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Captain of the Port Charleston in the 

enforcement of the regulated areas. 

(c) Regulations. 

(1) All persons and vessels are 

prohibited from entering, transiting 

through, anchoring in, or remaining 

within the regulated area, except 

persons and vessels participating in 

Charleston Race Week or serving as 

safety vessels. Persons and vessels 

desiring to enter, transit through, anchor 

in, or remain within the regulated area 

may contact the Captain of the Port 

Charleston by telephone at (843)740– 

7050, or a designated representative via 

VHF radio on channel 16, to request 

authorization. If authorization to enter, 

transit through, anchor in, or remain 

within the regulated area is granted by 

the Captain of the Port Charleston or a 

designated representative, all persons 

and vessels receiving such authorization 

must comply with the instructions of 

the Captain of the Port Charleston or a 

designated representative. 

(2) The Coast Guard will provide 

notice of the regulated area by Marine 

Safety Information Bulletins, Local 

Notice to Mariners, Broadcast Notice to 

Mariners, and on-scene designated 

representatives. 

(d) Enforcement Date. This rule will 

be enforced from April 15 through April 

17, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 

Dated: January 12, 2016. 

G. L. Tomasulo, 

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

Port Charleston. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 

Corporation 

33 CFR Part 401 

[Docket No. SLSDC–2016–0004] 

2135–AA39 

Seaway Regulations and Rules: 

Periodic Update, Various Categories 

AGENCY: Saint Lawrence Seaway 

Development Corporation, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. 

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 the following sections of the 

Regulations and Rules: Condition of 

Vessels; Seaway Navigation; and, 

Information and Reports. 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: Comments are due March 7, 

2016. 

ADDRESSES: Docket: For access to the 

docket to read background documents 

or comments received, go to http://

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, 

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 changes will 

update the following sections of the 

Regulations and Rules: Condition of 

Vessels; Seaway Navigation; and, 

Information and Reports. These updates 

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 made, an explanation for such a 

change is provided below. 

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 SLSDC is amending four sections 

of the Condition of Vessels portion of 

the joint Seaway regulations. In section 

401.10, ‘‘Mooring lines’’, the two 

Corporations are proposing to permit 

vessels not greater than 200 m in overall 

length to use soft lines instead of wire 

lines. Over the past 3 years, vessels 

greater than 150 m in overall length 

have been permitted to use type 

approved soft lines on a test basis, with 

successful results. Based on these same 

results, the SLSDC is proposing to 

amend section 401.11, ‘‘Minimum 

Requirements—mooring lines and 

fairleads’’ to permit the operator of 

vessels of more than 150 m but not more 

than 200 m to use either soft or wire 

lines. 

In 401.13, ‘‘Hand lines’’, the SLSDC is 

proposing to change the maximum 

diameter of hand lines to 18 mm from 

17 mm due to the fact that 17 mm lines 

are no longer available. The proposed 

change to 401.17, ‘‘Pitch indicators and 

alarms,’’ would make a minor 

administrative change by removing the 

effective date for the requirement. 

In the Seaway Navigation portion of 

the regulations, the two Corporations 

are proposing to make changes in 

several sections. Section 401.29, 

‘‘Maximum draft’’, is being restructured 

in order to clarify the requirements for 

use of an operational Draft Information 

System. In 401.37, ‘‘Mooring at tie-up 

walls’’, the Seaway Corporations are 

proposing to require that crew members 

handling lines on tie-up walls wear 

approved personal flotation devices 

instead of life jackets that can be unsafe 

due to their bulky nature. The SLSDC is 

proposing to change the requirement in 

401.45, ‘‘Emergency procedures’’, to 

make clear that when a vessel is 

entering the locks too fast in an 

emergency situation, the vessel will not 

be required to deploy mooring lines. 

In the Information and Reports 

section, a change to section 401.79, 

‘‘Advance notice of arrival, vessels 

requiring inspection’’ is being proposed 

that would require all foreign flagged 

vessels of 300 GRT or above to submit 

an electronic Notice of Arrival. 

The other changes to the joint 

regulations are merely editorial or to 

clarify existing requirements. 

Regulatory Evaluation 

This proposed regulation involves a 

foreign affairs function of the United 

States and therefore Executive Order 

12866 does not apply and evaluation 

under the Department of 

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Transportation’s Regulatory Policies and 

Procedures is not required. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Determination 

I certify that this proposed 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 who are foreign vessel 

operators. Therefore, any resulting costs 

will be borne mostly by foreign vessels. 

Environmental Impact 

This proposed 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 

proposed rule under the principles and 

criteria in Executive Order 13132, dated 

August 4, 1999, and have determined 

that this proposal does not have 

sufficient federalism implications to 

warrant a Federalism Assessment. 

Unfunded Mandates 

The Corporation has analyzed this 

proposed 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 proposed 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 is 

proposing to amend 33 CFR part 401, 

Regulations and Rules, 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. 

