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DHS/USCG | RIN: 1625-AA17 | Publication ID: Spring 2009 |
Title: Limited Service Domestic Voyage Load Lines for River Barges on Lake Michigan (USCG-1998-4623) | |
Abstract: This regulatory project will allow certain unmanned dry cargo river barges operating on Lake Michigan to be exempted from the normal Great Lakes load line requirements. Instead, they may qualify for a conditional load line exemption, or for a limited service domestic voyage load line (depending on which Lake Michigan route). This rulemaking pertains to two specific routes: Chicago to Milwaukee, and Chicago to Muskegon. This will allow certain non-hazardous cargoes originating at inland river ports to be transported as far as Milwaukee and Muskegon by river barge, thereby benefiting from the relatively low cost per ton-mile of river barge transportation. Compliance is not mandatory and is voluntary for those river barge operators who seek to expand their operations onto these routes. This rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals of maritime safety and maritime mobility. | |
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 45 | |
Legal Authority: 46 USC 51 |
Legal Deadline:
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Additional Information: Old Docket Number CGD 95-015. | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov | Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Thomas Jordan Program Manager, Office of Design and Engineering Standards, Naval Architecture Division CG-5212 Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard 2100 Second Street SW., STOP 7126, Washington, DC 20593-7126 Phone:202 372-1370 |