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Adoption of the Amendment 

■ Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as 

follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by 

removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

2009–23–51, Amendment 39–16190 (75 

FR 5684, dated February 4, 2010), and 

by adding a new AD to read as follows: 

2010–24–04 Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation: 

Amendment 39–16522; Docket No. 

FAA–2010–1136; Directorate Identifier 

2010–SW–069–AD. Supersedes AD 

2009–23–51; Amendment 39–16190; 

Docket No. FAA–2010–0066; Directorate 

Identifier 2009–SW–52–AD. 

Applicability: Model S–92A helicopters, 

with main gearbox (MGB) assembly, part 

number (P/N) 92351–15000–042, –043, or 

–044, with MGB housing, P/N 92351–15110– 

042, –043, –044, –045, or –046, installed, 

certificated in any category. 

Compliance: Required as indicated. 

To prevent loss of an MGB and subsequent 

loss of control of the helicopter, do the 

following: 

(a) Within 10 hours time-in-service (TIS), 

unless accomplished previously, and 

thereafter at intervals not to exceed 10 hours 

TIS, clean and inspect each MGB assembly 

mounting foot pad and rib for a crack and 

corrosion in the area depicted in Figure 1 and 

as shown in the examples in Figures 2, 3, and 

4 of Sikorsky Alert Service Bulletin No. 92– 

63–020, dated September 11, 2009 (ASB). If 

no crack is found, apply the corrosion 

preventive compound to each foot pad and 

rib area. 

Note 1: When conducting a visual 

inspection, use a bright, non-LED light. 

(1) If you find a crack, replace the MGB 

before further flight. 

(2) If you find corrosion, bubbled paint, or 

paint discoloration, before further flight, 

repair the affected area. 

Note 2: Even though MGB assembly, P/N 

92351–15000–044, with MGB housing, P/N 

92351–15110–046, is not included in the 

ASB, following the Accomplishment 

Instructions in the ASB accomplishes the 

intent of this AD. 

(b) To request a different method of 

compliance or a different compliance time 

for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR 

39.19. Contact the Manager, Boston Aircraft 

Certification Office, ATTN: Michael Schwetz, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803, 

telephone (781) 238–7761, fax (781) 238– 

7170, for information about previously 

approved alternative methods of compliance. 

(c) The Joint Aircraft System/Component 

(JASC) Code is 6320: Main Rotor Gearbox. 

(d) Do the inspections by following the 

specified portions of Sikorsky Alert Service 

Bulletin No. 92–63–020, dated September 11, 

2009. The Director of the Federal Register 

approved this incorporation by reference 

under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51 as 

of February 19, 2010 (75 FR 5684, February 

4, 2010). Copies may be obtained from 

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Attn: Manager, 

Commercial Technical Support, mailstop 

s581a, 6900 Main Street, Stratford, CT, 

telephone (203) 383–4866, e-mail address 

tsslibrary@sikorsky.com, or at http:// 

www.sikorsky.com. Copies may be inspected 

at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., 

Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas, or at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http:// 

www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_

federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html. 

(e) This amendment becomes effective on 

December 6, 2010. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on November 

9, 2010. 

Kim Smith, 

Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 

Regulation, and Enforcement 

30 CFR Parts 201, 202, 203, 204, 206, 

207, 208, 210, 212, 217, 218, 219, 220, 

227, 228, 229, 241, 243, and 290 

Office of Natural Resources Revenue 

30 CFR Parts 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 

1206, 1207, 1208, 1210, 1212, 1217, 

1218, 1219, 1220, 1227, 1228, 1229, 

1241, 1243, and 1290 

[Docket No. MMS–2010–MRM–0033] 

RIN 1010–AD70 

Reorganization of Title 30, Code of 

Federal Regulations 

Correction 

In rule document 2010–24721 

beginning on page 61051 in the issue of 

Monday, October 4, 2010, make the 

following corrections: 

PART 1206—PRODUCT VALUATION 

[CORRECTED] 

Amendment Table for Part 1206 

[Corrected] 

1. On page 61070, in the table, in the 

first column ‘‘Amend’’: 

a. In the fourth row, ‘‘§ 1206.52(c)(2)’’ 

should read ‘‘§ 1206.52(c)(2)(i)’’. 

b. In the 11th row, ‘‘§ 1206.53(e)(5) 

two times’’ should read ‘‘§ 1206.52(e)(5) 

two times’’. 

c. In both the 15th and 16th rows, 

‘‘§ 1206.52(c) introductory text’’ should 

read ‘‘§ 1206.53(c) introductory text’’. 