■ 2. In § 401.10, revise paragraph (b) to 

read as follows: 

§ 401.10 Mooring lines. 

* * * * * 

(b) Unless otherwise permitted by an 

officer, vessels greater than 200 m shall 

only use wire mooring lines with a 

breaking strength that complies with the 

minimum specifications set out in the 

table to this section shall be used for 

securing a vessel in lock chambers. 

* * * * * 

■ 3. In the table at the end of § 401.10, 

revise the last sentence of the first 

column to read as follows: 

§ 401.10 Mooring lines. 

* * * * * 

More than 180 m but not more than 

225.5 m * * * 

* * * * * 

■ 4. In 401.12, revise paragraphs (a)–(d) 

and add a new paragraph (e) to read as 

follows: 

§ 401.12 Minimum requirements–mooring 

lines and fairleads. 

(a) Unless otherwise permitted by the 

officer the minimum requirements in 

respect to mooring lines which shall be 

available for securing on either side of 

the vessel, winches and the location of 

fairleads on vessels are as follows: 

(1) Vessels of 100 m or less in overall 

length shall have at least three mooring 

lines—wires or synthetic hawsers, two 

of which shall be independently power 

operated and one if synthetic, may be 

hand held; 

(i) One line shall lead forward from 

the break of the bow and one line shall 

lead astern from the quarter and be 

independently power operated by 

winches, capstans or windlasses and 

lead through closed chocks or fairleads 

acceptable to the Manager and the 

Corporation; and 

(ii) One synthetic hawser may be 

hand held or if wire line is used shall 

be powered. The line shall lead astern 

from the break of the bow through a 

closed chock to suitable bitts on deck 

for synthetic line or led from a capstan, 

winch drums or windlass to an 

approved fairlead for a wire line. 

(2) 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. 

(i) All lines shall be led through 

closed chocks or fairleads acceptable to 

the Manager and the Corporation. 

(ii) One mooring line shall lead 

forward and one shall lead astern from 

the break of the bow and one mooring 

line shall lead astern from the quarter. 

(3) Vessels of more than 150 m but not 

more than 200 m in overall length shall 

have four mooring lines, wires or 

synthetic hawsers, which shall be 

independently power operated by 

winches. 

(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. 

(iii) All lines shall be led through a 

type of fairlead acceptable to the 

Manager and the Corporation. 

(4) Vessels of more than 200 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. 

(iii) All lines shall be led through a 

type of fairlead acceptable to the 

Manager and the Corporation. 

(5) Every vessel shall have a 

minimum of two spare mooring lines 

available and ready for immediate use. 

* * * * * 

■ 5. In § 401.13, revise paragraph (b) to 

read as follows: 

§ 401.13 Handlines. 

* * * * * 

(b) Be of uniform thickness and have 

a diameter of not less than 12 mm and 

not more than 18 mm and a minimum 

length of 30 m. The ends of the lines 

shall be back spliced or tapered; and 

* * * * * 

■ 6. In § 401.17, revise paragraph (b) to 

read as follows: 

§ 401.17 Pitch indicators and alarms. 

* * * * * 

(b) Visible and audible pitch alarms, 

with a time delay of not greater than 8 

seconds, in the wheelhouse and 

engineer room to indicate wrong pitch. 

■ 7. In § 401.29, revise paragraph (c) as 

follows: 

§ 401.29 Maximum draft. 

* * * * * 

(c) Any vessel will be permitted to 

load at an increased draft of not more 

than 7 cm above the maximum 

permissible draft in effect as prescribed 

under § 401.29(b) if it is equipped with 

a Draft Information System (DIS) and 

meets the following: 

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(1) An operational Draft Information 

System (DIS) approved by a member of 

the International Association of 

Classification Societies (IACS) as 

compliant with the Implementation 

Specifications found at www.greatlakesseaway.com and having on board: 

(i) An operational AIS with accuracy 

= 1 (DGPS); and 

(ii) Up-to-date electronic navigational 

charts; and 

(iii) Up-to-date charts containing high 

resolution bathymetric data; and 

(2) The DIS Tool Display shall be 

located close to the primary conning 

position, be visible and legible; and 

equipped with a pilot plug, if using a 

portable DIS. 

(i) Verification document of the DIS 

must be kept on board the vessel at all 

times and made available for inspection. 

(ii) A company letter attesting to 

officer training on use of the DIS must 

be kept on board and made available for 

inspection. 

(iii) In every navigation season, a 

vessel intending to use the DIS must 

notify the Manager of the Corporation in 

writing at least 24 hours prior to the 

commencement of its initial transit in 

the System with the DIS. 

(iv) If for any reason the DIS or AIS 

becomes inoperable, malfunctions or is 

not used while the vessel is transiting at 

a draft greater than the maximum 

permissible draft prescribed under 

§ 401.29(b) in effect at the time, the 

vessel must notify the Manager or the 

Corporation immediately. 

■ 8. In § 401.37, revise paragraph (b) as 

follows: 

§ 401.37 Mooring at tie-up walls. 

