82_FR_13782 82 FR 13734 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel MOTIVATION; Invitation for Public Comments

82 FR 13734 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel MOTIVATION; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 48 (March 14, 2017)

Page Range13734-13734
FR Document2017-05029

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-2017-0030]


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

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

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 April 13, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2017-0030. 
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 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except federal holidays. An electronic version of this document and all 
documents entered into this docket is available 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 MOTIVATION is:
--Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``Vessel to be used for limited 
passenger chartering to family, friends and business associates``
--Geographic Region: ``Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode 
Island, Connecticut, New York New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, 
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida''

The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2017-0030 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

    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT/MARAD solicits comments 
from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD 
posts these comments, without edit, to www.regulations.gov, as 
described in the system of records notice, DOT/ALL-14 FDMS, accessible 
through www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to facilitate comment tracking 
and response, we encourage commenters to provide their name, or the 
name of their organization; however, submission of names is completely 
optional. Whether or not commenters identify themselves, all timely 
comments will be fully considered. If you wish to provide comments 
containing proprietary or confidential information, please contact the 
agency for alternate submission instructions.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
    Dated: March 9, 2017.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-05029 Filed 3-13-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                    hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,                    names is completely optional. Whether                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     As
                                                    U.S. Department of Transportation,                      or not commenters identify themselves,                described by the applicant the intended
                                                    Docket Operations, M–30, West                           all timely comments will be fully                     service of the vessel MOTIVATION is:
                                                    Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                    considered. If you wish to provide                    —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
                                                    1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                             comments containing proprietary or                      ‘‘Vessel to be used for limited
                                                    Washington, DC 20590. You may also                      confidential information, please contact
                                                                                                                                                                    passenger chartering to family, friends
                                                    send comments electronically via the                    the agency for alternate submission
                                                                                                                                                                    and business associates‘‘
                                                    Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.                 instructions.
                                                    All comments will become part of this                     By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
                                                                                                                                                                  —Geographic Region: ‘‘Maine, New
                                                    docket and will be available for                                                                                Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode
                                                                                                              Dated: March 9, 2017.
                                                    inspection and copying at the above                                                                             Island, Connecticut, New York New
                                                                                                            T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                                    address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00                                                                             Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,
                                                                                                            Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                                    p.m., Monday through Friday, except                                                                             North Carolina, South Carolina,
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2017–05022 Filed 3–13–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    federal holidays. An electronic version                                                                         Georgia, Florida’’
                                                    of this document and all documents                      BILLING CODE 4910–81–P

                                                    entered into this docket is available at                                                                      The complete application is given in
                                                    http://www.regulations.gov.                                                                                   DOT docket MARAD–2017–0030 at
                                                                                                            DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of                                                                               parties may comment on the effect this
                                                                                                            Maritime Administration                               action may have on U.S. vessel builders
                                                    Transportation, Maritime
                                                    Administration, 1200 New Jersey                         [Docket No. MARAD–2017–0030]                          or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-
                                                    Avenue SE., Room W23–453,                                                                                     flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
                                                                                                            Requested Administrative Waiver of                    accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
                                                    Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                    the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
                                                    366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.                                                                          MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                                                                                            MOTIVATION; Invitation for Public                     388, that the issuance of the waiver will
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As                           Comments
                                                    described by the applicant the intended                                                                       have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-
                                                    service of the vessel BORNEO                            AGENCY:   Maritime Administration, DOT.               vessel builder or a business that uses
                                                    PRINCESS is:                                            ACTION:   Notice.                                     U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
                                                    —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:                                                                           waiver will not be granted. Comments
                                                                                                            SUMMARY:   The Secretary of                           should refer to the docket number of
                                                       ‘‘Charter around the Keys’’
                                                    —Geographic Region: ‘‘Florida’’                         Transportation, as represented by the                 this notice and the vessel name in order
                                                                                                            Maritime Administration (MARAD), is                   for MARAD to properly consider the
                                                    The complete application is given in                    authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-
                                                    DOT docket MARAD–2017–0041 at                                                                                 comments. Comments should also state
                                                                                                            build requirement of the coastwise laws               the commenter’s interest in the waiver
                                                    http://www.regulations.gov. Interested                  under certain circumstances. A request
                                                    parties may comment on the effect this                                                                        application, and address the waiver
                                                                                                            for such a waiver has been received by                criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
                                                    action may have on U.S. vessel builders                 MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
                                                    or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-                                                                      regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
                                                                                                            description of the proposed service, is
                                                    flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in                   listed below.                                         Privacy Act
                                                    accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
                                                                                                            DATES: Submit comments on or before
                                                    MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                                                                               In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),
                                                    388, that the issuance of the waiver will               April 13, 2017.
                                                                                                            ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
                                                                                                                                                                  DOT/MARAD solicits comments from
                                                    have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-                                                                      the public to better inform its
                                                    vessel builder or a business that uses                  docket number MARAD–2017–0030.
                                                                                                            Written comments may be submitted by                  rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts
                                                    U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a                                                                         these comments, without edit, to
                                                    waiver will not be granted. Comments                    hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
                                                                                                            U.S. Department of Transportation,                    www.regulations.gov, as described in
                                                    should refer to the docket number of                                                                          the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–
                                                    this notice and the vessel name in order                Docket Operations, M–30, West
                                                                                                            Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                  14 FDMS, accessible through
                                                    for MARAD to properly consider the                                                                            www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to
                                                    comments. Comments should also state                    1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
                                                                                                            Washington, DC 20590. You may also                    facilitate comment tracking and
                                                    the commenter’s interest in the waiver
                                                                                                            send comments electronically via the                  response, we encourage commenters to
                                                    application, and address the waiver
                                                                                                            Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.               provide their name, or the name of their
                                                    criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
                                                    regulations at 46 CFR part 388.                         All comments will become part of this                 organization; however, submission of
                                                                                                            docket and will be available for                      names is completely optional. Whether
                                                    Privacy Act                                             inspection and copying at the above                   or not commenters identify themselves,
                                                      In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),                   address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00                   all timely comments will be fully
                                                    DOT/MARAD solicits comments from                        p.m., Monday through Friday, except                   considered. If you wish to provide
                                                    the public to better inform its                         federal holidays. An electronic version               comments containing proprietary or
                                                    rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts                     of this document and all documents                    confidential information, please contact
                                                    these comments, without edit, to                        entered into this docket is available at              the agency for alternate submission
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                                                    www.regulations.gov, as described in                    http://www.regulations.gov.                           instructions.
                                                    the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
                                                    14 FDMS, accessible through                             Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of                         Dated: March 9, 2017.
                                                    www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to                        Transportation, Maritime
                                                                                                                                                                  T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                                    facilitate comment tracking and                         Administration, 1200 New Jersey
                                                    response, we encourage commenters to                    Avenue SE., Room W23–453,                             Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                                    provide their name, or the name of their                Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                  [FR Doc. 2017–05029 Filed 3–13–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    organization; however, submission of                    366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.                  BILLING CODE 4910–81–P




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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesSubmit comments on or before April 13, 2017.
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 Citation82 FR 13734 

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