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DHS/USCG

RIN: 1625-AB65

Publication ID: Spring 2011

Title: ●Limited Service Domestic Voyage Load Lines for River Barges on Lake Michigan
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 broad roles and responsibilities of maritime safety and maritime stewardship.
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time 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:  None

Timetable: Action Date FR Cite Notice  12/17/2010  75 FR 78928    Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
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
Related RINs: Previously reported as 1625-AA17
Agency Contact: Tom Mielke Project Counsel Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593 Phone:202 372-3853 Email: thomas.c.mielke@uscg.dhs.gov