81_FR_70095 81 FR 69900 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel Between Shores; Invitation for Public Comments

81 FR 69900 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel Between Shores; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 195 (October 7, 2016)

Page Range69900-69900
FR Document2016-24303

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-2016 0094]


Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: 
Vessel Between Shores; 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 7, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2016-0094. 
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 Between Shores is:
    Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: '' Harbor Tours''.
    Geographic Region: ``California''.
    The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2016-0094 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: September 22, 2016.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-24303 Filed 10-6-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-81-P

69900 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 195 / Friday, October 7, 2016 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and nationally. NHTSA and GHSA MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part established an expert panel to review Maritime Administration 388, that the issuance of the waiver will the proposed changes and comments [Docket No. MARAD–2016 0094] have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- received from Federal Register Notice vessel builder or a business that uses FR Doc. 2016–09231. On July 27–28, Requested Administrative Waiver of U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a 2016, the MMUCC expert panel met and the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel waiver will not be granted. Comments decided on initial changes to MMUCC Between Shores; Invitation for Public should refer to the docket number of based on input from the subject matter Comments this notice and the vessel name in order experts in attendance and written for MARAD to properly consider the comments submitted in response to a AGENCY: Maritime Administration, comments. Comments should also state April 21, 2016 request for comments. Department of Transportation. the commenter’s interest in the waiver The MMUCC panel will meet again on ACTION: Notice. application, and address the waiver October 27–28, 2016, to continue criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s deliberating changes to MMUCC and is SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. regulations at 46 CFR part 388. seeking public input on additional 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, changes. Crash data users may comment as represented by the Maritime Privacy Act on the utility of the current MMUCC Administration (MARAD), is authorized Anyone is able to search the guidelines, the draft changes to to grant waivers of the U.S.-build electronic form of all comments MMUCC, and suggest additional requirement of the coastwise laws under received into any of our dockets by the changes for the next update to MMUCC. certain circumstances. A request for name of the individual submitting the Based on the input received in response such a waiver has been received by comment (or signing the comment, if to this notice, NHTSA and GHSA MARAD. The vessel, and a brief submitted on behalf of an association, anticipate issuing changes to the description of the proposed service, is business, labor union, etc.). You may Guidelines in 2017. listed below. review DOT’s complete Privacy Act DATES: Comments must be received on DATES: Submit comments on or before Statement in the Federal Register or before October 28, 2016. November 7, 2016. published on April 11, 2000 (Volume ADDRESSES: You may submit comments ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). identified by DOT Docket ID number docket number MARAD–2016–0094. By Order of the Maritime Administrator NHTSA–2016–0089 or by any of the Written comments may be submitted by Dated: September 22, 2016. following methods: hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to U.S. Department of Transportation, Secretary, Maritime Administration. http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the Docket Operations, M–30, West [FR Doc. 2016–24303 Filed 10–6–16; 8:45 am] online instructions for submitting Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, comments. 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., BILLING CODE 4910–81–P • Mail: Docket Management Facility, Washington, DC 20590. You may also M–30 U.S. Department of send comments electronically via the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Transportation, West Building, Ground Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey All comments will become part of this National Highway Traffic Safety Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590. docket and will be available for Administration • Hand Delivery or Courier: Docket inspection and copying at the above Management Facility, M–30 U.S. address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., [Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0089] Department of Transportation, West E.T., Monday through Friday, except Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– federal holidays. An electronic version 140, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., of this document and all documents AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. entered into this docket is available on Safety Administration (NHTSA), and 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday the World Wide Web at http:// Department of Transportation (DOT). through Friday, except Federal holidays. www.regulations.gov. • Fax: 202–493–2251. ACTION: Notice and request for FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: comments . • Governors Highway Safety Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of Association Web site: Go to Transportation, Maritime SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic www.ghsa.org. Follow the online Administration, 1200 New Jersey Safety Administration (NHTSA), in instructions for submitting comments. Avenue SE., Room W23–453, coordination with the Governors Regardless of how you submit your Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– Highway Safety Association (GHSA), comments, you should identify the 366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov. the Federal Highway Administration Docket number of this notice. Note that SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As (FHWA), and the Federal Motor Carrier all comments received in response to described by the applicant the intended Safety Administration (FMCSA), is in this notice at www.regulations.gov or service of the vessel Between Shores is: the process of reviewing the Guidelines www.ghsa.org will be posted without Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ’’ for the Model Minimum Uniform Crash change to http://www.regulations.gov, Harbor Tours’’. Criteria (MMUCC) Fourth Edition, including any personal information Geographic Region: ‘‘California’’. December 2012, and requests comments provided. Please read the ‘‘Privacy Act’’ mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES The complete application is given in to determine appropriate improvements heading below. 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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 November 7, 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 69900 
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