[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR401.22]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
                    CHAPTER IV--SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY
          DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 401--SEAWAY REGULATIONS AND RULES--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart A--Regulations
 
Sec. 401.22  Preclearance of vessels.

    (a) No vessel, other than a pleasure craft of 317.5 tonnes or less 
in displacement, shall transit until an application for preclearance has 
been made, pursuant to Sec. 401.24 of this part, to the Manager by the 
vessel's representative and the application has been approved by the 
Corporation or the Manager pursuant to Sec. 401.25 of this part.
    (b) No vessel shall transit while its preclearance is suspended or 
has terminated by reason of:
    (1) The expiration of the representative's guarantee of toll 
payment,
    (2) A change of ownership or representative of the vessel, or
    (3) A material alteration in the physical characteristics of the 
vessel, until another application for preclearance has been made and 
approved.
    (c) A non-commercial vessel with a tonnage displacement of less than 
317.5 tons cannot apply for preclearance status and must transit as a 
pleasure craft.

(68 Stat. 93-96, 33 U.S.C. 981-990, as amended and secs. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 
12 and 13 of sec. 2 of Pub. L. 95-474, 92 Stat. 1471)

[39 FR 10900, Mar. 22, 1974, as amended at 47 FR 51122, Nov. 12, 1982; 
55 FR 48598, Nov. 21, 1990; 65 FR 52914, 52915, Aug. 31, 2000; 66 FR 
15329, Mar. 16, 2001]