# 33 CFR § 402.10: Post-clearance date operational surcharges

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.10

## Section

- **Citation:** 33 CFR § 402.10
- **Heading:** Post-clearance date operational surcharges
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER IV—GREAT LAKES ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION > PART 402—TARIFF OF TOLLS

## Text

(a) Subject to paragraph (b) of this section, a vessel that reports for its final transit of the Seaway from a place set out in column 1 within a period after the clearance date established by the Manager and the Corporation set out in column 2 shall pay operational surcharges in the amount set out in column 3, prorated on a per-lock basis.
(b) If surcharges are postponed for operational or climatic reasons, a vessel that reports for its final transit of the Seaway from a place set out in column 1 within a period after the clearance date established by the Manager and the Corporation set out in column 2 shall pay operational surcharges in the amount set out in column 3, prorated on a per-lock basis.
(c) A vessel that is authorized to transit the Seaway after the period of 96 hours after the clearance date established by the Manager and the Corporation shall pay, in addition to the operational surcharge, an amount equal to the incremental expenses incurred by the Manager to keep the Seaway open for the transit of the vessel.
[66 FR 15329, Mar. 16, 2001. Redesignated and amended at 74 FR 10680, Mar. 12, 2009, and further redesignated at 79 FR 13253, Mar. 10, 2014, and further redesignated and amended at 81 FR 14391, Mar. 17, 2016; 84 FR 8985, Mar. 13, 2019]

## Nearby sections

- [33 CFR § 402.1 § 402.1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.1.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.2 § 402.2 Title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.2.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.3 § 402.3 Interpretation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.3.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.4 § 402.4 Tolls.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.4.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.5 § 402.5 New Business Incentive Program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.5.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.6 § 402.6 Volume Rebate Incentive program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.6.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.7 § 402.7 Service Incentive Program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.7.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.8 § 402.8 Gateway Incentive.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.8.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.9 § 402.9 Description and weight of cargo.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.9.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.10 § 402.10 Post-clearance date operational surcharges.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.10.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.11 § 402.11 Coming into force.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.11.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.12 § 402.12 Schedule of tolls.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.12.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.13 § 402.13 Operational surcharges—no postponements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.13.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.14 § 402.14 Operational surcharges—after postponements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.14.md)

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