[Federal Register: June 20, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 119)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

46 CFR Part 45

[USCG-1998-4623]
RIN 2115-AF38

 
Limited Service Domestic Voyage Load Lines for River Barges on 
Lake Michigan

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Interim rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is announcing the approval of a collection-of-
information requirement pertaining to the special load line regime that 
was established for Lake Michigan by an interim rule published in April 
2002. Owners or operators of dry cargo river barges desiring to operate 
on certain Lake Michigan routes must submit barge information in order 
to qualify for the special regime.

DATES: 46 CFR 45.181 and 45.183, as published April 23, 2002 (67 FR 
19692), are effective June 20, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
document, call Thomas Jordan, Naval Architecture Division (G-MSE-2), 
telephone 202-267-0142 or fax 202-267-4816. If you have questions on 
viewing the docket [USCG-1998-4623], call Dorothy Beard, Chief, 
Dockets, Department of Transportation, telephone 202-366-5149.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Administration of the U.S. load line 
regulations requires vessel owners or operators to submit certain 
information to the Coast Guard or the American Bureau of Shipping 
(which issues load lines on behalf of the Coast Guard). This load line 
collection of information is controlled by the Office of Management and 
Budget under the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control no. 
2115-0043.
    Recently, a special load line regime was established through an 
interim rule for river barges operating on certain Lake Michigan 
routes. This interim rule was published in the Federal Register on 
April 23, 2002 (67 FR 19685), and is available electronically through 
the docket [USCG-1998-4623] web site at http://dms.dot.gov. It became 
effective on May 23, 2002, with the exception of two sections, 46 CFR 
45.181 and 45.183, that contain collection-of-information requirements 
associated with the new regime.
    Because these two sections required the collection of information, 
they could not become effective until they were reviewed and approved 
by the Office of Management and Budget. As required by 44 U.S.C. 
3507(d), we submitted a copy of this interim rule to OMB for its 
review. On May 28, 2002, after reviewing the rule and the overall load 
line collection-of-information burden under control no. 2115-0043, OMB 
approved the collection of information required by this interim rule.

    Dated: June 14, 2002.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 02-15603 Filed 6-19-02; 8:45 am]
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