[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29866-29867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13657]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2018-0101]
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws:
Vessel PRIVATE RESERVE; Invitation for Public Comments
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.
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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 July 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2018-0101.
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 PRIVATE RESERVE is:
--Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``We would like to do limited
payed cruises in Puget Sound and Lake Washington. We hope to do between
15 and 30. We would not be transporting people or cargo from one port
to another. Rather short cruises from one port and back to the same
port. We would not be outside Washington State waters at anytime''
--Geographic Region: ``Washington State''
The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2018-0101 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 section 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.
Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103, 46 U.S.C. 12121)
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Dated: June 21, 2018.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-13657 Filed 6-25-18; 8:45 am]
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