80_FR_36160 80 FR 36040 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel VELA ANDATO; Invitation for Public Comments

80 FR 36040 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel VELA ANDATO; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 120 (June 23, 2015)

Page Range36040-36041
FR Document2015-15457

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.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 120 (Tuesday, June 23, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 120 (Tuesday, June 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36040-36041]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15457]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2015-0076]


Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: 
Vessel VELA ANDATO; 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 July 23, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2015-0076. 
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 
Linda.Williams@dot.gov.

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

[[Page 36041]]

    Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``2, 4, 8 Hour Sails to include 
sunset Sails''
    Geographic Region: ``Florida''
    The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2015-0076 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.

    Date: June 15, 2015.
Thomas M. Hudson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-15457 Filed 6-22-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-81-P

36040 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 120 / Tuesday, June 23, 2015 / Notices In addition to the more formal respondent to answer questions on the Issued On: June 15, 2015. National TPM Implementation Review, current state of the practice, data, Michael Howell, FHWA will conduct yearly informal methods, and systems used by state, Information Collection Officer. voluntary TPM State-of-Practice metropolitan, regional, local, and/or [FR Doc. 2015–15371 Filed 6–22–15; 8:45 am] questionnaires related to TPM policy tribal transportation entities to support BILLING CODE 4910–22–P and guidance, technical assistance, and their required TPM processes is capacity needs. These voluntary estimated to be up to 8 (4 questionnaires information collection actions will per year times up to 2 hours per DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION occur 1 to 2 times per year. The questionnaire). This annual burden per information will be collected from state, respondent consists of the staff time of Maritime Administration metropolitan, regional, local, and/or each respondent. The burden was tribal transportation agencies via determined as follows: [Docket No. MARAD–2015–0076] internet-based questionnaires or web applications and used to help FHWA: Professional Staff Time: Requested Administrative Waiver of • Strategically plan to meet ever the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel 1.5 hour/respondent × 975 VELA ANDATO; Invitation for Public growing demand for TPM technical respondents × 4 questionnaires per year Comments assistance needs; = 5850 hours • Develop and refine TPM policy and AGENCY: Maritime Administration, guidance based on stakeholder Clerical staff time: Department of Transportation. feedback; 0.5 hours/respondent × 975 ACTION: Notice. • Channel resources to meet capacity respondents × 4 questionnaires per year development and training needs; and SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. • Identify and prioritize TPM = 1,950 hours The total annual associated salary cost 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, research needs. as represented by the Maritime Lastly, as part of FHWA’s ongoing to respondents is estimated to be $257,400 based on an average salary of Administration (MARAD), is authorized technical assistance efforts, a TPM $38 per hour (approximately $79,000 to grant waivers of the U.S.-build Toolbox is being created to help per year) for professional staff and $18 requirement of the coastwise laws under FHWA’s partners self-assess and per hour (approximately $37,000 year) certain circumstances. A request for benchmark their TPM implementation for clerical staff. such a waiver has been received by progress, capabilities, and gaps. The MARAD. The vessel, and a brief TPM Toolbox also helps FHWA Professional staff cost for preparation of description of the proposed service, is streamline the integration and work programs: listed below. administration of all the efforts described above. To maximize the 5,850 hours × $38 per hour = DATES: Submit comments on or before effectiveness and efficiency of the TPM $222,300 July 23, 2015. Toolbox, FHWA will collect business ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to Clerical staff time: contact and organizational demographic docket number MARAD–2015–0076. (size of organization, location, etc.) 1,950 hours × $18 per hour = $35,100 Written comments may be submitted by information along with the responses hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, Total annual costs: U.S. Department of Transportation, submitted as part of the TPM Toolbox’s self-assessment applications. Subtotal Direct Salaries $257,400 Docket Operations, M–30, West Respondents: The 975 respondents Overhead/fringe benefits at 33%: Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, estimate is based on soliciting input $84,942 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., from all 52 state transportation agencies, Washington, DC 20590. You may also Total annual respondent cost: 409 MPOS, and a sampling of transit send comments electronically via the $342,342 agencies, RPOs, and other transportation Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. entities. Public Comments Invited: You are All comments will become part of this Frequency: Each State, MPO, RPO, asked to comment on any aspect of this docket and will be available for and a sampling of transit agencies will information collection, including: (1) inspection and copying at the above be solicited to provide information up to Whether the proposed collection of address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., 4 times per year. This is dependent on information is necessary for the U.S. E.T., Monday through Friday, except whether information is being collected DOT’s performance, including whether federal holidays. An electronic version on the National Transportation the information will have practical of this document and all documents Performance Management utility; (2) the accuracy of the U.S. entered into this docket is available on Implementation Review and the DOT’s estimate of the burden of the the World Wide Web at http:// frequency of state-of-practice proposed information collection; (3) www.regulations.gov. questionnaires. ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Estimated Average Burden per and (4) ways that the burden could be Linda Williams, U.S. Department of Response: Up to 2 hours per response or minimized, including the use of Transportation, Maritime 8 hours per year for all responses (4 electronic technology, without reducing Administration, 1200 New Jersey questionnaires per year times up to 2 the quality of the collected information. Avenue SE., Room W23–453, mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES hours per questionnaire). Estimated Total Annual Burden The agency will summarize and/or Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– Hours: The total annual burden for all include your comments in the request 366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@ respondents is estimated to be 7,800 for OMB’s clearance of this information dot.gov. burden hours per year (8 burden hours collection. