U.S. DOT/SLSDC - Final Rule

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U.S. DOT/SLSDC - Final Rule

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 to make compliance with applicable Great Lakes shipping industry codes for ballast water management practices a mandatory prerequisite for clearance of a commercial vessel for transit of the Seaway system in support of assuring the continued control of the introduction of aquatic nuisance species (ANS) in the Great Lakes Seaway System. The 2002 Seaway navigation season is scheduled to open on March 26. These amendments will be in effect in Canada on that date. 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 this U.S. version of the amendments effective on that date, March 26, 2002. This rule is effective on March 26, 2002.

Posted

Feb 27, 2002

Comment period

Feb 27, 2002 – Feb 28, 2002

Agency

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)

CFR

33 CFR 401

Topics

• Maritime & Shipping

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