80_FR_52528 80 FR 52361 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel KWIAT NIGHTS II; Invitation for Public Comments

80 FR 52361 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel KWIAT NIGHTS II; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 167 (August 28, 2015)

Page Range52361-52362
FR Document2015-21326

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 0095]


Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: 
Vessel KWIAT NIGHTS II; 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 September 28, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2015-0095. 
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 
KWIAT NIGHTS II is:
    Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: OUPV Passengers, Sport fishing--
non-commercial
    Geographic Region: ``Florida, Georgia, Louisiana''
    The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2015-0095 at 
http://www.regulations.gov. Interested

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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: August 17, 2015.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-21326 Filed 8-27-15; 8:45 am]
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                                             Department of Transportation Act of                     miles, connecting Tacoma’s Central                    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                             1966 [49 U.S.C. 303], Section 106 of the                Business District to the Stadium and
                                             National Historic Preservation Act [16                  Hilltop Business Districts and to                     Maritime Administration
                                             U.S.C. 470f], and the Clean Air Act [42                 Tacoma’s ‘‘medical mile,’’ which                      [Docket No. MARAD 2015 0095]
                                             U.S.C. 7401–7671q]. This notice does                    includes major hospitals and medical
                                             not, however, alter or extend the                       centers. The project includes six new                 Requested Administrative Waiver of
                                             limitation period for challenges of                     stations, the relocation of one station,              the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
                                             project decisions subject to previous                   and expanding the existing operations                 KWIAT NIGHTS II; Invitation for Public
                                             notices published in the Federal                        and maintenance facility (OMF) on a                   Comments
                                             Register. The projects and actions that
                                                                                                     property adjacent to the existing OMF.                AGENCY: Maritime Administration,
                                             are the subject of this notice are:
                                                1. Project name and location:                        Final agency actions: No use                          Department of Transportation.
                                             Lynnwood Link Extension, Cities of                      determination of Section 4(f) resources;              ACTION: Notice.
                                             Seattle, Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace,                  a Section 106 Programmatic Agreement,
                                             and Lynnwood, WA. Project sponsor:                      dated June 15, 2015; project-level air                SUMMARY:   As authorized by 46 U.S.C.
                                             Central Puget Sound Regional Transit                    quality conformity; and determination                 12121, the Secretary of Transportation,
                                             Authority (Sound Transit). Project                      of categorical exclusion. Supporting                  as represented by the Maritime
                                             description: The proposed project                       documentation: Documented categorical                 Administration (MARAD), is authorized
                                             would extend the Sound Transit Link                     exclusion pursuant to 23 CFR                          to grant waivers of the U.S.-build
                                             light rail system from Northgate in                     771.118(d), dated June 2015.                          requirement of the coastwise laws under
                                             Seattle north into Shoreline, Mountlake                                                                       certain circumstances. A request for
                                                                                                        4. Project name and location: Wave                 such a waiver has been received by
                                             Terrace, and Lynnwood in Snohomish                      Modern Streetcar, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
                                             County. The 8.5-mile project corridor                                                                         MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
                                                                                                     Project sponsor: South Florida Regional               description of the proposed service, is
                                             would generally follow Interstate 5.
                                                                                                     Transportation Authority. Project                     listed below.
                                             Project components include traction
                                                                                                     description: The proposed project is an               DATES: Submit comments on or before
                                             power substations along the project
                                             alignment, new noise walls and                          approximately 2.8-mile modern                         September 28, 2015.
                                             relocation of existing noise walls,                     streetcar system in Downtown Fort
                                                                                                                                                           ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
                                             relocation of underground and overhead                  Lauderdale that will provide bi-                      docket number MARAD–2015–0095.
                                             utilities, crossover tracks, stormwater                 directional service from S 17th Street                Written comments may be submitted by
                                             management facilities, park-and-ride                    and S Andrews Avenue to NE 6th Street                 hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
                                             facilities, and intersection, street, and               and NE 3rd Avenue, primarily using                    U.S. Department of Transportation,
