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A Rule by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation on 03/10/2011
The final rule is effective March 20, 2011.
76 FR 13088
13088-13089 (2 pages)
Docket No. SLSDC-2011-0002
2135-AA29
2011-5423
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2011-5423 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2011-5423
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 amendments update the following sections of the Regulations and Rules: Condition of Vessels, and Preclearance and Security for Tolls. These changes 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 being made, an explanation for such a change is provided below.
The joint regulations are effective in Canada on March 20, 2011. For consistency, because these are joint regulations under international agreement, and to avoid confusion among users of the Seaway, the SLSDC finds that there is good cause to make the U.S. version of the amendments effective on the same date.
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published in the Federal Register on January28, 2011 (76 FR 5104). No comments were received.
The SLSDC is amending two sections of the Condition of Vessels portion of the joint Seaway regulations. Under section 401.8, “Landing booms”, the SLSDC is clarifying that no more than 4 mooring lines will be handled by Seaway personnel as part of the tie-up service. In addition, the change clarifies that tie-up service does not include let go service. In section 401.24, “Application for preclearance”, the SLSDC is requiring that preclearance applications must be received by the SLSMC between 08:00-16:00 hours Monday through Friday and at least 24 hours prior to the vessel's arrival.
I certify 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.
Accordingly, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation amends 33 CFR part 401 as follows:
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2. In § 401.8, revise paragraph (c) to read as follows:
(c) Vessels not equipped with or not using landing booms must use the Seaway's tie-up service at approach walls using synthetic mooring lines only. Maximum of 4 lines will be handled by Seaway personnel and the service does not include let go service.
3. In § 401.11, revise paragraph (a) introductory text to read as follows:
4. In § 401.12 revise paragraphs (a)(1) introductory text, (a)(1)(i), and (a)(2) to read as follows:
(1) 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. All lines shall be led through closed chocks or fairleads acceptable to the Manager and the Corporation.
` (i) One shall lead forward and one shall lead astern from the break of the bow and one lead astern from the quarter.
(2) Vessels of more than 150 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.
5. Revise § 401.24 to read as follows:
The representative of a vessel may, on a preclearance form obtained from the Manager, St. Lambert, Quebec, or downloaded from the St. Lawrence Seaway Web site (http://www.greatlakes-seaway.com), apply for preclearance, giving particulars of the ownership, liability insurance and physical characteristics of the vessel and guaranteeing payment of the fees that may be incurred by the vessel. The preclearance application must be received by the St. Lawrence Seaway between 08:00-16:00 hours Monday through Friday excluding holidays and at least 24 hours prior to arrival.
6. In § 401.39, revise paragraph (a) as follows:
§ 401.39
Preparing mooring lines for passing through.
(a) Winches shall be capable of paying out and heaving in at a minimum speed of 46 m per minute; and
7. In § 401.40, revise paragraph (a) to read as follows:
§ 401.40
Entering, exiting, or position in lock.
(a) Unless directed by the Manager and the Corporation, no vessel shall proceed into a lock in such a manner that the stem passes the stop symbol on the lock wall nearest the closed gates.
8. In § 401.51, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows:
§ 401.51
(b) The signs referred to in paragraph (a) of this section are placed at distances varying between 550 m and 2990 m upstream and downstream from moveable bridges at sites other than lock sites.
9. In § 401.57, revise paragraph (c) to read as follows:
§ 401.57
Disembarking or boarding.
(c) Persons disembarking or boarding shall be assisted by a member of the vessel's crew under safe conditions.
10. In § 401.65, revise paragraph (c) to read as follows:
§ 401.65
Communication—ports, docks and anchorages.
(c) Every vessel prior to departing from a port, dock, or anchorage shall report to the appropriate Seaway station its destination and its expected time of arrival at the next check point.
Issued at Washington, DC, on March 3, 2011. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
[FR Doc. 2011-5423 Filed 3-9-11; 8:45 am]