81_FR_14570 81 FR 14518 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel INVESTAR; Invitation for Public Comments

81 FR 14518 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel INVESTAR; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 52 (March 17, 2016)

Page Range14518-14519
FR Document2016-06099

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 81 Issue 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06099]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2016 2016-0028]


Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: 
Vessel INVESTAR; Invitation for Public Comments

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of 
Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), 
is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the 
coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for such a waiver 
has been received by MARAD. The vessel, and a brief description of the 
proposed service, is listed below.

DATES: Submit comments on or before April 18, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2016-0028. 
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: Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Room W23-453, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-9309, Email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As described by the applicant the intended 
service of the vessel INVESTAR is:
    Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: Charter Fishing
    Geographic Region: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North 
Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana
    The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2016-0028 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

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Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 
65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78).

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: March 8, 2016.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-06099 Filed 3-16-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-81-P

14518 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 52 / Thursday, March 17, 2016 / Notices crossings, particularly by taking into including the identification of any ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to account the unique characteristics that higher-risk crossings and whether any docket number MARAD–2016–0028. exist at individual crossings. FRA also crossings will be protected by Written comments may be submitted by encourages the use of job briefings appropriately equipped flaggers or hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, whenever work or job conditions change signal personnel; U.S. Department of Transportation, to heighten employees’ situational 7. Ensure that when roadway Docket Operations, M–30, West awareness of relevant safety risks. maintenance machines are required to Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Recommendations travel extended distances, their machine 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., operators are able to operate this Washington, DC 20590. You may also In light of the above discussion, and equipment while facing in the direction send comments electronically via the in an effort to improve situational of the machine’s movement; and Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. awareness and rules compliance for 8. Review their current procedures for All comments will become part of this roadway maintenance machine monitoring compliance with rules docket and will be available for movements over highway-rail grade governing the movement of roadway inspection and copying at the above crossings, FRA recommends that maintenance machines over grade address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., railroads and railroad contractors: crossings and make necessary updates. E.T., Monday through Friday, except 1. Review with their roadway Regularly conduct operational tests to federal holidays. An electronic version maintenance machine operators the ensure their employees comply with of this document and all documents circumstances of the fatal incident applicable rules governing movement entered into this docket is available on described in this Safety Advisory 2016– over grade crossings. the World Wide Web at http:// 01 and these recommendations; www.regulations.gov. FRA encourages railroads and railroad 2. Review, and update as necessary, contractors to take action consistent FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: their rules and procedures governing the with the preceding recommendations Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of movement of roadway maintenance and to take other actions to help ensure Transportation, Maritime machines over highway-rail grade the safety of the Nation’s railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey crossings and provide instruction on employees and the travelling public. Avenue SE., Room W23–453, those rules and procedures to their FRA may modify this Safety Advisory Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– employees; 3. Identify grade crossings that pose 2016–01, issue additional safety 366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov. significant challenges to roadway advisories, or take other appropriate SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As maintenance machines traversing the actions necessary to ensure the highest described by the applicant the intended crossings and consider installing level of safety on the Nation’s railroads, service of the vessel INVESTAR is: lockable wayside warning-device including pursuing other corrective Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: activation equipment or other measures under its rail safety authority. Charter Fishing appropriate measures for use by Robert C. Lauby, Geographic Region: Florida, Georgia, roadway maintenance machine Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, South Carolina, North Carolina, operators to ensure safe movement over Chief Safety Officer. Alabama, Louisiana such crossings; [FR Doc. 2016–05996 Filed 3–16–16; 8:45 am] The complete application is given in 4. Emphasize that their roadway BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DOT docket MARAD–2016–0028 at maintenance machine operators must http://www.regulations.gov. Interested approach every highway-rail grade parties may comment on the effect this crossing prepared to stop and ensure DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION action may have on U.S. vessel builders that warning devices (where installed) or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- are activated, the grade crossing is clear, Maritime Administration flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in and motor vehicle traffic has stopped (or accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and is under the control of an appropriately [Docket No. MARAD–2016 2016–0028] MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part equipped flagger) prior to entering a 388, that the issuance of the waiver will crossing; Requested Administrative Waiver of have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- 5. Emphasize to their roadway the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel vessel builder or a business that uses maintenance machine operators that INVESTAR; Invitation for Public U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a shunting devices are not fail-safe and Comments waiver will not be granted. Comments may lose shunt without warning if should refer to the docket number of railroad rules permit the use of roadway AGENCY: Maritime Administration, this notice and the vessel name in order maintenance machine shunting devices Department of Transportation. for MARAD to properly consider the (capable of being turned on or off to ACTION: Notice. comments. Comments should also state activate grade crossing warning the commenter’s interest in the waiver devices). Railroads should also SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. application, and address the waiver emphasize that roadway maintenance 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s machine shunting devices should only as represented by the Maritime regulations at 46 CFR part 388. be utilized as a supplement to Administration (MARAD), is authorized compliance with rules requiring to grant waivers of the U.S.