80_FR_12300 80 FR 12256 - Use of Foreign-Flag Anchor Handling Vessels in the Beaufort Sea or Chukchi Sea Adjacent to Alaska

80 FR 12256 - Use of Foreign-Flag Anchor Handling Vessels in the Beaufort Sea or Chukchi Sea Adjacent to Alaska

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 44 (March 6, 2015)

Page Range12256-12256
FR Document2015-05226

The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration, is authorized to make determinations permitting the use of foreign-flag anchor handling vessels in certain cases (and for a limited period of time) if no U.S.-flag vessels are found to be suitable and reasonably available. A request for such a determination regarding anchor handling vessels with a minimum ice class A3 has been received by the Maritime Administration. If the Maritime Administration determines that U.S.- flag vessels are not suitable and reasonably available for the proposed service, a determination will be granted allowing for the conditional use of these vessels, within a set time frame. Those interested in providing the names of suitable and available vessels for the proposed service should refer to the docket number, and identify the U.S.-flag vessels available.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD 2015-0022]


Use of Foreign-Flag Anchor Handling Vessels in the Beaufort Sea 
or Chukchi Sea Adjacent to Alaska

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the 
Maritime Administration, is authorized to make determinations 
permitting the use of foreign-flag anchor handling vessels in certain 
cases (and for a limited period of time) if no U.S.-flag vessels are 
found to be suitable and reasonably available.
    A request for such a determination regarding anchor handling 
vessels with a minimum ice class A3 has been received by the Maritime 
Administration. If the Maritime Administration determines that U.S.-
flag vessels are not suitable and reasonably available for the proposed 
service, a determination will be granted allowing for the conditional 
use of these vessels, within a set time frame. Those interested in 
providing the names of suitable and available vessels for the proposed 
service should refer to the docket number, and identify the U.S.-flag 
vessels available.

DATES: Submit U.S.-flag anchor handling ice class A3 or above vessel 
nominations on or before April 6, 2015.

ADDRESSES: U.S.-flag vessel nominations should refer to docket number 
MARAD 2015-0022. Written nominations 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 20590-0001. You may also send 
documents electronically via the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. To do so, search ``MARAD 2015-0022'' and follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
    All submissions 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., key search ``MARAD 2015-0022.'' All comments and 
documents received will be posted without change to the docket, 
including any personal or business information provided. For additional 
information on the availability of submitted material, see the section 
entitled Privacy Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact Michael Hokana, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, MAR-730 Room 
W21-304, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 
202-366-0760.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Maritime Administration has received a 
request from a company seeking permission to charter a foreign-flag 
ice-classed A3 anchor handling vessel adjacent to the coast of Alaska. 
The foreign-flag anchor handling vessel (TOR VIKING II 9199622) would 
operate in the Beaufort Sea or Chukchi Sea adjacent to Alaska, under 
certain conditions, and for a limited period of time. Section 306 of 
Public Law 111-281 allows the use of foreign-flag vessels in this 
regard if the Maritime Administration determines that U.S.-flag vessels 
are not suitable or reasonably available.
    The Maritime Administration is posting this notice in the Federal 
Register providing the public notice 30 days in advance of our 
intention to provide a determination allowing for the use of a foreign-
flag vessel in this regard, if suitable and available U.S.-flag vessels 
are not otherwise identified. Our determination will be for a period of 
one calendar year from July 2015. Foreign-flag anchor handling vessels 
may not be employed for the setting, relocation or recovery of anchors 
or other mooring equipment of a mobile offshore drilling unit after 
December 31, 2017.

Privacy Act

    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments and 
supporting documentation 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 the DOT Privacy Act system of records notice for the 
Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) in the Federal Register 
published on January 17, 2008, (73 FR 3316) at http://edocket.access.thefederalregister.org/2008/pdf/E8-785.pdf.

    Authority:  Section 306, Pub. L. 111-281 (Oct. 15, 2010).

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: March 3, 2015.
Thomas M. Hudson, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-05226 Filed 3-5-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-81-P