2. On page 61071, in the table, in the 

third column ‘‘And adding in its place:’’: 

a. In the 18th row from the bottom of 

the page, ‘‘part 207’’ should read ‘‘part 

1207.’’ 

b. In the seventh row from the bottom 

of the page, the blank entry should read 

‘‘ONRR.’’ 

3. On page 61072, in the table, in the 

third column ‘‘And adding in its place:’’, 

in the 22nd row, the blank entry should 

read ‘‘§ 1206.111’’. 

4. On page 61073, in the table, in the 

third column ‘‘And adding in its place:’’, 

in the 16th row, ‘‘Associate Director’’ 

should read ‘‘Director’’. 

PART 1208—SALE OF FEDERAL 

ROYALTY OIL [CORRECTED] 

Amendment Table for Part 1208 

[Corrected] 

5. On page 61081, in the table, in the 

third column ‘‘And adding in its place:’’: 

a. In the first row, ‘‘§ 208.8(a)’’ should 

read ‘‘§ 1208.8(a)’’. 

b. In the fifth row, ‘‘§ 208.7(g)’’ should 

read ‘‘§ 1208.7(g)’’. 

[FR Doc. C1–2010–24721 Filed 11–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1505–01–D 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Fiscal Service 

31 CFR Part 363 

Securities Held in Treasury Direct 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Public Debt, 

Fiscal Service, Treasury. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: Treasury is enhancing 

TreasuryDirect to permit automatic 

purchases of savings bonds through a 

payroll savings plan. 

DATES: Effective date: November 19, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: You can download this 

Final Rule at the following Internet 

addresses: 

http:\\www.publicdebt.treas.gov, 

http:\\www.gpo.gov, or 

http:\\www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elisha Whipkey, Director, Division of 

Program Administration, Office of Retail 

Securities, Bureau of the Public Debt, at 


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(304) 480–6319 or 

elisha.whipkey@bpd.treas.gov. 

Susan Sharp, Attorney-Adviser, Ann 

Fowler, Attorney-Adviser, Dean Adams, 

Assistant Chief Counsel, Edward 

Gronseth, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office 

of the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the 

Public Debt, at (304) 480–8692 or 

susan.sharp@bpd.treas.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: United 

States Savings Bonds are nonmarketable Treasury securities which 

have been sold continuously since 

March 1935. Savings bonds were 

introduced as a means of encouraging 

broad public participation in 

government financing by making 

Treasury securities available in small 

denominations specially tailored to the 

small investor. Today, savings bonds 

continue to be an important savings and 

investment tool for individuals, and 

Treasury is committed to offering 

savings bonds to the public as 

efficiently as possible. 

In order to reduce costs, enhance 

customer service, and minimize 

environmental impact, Treasury is 

discontinuing the issuance of definitive 

(paper) savings bonds through payroll 

savings plans. In order to provide a 

more efficient, electronic, automatic 

method for the purchase of savings 

bonds through payroll savings, Treasury 

is enhancing its TreasuryDirect system 

by adding a payroll savings function. 

TreasuryDirect is an online account 

system in which investors may hold and 

conduct transactions in eligible bookentry Treasury securities. The new 

payroll savings function will permit 

employees, through their employer or a 

financial institution, to credit funds on 

a recurring basis to purchase a payroll 

zero-percent certificate of indebtedness. 

When the payroll zero-percent 

certificate of indebtedness balance is 

sufficient, a savings bond will be 

automatically purchased in the amount, 

series, and registration previously 

selected by the employee. 

Procedural Requirements 

Executive Order 12866. This rule is 

not a significant regulatory action 

pursuant to Executive Order 12866. 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA). 

Because this rule relates to United 

States securities, which are contracts 

between Treasury and the owner of the 

security, this rule falls within the 

contract exception to the APA, 5 U.S.C. 

