80_FR_81676 80 FR 81427 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel CARPE VITA; Invitation for Public Comments

80 FR 81427 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel CARPE VITA; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 249 (December 29, 2015)

Page Range81427-81427
FR Document2015-32803

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-2015-0147]


Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: 
Vessel CARPE VITA; 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 January 28, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2015-0147. 
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 CARPE VITA is:

Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``Hourly and Multi day charters''
Geographic Region: ``Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New York, New 
Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, 
Florida, Texas''

    The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2015-0147 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: December 17, 2015.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-32803 Filed 12-28-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            http://www.regulations.gov. Interested                ADDRESSES:    Comments should refer to
                                                                                                            parties may comment on the effect this                docket number MARAD–2015–0141.
                                                    Maritime Administration                                 action may have on U.S. vessel builders               Written comments may be submitted by
                                                    [Docket No. MARAD–2015–0147]                            or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-              hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
                                                                                                            flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in                 U.S. Department of Transportation,
                                                    Requested Administrative Waiver of                      accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and                   Docket Operations, M–30, West
                                                    the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel                        MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                    Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
                                                    CARPE VITA; Invitation for Public                       388, that the issuance of the waiver will             1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
                                                    Comments                                                have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-              Washington, DC 20590. You may also
                                                                                                            vessel builder or a business that uses                send comments electronically via the
                                                    AGENCY: Maritime Administration,                        U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a                 Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                    Department of Transportation.                           waiver will not be granted. Comments                  All comments will become part of this
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                         should refer to the docket number of                  docket and will be available for
                                                                                                            this notice and the vessel name in order              inspection and copying at the above
                                                    SUMMARY:   As authorized by 46 U.S.C.
                                                                                                            for MARAD to properly consider the                    address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
                                                    12121, the Secretary of Transportation,
                                                                                                            comments. Comments should also state                  E.T., Monday through Friday, except
                                                    as represented by the Maritime
                                                                                                            the commenter’s interest in the waiver                federal holidays. An electronic version
                                                    Administration (MARAD), is authorized
                                                                                                            application, and address the waiver                   of this document and all documents
                                                    to grant waivers of the U.S.-build
                                                                                                            criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s                  entered into this docket is available on
                                                    requirement of the coastwise laws under
                                                                                                            regulations at 46 CFR part 388.                       the World Wide Web at http://
                                                    certain circumstances. A request for
                                                                                                                                                                  www.regulations.gov.
                                                    such a waiver has been received by                      Privacy Act
                                                    MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                                                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    description of the proposed service, is                   Anyone is able to search the                        Linda Williams, U.S. Department of
                                                    listed below.                                           electronic form of all comments                       Transportation, Maritime
                                                                                                            received into any of our dockets by the               Administration, 1200 New Jersey
                                                    DATES: Submit comments on or before
                                                                                                            name of the individual submitting the                 Avenue SE., Room W23–453,
                                                    January 28, 2016.
                                                                                                            comment (or signing the comment, if                   Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
                                                    ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
                                                                                                            submitted on behalf of an association,                366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@
                                                    docket number MARAD–2015–0147.                          business, labor union, etc.). You may
                                                    Written comments may be submitted by                                                                          dot.gov.
                                                                                                            review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
                                                    hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
                                                                                                            Statement in the Federal Register
                                                    U.S. Department of Transportation,                                                                            described by the applicant the intended
                                                                                                            published on April 11, 2000 (Volume
                                                    Docket Operations, M–30, West                                                                                 service of the vessel THE DUCHESS is:
                                                                                                            65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78).
                                                    Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                                                                          Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
                                                    1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                               By Order of the Maritime Administrator.                ‘‘The intended use of the vessel is for
                                                    Washington, DC 20590. You may also                        Dated: December 17, 2015.                              recreational cruising/sightseeing and/
                                                    send comments electronically via the                    T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                                 or fishing charters, offering a service
                                                    Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.                 Secretary, Maritime Administration.                      different than what is typically
                                                    All comments will become part of this                   [FR Doc. 2015–32803 Filed 12–28–15; 8:45 am]             offered. Our service would provide
                                                    docket and will be available for                        BILLING CODE 4910–81–P                                   private cruising/sightseeing and/or
                                                    inspection and copying at the above                                                                              fishing charters on an upscale vessel
                                                    address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,                                                                              which would not compete with the
                                                    E.T., Monday through Friday, except                     DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                             larger commercial vessels presently in
                                                    federal holidays. An electronic version                                                                          the area. This service is geared
                                                    of this document and all documents                      Maritime Administration                                  towards an overall on the water
                                                    entered into this docket is available on                [Docket No. MARAD–2015–0141]
                                                                                                                                                                     experience in a personal setting’’
                                                    the World Wide Web at http://                                                                                 Geographic Region: ‘‘California’’
                                                    www.regulations.gov.                                    Requested Administrative Waiver of                       The complete application is given in
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel THE                  DOT docket MARAD–2015–0141 at
                                                    Linda Williams, U.S. Department of                      DUCHESS; Invitation for Public                        http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                    Transportation, Maritime                                Comments                                              parties may comment on the effect this
                                                    Administration, 1200 New Jersey                                                                               action may have on U.S. vessel builders
                                                                                                            AGENCY: Maritime Administration,                      or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-
                                                    Avenue SE., Room W23–453,                               Department of Transportation.
                                                    Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                                                                          flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
                                                                                                            ACTION: Notice.                                       accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
                                                    366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@
                                                    dot.gov.                                                                                                      MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                                                                                            SUMMARY:   As authorized by 46 U.S.C.                 388, that the issuance of the waiver will
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As                           12121, the Secretary of Transportation,               have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-
                                                    described by the applicant the intended                 as represented by the Maritime                        vessel builder or a business that uses
                                                    service of the vessel CARPE VITA is:                    Administration (MARAD), is authorized                 U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
                                                    Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:                      to grant waivers of the U.S.-build                    waiver will not be granted. Comments
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                                                       ‘‘Hourly and Multi day charters’’                    requirement of the coastwise laws under               should refer to the docket number of
                                                    Geographic Region: ‘‘Maine, New                         certain circumstances. A request for                  this notice and the vessel name in order
                                                       Hampshire, Connecticut, New York,                    such a waiver has been received by                    for MARAD to properly consider the
                                                       New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North                MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                        comments. Comments should also state
                                                       Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,                   description of the proposed service, is               the commenter’s interest in the waiver
                                                       Florida, Texas’’                                     listed below.                                         application, and address the waiver
                                                       The complete application is given in                 DATES: Submit comments on or before                   criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
                                                    DOT docket MARAD–2015–0147 at                           January 28, 2016.                                     regulations at 46 CFR part 388.


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesSubmit comments on or before January 28, 2016.
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 81427 

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