-build Privacy Act asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES machine operators to approach requirement of the coastwise laws under Anyone is able to search the crossings prepared to stop and to yield certain circumstances. A request for electronic form of all comments the right-of-way to vehicle traffic; such a waiver has been received by received into any of our dockets by the 6. Emphasize the importance of job MARAD. The vessel, and a brief name of the individual submitting the briefings to discuss applicable railroad description of the proposed service, is comment (or signing the comment, if rules governing operation of roadway listed below. submitted on behalf of an association, maintenance machines movements over DATES: Submit comments on or before business, labor union, etc.). You may highway-rail grade crossing(s), April 18, 2016. review DOT’s complete Privacy Act VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Mar 16, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17MRN1.SGM 17MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 52 / Thursday, March 17, 2016 / Notices 14519 Statement in the Federal Register for, and the processing of, special ADDRESSES: Address Comments To: published on April 11, 2000 (Volume permits from the Department of Record Center, Pipeline and Hazardous 65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). Transportation’s Hazardous Material Materials Safety Administration, U.S. By Order of the Maritime Administrator. Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart Department of Transportation, Dated: March 8, 2016. B), notice is hereby given that the Office Washington, DC 20590. T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., of Hazardous Materials Safety has Comments should refer to the Secretary, Maritime Administration. received the applications described application number and be submitted in [FR Doc. 2016–06099 Filed 3–16–16; 8:45 am] herein. This notice is abbreviated to triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of expedite docketing and public notice. comments is desired, include a self- BILLING CODE 4910–81–P Because the sections affected, modes of addressed stamped postcard showing transportation, and the nature of the special permit number. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION application have been shown in earlier FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Federal Register publications, they are Copies of the applications are available Pipeline and Hazardous Materials not repeated here. Requests for for inspection in the Records Center, Safety Administration modification of special permits (e.g. to East Building, PHH–30, 1200 New provide for additional hazardous Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, Hazardous Materials: Notice of materials, packaging design changes, Application for Modification of Special DC or at http://regulations.gov. additional mode of transportation, etc.) This notice of receipt of applications Permit are described in footnotes to the for modification of special permit is AGENCY: Office of Hazardous Materials application number. Application published in accordance with Part 107 Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous numbers with the suffix ‘‘M’’ denote a of the Federal hazardous materials Materials Safety Administration modification request. These transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); (PHMSA), DOT. applications have been separated from 49 CFR I.53(b)). ACTION: List of application for the new application for special permits Issued in Washington, DC, February 16, modification of special permits. to facilitate processing. 2016. SUMMARY: In accordance with the DATES: Comments must be received on Don Burger, procedures governing the application or before April 1, 2016. Chief, General Approvals and Permits. MODIFICATION SPECIAL PERMITS Application Docket No. Applicant Regulation(s) affected Nature of special permit thereof No. 11378–M ...... ..................... National Aeronautics and 49 CFR 173.201; 173.226; To modify the special permit to authorize an ad- Space Administration 173.227; 178.61–5; ditional hazardous material. (NASA), Washington, DC. 178.61–20; 173.40. 12818–M ...... ..................... Shoreline Marine Inc., D.B.A. 49 CFR 173.301(i); 173.302 To modify the special permit to authorize two ad- Safetech, Humble, TX. ditional foreign non-DOT specification steel cylinders and to clarify certain packaging and operational requirements. 13213–M ...... ..................... Washington State Ferrie, Se- 49 CFR 172.101(10a) ........... To modify the special permit to increase the attle, WA. quantity of Petroleum gases, liquefied or Liq- uefied Petroleum Gas from 100 lbs to 143 lbs. 14372–M ...... ..................... Shoreline Marine Inc., dba 49 CFR 173.301(a)(1); To modify the special permit to authorize three Safetech, Humble, TX. 173.304. additional foreign non-DOT specification steel cylinders and clarify certain packaging and operational requirements. 14751–M ...... ..................... Univation Technologies, LLC, 49 CFR 173.242 ................... To modify the special permit to authorize adding Houston, TX. additional drawings. 15691–M ...... ..................... Department of Defense, 49 CFR 180.209 ................... To modify the special permit to authorize clari- Scotts AFB, IL. fying the requirements for the purpose and limitation and safety control measures. 16391–M ...... ..................... Halliburton Energy Services, 49 CFR 173.201, 173.301(f), To modify the special permit to increase the re- Inc., Carrollton, TX. 173.302, 173.304a. striction of the service pressure to 16,000 psi. 16469–M ...... ..................... ACS UE Testing LLC, Den- 49 CFR 172.203(a), To modify the special permit to authorize the UE ver, CO. 172.301(c), 180.205. system to perform a 3 pass scan. 16555–M ...... ..................... Advance Research Chemi- 49 CFR 173.227(b)(2)(iii) ...... To modify the special permit originally issued on cals, Inc., Catoosa, OK. an emergency basis to authorize an additional two years and identify Advance Research Chemicals, Inc. as an offeror of hazardous materials. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 16566–M ...... ..................... Sunset Helicopters, Inc., Au- 49 CFR 172.220(b)(1), To modify the special permit originally issued on rora, OR. 172.200, 172.300, an emergency basis to authorize an additional 172.400, 173.27, 175.30, two years. 175.33, 175.75, Part 173. 16572–M ...... ..................... Samsung Austin Semicon- 49 CFR 173.158(b), To modify the special permit to authorize remov- ductor, LLC, Austin, TX. 173.158(e), 173.158(f). ing unnecessary restrictions contained in para- graph 7.b. safety control measures. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Mar 16, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17MRN1.SGM 17MRN1


Document Created: 2016-03-17 00:58:14
Document Modified: 2016-03-17 00:58:14
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesSubmit comments on or before April 18, 2016.
ContactBianca Carr, U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W23-453, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-9309, Email [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 14518 
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