80 FR 63972 - Proposed Changes in Levels of Service at Locks and Dams on the Ouachita and Black Rivers

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 204 (October 22, 2015)

Page Range		63972-63972
FR Document		2015-26888

It is proposed that the hours of availability at Jonesville and Columbia Locks on the Ouachita and Black Rivers will be increased from the current schedule of 20 hours per day, separated into two 10 hour periods, 5:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., 7 days per week, 365 days per year to 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year. It is also proposed that the hours of availability at Felsenthal and H.K. Thatcher Locks on the Ouachita and Black Rivers will be reduced from the current schedule of 16 hours per day, separated into two 8 hour periods, 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., 7 days per week, 365 days per year to a 10 hour period, 5:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The reduced levels of service are in response to the Inland Marine Transportation System Guidelines for Establishing and Implementing Levels of Operating Service which sets forth criteria for determining hours of availability, based on lock usage data. The intended effect is to provide lock availability that matches existing lock usage by commercial industry. The Vicksburg District will continue to work with industry to optimize the hours of availability and make adjustments as needed.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Proposed Changes in Levels of Service at Locks and Dams on the 
Ouachita and Black Rivers

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: It is proposed that the hours of availability at Jonesville 
and Columbia Locks on the Ouachita and Black Rivers will be increased 
from the current schedule of 20 hours per day, separated into two 10 
hour periods, 5:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., 7 days 
per week, 365 days per year to 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 
days per year. It is also proposed that the hours of availability at 
Felsenthal and H.K. Thatcher Locks on the Ouachita and Black Rivers 
will be reduced from the current schedule of 16 hours per day, 
separated into two 8 hour periods, 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. 
to 1:00 a.m., 7 days per week, 365 days per year to a 10 hour period, 
5:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The reduced levels of 
service are in response to the Inland Marine Transportation System 
Guidelines for Establishing and Implementing Levels of Operating 
Service which sets forth criteria for determining hours of 
availability, based on lock usage data. The intended effect is to 
provide lock availability that matches existing lock usage by 
commercial industry. The Vicksburg District will continue to work with 
industry to optimize the hours of availability and make adjustments as 
needed.

DATES: Proposed implementation date is November 15, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments, in duplicate, to Mr. James V. Ross, 
Chief, Operations Division, Vicksburg District, US Army Corps of 
Engineers, 4155 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183, or deliver them to Mr 
Ross between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through 
Friday at the address above. Comments received and other materials 
relevant to the proposed reduction in hours of lock availability can be 
inspected at Mr. Ross' office during the same hours. An appointment 
will be required for inspection, so please call ahead to make an 
appointment and to avoid conflicts with inspections by other interested 
parties. Phone: 601-631-5315

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Thomas Hengst at the Corps of 
Engineers, Vicksburg District, River Operations Branch, by phone at 
601-631-5600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The legal authority for the regulation 
governing the use, administration, and navigation of the Ouachita and 
Black Rivers and Locks is Section 4 of the River and Harbor Act of 
August 18, 1894 (28 Stat. 362), as amended, which is codified at 33 
U.S.C. Section 1. This statute requires the Secretary of the Army to 
``prescribe such regulations for the use, administration, and 
navigation of the navigable waters of the United States'' as the 
Secretary determines may be required by public necessity. Reference 33 
CFR part 207.249, Ouachita and Black Rivers, Ark. and La., Mile 0.0 to 
Mile 338.0 (Camden, Ark.) above the mouth of the Black River; the Red 
River, La., Mile 6.7 (Junction of Red, Atchafalaya and Old Rivers) to 
Mile 276.0 (Shreveport, La.); use, administration, and navigation.

