Federal Register, Volume 74, Number 47, March 12, 2009, Pages 10673-10810 Page: 10,679
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Federal Register/Vol. 74, No. 47/Thursday, March 12, 2009/Rules and Regulations
Opening date means, in respect of any
year, the earliest date in such year on
which either the Montreal-Lake Ontario
portion or the Welland Canal portion of
the Seaway is opened for vessel traffic,
provided however that if such date is
prior to April 1 the opening date in such
year shall be deemed to be the 1st day
of April in such year.
Section of the Seaway means either
the Montreal-Lake Ontario portion of
the Seaway or the Welland Canal
portion of the Seaway.
Shipper/receiver means any company
who owns or buys the cargo that is
being shipped through the Seaway.
* * * * *
Volume rebate means a percentage
reduction, as part of an initiative
program, offered on applicable cargo
tolls for shipments of a specific
commodity above and beyond a pre-
approved historical maximum volume.
a 3. Section 402.4 is amended by
revising paragraph (a), removing
paragraphs (d), (e), and (f), and adding
a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
402.4 Tolls
(a) Every vessel entering, passing
through or leaving the Seaway shall pay
a toll that is the sum of each applicable
charge in 402.10. Each charge is
calculated based on the description set
out in column 1 of 402.10 and the rate
set out in column 2 or 3.
* * * * *(d) The two (2) incentive programs,
New Business and Volume Rebate, are
exclusive and cannot be applied at the
same time on the same cargo movement.
402.9 [Redesignated as 402.11]
4. Section 402.9 is redesignated as
402.11 and the heading is revised to
read as follows:
402.11 Operational surcharges-no
postponements.
* * * * *
402.10 [Redesignated as 402.12]
5. Section 402.10 is redesignated as
402.12 and the heading is revised to
read as follows:
402.12 Operational surcharges-after
postponements.
* * * * *
402.7 [Redesignated as 402.9]
* 6. Section 402.7 is redesignated as
402.9 and the heading is revised to
read as follows:
402.9 Coming into force.
402.5 [Redesignated as 402.7]
7. Section 402.5 is redesignated as
402.7 and the heading is revised to
read as follows:
402.7 Description and weight of cargo.
* * * * *
* 8. A new 402.5 is added to read as
follows:402.5 New business incentive program
(a) To be eligible for the rebate
applicable under the New Business
Incentive Program, a carrier must
submit an application to the Manager
for the proposed commodity/origin/
destination combination to be approved
and accepted under the rules of the New
Business Incentive Program
promulgated and administered from
time to time by the Manager.
(b) Containerized cargo, whatever the
origin or destination, moved by ship in
the Seaway at any time in the navigation
seasons commencing in 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011 and 2012 qualifies as New
Business.
(c) A commodity/origin/destination
combination that qualifies as New
Business after the 30th day of
September in any navigation season
continues to qualify as New Business in
the two consecutive navigation seasons;
and
(d) A commodity/origin/destination
combination that qualifies as New
Business after the 30th day of
September in any navigation season
continues to qualify as New Business in
the three consecutive navigation seasons
immediately following the then current
navigation season.
402.8 [Redesignated as 402.10]
9. Section 402.8 is redesignated as
402.10 and revised to read as follows:
402.10 Schedule of tolls.Rate ($) Montreal to or Rate ($) Welland Canal-Lake
Item/description of charges from Lake Ontario Ontario to or from Lake Erie
(5 locks) (8 locks)
Column 1 Column 2 Column 31. Subject to item 3, for complete transit of the Seaway, a composite
toll, comprising:
(1) a charge per gross registered ton of the ship, applicable
whether the ship is wholly or partially laden, or is in ballast, and
the gross registered tonnage being calculated according to pre-
scribed rules for measurement or under the International Con-
vention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969, as amended
from time to time1.
(2) a charge per metric ton of cargo as certified on the ship's
manifest or other document, as follows:
(a) bulk cargo ......................................................... ................
(b) general cargo .................................................. .................
(c) steel slab ......................................................... .................
(d) containerized cargo .......................................... ................
(e) governm ent aid cargo ..................................... .................
(f) grain .................................................... .................
(g) coal ......................................................................................
(3) a charge per passenger per lock ............................................
(4) a lockage charge per Gross Registered Ton of the vessel, as
defined in item 1(1), applicable whether the ship is wholly or
partially laden, or is in ballast, for transit of the Welland Canal
in either direction by cargo ships.
Up to a maximum charge per vessel ............................................
2. Subject to item 3, for partial transit of the Seaway ............................0.0966 .................................... 10.1546.
1.0012 ......................... ...........
2.4124 ........................ ................
2.1833 ......................... ...........
1.0012 ......................... ...........
n/a ............................ .................
0.6 15 1 ..................... .................
0.6 15 1 ..................... .................
1.5000 ............................. ......
n/a ............................ .................
n /a ......................... .....................
20 per cent per lock of the appli-
cable charge under items 1(1)
and (2) plus the applicable
charge under items 1(3) and (4).0.6834.
1.0936.
0.7829.
0.6834.
n/a.
0.6834.
0.6834.
1.5000.
0.2575.
3,600.00.
13 per cent per lock of the appli-
cable charge under items 1(1)
and (2) plus the applicable
charge under items 1(3) and (4).10679
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