82_FR_18601 82 FR 18527 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel VARENBANK; Invitation for Public Comments

82 FR 18527 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel VARENBANK; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 74 (April 19, 2017)

Page Range18527-18528
FR Document2017-07855

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 74 (Wednesday, April 19, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 19, 2017)]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-07855]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2017-0073]


Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: 
Vessel VARENBANK; 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 May 19, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2017-0073. 
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 
Bianca.carr@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As described by the applicant the intended 
service of the vessel VARENBANK is:
--Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``Limited Charter of passengers 
for luxury day, overnight, and extended cruises.''
--Geographic Region: ``Washington, Oregon, and California''

    The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2017-00783 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.


[[Page 18528]]


    Dated: April 13, 2017.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-07855 Filed 4-18-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                  build requirement of the coastwise laws                 the public to better inform its                       federal holidays. An electronic version
                                                  under certain circumstances. A request                  rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts                   of this document and all documents
                                                  for such a waiver has been received by                  these comments, without edit, to                      entered into this docket is available at
                                                  MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                          www.regulations.gov, as described in                  http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                  description of the proposed service, is                 the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  listed below.                                           14 FDMS, accessible through                           Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
                                                  DATES: Submit comments on or before                     www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to                      Transportation, Maritime
                                                  May 19, 2017.                                           facilitate comment tracking and                       Administration, 1200 New Jersey
                                                  ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to                     response, we encourage commenters to                  Avenue SE., Room W23–453,
                                                  docket number MARAD–2017–0064.                          provide their name, or the name of their              Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
                                                  Written comments may be submitted by                    organization; however, submission of                  366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.
                                                  hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,                    names is completely optional. Whether
                                                  U.S. Department of Transportation,                      or not commenters identify themselves,                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    As
                                                  Docket Operations, M–30, West                           all timely comments will be fully                     described by the applicant the intended
                                                  Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                    considered. If you wish to provide                    service of the vessel VARENBANK is:
                                                  1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                             comments containing proprietary or                    —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
                                                  Washington, DC 20590. You may also                      confidential information, please contact                ‘‘Limited Charter of passengers for
                                                  send comments electronically via the                    the agency for alternate submission                     luxury day, overnight, and extended
                                                  Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.                 instructions.                                           cruises.’’
                                                  All comments will become part of this                     By Order of the Maritime Administrator.             —Geographic Region: ‘‘Washington,
                                                  docket and will be available for                          Dated: April 10, 2017.                                Oregon, and California’’
                                                  inspection and copying at the above                     T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                                  address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00                                                                              The complete application is given in
                                                                                                          Secretary, Maritime Administration.                   DOT docket MARAD–2017–00783 at
                                                  p.m., Monday through Friday, except
                                                  federal holidays. An electronic version                 [FR Doc. 2017–07854 Filed 4–18–17; 8:45 am]           http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                  of this document and all documents                      BILLING CODE 4910–81–P                                parties may comment on the effect this
                                                  entered into this docket is available at                                                                      action may have on U.S. vessel builders
                                                  http://www.regulations.gov.                                                                                   or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-
                                                                                                          DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of                                                                               accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
                                                                                                          Maritime Administration                               MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                                  Transportation, Maritime
                                                  Administration, 1200 New Jersey                         [Docket No. MARAD–2017–0073]                          388, that the issuance of the waiver will
                                                  Avenue SE., Room W23–453,                                                                                     have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-
                                                  Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                    Requested Administrative Waiver of                    vessel builder or a business that uses
                                                  366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.                    the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel                      U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
                                                                                                          VARENBANK; Invitation for Public                      waiver will not be granted. Comments
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
                                                                                                          Comments                                              should refer to the docket number of
                                                  described by the applicant the intended
                                                  service of the vessel SUNSHINE GIRL is:                 AGENCY:   Maritime Administration, DOT.               this notice and the vessel name in order
                                                                                                                                                                for MARAD to properly consider the
                                                  —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:                     ACTION:   Notice.
                                                                                                                                                                comments. Comments should also state
                                                     ‘‘Charter Sailing’’
                                                  —Geographic Region: ‘‘Washington                        SUMMARY:   The Secretary of                           the commenter’s interest in the waiver
                                                     State’’                                              Transportation, as represented by the                 application, and address the waiver
                                                                                                          Maritime Administration (MARAD), is                   criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
                                                     The complete application is given in                                                                       regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
                                                                                                          authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-
                                                  DOT docket MARAD–2017–0064 at
                                                                                                          build requirement of the coastwise laws               Privacy Act
                                                  http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                                                                          under certain circumstances. A request
                                                  parties may comment on the effect this                                                                           In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),
                                                                                                          for such a waiver has been received by
                                                  action may have on U.S. vessel builders                                                                       DOT/MARAD solicits comments from
                                                                                                          MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
                                                  or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-
                                                                                                          description of the proposed service, is               the public to better inform its
                                                  flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
                                                                                                          listed below.                                         rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts
                                                  accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
                                                                                                          DATES: Submit comments on or before                   these comments, without edit, to
                                                  MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                                                                                          May 19, 2017.                                         www.regulations.gov, as described in
                                                  388, that the issuance of the waiver will
                                                                                                          ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to                   the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–
                                                  have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-
                                                                                                          docket number MARAD–2017–0073.                        14 FDMS, accessible through
                                                  vessel builder or a business that uses
                                                                                                          Written comments may be submitted by                  www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to
                                                  U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
                                                                                                          hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,                  facilitate comment tracking and
                                                  waiver will not be granted. Comments
                                                                                                          U.S. Department of Transportation,                    response, we encourage commenters to
                                                  should refer to the docket number of
                                                                                                          Docket Operations, M–30, West                         provide their name, or the name of their
                                                  this notice and the vessel name in order
                                                                                                          Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                  organization; however, submission of
                                                  for MARAD to properly consider the
                                                                                                          1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                           names is completely optional. Whether
                                                  comments. Comments should also state
                                                                                                          Washington, DC 20590. You may also                    or not commenters identify themselves,
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                                                  the commenter’s interest in the waiver
                                                                                                          send comments electronically via the                  all timely comments will be fully
                                                  application, and address the waiver
                                                                                                          Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.               considered. If you wish to provide
                                                  criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
                                                                                                          All comments will become part of this                 comments containing proprietary or
                                                  regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
                                                                                                          docket and will be available for                      confidential information, please contact
                                                  Privacy Act                                             inspection and copying at the above                   the agency for alternate submission
                                                    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),                   address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00                   instructions.
                                                  DOT/MARAD solicits comments from                        p.m., Monday through Friday, except                      By Order of the Maritime Administrator.