553(a)(2). As a result, the notice, public 

comment, and delayed effective date 

provisions of the APA are inapplicable 

to this rule. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act. The 

provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., do not apply 

to this rule because, pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 553(a)(2), it is not required to be 

issued with notice and opportunity for 

public comment. 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 

There is no new collection of 

information contained in this final rule 

that would be subject to the PRA, 44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Under the PRA, an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and 

a person is not required to respond to, 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

already has approved all collections of 

information in 31 CFR Part 363 under 

OMB control number 1535–0138. 

Congressional Review Act (CRA). This 

rule is not a major rule pursuant to the 

CRA, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., because it is 

a minor amendment that is expected to 

decrease costs for employers 

participating in a payroll savings plan; 

therefore, this rule is not expected to 

lead to any of the results listed in 5 

U.S.C. 804(2). This rule may take 

immediate effect after we submit a copy 

of it to Congress and the Comptroller 

General. 

List of Subjects in 31 CFR Part 363 

Bonds, Electronic funds transfer, 

Federal Reserve system, Government 

securities, Securities. 

■ Accordingly, for the reasons set out in 

the preamble, 31 CFR Chapter II, 

Subchapter B, is amended as follows: 

PART 363—REGULATIONS 

GOVERNING SECURITIES HELD IN 

TREASURYDIRECT®

■ 1. The authority citation for Part 363 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 12 U.S.C. 391; 31 

U.S.C. 3102, et seq.; 31 U.S.C. 3121, et seq. 

■ 2. Amend § 363.6 by removing the 

definition of ‘‘Certificate of 

indebtedness’’. 

■ 3. In Part 363, revise all references to 

‘‘certificate of indebtedness’’ to read 

‘‘zero-percent certificate of 

indebtedness’’ wherever they appear. 

■ 4. In Part 363, revise all references to 

‘‘certificates of indebtedness’’ to read 

‘‘zero-percent certificates of 

indebtedness’’ wherever they appear. 

■ 5. Amend § 363.6 by adding 

definitions of ‘‘Payroll Savings Plan,’’ 

‘‘Payroll Zero-Percent Certificate of 

Indebtedness,’’ and ‘‘Zero-Percent 

Certificate of Indebtedness’’ in 

alphabetical order to read as follows: 

§ 363.6 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

Payroll Savings Plan is a method for 

the purchase of savings bonds using 

periodic ACH credits from your 

employer or financial institution to 

purchase a payroll zero-percent 

certificate of indebtedness until a 

sufficient amount of payroll zeropercent certificate of indebtedness is 

accumulated to enable the purchase of 

a savings bond in an amount, series, and 

registration that you previously selected 

using functionality in your 

TreasuryDirect account. (See also the 

definition of payroll zero-percent 

certificate of indebtedness.) 

Payroll Zero-Percent Certificate of 

Indebtedness is a restricted form of the 

zero-percent certificate of indebtedness 

that is held separately from the zeropercent certificate of indebtedness and 

used only for purchases made through 

the payroll savings plan. (See also the 

definition for zero-percent certificate of 

indebtedness.) 

* * * * * 

Zero-Percent Certificate of 

Indebtedness is a one-day, non-interestbearing security that automatically 

matures and is rolled over each day 

until you request that it be redeemed. 

■ 6. Add § 363.30 to read as follows: 

§ 363.30 What actions may Treasury take if 

funds used to purchase a security were 

credited or debited in error or through 

fraud? 

(a) If Treasury sustains a loss because 

the funds used to purchase a security 

were debited from an account at a 

financial institution from which the 

TreasuryDirect account owner did not 

have the right to authorize such ACH 

debit entry, we reserve the right to 

redeem that security from the account 

and use the proceeds to reimburse 

Treasury for the loss. If such security 

has been transferred to another 

TreasuryDirect account, we reserve the 

right to reverse the transfer, redeem the 

security, and use the proceeds to 

reimburse Treasury for the loss. If such 

security has been redeemed or has 

matured and the proceeds paid to the 

account owner, we reserve the right to 

take any action that we deem 

appropriate, including redeeming other 

securities remaining in the account and 

using the proceeds to reimburse 

Treasury for the loss. 

(b) If an employer or a third-party 

agent acting on behalf of one or more 

employers certifies, under penalty of 

perjury, that it has made an erroneous 

ACH credit entry to purchase a 

TreasuryDirect certificate of 

indebtedness, we reserve the right to 

redeem securities from the 

TreasuryDirect account to which the 

entry was made in the amount of the 

erroneous entry and return the funds. 

