[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 132 (Monday, July 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44921-44922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16263]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2016-0065]
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws:
Vessel OH JOY II; 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 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 August 10, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2016-0065.
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: Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Room W23-453, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-9309, Email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As described by the applicant the intended
service of the vessel OH JOY II is: INTENDED COMMERCIAL USE OF VESSEL:
``Crewed day sails and crewed sail charters'' GEOGRAPHIC REGION:
``WASHINGTON STATE, OREGON, CALIFORNIA'' The complete application is
given in DOT docket MARAD-2016-0065 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
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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: June 30, 2016.
Gabriel Chavez,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-16263 Filed 7-8-16; 8:45 am]
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