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: per respondent times 975 respondents). Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act As described by the applicant the The annual number of burden hours of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended; intended service of the vessel VELA (professional and clerical staff) per and 49 CFR 1.48. ANDATO is: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:39 Jun 22, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23JNN1.SGM 23JNN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 120 / Tuesday, June 23, 2015 / Notices 36041 Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: such a waiver has been received by Privacy Act ‘‘2, 4, 8 Hour Sails to include sunset MARAD. The vessel, and a brief Anyone is able to search the Sails’’ description of the proposed service, is electronic form of all comments Geographic Region: ‘‘Florida’’ listed below. received into any of our dockets by the The complete application is given in name of the individual submitting the DATES: Submit comments on or before DOT docket MARAD–2015–0076 at comment (or signing the comment, if July 23, 2015. http://www.regulations.gov. Interested submitted on behalf of an association, parties may comment on the effect this ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to business, labor union, etc.). You may action may have on U.S. vessel builders docket number MARAD–2015–0080. review DOT’s complete Privacy Act or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- Written comments may be submitted by Statement in the Federal Register flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, published on April 11, 2000 (Volume accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and U.S. Department of Transportation, 65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part Docket Operations, M–30, West By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 388, that the issuance of the waiver will Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Dated: June 15, 2015. have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- vessel builder or a business that uses Washington, DC 20590. You may also Thomas M. Hudson, Jr., U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a send comments electronically via the Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration. waiver will not be granted. Comments Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. [FR Doc. 2015–15437 Filed 6–22–15; 8:45 am] should refer to the docket number of All comments will become part of this BILLING CODE 4910–81–P this notice and the vessel name in order docket and will be available for for MARAD to properly consider the inspection and copying at the above comments. Comments should also state address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION the commenter’s interest in the waiver E.T., Monday through Friday, except Maritime Administration application, and address the waiver federal holidays. An electronic version criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s of this document and all documents [Docket No. MARAD–2015 0078] regulations at 46 CFR part 388. entered into this docket is available on the World Wide Web at http:// Requested Administrative Waiver of Privacy Act the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel www.regulations.gov. Anyone is able to search the PARADIGM SHIFT; Invitation for Public electronic form of all comments FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Comments received into any of our dockets by the Linda Williams, U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime AGENCY: Maritime Administration, name of the individual submitting the Department of Transportation. comment (or signing the comment, if Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W23–453, ACTION: Notice. submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@ 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, Statement in the Federal Register dot.gov. as represented by the Maritime published on April 11, 2000 (Volume Administration (MARAD), is authorized SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). to grant waivers of the U.S.-build described by the applicant the intended By Order of the Maritime Administrator. service of the vessel FORCE is: requirement of the coastwise laws under Date: June 15, 2015. certain circumstances. A request for Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: such a waiver has been received by Thomas M. Hudson, Jr., ‘‘Carry passengers for pleasure, day and MARAD. The vessel, and a brief Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration. possible overnight charter.’’ description of the proposed service, is [FR Doc. 2015–15457 Filed 6–22–15; 8:45 am] Geographic Region: ‘‘Virginia, listed below. BILLING CODE 4910–81–P Maryland, Delaware, Florida’’ DATES: Submit comments on or before The complete application is given in July 23, 2015. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DOT docket MARAD–2015–0080 at ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to http://www.regulations.gov. Interested docket number MARAD–2015–0078. Maritime Administration parties may comment on the effect this Written comments may be submitted by action may have on U.S. vessel builders hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, [Docket No. MARAD–2015–0080] or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- U.S. Department of Transportation, flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in Docket Operations, M–30, West Requested Administrative Waiver of accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., FORCE; Invitation for Public 388, that the issuance of the waiver will Washington, DC 20590. You may also Comments have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- send comments electronically via the AGENCY: Maritime Administration, vessel builder or a business that uses Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Department of Transportation. U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a All comments will become part of this ACTION: Notice. waiver will not be granted. Comments docket and will be available for mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES should refer to the docket number of inspection and copying at the above SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. this notice and the vessel name in order address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, for MARAD to properly consider the E.T., Monday through Friday, except as represented by the Maritime comments. Comments should also state federal holidays. An electronic version Administration (MARAD), is authorized the commenter’s interest in the waiver of this document and all documents to grant waivers of the U.S.-build application, and address the waiver entered into this docket is available on requirement of the coastwise laws under criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s the World Wide Web at http:// certain circumstances. A request for regulations at 46 CFR part 388. www.regulations.gov. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:39 Jun 22, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23JNN1.SGM 23JNN1


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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 July 23, 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 36040 
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