566 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 3 / Monday, January 6, 2025 / Rules and Regulations 

Dated: December 30, 2024. 

Patrick C. Burkett, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port Maryland-National Capital Region. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31636 Filed 1–3–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway 

Development Corporation 

33 CFR Part 402 

RIN 2135–AA58 

Tariff of Tolls 

AGENCY: Great Lakes St. Lawrence 

Seaway Development Corporation, 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Great Lakes St. Lawrence 

Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) 

and the St. Lawrence Seaway 

Management Corporation (SLSMC) of 

Canada, under international agreement, 

jointly publish and presently administer 

the St. Lawrence Seaway Tariff of Tolls 

in their respective jurisdictions. The 

Tariff sets forth the level of tolls 

assessed on all commodities and vessels 

transiting the facilities operated by the 

GLS and the SLSMC. The GLS is 

revising its regulations to reflect the fees 

and charges levied by the SLSMC in 

Canada starting in the 2025 navigation 

season, which are effective only in 

Canada. 

DATES: This rule is effective on January 

6, 2025 

ADDRESSES: Docket: For access to the 

docket to read background documents 

or comments received, go to https://

www.regulations.gov; or in person at the 

Docket Management Facility; U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–001, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carrie Mann Lavigne, Chief Counsel, 

Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway 

Development Corporation, 180 Andrews 

Street, Massena, New York 13662; (315) 

764–3200. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GLS 

and SLSMC of Canada, under 

international agreement, jointly publish 

and presently administer the St. 

Lawrence Seaway Tariff of Tolls 

(Schedule of Fees and Charges in 

Canada) in their respective jurisdictions. 

The Tariff sets forth the level of tolls 

assessed on all commodities and vessels 

transiting the facilities operated by the 

GLS and the SLSMC. The GLS is 

revising 33 CFR 402.12, ‘‘Schedule of 

tolls’’, to reflect the fees and charges 

levied by the SLSMC in Canada 

beginning in the 2025 navigation 

season. The GLS finds there is good 

cause to make the Tariff of Tolls 

effective on the date of publication to 

harmonize the effective dates on both 

sides of the border. 

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 (65 FR 19477–78) or you may visit 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

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 

The GLS certifies 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 402 

Vessels, Waterways. 

Accordingly, the Great Lakes St. 

Lawrence Seaway Development 

Corporation is amending 33 CFR part 

402 as follows: 

PART 402—TARIFF OF TOLLS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 402 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 983(a), 984(a)(4), and 

988, as amended; 49 CFR 1.101. 

■ 2. Revise § 402.12 to read as follows: 

§ 402.12 Schedule of tolls. 

TABLE 1 TO § 402.12 

Item 

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 

Description of charges 

Rate ($) 

Montreal to or from Lake Ontario 

(5 locks) 

Rate ($) 

Welland Canal—Lake Ontario to or 

from Lake Erie 

(8 locks) 

1. ................. Subject to item 3, for complete transit of the Seaway, a composite toll, 

comprising: 


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TABLE 1 TO § 402.12—Continued 

Item 

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 

Description of charges 

Rate ($) 

Montreal to or from Lake Ontario 

(5 locks) 

Rate ($) 

Welland Canal—Lake Ontario to or 

from Lake Erie 

(8 locks) 

(1) a charge per gross registered ton of the ship, applicable whether 

the ship is wholly or partially laden, or is in ballast, and the gross 

registered tonnage being calculated according to prescribed rules 

for measurement or under the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969, as amended from time to 

time: 1

(a) all vessels excluding passenger vessels ............................... 0.1311 .............................................. 0.2098. 

(b) passenger vessels .................................................................. 0.3934 .............................................. 0.6293. 

(2) a charge per metric ton of cargo as certified on the ship’s manifest or other document, as follows: 

(a) bulk cargo ............................................................................... 1.3593 .............................................. 0.9278. 

(b) general cargo .......................................................................... 3.2753 .............................................. 1.4849. 

