80_FR_62367 80 FR 62168 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel SUNDOG; Invitation for Public Comments

80 FR 62168 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel SUNDOG; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 199 (October 15, 2015)

Page Range62168-62169
FR Document2015-26210

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 199 (Thursday, October 15, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2015 0117]


Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: 
Vessel SUNDOG; 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 November 16, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2015-0117. 
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 SUNDOG is:
    Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``Parasailing and spectator 
passengers''
    Geographic Region: ``Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, 
Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina''
    The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2015-0117 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

[[Page 62169]]

Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 
19477).

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
    Dated: October 6, 2015.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-26210 Filed 10-14-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                  62168                       Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 199 / Thursday, October 15, 2015 / Notices

                                                        Notice and request for
                                                  ACTION:                                                 to the final decision on granting a                   Written comments may be submitted by
                                                  comments.                                               waiver request under 46 U.S.C. 501(b).                hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
                                                                                                          The information will be specifically                  U.S. Department of Transportation,
                                                  SUMMARY:     The Maritime Administration                used to determine if there are coastwise              Docket Operations, M–30, West
                                                  (MARAD) invites public comments                         qualified vessels available for a certain             Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
                                                  about our intention to request the Office               requirement.                                          1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
                                                  of Management and Budget (OMB)                            Respondents: Respondents include                    Washington, DC 20590. You may also
                                                  approval to renew an information                        but are not limited to coastwise                      send comments electronically via the
                                                  collection. The information collected                   qualified vessel owners, operators,                   Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                  ensures that the Maritime Administrator                 charterers, brokers and representatives.              All comments will become part of this
                                                  has sufficient information regarding the                  Number of Respondents: 85.                          docket and will be available for
                                                  capacities and schedules of qualified                     Number of Responses: 255/3                          inspection and copying at the above
                                                  vessels in order to make determinations                 responses per respondent.                             address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
                                                  required by 46 U.S.C. 501(b). The                         Total Annual Burden: 127.5 Hrs.                     E.T., Monday through Friday, except
                                                  information will be used by the                           Public Comments Invited: You are
                                                                                                                                                                federal holidays. An electronic version
                                                  Maritime Administration (MARAD) to                      asked to comment on any aspect of this
                                                                                                                                                                of this document and all documents
                                                  fulfill its statutory obligation in                     information collection, including (a)
                                                                                                                                                                entered into this docket is available on
                                                  determining availability of Jones Act                   whether the proposed collection of
                                                                                                                                                                the World Wide Web at http://
                                                  (i.e., coastwise-qualified vessels) in all              information is necessary for the
                                                                                                                                                                www.regulations.gov.
                                                  applicable circumstances. We are                        Department’s performance; (b) the
                                                                                                          accuracy of the estimated burden; (c)                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  required to publish this notice in the
                                                  Federal Register by the Paperwork                       ways for the Department to enhance the                Linda Williams, U.S. Department of
                                                  Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–                  quality, utility and clarity of the                   Transportation, Maritime
                                                  13.                                                     information collection; and (d) ways                  Administration, 1200 New Jersey
                                                                                                          that the burden could be minimized                    Avenue SE., Room W23–453,
                                                  DATES: Written comments should be
                                                                                                          without reducing the quality of the                   Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
                                                  submitted by December 14, 2015.                                                                               366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@
                                                                                                          collected information. The agency will
                                                  ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                      summarize and/or include your                         dot.gov.
                                                  [identified by Docket No. DOT–                          comments in the request for OMB’s                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
                                                  MARAD–2015–0119] through one of the                     clearance of this information collection.
                                                  following methods:                                                                                            described by the applicant the intended
                                                     • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://                  Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act              service of the vessel SUNDOG is:
