[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60117-60118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24974]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD 2011 0123]
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws:
Vessel WILDFLOWER; Invitation for Public Comments
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of
Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD),
is authorized
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to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws
under certain circumstances. A request for such a waiver has been
received by MARAD. The vessel, and a brief description of the proposed
service, is listed below.
DATES: Submit comments on or before October 28, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2011-0123.
Written comments may be submitted by hand or by mail to the Docket
Clerk, U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. You may also send comments electronically via the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. All comments will become part
of this docket and will be available for inspection and copying at the
above address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday,
except federal holidays. An electronic version of this document and all
documents entered into this docket is available on the World Wide Web
at http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joann Spittle, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Room W21-203, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-5979, e-mail
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As described by the applicant the intended
service of the vessel WILDFLOWER is:
Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``Day and overnight charters focused
on outdoor adventure.''
Geographic Region: ``Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington, and
Alaska.''
The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2011-0123 at
http://www.regulations.gov. Interested parties may comment on the
effect this action may have on U.S. vessel builders or businesses in
the U.S. that use U.S.-flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in accordance
with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and MARAD's regulations at 46 CFR part 388, that
the issuance of the waiver will have an unduly adverse effect on a
U.S.-vessel builder or a business that uses U.S.-flag vessels in that
business, a waiver will not be granted. Comments should refer to the
docket number of this notice and the vessel name in order for MARAD to
properly consider the comments. Comments should also state the
commenter's interest in the waiver application, and address the waiver
criteria given in Sec. 388.4 of MARAD's regulations at 46 CFR Part
388.
Privacy Act
Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78).
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: September 22, 2011.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-24974 Filed 9-27-11; 8:45 am]
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