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certification is not received by Treasury 

within 45 days of the erroneous entry. 

We will only return funds if the 

erroneous entry was made to an account 

that does not belong to the intended 

recipient, is a duplicate payment, is in 

an amount that is greater than was 

authorized by the recipient, or was 

made in error because the employee was 

not in a pay status. We reserve the right 

to refuse to return an entry. By 

requesting that Treasury correct an 

erroneous entry, the employer agrees to 

indemnify Treasury for any loss that 

Treasury may incur as a result of the 

correction of the error and agrees to 

provide such information and assistance 

as Treasury may require. 

(c) If a financial institution, except a 

financial institution acting on behalf of 

an employer, makes an erroneous ACH 

credit entry to a TreasuryDirect®

account and provides a certification as 

to the circumstances of the erroneous 

entry within 6 months of the entry date, 

we will notify the account owner of the 

erroneous ACH credit entry and attempt 

to resolve the issue. We reserve the right 

to place a hold on and to redeem 

securities from the TreasuryDirect®

account to which the ACH credit entry 

was made in the amount of the 

erroneous credit entry and return the 

funds to the financial institution. The 

financial institution agrees to indemnify 

Treasury for any loss that Treasury may 

incur as a result of the correction of the 

error and agrees to provide information 

and assistance as Treasury may require. 

■ 7. Amend § 363.37 by revising 

paragraphs (b) and (c) and adding 

paragraph (d) to read as follows: 

§ 363.37 How do I purchase and make 

payment for eligible Treasury securities 

through my TreasuryDirect® account? 

* * * * * 

(b) Payment for savings bonds and 

marketable Treasury securities. You can 

pay for eligible savings bonds and 

marketable Treasury securities by either 

a debit from your designated account at 

a United States financial institution 

using the ACH method, or by using the 

redemption proceeds of your zeropercent certificate of indebtedness. You 

can pay for savings bonds automatically 

using the redemption proceeds of your 

payroll zero-percent certificate of 

indebtedness through the payroll 

savings plan. 

(c) Payment for zero-percent 

certificate of indebtedness. You can pay 

for a zero-percent certificate of 

indebtedness by: 

(1) a credit from your financial 

institution or employer using the ACH 

method to your TreasuryDirect®

account; 

(2) a debit from your designated 

account at a financial institution using 

the ACH method, limited to $1000 or 

less per transaction; or 

(3) using the proceeds of maturing 

securities held in your TreasuryDirect®

account. 

(d) Payment for a payroll zero-percent 

certificate of indebtedness. The only 

method available to purchase a payroll 

zero-percent certificate of indebtedness 

is to arrange for your employer or 

financial institution to send a credit by 

the ACH method to purchase a payroll 

zero-percent certificate of indebtedness 

in your TreasuryDirect® account. 

■ 8. Amend § 363.45 by revising 

paragraph (f) to read as follows: 

§ 363.45 What are the rules for judicial and 

administrative actions involving securities 

held in TreasuryDirect®? 

* * * * * 

(f) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) levy. 

We will honor an IRS notice of levy 

under section 6331 of the Internal 

Revenue Code: 

(1) Against the owner, as owner is 

defined in § 363.6 of this part, including 

a levy against the owner in the capacity 

of nominee, transferee, or alter ego; 

(2) Against a secondary owner, if the 

secondary owner has the right to 

conduct transactions in a security at the 

date and time the notice of levy is 

delivered to Public Debt; or 

(3) Against an owner’s property to 

which a federal tax lien is attached. 

* * * * * 

■ 9. Add §§ 363.59 and 363.60 to read 

as follows: 

§ 363.59 What is a payroll savings plan? 

A payroll savings plan is an automatic 

method of purchasing savings bonds. 