                                                                                                          of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended;               Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
                                                  www.regulations.gov. Follow the online                  and 49 CFR 1:93.                                      ‘‘Parasailing and spectator passengers’’
                                                  instructions for submitting comments.
                                                                                                                                                                   Geographic Region: ‘‘Florida,
                                                     • Fax: 1–202–493–2251                                  Dated: October 6, 2015.
                                                                                                                                                                Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas,
                                                     • Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket                      T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                                                                                          Secretary, Maritime Administration.                   Georgia, North Carolina, South
                                                  Management Facility, U.S. Department
                                                                                                                                                                Carolina’’
                                                  of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey                      [FR Doc. 2015–26205 Filed 10–14–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                   The complete application is given in
                                                  Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12–                    BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                                                                                                                                                DOT docket MARAD–2015–0117 at
                                                  140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9                                                                          http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                  a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through                                                                               parties may comment on the effect this
                                                  Friday, except on Federal holidays.                     DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                                                                                                                                action may have on U.S. vessel builders
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-
                                                                                                          Maritime Administration
                                                  Michael Hokana, (202) 366–0760, Office                                                                        flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
                                                  of Cargo and Commercial Sealift,                        [Docket No. MARAD–2015 0117]                          accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
                                                  Maritime Administration, U.S.                                                                                 MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                                  Department of Transportation, 1200                      Requested Administrative Waiver of
                                                                                                          the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel                      388, that the issuance of the waiver will
                                                  New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,                                                                            have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-
                                                  DC 20590.                                               SUNDOG; Invitation for Public
                                                                                                          Comments                                              vessel builder or a business that uses
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                                                                    U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
                                                     OMB Control Number: 2133–0545.                       AGENCY: Maritime Administration,                      waiver will not be granted. Comments
                                                     Title: Maritime Administration                       Department of Transportation.                         should refer to the docket number of
                                                  (MARAD) Jones Act Vessel Availability                   ACTION: Notice.                                       this notice and the vessel name in order
                                                  Determinations.                                                                                               for MARAD to properly consider the
                                                     Form Numbers: MA–1074, MA–1075.                      SUMMARY:   As authorized by 46 U.S.C.                 comments. Comments should also state
                                                     Type of Review: Renewal of an                        12121, the Secretary of Transportation,               the commenter’s interest in the waiver
                                                  information collection.                                 as represented by the Maritime                        application, and address the waiver
                                                     Background: This collection of                       Administration (MARAD), is authorized                 criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
                                                  information will be used to gather                      to grant waivers of the U.S.-build                    regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
                                                  information regarding the availability,                 requirement of the coastwise laws under
                                                  location, and specifications of U.S.-flag               certain circumstances. A request for                  Privacy Act
                                                                                                          such a waiver has been received by
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                                                  vessels for the purpose of making vessel                                                                        Anyone is able to search the
                                                  availability determinations. The                        MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                        electronic form of all comments
                                                  information is needed in order for the                  description of the proposed service, is               received into any of our dockets by the
                                                  Maritime Administrator to make a                        listed below.                                         name of the individual submitting the
                                                  timely and informed decision on the                     DATES: Submit comments on or before                   comment (or signing the comment, if
                                                  availability of coastwise qualified                     November 16, 2015.                                    submitted on behalf of an association,
                                                  vessels in support of a request from the                ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to                   business, labor union, etc.). You may
                                                  Department of Homeland Security prior                   docket number MARAD–2015–0117.                        review DOT’s complete Privacy Act