* * * * * 

(b) Crew members being put ashore on 

landing booms and handling mooring 

lines on tie-up walls shall wear 

approved personal flotation devices. 

■ 9. Revise § 401.44 as follows: 

§ 401.44 Mooring in locks. 

(a) Mooring lines shall only be placed 

on mooring posts as directed by the 

officer in charge of the mooring 

operation. 

(b) No winch from which a mooring 

line runs shall be operated until the 

officer in charge of a mooring operation 

has signaled that the line has been 

placed on a mooring post. 

(c) Once the mooring lines are on the 

mooring posts, lines shall be kept slack 

until the ‘‘all clear’’ signal is given by 

the lock personnel. When casting off 

signal is received, mooring lines shall be 

kept slack until the ‘‘all clear’’ signal is 

given by the lock personnel. 

(d) Vessels being moored by ‘‘Hands 

Free Mooring’’ system (HFM) shall have 

a minimum of 2 well rested crew 

members on deck during the lockage. 

■ 10. Revise § 401.45 as follows: 

§ 401.45 Emergency procedure. 

When the speed of a vessel entering 

a lock chamber has to be checked, the 

master shall take all necessary 

precautions to stop the vessel in order 

to avoid contact with lock structures. At 

no time shall the vessel deploy its 

anchors to stop the vessel when entering 

a lock chamber. 

■ 11. Revise § 401.47 as follows: 

§ 401.47 Leaving a lock. 

(a) Mooring lines shall only be cast off 

as directed by the officer in charge of a 

mooring operation. 

(b) No vessel shall proceed out of a 

lock until the exit gates, ship arresters 

and the bridge, if any, are in a fully 

open position. 

(c) When ‘‘Hands Free Mooring 

system (HFM) is used, no vessel shall 

use its engine(s) until the lock operator 

provides the ‘‘all clear’’ instruction. 

■ 12. In § 401.79 revise paragraph (a) as 

follows: 

§ 401.79 Advance notice of arrival, vessels 

requiring inspection. 

(a) Advance notice of arrival. All 

foreign flagged vessels of 300 GRT or 

above intending to transit the Seaway 

shall submit a completed electronic 

Notice of Arrival (NOA) prior to 

entering at call in point 2 (CIP2) as 

follows: 

* * * * * 

■ 13. In § 401.80 add a new paragraph 

(c) as follows: 

§ 401.80 Reporting dangerous cargo. 

* * * * * 

(c) Vessels carrying ‘‘Certain 

Dangerous Cargo (CDC) as defined in the 

Transport Canada ‘‘Marine 

Transportation Security Regulations’’ 

(MTSR’s) and the United States Coast 

Guard regulations under the Marine 

Transportation Security Act shall report 

the ‘‘Certain Dangerous Cargo’’ to the 

nearest Seaway station prior to a 

Seaway transit. 

■ 14. In Part 401, Subpart A, Appendix 

1, revise the Caution statement to read 

as follows: 

Appendix 1 

Ship Dimensions 

* * * * * 

Caution: Masters must take into account 

the ballast draft of the vessel when verifying 

the maximum permissible dimensions. 

Bridge wings, antennas, masts and, in some 

cases, the samson posts or store cranes could 

be outside the limits of the block diagram 

and could override the lock wall. Masters 

and pilots must take this into consideration 

and exercise extreme caution when entering 

or exiting locks to ensure that the vessel does 

not contact any of the structures on the lock. 

* * * * * 

Issued at Washington, DC, on February 1, 

2016. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 

Corporation. 

Carrie Lavigne, 

Chief Counsel. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–61–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R04–OAR–2015–0152; FRL–9941–95– 

Region 4] 

Air Quality Plans; Georgia; 

Infrastructure Requirements for the 

2010 Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient 

Air Quality Standard 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve 

portions of the State Implementation 

Plan (SIP) submission, submitted by the 

State of Georgia, through the Georgia 

Department of Natural Resources (DNR), 

Environmental Protection Division 

(GAEPD), on October 22, 2013, and 

supplemented on July 25, 2014, to 

demonstrate that the State meets the 

infrastructure requirements of the Clean 

Air Act (CAA or Act) for the 2010 1- 

hour sulfur dioxide (SO2) national 

ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). 

The CAA requires that each state adopt 

and submit a SIP for the 

implementation, maintenance and 

enforcement of each NAAQS 

promulgated by EPA, which is 

commonly referred to as an 

‘‘infrastructure’’ SIP. GAEPD certified 

that the Georgia SIP contains provisions 

that ensure the 2010 1-hour SO2

NAAQS is implemented, enforced, and 

maintained in Georgia. EPA is 

proposing to determine that Georgia’s 

infrastructure submission, submitted on 

October 22, 2013, and supplemented on 

July 25, 2014, addresses certain required 

infrastructure elements for the 2010 1- 

hour SO2 NAAQS. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before March 7, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04– 

OAR–2015–0152, by one of the 

following methods: 

1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

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