(See the definition in § 363.6.) You may 

open your payroll savings plan by 

selecting an amount, series, and 

registration for your savings bond 

purchases using functionality in your 

TreasuryDirect® account. Each bond 

purchase must be in a minimum amount 

of $25 with additional one-cent 

increments above that amount, up to a 

maximum amount of $5000, in any one 

transaction. The series may be either a 

Series EE or Series I savings bond. The 

registration may be any authorized form 

of registration for an electronic savings 

bond. You must also initiate a request 

to your employer or your financial 

institution to send credits on a recurring 

basis to your payroll savings plan 

through the ACH method to purchase a 

payroll zero-percent certificate of 

indebtedness. (See Subpart D for more 

information about a payroll zero-percent 

certificate of indebtedness.) When you 

have accumulated a sufficient amount of 

payroll zero-percent certificate of 

indebtedness to purchase a savings 

bond in the amount, series, and 

registration that you selected, the 

TreasuryDirect® system will 

automatically redeem your payroll zeropercent certificate of indebtedness and 

purchase your selected savings bond. 

§ 363.60 How do I discontinue my 

participation in my payroll savings plan? 

You may discontinue your 

participation in your payroll savings 

plan by arranging with your employer or 

financial institution to discontinue 

sending funds. 

■ 10. Revise the heading for Subpart D 

to read as follows: 

Subpart D—Zero-Percent Certificate of 

Indebtedness 

■ 11. Add an undesignated center 

heading prior to § 363.130, to read as 

follows: 

GENERAL 

■ 12. Amend § 363.131 by revising the 

first sentence and adding a fifth 

sentence to read as follows: 

§ 363.131 What is a TreasuryDirect® zeropercent certificate of indebtedness? 

A TreasuryDirect® zero-percent 

certificate of indebtedness is a noninterest-bearing security that is issued 

daily, with a one-day maturity, which 

automatically rolls over at maturity 

until you request redemption. * * * 

The payroll zero-percent certificate of 

indebtedness is a restricted form of the 

zero-percent certificate of indebtedness 

that is held separately from the zeropercent certificate of indebtedness and 

used only for purchases made through 

the payroll savings plan. 

§ 363.143 [Removed] 

■ 13. Remove § 363.143. 

§§ 363.138, 363.139, 363.140, 363.141, 

363.142, 363.144, 363.145, 363.146 

[Redesignated as §§ 363.141, 363.138, 

363.142, 363.143, 363.144, 363.145, 363.139, 

and 363.140] 

■ 14. Redesignate §§ 363.138, 363.139, 

363.140, 363.141, 363.142, 363.144, 

363.145, 363.146 as §§ 363.141, 363.138, 

363.142, 363.143, 363.144, 363.145, 

363.139, and 363.140 respectively. 

■ 15. Add an undesignated center 

heading prior to § 363.141 to read as 

follows: 

ZERO-PERCENT CERTIFICATE OF 

INDEBTEDNESS 

■ 16. Revise newly redesignated 

§ 363.141 to read as follows: 


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§ 363.141 How do I purchase a zeropercent certificate of indebtedness? 

(a) Primary and linked accounts. You 

may purchase a zero-percent certificate 

of indebtedness through one or more of 

the following four methods: (1) Payroll deduction, in which your 

employer sends funds through the ACH 

method to your TreasuryDirect®

account; 

(2) deposit by your financial 

institution, in which your financial 

institution sends funds by the ACH 

method to your TreasuryDirect® account 

on a recurring or one-time basis; (3) through the Buy Direct function of 

your TreasuryDirect® account, in which 

you direct us to debit funds from your 

financial institution account to purchase 

a zero-percent certificate of 

indebtedness. This method is limited to 

an amount no greater than $1000 per 

transaction. When you use the Buy 

Direct function to debit funds to 

purchase all or a portion of a zeropercent certificate of indebtedness, you 

will not be permitted to schedule a 

redemption to your financial institution 

from the zero-percent certificate of 

indebtedness within five business days 

after the settlement date of the debit 

entry; and (4) by using the proceeds from the 

redemption of a savings bond, the 

proceeds of a maturing security, or an 

interest payment from a security to 

purchase a zero-percent certificate of 

indebtedness. 

(b) Payroll savings plan. You may 

purchase a payroll zero-percent 

certificate of indebtedness for your 

payroll savings plan through payroll 

deduction, in which your employer 

sends funds through the ACH method to 

your TreasuryDirect® payroll savings 

plan, or through a credit using the ACH 

method by your financial institution, in 

which your financial institution sends 

funds by the ACH method to your 

TreasuryDirect® payroll savings plan. 

■ 17. Amend the heading of the newly 

redesignated § 363.144 by removing the 

phrase ‘‘for cash.’’ 