John W. Cross,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, Commanding.
[FR Doc. 2015-26888 Filed 10-21-15; 8:45 a.m.]
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tguerin@cftc.gov and refer to OMB extent that the recordkeeping and Establishing and Implementing Levels
Control No. 3038–0096. reporting requirements codified in 17 of Operating Service which sets forth
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An agency CFR part 45 overlap with the criteria for determining hours of
may not conduct or sponsor, and a requirements of other rulemakings for availability, based on lock usage data.
person is not required to respond to, a which the Commission prepared and The intended effect is to provide lock
collection of information unless it submitted an information collection availability that matches existing lock
displays a currently valid OMB control burden estimate to OMB, the burden usage by commercial industry. The
number. The Federal Register notice associated with the requirements are not Vicksburg District will continue to work
with a 60-day comment period soliciting being accounted for in this ICR to avoid with industry to optimize the hours of
comments on this collection of unnecessary duplication of information availability and make adjustments as
information was published on August 7, collection burdens. needed.
2015 (80 FR 47477). Respondents/Affected Entities: Swap
Title: Swap Data Recordkeeping and data repositories, swap execution Proposed implementation date is
DATES:
Reporting Requirements (OMB Control facilities, designated contract markets, November 15, 2015.
No. 3038–0096). This is a request for derivatives clearing organizations, swap
dealers, major swap participants and ADDRESSES: Submit written comments,
extension of a currently approved
other swap counterparties (i.e., non- in duplicate, to Mr. James V. Ross,
information collection.
Abstract: Section 727 of the Dodd- swap dealer/non-major swap participant Chief, Operations Division, Vicksburg
Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer counterparties). District, US Army Corps of Engineers,
Protection Act (‘‘Dodd-Frank Act’’) Estimated Number of Respondents: 4155 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183,
specifically required that each swap 30,210. or deliver them to Mr Ross between the
subject to the Commodity Futures Estimated Total Annual Burden on hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.,
Trading Commission’s jurisdiction be Respondents: 445,910 hours. Monday through Friday at the address
reported to a newly-created registered Frequency of Collection: Ongoing. above. Comments received and other
entity, the swap data repository. Section materials relevant to the proposed
728 of the Dodd-Frank Act specifically Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. reduction in hours of lock availability
required the Commission to establish can be inspected at Mr. Ross’ office
Dated: October 19, 2015
standards for swap data recordkeeping during the same hours. An appointment
Robert N. Sidman,
and reporting, including the data will be required for inspection, so
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
elements to be collected and maintained please call ahead to make an
by swap data repositories for each swap. [FR Doc. 2015–26833 Filed 10–21–15; 8:45 am]
appointment and to avoid conflicts with
Section 729 of the Dodd-Frank Act BILLING CODE 6351–01–P
inspections by other interested parties.
required that at least one counterparty Phone: 601–631–5315
to each swap have an obligation to
report data concerning the swap and DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
provided for data reporting to the Thomas Hengst at the Corps of
Commission for swaps not accepted by Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, River
a swap data repository. Pursuant to this Engineers Operations Branch, by phone at 601–
mandate, the Commission adopted 17 631–5600.
Proposed Changes in Levels of
CFR part 45 on December 20, 2011, to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The legal
Service at Locks and Dams on the
establish swap data recordkeeping and authority for the regulation governing
Ouachita and Black Rivers
reporting requirements. This ICR the use, administration, and navigation
concerns the collections of information AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, of the Ouachita and Black Rivers and
required by 17 CFR part 45. DoD.
Locks is Section 4 of the River and
The Commission estimated that ACTION: Notice.
approximately 30,210 entities would be Harbor Act of August 18, 1894 (28 Stat.
affected by this ICR. That number was SUMMARY: It is proposed that the hours 362), as amended, which is codified at
based on the current estimate of the of availability at Jonesville and 33 U.S.C. Section 1. This statute
total number of swap data repositories, Columbia Locks on the Ouachita and requires the Secretary of the Army to
swap execution facilities, designated Black Rivers will be increased from the ‘‘prescribe such regulations for the use,
contract markets, derivatives clearing current schedule of 20 hours per day, administration, and navigation of the
organizations, swap dealers, major swap separated into two 10 hour periods, 5:00 navigable waters of the United States’’
participants and other swap a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 3:00 as the Secretary determines may be
counterparties. The Commission did not a.m., 7 days per week, 365 days per year required by public necessity. Reference
receive any comments regarding the to 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 33 CFR part 207.249, Ouachita and
burden estimated or any other aspect of 365 days per year. It is also proposed Black Rivers, Ark. and La., Mile 0.0 to
this ICR. that the hours of availability at Mile 338.0 (Camden, Ark.) above the
Burden Statement: The total annual Felsenthal and H.K. Thatcher Locks on mouth of the Black River; the Red River,
time burden for this ICR is estimated to the Ouachita and Black Rivers will be La., Mile 6.7 (Junction of Red,
be 445,910 hours. This estimate reduced from the current schedule of 16 Atchafalaya and Old Rivers) to Mile
includes the time to comply with swap hours per day, separated into two 8 hour 276.0 (Shreveport, La.); use,
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data recordkeeping and reporting periods, 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 administration, and navigation.
requirements codified in 17 CFR part p.m. to 1:00 a.m., 7 days per week, 365
45. Provisions of Commission days per year to a 10 hour period, 5:00 John W. Cross,
Regulations §§ 45.2, 45.3, 45.4, 45.5, a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Colonel, Corps of Engineers, Commanding.
45.6, 45.7, and 45.14 result in Friday. The reduced levels of service are [FR Doc. 2015–26888 Filed 10–21–15; 8:45 a.m.]
information collection requirements in response to the Inland Marine BILLING CODE 3720–58–P
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Proposed implementation date is November 15, 2015.
Contact		Mr. Thomas Hengst at the Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, River Operations Branch, by phone at 601-631-5600.
FR Citation		80 FR 63972

80 FR 63972 - Proposed Changes in Levels of Service at Locks and Dams on the Ouachita and Black Rivers

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEDepartment of the Army, Corps of Engineers

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