82_FR_13786 82 FR 13738 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel NOMADE; Invitation for Public Comments

82 FR 13738 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel NOMADE; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

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

Page Range13738-13738
FR Document2017-05026

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-2017-0035]


Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: 
Vessel NOMADE; 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-2017-0035. 
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 NOMADE is:

--Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``Sailing instruction--Sailing 
courses & trips''
--Geographic Region: ``Connecticut, New York''

The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2017-0035 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 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. 2017-05026 Filed 3-13-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                    automated collection techniques or                      ADDRESSES:    Comments should refer to                facilitate comment tracking and
                                                    other forms of information technology.                  docket number MARAD–2017–0035.                        response, we encourage commenters to
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Written comments may be submitted by                  provide their name, or the name of their
                                                    Lauren Brand, Director, Office of Marine                hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,                  organization; however, submission of
                                                    Highways and Passenger Services,                        U.S. Department of Transportation,                    names is completely optional. Whether
                                                    MAR–520, Maritime Administration,                       Docket Operations, M–30, West                         or not commenters identify themselves,
                                                    Department of Transportation, 1200                      Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                  all timely comments will be fully
                                                    New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,                      1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                           considered. If you wish to provide
                                                    DC 20590. Telephone: 202–366–7057; or                   Washington, DC 20590. You may also                    comments containing proprietary or
                                                    email lauren.brand@dot.gov.                             send comments electronically via the                  confidential information, please contact
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.               the agency for alternate submission
                                                      Title: America’s Marine Highway                       All comments will become part of this                 instructions.
                                                    Program.                                                docket and will be available for                        By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
                                                      OMB Control Number: 2133–0541.                        inspection and copying at the above                     Dated: March 9, 2017.
                                                      Type of Request: Renewal of a                         address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00                   T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                                    Previously Approved Information                         p.m., Monday through Friday, except
                                                                                                                                                                  Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                                    Collection.                                             federal holidays. An electronic version
                                                                                                                                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–05026 Filed 3–13–17; 8:45 am]
                                                      Abstract: This collection of                          of this document and all documents
                                                                                                            entered into this docket is available at              BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                                    information will be used to evaluate
                                                    applications submitted for project                      http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                    designation under the America’s Marine                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                    Highway Program.                                        Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
                                                      Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal              Transportation, Maritime                              Maritime Administration
                                                    Government and Business or other for                    Administration, 1200 New Jersey
                                                    profit.                                                 Avenue SE., Room W23–453,                             [Docket No. MARAD–2017–0038]
                                                      Estimated Number of Respondents:                      Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                  Requested Administrative Waiver of
                                                    35.                                                     366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.                  the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
                                                      Estimated Number of Responses: 35.                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As                         SAPPHIRE; Invitation for Public
                                                      Annual Estimated Total Annual                         described by the applicant the intended               Comments
                                                    Burden Hours: 350/10 hours per                          service of the vessel NOMADE is:
                                                    respondent.                                             —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:                   AGENCY:   Maritime Administration, DOT.
                                                      Frequency of Collection: Annually.                       ‘‘Sailing instruction—Sailing courses              ACTION:   Notice.
                                                      Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act                   & trips’’
                                                    of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;              —Geographic Region: ‘‘Connecticut,                    SUMMARY:   The Secretary of
                                                    and 49 CFR 1.93.                                           New York’’                                         Transportation, as represented by the
                                                                                                                                                                  Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
                                                      Issued in Washington, DC, on March 9,                 The complete application is given in                  authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-
                                                    2017.                                                   DOT docket MARAD–2017–0035 at                         build requirement of the coastwise laws
                                                    T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                                http://www.regulations.gov. Interested                under certain circumstances. A request
                                                    Secretary, Maritime Administration.                     parties may comment on the effect this                for such a waiver has been received by
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–05049 Filed 3–13–17; 8:45 am]             action may have on U.S. vessel builders               MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
                                                    BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                                                                                            or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-              description of the proposed service, is
                                                                                                            flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in                 listed below.
                                                                                                            accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
                                                                                                                                                                  DATES: Submit comments on or before
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                                                                                            388, that the issuance of the waiver will             April 13, 2017.
                                                    Maritime Administration                                 have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-              ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
                                                                                                            vessel builder or a business that uses                docket number MARAD–2017–0038.
                                                    [Docket No. MARAD–2017–0035]                                                                                  Written comments may be submitted by
                                                                                                            U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
                                                                                                            waiver will not be granted. Comments                  hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
                                                    Requested Administrative Waiver of
                                                                                                            should refer to the docket number of                  U.S. Department of Transportation,
                                                    the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
                                                                                                            this notice and the vessel name in order              Docket Operations, M–30, West
                                                    NOMADE; Invitation for Public
                                                                                                            for MARAD to properly consider the                    Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
                                                    Comments
                                                                                                            comments. Comments should also state                  1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
                                                    AGENCY:   Maritime Administration, DOT.                 the commenter’s interest in the waiver                Washington, DC 20590. You may also
                                                    ACTION:   Notice.                                       application, and address the waiver                   send comments electronically via the
                                                                                                            criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s                  Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                    SUMMARY:   The Secretary of                             regulations at 46 CFR 388.                            All comments will become part of this
                                                    Transportation, as represented by the                                                                         docket and will be available for
                                                    Maritime Administration (MARAD), is                     Privacy Act                                           inspection and copying at the above
                                                    authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-                  In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),                 address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00
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                                                    build requirement of the coastwise laws                 DOT/MARAD solicits comments from                      p.m., Monday through Friday, except
                                                    under certain circumstances. A request                  the public to better inform its                       federal holidays. An electronic version
                                                    for such a waiver has been received by                  rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts                   of this document and all documents
                                                    MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                          these comments, without edit, to                      entered into this docket is available at
                                                    description of the proposed service, is                 www.regulations.gov, as described in                  http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                    listed below.                                           the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    DATES: Submit comments on or before                     14 FDMS, accessible through                           Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
                                                    April 13, 2017.                                         www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to                      Transportation, Maritime


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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 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 13738 

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