                                             sidewalk improvements. Final agency                     Andrews Avenue, Bricknell Avenue,                     Docket Operations, M–30, West
                                             actions: Section 4(f) de minimis impact                 and E 3rd Avenue for north/south                      Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
                                             determination; Section 106 finding of no                movement. The FTA issued a Finding of                 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
                                             adverse effect; project-level air quality               No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the                 Washington, DC 20590. You may also
                                             conformity; and Record of Decision,                     project on September 10, 2012. Since                  send comments electronically via the
                                             dated July 10, 2015. Supporting                         issuance of the FONSI, the project                    Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                             documentation: Final Environmental                      sponsor proposed minor changes to the                 All comments will become part of this
                                             Impact Statement, dated April 3, 2015.                  project, including a new location for the             docket and will be available for
                                                2. Project name and location:                        vehicle maintenance and storage                       inspection and copying at the above
                                             Cemeteries Transit Center Project, New                  facility, minor refinements to proposed               address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
                                             Orleans, LA. Project sponsor: Regional                                                                        E.T., Monday through Friday, except
                                                                                                     station locations, minor refinements to
                                             Transit Authority. Project description:                                                                       federal holidays. An electronic version
                                                                                                     the alignment along SE 6th Street and
                                             The proposed project would extend the                                                                         of this document and all documents
                                             Canal Streetcar Line from its present                   SE 7th Street, and an alternative end-of-
                                                                                                     line treatment at the northern terminus               entered into this docket is available on
                                             terminus at the end of Canal Street to                                                                        the World Wide Web at http://
                                             the existing Cemeteries Transit Center                  known as Flagler Loop. FTA prepared a
                                                                                                     Supplemental Environmental                            www.regulations.gov.
                                             located on Canal Boulevard. In addition,
                                             the project would move the existing                     Assessment (EA) for these design                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                             Canal Streetcar Cemeteries stop at the                  modifications. This notice only applies                  Linda Williams, U.S. Department of
                                             intersection of Canal Street and City                   to the discrete actions taken by FTA at               Transportation, Maritime
                                             Park Avenue to the Cemeteries Transit                   this time. Nothing in this notice affects             Administration, 1200 New Jersey
                                             Center at Canal Boulevard north of City                 FTA’s previous decisions, or notice, for              Avenue SE., Room W23–453,
                                             Park Avenue. Final agency actions:                      this project. Final agency actions: No                Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
                                             Section 4(f) de minimis impact                          use determination of Section 4(f)                     366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@
                                             determination; a Section 106                            resources and Amended FONSI, dated                    dot.gov.
                                             Memorandum of Agreement, dated June                     June 10, 2015. Supporting                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                             16, 2015; and Finding of No Significant                 documentation: Supplemental EA,                         As described by the applicant the
                                             Impact, dated July 15, 2015. Supporting                 dated March 27, 2015.                                 intended service of the vessel KWIAT
                                             documentation: Environmental                                                                                  NIGHTS II is:
                                             Assessment, dated February 2015.                          Dated: August 21, 2015.
                                                                                                                                                             Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
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                                                3. Project name and location: Tacoma                 Lucy Garliauskas,                                     OUPV Passengers, Sport fishing—non-
                                             Link Expansion, Tacoma, WA. Project                     Associate Administrator Planning and                  commercial
                                             sponsor: Central Puget Sound Regional                   Environment.                                            Geographic Region: ‘‘Florida, Georgia,
                                             Transit Authority (Sound Transit).                      [FR Doc. 2015–21285 Filed 8–27–15; 8:45 am]           Louisiana’’
                                             Project description: The proposed                       BILLING CODE P                                          The complete application is given in
                                             project would extend the existing                                                                             DOT docket MARAD–2015–0095 at
                                             Tacoma Link system an additional 2.4                                                                          http://www.regulations.gov. Interested


