12860 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 45 / Tuesday, March 8, 2022 / Rules and Regulations 

Thea D. Rozman Kendler, 

Assistant Secretary for Export 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04912 Filed 3–3–22; 3:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2016–0963] 

RIN 1625–AA09 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Tchefuncta River 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is changing 

the operating schedule that governs the 

State Route 22 (SR 22) drawbridge 

across the Tchefuncta River mile 2.5, 

Madisonville, St. Tammany Parish, 

Louisiana. This action is necessary to 

relieve vehicular traffic congestion 

along SR 22 near Madisonville, LA 

during peak traffic periods on 

weekdays. 

DATES: This rule is effective April 7, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to https://

www.regulations.gov. Type USCG– 

2016–0963 in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and 

click ‘‘SEARCH.’’ In the Document Type 

column, select ‘‘Supporting & Related 

Material.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call or 

email call or email Mr. Doug Blakemore, 

Eighth Coast Guard District Bridge 

Administrator; telephone (504) 671– 

2128, email Douglas.A.Blakemore@

uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

OMB Office of Management and Budget 

NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(Advance, Supplemental) 

§ Section 

SR State Road 

U.S.C. United States Code 

II. Background Information and 

Regulatory History 

The Coast Guard has published 

numerous rulemaking documents in the 

Federal Register on this bridge: A 

temporary deviation to the regulations 

November 4, 2016 (81 FR 76866); NPRM 

November 4, 2016 (81 FR 76889); a 

Supplemental NPRM June 14, 2018 (83 

FR 27730); and a final rule October 25, 

2018 (85 FR 53810). Each rulemaking 

addressed changing the operating 

schedule to the bridge to relieve vehicle 

congestion along SR 22 in Madisonville, 

LA. 

On April 23, 2021 the Town of 

Madisonville, LA requested that the 

Coast Guard revisit changing the 

operating schedule and close the 

drawbridge to vessel traffic during 

morning vehicle peak periods and that 

the bridge only open to vessels during 

the day on the hour. The Coast Guard 

published a NPRM August 31, 2021 (86 

FR 48923) to solicit public comments on 

this proposed rule change. 

The Coast Guard determined that the 

Town of Madisonville had provided 

sufficient information to relieve vehicle 

congestion by closing the bridge to 

vessel traffic from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 

4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and opening the bridge 

from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the hour vice 

every half hour. This change allows 

vehicles to travel along SR 22 

unimpeded by bridge openings for 2 two 

periods during the weekday morning 

and afternoon commutes. It also 

decreases the number of times that the 

bridge opens during the day by opening 

on the hour for vessels to pass 7 days 

a week. During the comment period that 

ended on November 1, 2021, we 

received 18 comments. 

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule 

The Coast Guard is issuing this rule 

under authority 33 U.S.C. 499. The 

Eighth Coast Guard District Commander 

has determined that this change to the 

operating schedule of the Madisonville 

(SR 22) swing span drawbridge across 

the Tchefuncta River mile 2.5, 

Madisonville, St. Tammany Parish, 

Louisiana allows it to remain closed to 

marine traffic for 2 two hour periods 

and to open on the hour during days is 

necessary and reasonable. The purpose 

of this rule is to alleviate vehicle 

congestion on SR 22 and meet the 

reasonable needs of vessels to use the 

Tchefuncta River. 

IV. Discussion of Comments, Changes 

and the Final Rule 

As mentioned above we received 18 

comments on the NPRM published 

August 1, 2021. Fifteen comments were 

in favor of the rule change. One 

comment was against the rule change 

and 2 comments addressed other issues 

not related to the NPRM. The 

commenter against the rule stated that 

the rule would have little impact to 

vehicle traffic because there are few 

bridge openings during weekdays, 

minimal openings in the afternoon peak 

vehicle traffic hours and there are 

minimal bridge openings on the 

weekends. 

Vehicle congestion along SR 22 is 

well documented by other public 

comments, meetings, and data and 

information gathered during this rule 

change. Vehicle congestion is 

particularly significant during morning 

and evening commuting and school 

hours. In promulgating drawbridge rules 

the Coast Guard balances the needs of 

land transportation and vessel traffic. 

The bridge opens on average 8 times per 

day Monday through Sunday. The rule 

will provide a positive impact to vehicle 

traffic by reducing the amount of time 

that the bridge is required to open and 

will provide vessels with the reasonable 

ability to use the waterway. 

This final rule changes the 

Madisonville (SR 22) swing span bridge 

operating schedule and allows the 

bridge to open on signal on the hour 

from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. except that on 

Monday through Friday the bridge will 

not open from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. and from 

4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The bridge opens on 

signal from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. each day. 

This allows vehicles to travel along SR 

22 near Madisonville, LA unimpeded by 

bridge openings at the above times. 

There are no other changes to the 

operating schedule. The regulatory text 

appears at the end of this document. 

IV. Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this rule after 

considering numerous statutes and 

Executive Orders related to rulemaking. 

Below we summarize our analyses 

based on a number of these statutes and 

Executive Orders, and we discuss First 

Amendment rights of protesters. 

A. Regulatory Planning and Review 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

direct agencies to assess the costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits. 