12256 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 44 / Friday, March 6, 2015 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION without change to the docket, including Dated: March 3, 2015. any personal or business information Thomas M. Hudson, Jr., Maritime Administration provided. For additional information on Assistant Secretary, Maritime Administration. [Docket No. MARAD 2015–0022] the availability of submitted material, [FR Doc. 2015–05226 Filed 3–5–15; 8:45 am] see the section entitled Privacy Act. BILLING CODE 4910–81–P Use of Foreign-Flag Anchor Handling FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You Vessels in the Beaufort Sea or Chukchi may contact Michael Hokana, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Sea Adjacent to Alaska Department of Transportation, Maritime AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Administration, MAR–730 Room W21– Surface Transportation Board Department of Transportation. 304, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., [Docket No. FD 35902] ACTION: Notice and request for Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– comments. 366–0760. Elizabethtown Industrial Railroad SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The LLC—Operation Exemption—Rail SUMMARY: The Secretary of Holdings, Inc. Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration has received a Maritime Administration, is authorized request from a company seeking Elizabethtown Industrial Railroad to make determinations permitting the permission to charter a foreign-flag ice- LLC (EZR), a noncarrier, has filed a use of foreign-flag anchor handling classed A3 anchor handling vessel verified notice of exemption under 49 vessels in certain cases (and for a adjacent to the coast of Alaska. The CFR 1150.31 to operate a 1.0-mile line limited period of time) if no U.S.-flag foreign-flag anchor handling vessel of railroad, known as the Conewago vessels are found to be suitable and (TOR VIKING II 9199622) would operate Industrial Track, between the reasonably available. in the Beaufort Sea or Chukchi Sea connection with the Norfolk Southern A request for such a determination adjacent to Alaska, under certain Railway Company’s (NS) main line at regarding anchor handling vessels with conditions, and for a limited period of milepost 1.0 in Conewago, and milepost a minimum ice class A3 has been time. Section 306 of Public Law 111– 0.0 in West Donegal Township, in received by the Maritime Lancaster County Pa., (the Line), 281 allows the use of foreign-flag vessels Administration. If the Maritime pursuant to an operating agreement with in this regard if the Maritime Administration determines that U.S.- Rail Holdings, Inc. (RH), the owner of Administration determines that U.S.- the Line.1 flag vessels are not suitable and flag vessels are not suitable or This transaction is related to a reasonably available for the proposed reasonably available. concurrently filed verified notice of service, a determination will be granted The Maritime Administration is exemption in Eric Bickleman & Robert allowing for the conditional use of these posting this notice in the Federal Lowe—Continuance in Control vessels, within a set time frame. Those Register providing the public notice 30 Exemption—Elizabethtown Industrial interested in providing the names of days in advance of our intention to Railroad, Docket No. FD 35903, in suitable and available vessels for the provide a determination allowing for the which Eric Bickleman and Robert Lowe proposed service should refer to the use of a foreign-flag vessel in this seek Board approval to continue in docket number, and identify the U.S.- regard, if suitable and available U.S.-flag control of Elizabethtown Industrial flag vessels available. vessels are not otherwise identified. Our Railroad LLC under 49 CFR DATES: Submit U.S.-flag anchor 1180.2(d)(2), upon EZR’s becoming a handling ice class A3 or above vessel determination will be for a period of one Class III rail carrier. nominations on or before April 6, 2015. calendar year from July 2015. Foreign- EZR states that it will provide ADDRESSES: U.S.-flag vessel nominations flag anchor handling vessels may not be common carrier freight service over the should refer to docket number MARAD employed for the setting, relocation or Line pursuant to an operating agreement 2015–0022. Written nominations may be recovery of anchors or other mooring it is negotiating with RH.2 EZR states submitted by hand or by mail to the equipment of a mobile offshore drilling that the operating agreement between Docket Clerk, U.S. Department of unit after December 31, 2017. EZR and RH does not contain any Transportation, Docket Operations, M– Privacy Act provision or agreement which would 30 West Building Ground Floor, Room limit future interchange of traffic with W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Anyone is able to search the any third-party connecting carrier. EZR Washington, DC 20590–0001. You may electronic form of all comments and also states that it intends to interchange also send documents electronically via supporting documentation received into traffic with NS at Conewago. the Internet at http:// any of our dockets by the name of the EZR certifies that its projected annual www.regulations.gov. To do so, search individual submitting the comment (or revenues as a result of this transaction ‘‘MARAD 2015–0022’’ and follow the signing the comment, if submitted on instructions for submitting comments. behalf of an association, business, labor 1 According to EZR, RH purchased the Line from All submissions will become part of Conewago Industrial Track, Inc. (Conewago) in union, etc.). You may review the DOT September 2014. RH and Conewago, both are this docket and will be available for Privacy Act system of records notice for noncarriers. inspection and copying at the above the Federal Docket Management System 2 Once EZR enters into the agreement, it should address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., submit the agreement into the record in this (FDMS) in the Federal Register proceeding in order to provide sufficient mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES E.T., Monday through Friday, except published on January 17, 2008, (73 FR information and documentation for the Board to federal holidays. An electronic version determine whether the owner-lessor can exert of this document, and all documents 3316) at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/ undue control over the lessee-carrier’s operations. entered into this docket, is available on 2008/pdf/E8-785.pdf. See Anthony Macrie—Continuance in Control the World Wide Web at http:// Authority: Section 306, Pub. L. 111–281 Exemption—N.J. Seashire Lines, Inc., FD 35296, slip op at 3 (STB served Aug. 31, 2010); N. Shore www.regulations.gov., key search (Oct. 15, 2010). R.R.-Acquis & Operation Exemption—PPL ‘‘MARAD 2015–0022.’’ All comments By Order of the Maritime Administrator. Susquehanna, LLC, FD 35377, slip op. at 3 (STB and documents received will be posted served Apr. 26, 2011). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:59 Mar 05, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06MRN1.SGM 06MRN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesSubmit U.S.-flag anchor handling ice class A3 or above vessel nominations on or before April 6, 2015.
ContactYou may contact Michael Hokana, U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, MAR-730 Room W21-304, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-0760.
FR Citation80 FR 12256 
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