80_FR_16572 80 FR 16513 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel LIBERTY; Invitation for Public Comments

80 FR 16513 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel LIBERTY; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 59 (March 27, 2015)

Page Range16513-16513
FR Document2015-06995

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2015-0036]


Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: 
Vessel LIBERTY; 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 April 27, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2015-0036. 
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: Linda Williams, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Room W23-453, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-0903, Email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As described by the applicant the intended 
service of the vessel LIBERTY is:

    Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``Day outings, sunset 
cruises, wedding parties, harbor and near coastal sightseeing for 6 
passengers as an OUPV and up to 12 passengers with a USCG 
Certificate of Inspection (COI).''
    Geographic Region: ``New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and 
Pennsylvania.''

    The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2015-0036 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: March 19, 2015.
Christine Gurland,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-06995 Filed 3-26-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                               The complete application is given in               DATES:  Submit comments on or before
                                                                                                          DOT docket MARAD–2015–0036 at                         April 27, 2015.
                                                  Maritime Administration                                 http://www.regulations.gov. Interested                ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
                                                                                                          parties may comment on the effect this                docket number MARAD–2015–0031.
                                                  [Docket No. MARAD–2015–0036]                            action may have on U.S. vessel builders               Written comments may be submitted by
                                                                                                          or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-              hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
                                                  Requested Administrative Waiver of                      flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in                 U.S. Department of Transportation,
                                                  the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel                        accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and                   Docket Operations, M–30, West
                                                  LIBERTY; Invitation for Public                          MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                    Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
                                                  Comments                                                388, that the issuance of the waiver will             1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
                                                                                                          have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-              Washington, DC 20590. You may also
                                                  AGENCY: Maritime Administration,
                                                                                                          vessel builder or a business that uses                send comments electronically via the
                                                  Department of Transportation.
                                                                                                          U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a                 Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                  ACTION: Notice.                                         waiver will not be granted. Comments                  All comments will become part of this
                                                  SUMMARY:   As authorized by 46 U.S.C.                   should refer to the docket number of                  docket and will be available for
                                                  12121, the Secretary of Transportation,                 this notice and the vessel name in order              inspection and copying at the above
                                                  as represented by the Maritime                          for MARAD to properly consider the                    address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
                                                  Administration (MARAD), is authorized                   comments. Comments should also state                  E.T., Monday through Friday, except
                                                  to grant waivers of the U.S.-build                      the commenter’s interest in the waiver                federal holidays. An electronic version
                                                  requirement of the coastwise laws under                 application, and address the waiver                   of this document and all documents
                                                  certain circumstances. A request for                    criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s                  entered into this docket is available on
                                                  such a waiver has been received by                      regulations at 46 CFR part 388.                       the World Wide Web at http://
                                                  MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                                                                                www.regulations.gov.
                                                                                                          Privacy Act
                                                  description of the proposed service, is                                                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                            Anyone is able to search the                        Linda Williams, U.S. Department of
                                                  listed below.
                                                                                                          electronic form of all comments                       Transportation, Maritime
                                                  DATES: Submit comments on or before                     received into any of our dockets by the
                                                  April 27, 2015.                                                                                               Administration, 1200 New Jersey
                                                                                                          name of the individual submitting the                 Avenue SE., Room W23–453,
                                                  ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to                     comment (or signing the comment, if                   Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
                                                  docket number MARAD–2015–0036.                          submitted on behalf of an association,                366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@
                                                  Written comments may be submitted by                    business, labor union, etc.). You may                 dot.gov.
                                                  hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,                    review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
                                                  U.S. Department of Transportation,                      Statement in the Federal Register                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
                                                  Docket Operations, M–30, West                           published on April 11, 2000 (Volume                   described by the applicant the intended
                                                  Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                    65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78).                       service of the vessel QUETZAL is:
                                                  1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                                                                                      Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
                                                                                                            By Order of the Maritime Administrator.             ‘‘occasional sail training and
                                                  Washington, DC 20590. You may also
                                                                                                            Dated: March 19, 2015.                              instruction’’
                                                  send comments electronically via the
                                                  Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.                 Christine Gurland,                                       Geographic Region: ‘‘Florida,
                                                  All comments will become part of this                   Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.            Maryland.’’
                                                  docket and will be available for                        [FR Doc. 2015–06995 Filed 3–26–15; 8:45 am]              The complete application is given in
                                                  inspection and copying at the above                     BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                                                                                                                                                DOT docket MARAD–2015–0031 at
                                                  address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,                                                                           http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                  E.T., Monday through Friday, except                                                                           parties may comment on the effect this
                                                  federal holidays. An electronic version                 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          action may have on U.S. vessel builders
                                                  of this document and all documents                                                                            or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-
                                                                                                          Maritime Administration                               flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
                                                  entered into this docket is available on
                                                  the World Wide Web at http://                                                                                 accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
                                                                                                          [Docket No. MARAD–2015–0031]
                                                  www.regulations.gov.                                                                                          MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                                                                                          Requested Administrative Waiver of                    388, that the issuance of the waiver will
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-
                                                                                                          the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
                                                  Linda Williams, U.S. Department of                                                                            vessel builder or a business that uses
                                                                                                          QUETZAL; Invitation for Public
                                                  Transportation, Maritime                                                                                      U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
                                                                                                          Comments
                                                  Administration, 1200 New Jersey                                                                               waiver will not be granted. Comments
                                                  Avenue SE., Room W23–453,                               AGENCY: Maritime Administration,                      should refer to the docket number of
                                                  Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                    Department of Transportation.                         this notice and the vessel name in order
                                                  366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@                         ACTION: Notice.                                       for MARAD to properly consider the
                                                  dot.gov.                                                                                                      comments. Comments should also state
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    As                        SUMMARY:   As authorized by 46 U.S.C.                 the commenter’s interest in the waiver
                                                  described by the applicant the intended                 12121, the Secretary of Transportation,               application, and address the waiver
                                                  service of the vessel LIBERTY is:                       as represented by the Maritime                        criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
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                                                                                                          Administration (MARAD), is authorized                 regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
                                                    Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ‘‘Day              to grant waivers of the U.S.-build
                                                  outings, sunset cruises, wedding parties,               requirement of the coastwise laws under               Privacy Act
                                                  harbor and near coastal sightseeing for 6
                                                  passengers as an OUPV and up to 12
                                                                                                          certain circumstances. A request for                    Anyone is able to search the
                                                  passengers with a USCG Certificate of                   such a waiver has been received by                    electronic form of all comments
                                                  Inspection (COI).’’                                     MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                        received into any of our dockets by the
                                                    Geographic Region: ‘‘New Jersey,                      description of the proposed service, is               name of the individual submitting the
                                                  Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania.’’                  listed below.                                         comment (or signing the comment, if


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesSubmit comments on or before April 27, 2015.
ContactLinda Williams, U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W23-453, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-0903, Email [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 16513 

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