This rule has not been designated a 

‘‘significant regulatory action,’’ under 

Executive Order 12866. Accordingly, it 

has not been reviewed by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

This regulatory action determination 

is based on the ability that vessels can 

still transit the bridge given advanced 

notice. 

B. Impact on Small Entities 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 

(RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601–612, as amended, 

requires federal agencies to consider the 


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potential impact of regulations on small 

entities during rulemaking. The term 

‘‘small entities’’ comprises small 

businesses, not-for-profit organizations 

that are independently owned and 

operated and are not dominant in their 

fields, and governmental jurisdictions 

with populations of less than 50,000. 

The Coast Guard received no comments 

from the Small Business Administration 

on this rule. The Coast Guard certifies 

under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule will 

not have a significant economic impact 

on a substantial number of small 

entities. 

While some owners or operators of 

vessels intending to transit the bridge 

may be small entities, for the reasons 

stated in section IV.A above, this rule 

will not have a significant economic 

impact on any vessel owner or operator. 

Under section 213(a) of the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–121), 

we want to assist small entities in 

understanding this rule. If the rule 

would affect your small business, 

organization, or governmental 

jurisdiction and you have questions 

concerning its provisions or options for 

compliance, please contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. 

Small businesses may send comments 

on the actions of Federal employees 

who enforce, or otherwise determine 

compliance with, Federal regulations to 

the Small Business and Agriculture 

Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman 

and the Regional Small Business 

Regulatory Fairness Boards. The 

Ombudsman evaluates these actions 

annually and rates each agency’s 

responsiveness to small business. If you 

wish to comment on actions by 

employees of the Coast Guard, call 1– 

888–REG–FAIR (1–888–734–3247). The 

Coast Guard will not retaliate against 

small entities that question or complain 

about this rule or any policy or action 

of the Coast Guard. 

C. Collection of Information 

This rule calls for no new collection 

of information under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520). 

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal 

Government 

A rule has implications for federalism 

under Executive Order 13132, 

Federalism, if it has a substantial direct 

effect on the States, on the relationship 

between the National Government and 

the States, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government. We have 

analyzed this rule under that Order and 

have determined that it is consistent 

with the fundamental federalism 

principles and preemption requirements 

described in Executive Order 13132. 

Also, this rule does not have tribal 

implications under Executive Order 

13175, Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments, 

because it does not have a substantial 

direct effect on one or more Indian 

tribes, on the relationship between the 

Federal Government and Indian tribes, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian tribes. 

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their discretionary regulatory actions. In 

particular, the Act addresses actions 

that may result in the expenditure by a 

State, local, or tribal government, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector of 

$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or 

more in any one year. Though this rule 

will not result in such an expenditure, 

we do discuss the effects of this rule 

elsewhere in this preamble. 

F. Environment 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Department of Homeland Security 

Management Directive 023–01, Rev.1, 

associated implementing instructions, 

and Environmental Planning Policy 

COMDTINST 5090.1 (series) which 

guide the Coast Guard in complying 

with the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321– 

4370f). The Coast Guard has determined 

that this action is one of a category of 

actions that do not individually or 

cumulatively have a significant effect on 

the human environment. This rule 

promulgates the operating regulations or 

procedures for drawbridges and is 

categorically excluded from further 

review, under paragraph L49, of Chapter 

3, Table 3–1 of the U.S. Coast Guard 

Environmental Planning 

Implementation Procedures. 

Neither a Record of Environmental 

Consideration nor a Memorandum for 

the Record are required for this rule. 

G. Protest Activities 

The Coast Guard respects the First 

Amendment rights of protesters. 

Protesters are asked to contact the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

coordinate protest activities so that your 

message can be received without 

jeopardizing the safety or security of 

people, places or vessels. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117 

Bridges. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 

CFR part 117 as follows: 

PART 117—DRAWBRIDGE 

OPERATION REGULATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 117 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499; 33 CFR 1.05–1; 

and Department of Homeland Security 

Delegation No. 0170.1. 

■ 2. Revise § 117.500 to read as follows: 

§ 117.500 Tchefuncta River. 

The draw of the SR 22 Bridge, mile 

2.5, at Madisonville, LA shall operate 

according to the following schedule. On 

Monday through Friday the draw will 

operate as follows: From 6 p.m. to 5:59 

a.m. the draw will open on signal; from 

6 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. the draw need not 

open; from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. the draw 

will open on signal on the hour; from 

4:01 p.m. to 6 p.m. the draw need not 

open. On Saturday and Sunday the 

draw will operate as follows: From 6 

p.m. to 6 a.m. the draw will open on 

signal; from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. the draw 

will open on signal on the hour. 

Dated: February 3, 2022. 

R.V. Timme, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 

Eighth Coast Guard District. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

Copyright Office 

37 CFR Parts 201 and 222 

[Docket No. 2021–6] 

Copyright Claims Board: Initiating of 

Proceedings and Related 

Procedures—Designation of Agents 

for Service of Process 

AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library 

of Congress. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Copyright Office is 

amending its regulations to establish 

procedures governing the process by 

which corporations, partnerships, and 

unincorporated associations may 

designate agents to receive service of the 

initial notice of a proceeding and claim 

asserted against them before the 

Copyright Claims Board. The amended 

regulations provide the requirements for 

designating a service agent, amending 


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