurred by the vessel. The 

preclearance application must be 

received by the St. Lawrence Seaway 

between 08:00–16:00 hours Monday 

through Friday excluding holidays and 

at least 24 hours prior to arrival. 

■ 6. In § 401.39, revise paragraph (a) as 

follows: 

§ 401.39 Preparing mooring lines for 

passing through. 

* * * * * 

(a) Winches shall be capable of paying 

out and heaving in at a minimum speed 

of 46 m per minute; and 

* * * * * 

■ 7. In § 401.40, revise paragraph (a) to 

read as follows: 

§ 401.40 Entering, exiting, or position in 

lock. 

(a) Unless directed by the Manager 

and the Corporation, no vessel shall 

proceed into a lock in such a manner 

that the stem passes the stop symbol on 

the lock wall nearest the closed gates. 

* * * * * 

■ 8. In § 401.51, revise paragraph (b) to 

read as follows: 

§ 401.51 Signaling approach to a bridge. 

* * * * * 

(b) The signs referred to in paragraph 

(a) of this section are placed at distances 

varying between 550 m and 2990 m 

upstream and downstream from 

moveable bridges at sites other than lock 

sites. 

* * * * * 

■ 9. In § 401.57, revise paragraph (c) to 

read as follows: 

§ 401.57 Disembarking or boarding. 

* * * * * 

(c) Persons disembarking or boarding 

shall be assisted by a member of the 

vessel’s crew under safe conditions. 

■ 10. In § 401.65, revise paragraph (c) to 

read as follows: 

§ 401.65 Communication—ports, docks 

and anchorages. 

* * * * * 

(c) Every vessel prior to departing 

from a port, dock, or anchorage shall 

report to the appropriate Seaway station 

its destination and its expected time of 

arrival at the next check point. 

* * * * * 

Issued at Washington, DC, on March 3, 

2011. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 

Corporation 

Collister Johnson, Jr., 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5423 Filed 3–9–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–61–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 300 

[EPA–HQ–SFUND–2010–0072, 0073, 0075, 

0634, 0636, 0638, 0639, 0643, 0645, 0646; 

RL–9277–8] 

RIN 2050–AD75 

National Priorities List, Final Rule 

No. 51 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 

(‘‘CERCLA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’), as amended, 

requires that the National Oil and 

Hazardous Substances Pollution 

Contingency Plan (‘‘NCP’’) include a list 

of national priorities among the known 

releases or threatened releases of 

hazardous substances, pollutants, or 

contaminants throughout the United 

States. The National Priorities List 

(‘‘NPL’’) constitutes this list. The NPL is 

intended primarily to guide the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(‘‘EPA’’ or ‘‘the Agency’’) in determining 

which sites warrant further 

investigation. These further 

investigations will allow EPA to assess 

the nature and extent of public health 

and environmental risks associated with 

the site and to determine what CERCLAfinanced remedial action(s), if any, may 

be appropriate. This rule adds ten sites 

to the NPL, all to the General Superfund 

Section. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

for this amendment to the NCP is April 

11, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: For addresses for the 

Headquarters and Regional dockets, as 

well as further details on what these 

dockets contain, see section II, 

‘‘Availability of Information to the 

Public’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION portion of this preamble. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Terry Jeng, phone: (703) 603–8852, 

e-mail: jeng.terry@epa.gov, Site 

Assessment and Remedy Decisions 

Branch; Assessment and Remediation 

Division; Office of Superfund 

Remediation and Technology 

Innovation (mail code 5204P); U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency; 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.; 

Washington, DC 20460; or the 

Superfund Hotline, phone (800) 424– 

9346 or (703) 412–9810 in the 

Washington, DC, metropolitan area. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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