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DOT/SLSDC RIN: 2135-AA28 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: ●Seaway Regulations and Rules: Periodic Update, Various Categories 
Abstract: 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 proposed changes will update the following sections of the Regulations and Rules: Condition of Vessels; Information and Reports; Navigation Closing Procedures; and, General. These proposed amendments are necessary to take account of updated procedures and will enhance the safety of transits through the Seaway. Several of the proposed amendments are merely editorial or for clarification of existing requirements. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 401   
Legal Authority: 33 USC 984(a)(4)    33 USC 983(a)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  03/12/2009  74 FR 10698   
NPRM Comment Period End  04/13/2009    
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:
Carrie Lavigne
Department of Transportation
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:315 764-3231
Email: carrie.mann@dot.gov