[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18531-18532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07844]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2017-0070]
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws:
Vessel MILAGRO; Invitation for Public Comments
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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 May 19, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2017-0070.
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 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except federal holidays. An electronic version of this document and all
documents entered into this docket is available 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 MILAGRO is:
--Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``small family, student or social
groups to make Milagro available for small group ecology tours
including shorebird and seal watching, small group sail charters by
catamaran where the existing options are too big to allow for a small
private group, and small student groups studying the coastal
environment and in need of a stable platform for water quality and
microscopic plankton studies.''
--Geographic Region: ``Massachusetts; New Hampshire; Maine''
The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2017-0070 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
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT/MARAD solicits comments
from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD
posts these comments, without edit, to www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records notice, DOT/ALL-14 FDMS, accessible
through www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to facilitate comment tracking
and response, we encourage commenters to provide their name, or the
name of their organization; however, submission of names is completely
optional. Whether or not commenters identify themselves, all timely
comments will be fully considered. If you wish to provide comments
containing proprietary or confidential information, please contact the
agency for alternate submission instructions.
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(Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103, 46 U.S.C. 12121)
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: April 13, 2017.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-07844 Filed 4-18-17; 8:45 am]
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