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(2) If for whatever reason Canal

authorities delay the transit of a vessel

booked for transit to such a degree that

the delay is likely to cause the vessel to

be unable to meet its required arrival

time for a later, second reserved transit,

booked before the delay of the first

reserved transit occurred; or

(3) If a vessel is booked for transit on

the assumption that the vessel will pay

the booking fee prescribed by § 104.6(a)

or (b) but, subsequently, a change in

traffic conditions occurs triggering the

higher booking fee prescribed by

§ 104.6(c).

(b) A vessel booked for transit will be

deemed to have transited the Canal on

its reserved transit date if the vessel

arrives at the first set of locks at either

terminus of the Canal prior to 2400

hours that day and its in-transit time

(ITT) is 18 hours or less. ITT begins

when the vessel enters the first set of

locks at either Canal terminus and ends

when the vessel departs the last set of

locks at the opposite terminus. No

booking fee will be charged if ITT,

through no fault of the vessel, exceeds

18 hours.

§ 104.9 Cancellations.

(a) A vessel agent may cancel the

transit reservation of a vessel by giving

notice prescribed by Canal authorities.

In such event, and except as otherwise

provided, a cancellation fee will be

charged. The amount of the fee will

depend on the amount of notice (days

or hours) received by Canal authorities

in advance of the vessel’s required

arrival time, according to the following

schedule:

Advance notice periods Cancellation fee

(the greater of)

31 days or more .............................................................................................................................. None.

30 to 11 days .................................................................................................................................. 20% of booking fee or $500.

10 to 7 days .................................................................................................................................... 40% of booking fee or $750.

6 to 2 days ...................................................................................................................................... 60% of booking fee or $1,000.

1 day to 8 hours .............................................................................................................................. 80% of booking fee or $1,200.

(b) Receipt of notice of cancellation of

a transit reservation by Canal authorities

after the vessel’s required arrival time

will result in levy of a cancellation fee

equal to the entire prescribed booking

fee.

§ 104.10 Regular Transits.

Vessels not booked for transit will be

scheduled for movement through the

Canal on the date and in the order

determined by Canal authorities. In

establishing the daily schedule of

vessels to be moved through the Canal,

the order in which vessels arrive is only

one of several considerations. In

general, regular transits will equal or

exceed in number, one-half the total

number of daily vessel transits.

§ 104.11 Temporary Suspension of

System.

(a) Canal authorities may temporarily

suspend, in whole or in part, for

whatever period of time deemed

necessary, the vessel transit reservation

system established by this part,

whenever Canal authorities determine

that such action is necessary to ensure

continued safe and efficient operation of

the Canal.

(b) No penalty or fee shall be levied

against any vessel booked for transit

whose reserved transit slot is cancelled

by reason of a temporary suspension of

the system pursuant to this section.

104.12 Further Implementation.

In order to ensure safe and efficient

operation of the system, Canal

authorities may establish additional

policies and procedures, define

additional terms and issue clarifications

and interpretations not inconsistent

with the provisions of this part, which

periodically will be published and

distributed to Canal customers through

notices to shipping or other appropriate

means.

Dated: February 28, 1997.

John A. Mills,

Secretary, Panama Canal Commission.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

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[MO–015–1015(b); FRL–5682–6]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans; State of

Missouri

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve

the Asarco Glover, Missouri, lead

emission control plan submitted by the

state of Missouri on August 14, 1996.

The plan was submitted by the state to

satisfy certain requirements under the

Clean Air Act to reduce lead emissions

sufficient to bring the Liberty and

Arcadia Townships into attainment

with the National Ambient Air Quality

Standard for lead.

In the final rules section of the

Federal Register, the EPA is approving

the plan as a direct final rule without

prior proposal because the Agency

views this as a noncontroversial

revision and anticipates no adverse

comments. A detailed rationale for the

approval is set forth in the direct final

rule. If no adverse comments are

received in response to this proposed

rule, no further activity is contemplated

in relation to this rule. If the EPA

receives adverse comments, the direct

final rule will be withdrawn and all

public comments received will be

addressed in a subsequent final rule

based on this proposed rule. The EPA

will not institute a second comment

period on this document. Any parties

interested in commenting on this

document should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before April 4, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

Josh Tapp, Environmental Protection

Agency, Air Branch, 726 Minnesota

Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh

Tapp at (913) 551–7606.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the direct final

rule which is located in the rules

section of the Federal Register.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401—7671q.

Dated: January 15, 1997.

Dennis Grams,

Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–5138 Filed 3–4–97; 8:45 am]

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