82_FR_14852 82 FR 14798 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel LEI ALOHA; Invitation for Public Comments

82 FR 14798 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel LEI ALOHA; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 54 (March 22, 2017)

Page Range14798-14798
FR Document2017-05658

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 82 Issue 54 (Wednesday, March 22, 2017)
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2017-0048]


Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: 
Vessel LEI ALOHA; 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 April 21, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2017-0048. 
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 LEI ALOHA is:

--INTENDED COMMERCIAL USE OF VESSEL: ``: Coastwise commercial paid 
passenger charter for transportation, sightseeing, and whale 
watching.''
--GEOGRAPHIC REGION: ``California''

The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2017-0048 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.


    Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C.55103, 46 U.S.C. 12121)

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator
    Dated: March 17, 2017.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-05658 Filed 3-21-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                    inspection and copying at the above                     the agency for alternate submission                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    As
                                                    address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00                     instructions.                                         described by the applicant the intended
                                                    p.m., Monday through Friday, except                     (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,          service of the vessel LEI ALOHA is:
                                                    federal holidays. An electronic version                 46 U.S.C. 12121)
                                                    of this document and all documents                                                                            —INTENDED COMMERCIAL USE OF
                                                    entered into this docket is available at                  By Order of the Maritime Administrator.              VESSEL: ‘‘: Coastwise commercial
                                                    http://www.regulations.gov.                               Dated: March 17, 2017.                               paid passenger charter for
                                                                                                                                                                   transportation, sightseeing, and whale
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                                                                                                                                                   watching.’’
                                                    Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of                         Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                                    Transportation, Maritime                                [FR Doc. 2017–05656 Filed 3–21–17; 8:45 am]           —GEOGRAPHIC REGION: ‘‘California’’
                                                    Administration, 1200 New Jersey                         BILLING CODE 4910–81–P                                The complete application is given in
                                                    Avenue SE., Room W23–453,                                                                                     DOT docket MARAD–2017–0048 at
                                                    Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                                                                          http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                    366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.                    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                                                                                                                                  parties may comment on the effect this
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    As                        Maritime Administration                               action may have on U.S. vessel builders
                                                    described by the applicant the intended                                                                       or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-
                                                    service of the vessel TO LIFE is:                       [Docket No. MARAD–2017–0048]                          flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
                                                    —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:                                                                           accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
                                                                                                            Requested Administrative Waiver of
                                                     ‘‘harbor cruises, under 6 people for a                                                                       MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                                                                                            the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel LEI
                                                     few hours of touring Newport Beach                                                                           388, that the issuance of the waiver will
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                                                     area’’                                                                                                       have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-
                                                                                                            Comments
                                                    —Geographic Region: ‘‘California’’                                                                            vessel builder or a business that uses
                                                                                                            AGENCY: Maritime Administration,                      U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
                                                       The complete application is given in                 Department of Transportation.                         waiver will not be granted. Comments
                                                    DOT docket MARAD–2017–0047 at                                                                                 should refer to the docket number of
                                                                                                            ACTION: Notice.
                                                    http://www.regulations.gov. Interested                                                                        this notice and the vessel name in order
                                                    parties may comment on the effect this                  SUMMARY:   The Secretary of                           for MARAD to properly consider the
                                                    action may have on U.S. vessel builders                 Transportation, as represented by the                 comments. Comments should also state
                                                    or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-                Maritime Administration (MARAD), is                   the commenter’s interest in the waiver
                                                    flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in                   authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-              application, and address the waiver
                                                    accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and                     build requirement of the coastwise laws               criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
                                                    MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                      under certain circumstances. A request                regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
                                                    388, that the issuance of the waiver will               for such a waiver has been received by
                                                    have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-                MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                        Privacy Act
                                                    vessel builder or a business that uses                  description of the proposed service, is
                                                    U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a                                                                            In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),
                                                                                                            listed below.
                                                    waiver will not be granted. Comments                                                                          DOT/MARAD solicits comments from
                                                                                                            DATES: Submit comments on or before                   the public to better inform its
                                                    should refer to the docket number of
                                                    this notice and the vessel name in order                April 21, 2017.                                       rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts
                                                    for MARAD to properly consider the                      ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to                   these comments, without edit, to
                                                    comments. Comments should also state                    docket number MARAD–2017–0048.                        www.regulations.gov, as described in
                                                    the commenter’s interest in the waiver                  Written comments may be submitted by                  the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–
                                                    application, and address the waiver                     hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,                  14 FDMS, accessible through
                                                    criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s                    U.S. Department of Transportation,                    www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to
                                                    regulations at 46 CFR part 388.                         Docket Operations, M–30, West                         facilitate comment tracking and
                                                                                                            Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                  response, we encourage commenters to
                                                    Privacy Act                                             1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                           provide their name, or the name of their
                                                       In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),                  Washington, DC 20590. You may also                    organization; however, submission of
                                                    DOT/MARAD solicits comments from                        send comments electronically via the                  names is completely optional. Whether
                                                    the public to better inform its                         Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.               or not commenters identify themselves,
                                                    rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts                     All comments will become part of this                 all timely comments will be fully
                                                    these comments, without edit, to                        docket and will be available for                      considered. If you wish to provide
                                                    www.regulations.gov, as described in                    inspection and copying at the above                   comments containing proprietary or
                                                    the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–                  address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00                   confidential information, please contact
                                                    14 FDMS, accessible through                             p.m., Monday through Friday, except                   the agency for alternate submission
                                                    www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to                        federal holidays. An electronic version               instructions.
                                                    facilitate comment tracking and                         of this document and all documents
                                                    response, we encourage commenters to                    entered into this docket is available at                Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C.55103,
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                                                    provide their name, or the name of their                http://www.regulations.gov.                           46 U.S.C. 12121)
                                                    organization; however, submission of                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        By Order of the Maritime Administrator
                                                    names is completely optional. Whether                   Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of                         Dated: March 17, 2017.
                                                    or not commenters identify themselves,                  Transportation, Maritime
                                                                                                                                                                  T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                                    all timely comments will be fully                       Administration, 1200 New Jersey
                                                    considered. If you wish to provide                      Avenue SE., Room W23–453,                             Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                                    comments containing proprietary or                      Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                  [FR Doc. 2017–05658 Filed 3–21–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    confidential information, please contact                366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.                  BILLING CODE 4910–81–P




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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesSubmit comments on or before April 21, 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 14798 

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