■ 19. Add an undesignated center 

heading after the newly redesignated 

§ 363.145, to read as follows: 

PAYROLL ZERO-PERCENT 

CERTIFICATE OF INDEBTEDNESS 

■ 20. Add §§ 363.146 through 363.148, 

to read as follows: 

§ 363.146 Who may purchase a payroll 

zero-percent certificate of indebtedness? 

Only an individual TreasuryDirect®

account owner may purchase a payroll 

zero-percent certificate of indebtedness, 

only through his or her primary 

account, and only through the payroll 

savings plan. 

§ 363.147 How do I purchase a payroll 

zero-percent certificate of indebtedness? 

You may purchase a payroll zeropercent certificate of indebtedness 

through your TreasuryDirect® account 

using your payroll savings plan. (See 

§§ 363.59 and 363.60 for more 

information on opening a payroll 

savings plan.) The only method of 

purchase for a payroll zero-percent 

certificate of indebtedness is a credit of 

funds from your employer or financial 

institution using the ACH method. You 

cannot purchase a payroll zero-percent 

certificate of indebtedness by using a 

debit from your financial institution. 

§ 363.148 Can I redeem all or a portion of 

my accumulated payroll zero-percent 

certificate of indebtedness? 

You may redeem all or a portion of 

your accumulated payroll zero-percent 

certificate of indebtedness to any 

financial institution that is of record in 

your TreasuryDirect® account. 

Richard L. Gregg, 

Fiscal Assistant Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2010–1039] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Upper Mississippi River, Dubuque, IA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation 

from regulations. 

SUMMARY: The Commander, Eighth 

Coast Guard District, has issued a 

temporary deviation from the regulation 

governing the operation of the Illinois 

Central Railroad Drawbridge across the 

Upper Mississippi River, mile 579.9, at 

Dubuque, Iowa. The deviation is 

necessary to allow the bridge owner 

time to perform preventive maintenance 

that is essential to the continued safe 

operation of the drawbridge. 

Maintenance is scheduled in the winter 

and when there is less impact on 

navigation; instead of scheduling work 

in the summer, when river traffic 

increases. This deviation allows the 

bridge to open on signal if at least 24 

hours advance notice is given. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

12:01 a.m., December 13, 2010 to 7 a.m. 

March 1, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in 

this preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket USCG–2010– 

1039 and are available online by going 

to http://www.regulations.gov, inserting 

USCG–2010–1039 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box 

and then clicking ‘‘Search’’. They are 

also available for inspection or copying 

at the Docket Management Facility (M– 

30), U.S. Department of Transportation, 

West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call or 

e-mail Eric A. Washburn, Bridge 

Administrator, Coast Guard; telephone 

314–269–2378, e-mail 

Eric.Washburn@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing the docket, call 

Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad 

requested a temporary deviation for the 

Illinois Central Railroad Drawbridge, 

across the Upper Mississippi River, mile 

579.9, at Dubuque, Iowa to open on 

signal if at least 24 hours advance notice 

is given for 79 days from 12:01 a.m., 

December 13, 2010 to 7 a.m., March 1, 

2011 to allow the bridge owner time for 

preventive maintenance. The Illinois 

Central Railroad Drawbridge currently 

operates in accordance with 33 CFR 

117.5, which states the general 

requirement that drawbridges shall open 

promptly and fully for the passage of 

vessels when a request to open is given 

in accordance with the subpart. 

There are no alternate routes for 

vessels transiting this section of the 

Upper Mississippi River. 

Winter conditions on the Upper 

Mississippi River coupled with the 

closure of Army Corps of Engineer’s 

Lock No. 20 (Mile 343.2 UMR), Lock No. 

21 (Mile 324.9 UMR) and Lock No. 22 

(Mile 301.2 UMR) until 4:30 p.m., 

March 4, 2011 will preclude any 

significant navigation demands for the 

drawspan opening. 

The Illinois Central Railroad 

Drawbridge, in the closed-to-navigation 

position, provides a vertical clearance of 

19.9 feet above normal pool. Navigation 

on the waterway consists primarily of 

commercial tows and recreational 

watercraft. The drawbridge will open if 

at least 24 hours advance notice is 

given. This temporary deviation has 

been coordinated with waterway users. 

No objections were received. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), 

the drawbridge must return to its regular 


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