81_FR_79310 81 FR 79092 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel CAPRICE; Invitation for Public Comments

81 FR 79092 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel CAPRICE; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 218 (November 10, 2016)

Page Range79092-79092
FR Document2016-27213

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 0116]


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

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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 December 12, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2016-0116. 
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 CAPRICE is:
    Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: hotel barge for a 12 passenger 
operation providing scenic overnight cruises.
    Geographic Region: ``New York, Vermont, New Jersey, Connecticut, 
Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina, 
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida''
    The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2016-0116 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: November 1, 2016.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-27213 Filed 11-9-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-                send comments electronically via the                    Dated: November 1, 2016.
                                                    vessel builder or a business that uses                  Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.               T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                                    U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a                   All comments will become part of this                 Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                                    waiver will not be granted. Comments                    docket and will be available for                      [FR Doc. 2016–27213 Filed 11–9–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    should refer to the docket number of                    inspection and copying at the above                   BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                                    this notice and the vessel name in order                address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
                                                    for MARAD to properly consider the                      E.T., Monday through Friday, except
                                                    comments. Comments should also state                    federal holidays. An electronic version               DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                    the commenter’s interest in the waiver                  of this document and all documents
                                                    application, and address the waiver                     entered into this docket is available on              National Highway Traffic Safety
                                                    criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s                    the World Wide Web at http://                         Administration
                                                    regulations at 46 CFR part 388.                         www.regulations.gov.                                  [Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0112]
                                                    Privacy Act                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                  School Transportation Safety—
                                                      Anyone is able to search the                          Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
                                                                                                                                                                  Thinking Outside the Bus Meeting
                                                    electronic form of all comments                         Transportation, Maritime
                                                    received into any of our dockets by the                 Administration, 1200 New Jersey                       AGENCY: National Highway Traffic
                                                    name of the individual submitting the                   Avenue SE., Room W23–453,                             Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S.
                                                    comment (or signing the comment, if                     Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                  Department of Transportation (DOT).
                                                    submitted on behalf of an association,                  366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.                  ACTION: Notice.
                                                    business, labor union, etc.). You may                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     As                     SUMMARY:    The National Highway Traffic
                                                    review DOT’s complete Privacy Act                       described by the applicant the intended               Safety Administration (NHTSA) is
                                                    Statement in the Federal Register                       service of the vessel CAPRICE is:                     announcing a meeting that will be held
                                                    published on April 11, 2000 (Volume                        Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:                 in Washington, DC on December 1, 2016
                                                    65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78).                         hotel barge for a 12 passenger operation              to explore the risk factors associated
                                                      By Order of the Maritime Administrator.               providing scenic overnight cruises.                   with pupil transportation and potential
                                                      Dated: November 1, 2016.                                 Geographic Region: ‘‘New York,                     solutions to prevent school
                                                    T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                                Vermont, New Jersey, Connecticut,                     transportation-related crashes. The
                                                    Secretary, Maritime Administration.                     Delaware, Maryland, District of                       School Transportation Safety—Thinking
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–27210 Filed 11–9–16; 8:45 am]             Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina,                   Outside the Bus meeting will include
                                                    BILLING CODE 4910–81–P                                  South Carolina, Georgia, Florida’’                    presentations and discussions on a
                                                                                                               The complete application is given in               number of topics including trends in
                                                                                                            DOT docket MARAD–2016–0116 at                         school transportation-related crashes;
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            http://www.regulations.gov. Interested                updates on lap/shoulder belts in school
                                                                                                            parties may comment on the effect this                buses; pedestrians around the bus,
                                                    Maritime Administration                                 action may have on U.S. vessel builders               illegal passing of school buses, school
                                                    [Docket No. MARAD–2016 0116]                            or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-              bus driver distraction; research on
                                                                                                            flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in                 camera enforcement of stop arm
                                                    Requested Administrative Waiver of                      accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and                   violations; school bus vehicle
                                                    the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel                        MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                    technology and Moving Toward Zero—
                                                    CAPRICE; Invitation for Public                          388, that the issuance of the waiver will             Reducing School Transportation-related
                                                    Comments                                                have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-              fatalities. Attendance at the meeting is
                                                                                                            vessel builder or a business that uses                limited to invited participants because
                                                    AGENCY: Maritime Administration,                                                                              of space limitations of the DOT
                                                                                                            U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
                                                    Department of Transportation.                                                                                 Conference Center. However, the
                                                                                                            waiver will not be granted. Comments
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                                                                               meeting will be available for live public
                                                                                                            should refer to the docket number of
                                                                                                            this notice and the vessel name in order              viewing on the NHTSA Web site
                                                    SUMMARY:   The Secretary of                                                                                   (www.nhtsa.gov).
                                                    Transportation, as represented by the                   for MARAD to properly consider the
                                                    Maritime Administration (MARAD), is                     comments. Comments should also state                  DATES: The meeting will be held on
                                                    authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-                the commenter’s interest in the waiver                December 1, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00
                                                    build requirement of the coastwise laws                 application, and address the waiver                   p.m.
                                                    under certain circumstances. A request                  criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s                  ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
                                                    for such a waiver has been received by                  regulations at 46 CFR part 388.                       the Media Center of the U.S. Department
                                                    MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                          Privacy Act                                           of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
                                                    description of the proposed service, is                                                                       Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
                                                    listed below.                                             Anyone is able to search the                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
                                                    DATES: Submit comments on or before                     electronic form of all comments                       Brian Chodrow, Telephone: 202–366–
                                                    December 12, 2016.                                      received into any of our dockets by the               9765; email address: brian.chodrow@
                                                                                                            name of the individual submitting the                 dot.gov.
                                                    ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
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                                                                                                            comment (or signing the comment, if
                                                    docket number MARAD–2016–0116.                                                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA
                                                                                                            submitted on behalf of an association,
                                                    Written comments may be submitted by                                                                          will host a meeting to focus on ways to
                                                                                                            business, labor union, etc.). You may
                                                    hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,                                                                          improve the safety of pupil
                                                                                                            review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
                                                    U.S. Department of Transportation,                                                                            transportation. The School
                                                                                                            Statement in the Federal Register
                                                    Docket Operations, M–30, West                                                                                 Transportation Safety—Thinking
                                                                                                            published on April 11, 2000 (Volume
                                                    Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                                                                          Outside the Bus Meeting will begin with
                                                                                                            65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78).
                                                    1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                                                                                   an introduction by NHTSA
                                                    Washington, DC 20590. You may also                        By Order of the Maritime Administrator.             Administrator Mark Rosekind, followed


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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 December 12, 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 79092 

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