(c) steel slab ................................................................................. 2.9643 .............................................. 1.0630. 

(d) containerized cargo ................................................................ 1.3593 .............................................. 0.9278. 

(e) government aid cargo ............................................................. n/a .................................................... n/a. 

(f) grain ......................................................................................... 0.8351 .............................................. 0.9278. 

(g) coal ......................................................................................... 0.8351 .............................................. 0.9278. 

(3) a charge per passenger per lock .................................................. 0.0000 .............................................. 0.0000. 

(4) a lockage charge per Gross Registered Ton of the vessel, as 

defined in item 1(1), applicable whether the ship is wholly or partially laden, or is in ballast, for transit of the Welland Canal in either direction by cargo ships, 

n/a .................................................... 0.3495. 

Up to a maximum charge per vessel .................................................. n/a .................................................... 4,889.00. 

2. ................. Subject to item 3, for partial transit of the Seaway .................................... 20 per cent per lock of the applicable charge under items 1(1), 1(2) 

and 1(4) plus the applicable 

charge under items 1(3).

13 per cent per lock of the applicable charge under items 1(1), 1(2) 

and 1(4) plus the applicable 

charge under items 1(3). 

3. ................. Minimum charge per vessel per lock transited for full or partial transit of 

the Seaway.

33.93 2 .............................................. 33.93. 

4. ................. A charge per pleasure craft per lock transited for full or partial transit of 

the Seaway, including applicable Federal taxes 3.

25.00 4 .............................................. 25.00. 

5. ................. Under the New Business Initiative Program, for cargo accepted as New 

Business, a percentage rebate on the applicable cargo charges for 

the approved period.

20% .................................................. 20%. 

6. ................. Under the Volume Rebate Incentive program, a retroactive percentage 

rebate on cargo tolls on the incremental volume calculated based on 

the pre-approved maximum volume.

10% .................................................. 10%. 

7. ................. Under the New Service Incentive Program, for New Business cargo 

moving under an approved new service, an additional percentage refund on applicable cargo tolls above the New Business rebate.

20% .................................................. 20%. 

1Or under the US GRT for vessels prescribed prior to 2002. 

2The applicable charged under item 3 at the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’s locks (Eisenhower, Snell) will be collected in U.S. dollars. The collection of the U.S. portion of tolls for commercial vessels is waived by law (33 U.S.C. 988a(a)). The other charges are in Canadian dollars and are for the 

Canadian share of tolls. 3 Includes a $5.00 discount per lock with use of online reservation and payment system for Canadian locks. 

4The applicable charge at the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’s locks (Eisenhower, Snell) for pleasure craft is $30 USD or $30 CAD 

per lock. 

Issued at Washington, DC, under authority 

delegated at 49 CFR 1.101. Great Lakes St. 

Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. 

Carrie Lavigne, 

Chief Counsel. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–61–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 9 and 721 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2019–0530; FRL–7645–02– 

OCSPP] 

RIN 2070–AB27 

Significant New Use Rules on Certain 

Chemical Substances (19–5.F) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is issuing significant new 

use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 

certain chemical substances that were 

the subject of premanufacture notices 

(PMNs). The SNURs require persons to 

notify EPA at least 90 days before 

commencing manufacture (defined by 

statute to include import) or processing 

of any of these chemical substances for 

an activity that is designated as a 

significant new use in the SNUR. The 

required notification initiates EPA’s 

evaluation of the use, under the 

conditions of use for that chemical 

substance, within the applicable review 

period. Persons may not commence 

manufacture or processing for the 

significant new use until they have 

submitted a Significant New Use Notice 

(SNUN), and EPA has conducted a 

review of the notice, made an 

appropriate determination on the notice, 

and has taken any risk management 

actions as are required as a result of that 

determination. 

DATES: This rule is effective on March 7, 

2025. For purposes of judicial review, 

this rule shall be promulgated at 1 p.m. 

(EST) on January 21, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified under docket identification 

(ID) number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2019– 

0530, is available online at https://

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket) in the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC). Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 


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