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                                                                              Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 199 / Thursday, October 15, 2015 / Notices                                         62169

                                                  Statement in the Federal Register                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     As                     SUMMARY:   As authorized by 46 U.S.C.
                                                  published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR                      described by the applicant the intended               12121, the Secretary of Transportation,
                                                  19477).                                                 service of the vessel SURLY MERMAID                   as represented by the Maritime
                                                    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.               is:                                                   Administration (MARAD), is authorized
                                                    Dated: October 6, 2015.                                  INTENDED COMMERCIAL USE OF                         to grant waivers of the U.S.-build
                                                  T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                                VESSEL: ‘‘Uninspected Passenger                       requirement of the coastwise laws under
                                                                                                          Vessel (UPV) carrying no greater than                 certain circumstances. A request for
                                                  Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                                                                                          six (6) passengers for hire’’                         such a waiver has been received by
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–26210 Filed 10–14–15; 8:45 am]               GEOGRAPHIC REGION: Delaware,                       MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
                                                  BILLING CODE 4910–81–P                                  Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina,                   description of the proposed service, is
                                                                                                          South Carolina                                        listed below.
                                                                                                             The complete application is given in               DATES: Submit comments on or before
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            DOT docket MARAD–2015–0113 at                         November 16, 2015.
                                                                                                          http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                  Maritime Administration                                                                                       ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
                                                                                                          parties may comment on the effect this
                                                                                                          action may have on U.S. vessel builders               docket number MARAD–2015–0115.
                                                  [Docket No. MARAD–2015–0113]                                                                                  Written comments may be submitted by
                                                                                                          or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-
                                                                                                          flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in                 hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
                                                  Requested Administrative Waiver of
                                                                                                          accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and                   U.S. Department of Transportation,
                                                  the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
                                                                                                          MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                    Docket Operations, M–30, West
                                                  SURLY MERMAID; Invitation for Public
                                                                                                          388, that the issuance of the waiver will             Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
                                                  Comments
                                                                                                          have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-              1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
                                                  AGENCY: Maritime Administration,                        vessel builder or a business that uses                Washington, DC 20590. You may also
                                                  Department of Transportation.                           U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a                 send comments electronically via the
                                                  ACTION: Notice.                                         waiver will not be granted. Comments                  Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                                                                          should refer to the docket number of                  All comments will become part of this
                                                  SUMMARY:   As authorized by 46 U.S.C.                   this notice and the vessel name in order              docket and will be available for
                                                  12121, the Secretary of Transportation,                 for MARAD to properly consider the                    inspection and copying at the above
                                                  as represented by the Maritime                          comments.                                             address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
                                                  Administration (MARAD), is authorized                      Comments should also state the                     E.T., Monday through Friday, except
                                                  to grant waivers of the U.S.-build                      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.
                                                  description of the proposed service, is                 Privacy Act
                                                                                                                                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  listed below.                                             Anyone is able to search the                        Linda Williams, U.S. Department of
                                                  DATES: Submit comments on or before                     electronic form of all comments                       Transportation, Maritime
                                                  November 16, 2015.                                      received into any of our dockets by the               Administration, 1200 New Jersey
                                                  ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to                     name of the individual submitting the                 Avenue SE., Room W23–453,
                                                  docket number MARAD–2015–0113.                          comment (or signing the comment, if                   Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
                                                  Written comments may be submitted by                    submitted on behalf of an association,                366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@
                                                  hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,                    business, labor union, etc.). You may                 dot.gov.
                                                  U.S. Department of Transportation,                      review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
                                                                                                          Statement in the Federal Register                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     As
                                                  Docket Operations, M–30, West                                                                                 described by the applicant the intended
                                                  Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                    published on April 11, 2000 (Volume
                                                                                                          65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78).                       service of the vessel FREEDOM is:
                                                  1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                                                                                      INTENDED COMMERCIAL USE Of
                                                  Washington, DC 20590. You may also                        By Order of the Maritime Administrator.             VESSEL: ‘‘Passenger tours of San
                                                  send comments electronically via the                      Dated: September 29, 2015.
                                                                                                                                                                Francisco Bay and surrounding coast
                                                  Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.                 T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                              and waterways as well as passenger
                                                  All comments will become part of this                   Secretary, Maritime Administration.                   tours along the west coast states. Tours
                                                  docket and will be available for                        [FR Doc. 2015–26207 Filed 10–14–15; 8:45 am]          would be intended for pleasure and not
                                                  inspection and copying at the above                     BILLING CODE 4910–81–P                                for transport of passengers, cargo or
                                                  address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,                                                                           freight.’’
                                                  E.T., Monday through Friday, except                                                                              Geographic Region: ‘‘California,
                                                  federal holidays. An electronic version                 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          Oregon and Washington States.’’
                                                  of this document and all documents                                                                               The complete application is given in
                                                  entered into this docket is available on                Maritime Administration                               DOT docket MARAD–2015–0115 at
                                                  the World Wide Web at http://                           [Docket No. MARAD–2015–0115]                          http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                  www.regulations.gov.                                                                                          parties may comment on the effect this
                                                                                                          Requested Administrative Waiver of
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                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              action may have on U.S. vessel builders
                                                  Linda Williams, U.S. Department of                      the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel                      or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-
                                                  Transportation, Maritime                                FREEDOM; Invitation for Public                        flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
                                                  Administration, 1200 New Jersey                         Comments                                              accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
                                                  Avenue SE., Room W23–453,                               AGENCY: Maritime Administration,                      MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                                  Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                    Department of Transportation.                         388, that the issuance of the waiver will
                                                  366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@                                                                               have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-
                                                                                                          ACTION: Notice.
                                                  dot.gov.                                                                                                      vessel builder or a business that uses


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesSubmit comments on or before November 16, 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 62168 

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