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                                             52362                         Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 167 / Friday, August 28, 2015 / Notices

                                             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–2015–0096.                        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,                    Dated: August 17, 2015.
                                             have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-                1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,                            T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                             vessel builder or a business that uses                  Washington, DC 20590. You may also
                                                                                                                                                           Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                             U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a                   send comments electronically via the
                                                                                                                                                           [FR Doc. 2015–21323 Filed 8–27–15; 8:45 am]
                                             waiver will not be granted. Comments                    Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                                                                                                                           BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                             should refer to the docket number of                    All comments will become part of this
                                             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
                                                                                                                                                           DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                             comments. Comments should also state                    address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
                                             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 0097]
                                             regulations at 46 CFR part 388.                         entered into this docket is available on
                                                                                                                                                           Requested Administrative Waiver of
                                                                                                     the World Wide Web at http://
                                             Privacy Act                                                                                                   the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
                                                                                                     www.regulations.gov.
                                                                                                                                                           LYNX; Invitation for Public Comments
                                               Anyone is able to search the                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                             electronic form of all comments                         Linda Williams, U.S. Department of                    AGENCY: Maritime Administration,
                                             received into any of our dockets by the                 Transportation, Maritime                              Department of Transportation.
                                             name of the individual submitting the                   Administration, 1200 New Jersey                       ACTION: Notice.
                                             comment (or signing the comment, if                     Avenue SE, Room W23–453,
                                             submitted on behalf of an association,                                                                        SUMMARY:   As authorized by 46 U.S.C.
                                                                                                     Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                  12121, the Secretary of Transportation,
                                             business, labor union, etc.). You may                   366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@
                                             review DOT’s complete Privacy Act                                                                             as represented by the Maritime
                                                                                                     dot.gov.                                              Administration (MARAD), is authorized
                                             Statement in the Federal Register
                                             published on April 11, 2000 (Volume                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            to grant waivers of the U.S.-build
                                             65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78).                            As described by the applicant the                  requirement of the coastwise laws under
                                                                                                     intended service of the vessel                        certain circumstances. A request for
                                               By Order of the Maritime Administrator.               PRIVATEER is:                                         such a waiver has been received by
                                               Dated: August 17, 2015.                               Intended Commercial Use Of Vessel:                    MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
                                             T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                                   ‘‘Sightseeing and excursion six pack               description of the proposed service, is
                                             Secretary, Maritime Administration.                        charters’’                                         listed below.
                                             [FR Doc. 2015–21326 Filed 8–27–15; 8:45 am]             Geographic Region: ‘‘Louisiana,                       DATES: Submit comments on or before
                                             BILLING CODE 4910–81–P                                     Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida’’                September 28, 2015.
                                                                                                        The complete application is given in
                                                                                                                                                           ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
                                                                                                     DOT docket MARAD–2015–0096 at
                                                                                                                                                           docket number MARAD–2015–0097.
                                             DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                                                                                                                           Written comments may be submitted by
                                                                                                     parties may comment on the effect this
                                                                                                                                                           hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
                                             Maritime Administration                                 action may have on U.S. vessel builders
                                                                                                                                                           U.S. Department of Transportation,
                                                                                                     or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-
                                                                                                                                                           Docket Operations, M–30, West
                                             [Docket No. MARAD–2015 0096]                            flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
                                                                                                                                                           Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
                                                                                                     accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
                                                                                                                                                           1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
                                             Requested Administrative Waiver of                      MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                                                                                                                                           Washington, DC 20590. You may also
                                             the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel                        388, that the issuance of the waiver will
                                                                                                                                                           send comments electronically via the
                                             PRIVATEER; Invitation for Public                        have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-
                                                                                                                                                           Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                             Comments                                                vessel builder or a business that uses
                                                                                                                                                           All comments will become part of this
                                                                                                     U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
                                             AGENCY: Maritime Administration,                                                                              docket and will be available for
                                                                                                     waiver will not be granted. Comments
                                             Department of Transportation.                                                                                 inspection and copying at the above
                                                                                                     should refer to the docket number of
                                             ACTION: Notice.                                                                                               address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
                                                                                                     this notice and the vessel name in order
                                                                                                                                                           E.T., Monday through Friday, except
                                                                                                     for MARAD to properly consider the
                                             SUMMARY:   As authorized by 46 U.S.C.                                                                         federal holidays. An electronic version
                                                                                                     comments. Comments should also state
                                             12121, the Secretary of Transportation,                                                                       of this document and all documents
                                                                                                     the commenter’s interest in the waiver
                                             as represented by the Maritime                                                                                entered into this docket is available on
                                                                                                     application, and address the waiver
                                             Administration (MARAD), is authorized                                                                         the World Wide Web at http://
                                                                                                     criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
                                             to grant waivers of the U.S.-build                                                                            www.regulations.gov.
                                                                                                     regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
                                             requirement of the coastwise laws under                                                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                     Privacy Act
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                                             certain circumstances. A request for                                                                          Linda Williams, U.S. Department of
                                             such a waiver has been received by                        Anyone is able to search the                        Transportation, Maritime
                                             MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                          electronic form of all comments                       Administration, 1200 New Jersey
                                             description of the proposed service, is                 received into any of our dockets by the               Avenue SE, Room W23–453,
                                             listed below.                                           name of the individual submitting the                 Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
                                             DATES: Submit comments on or before                     comment (or signing the comment, if                   366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@
                                             September 28, 2015.                                     submitted on behalf of an association,                dot.gov.


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesSubmit comments on or before September 28, 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 52361 

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