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                                                  18528                        Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 74 / Wednesday, April 19, 2017 / Notices

                                                    Dated: April 13, 2017.                                action may have on U.S. vessel builders               authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-
                                                  T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                                or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-              build requirement of the coastwise laws
                                                  Secretary, Maritime Administration.                     flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in                 under certain circumstances. A request
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–07855 Filed 4–18–17; 8:45 am]             accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and                   for such a waiver has been received by
                                                  BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                                                                                          MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                    MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
                                                                                                          388, that the issuance of the waiver will             description of the proposed service, is
                                                                                                          have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-              listed below.
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            vessel builder or a business that uses                DATES: Submit comments on or before
                                                                                                          U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a                 May 19, 2017.
                                                  Maritime Administration                                 waiver will not be granted. Comments                  ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
                                                  [Docket No. MARAD–2017–0075]                            should refer to the docket number of                  docket number MARAD–2017–0071X.
                                                                                                          this notice and the vessel name in order              Written comments may be submitted by
                                                  Requested Administrative Waiver of                      for MARAD to properly consider the                    hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
                                                  the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel HOT                    comments. Comments should also state                  U.S. Department of Transportation,
                                                  STUFF; Invitation for Public Comments                   the commenter’s interest in the waiver                Docket Operations, M–30, West
                                                                                                          application, and address the waiver                   Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
                                                  AGENCY:   Maritime Administration, DOT                  criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s                  1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
                                                  ACTION:   Notice.                                       regulations at 46 CFR part 388.                       Washington, DC 20590. You may also
                                                  SUMMARY:   The Secretary of                             Privacy Act                                           send comments electronically via the
                                                  Transportation, as represented by the                                                                         Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                                                                             In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),                All comments will become part of this
                                                  Maritime Administration (MARAD), is                     DOT/MARAD solicits comments from
                                                  authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-                                                                      docket and will be available for
                                                                                                          the public to better inform its                       inspection and copying at the above
                                                  build requirement of the coastwise laws                 rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts
                                                  under certain circumstances. A request                                                                        address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00
                                                                                                          these comments, without edit, to                      p.m., Monday through Friday, except
                                                  for such a waiver has been received by                  www.regulations.gov, as described in
                                                  MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                                                                                federal holidays. An electronic version
                                                                                                          the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–                of this document and all documents
                                                  description of the proposed service, is                 14 FDMS, accessible through
                                                  listed below.                                                                                                 entered into this docket is available at
                                                                                                          www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to                      http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                  DATES: Submit comments on or before                     facilitate comment tracking and
                                                  May 19, 2017.                                                                                                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                          response, we encourage commenters to
                                                  ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
                                                                                                                                                                Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
                                                                                                          provide their name, or the name of their
                                                  docket number MARAD–2017–0075.                                                                                Transportation, Maritime
                                                                                                          organization; however, submission of
                                                  Written comments may be submitted by                                                                          Administration, 1200 New Jersey
                                                                                                          names is completely optional. Whether
                                                  hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,                                                                          Avenue SE., Room W23–453,
                                                                                                          or not commenters identify themselves,
                                                  U.S. Department of Transportation,                                                                            Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
                                                                                                          all timely comments will be fully
                                                  Docket Operations, M–30, West                                                                                 366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.
                                                                                                          considered. If you wish to provide
                                                  Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
                                                                                                          comments containing proprietary or
                                                  1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                             confidential information, please contact              described by the applicant the intended
                                                  Washington, DC 20590. You may also                      the agency for alternate submission                   service of the vessel MILLENNIUM II is:
                                                  send comments electronically via the                                                                          —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
                                                                                                          instructions.
                                                  Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.                                                                          ‘‘Private Vessel Charters, Passengers
                                                                                                            Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C.                   Only’’
                                                  All comments will become part of this                   55103, 46 U.S.C. 12121.                               —Geographic Region: ‘‘Maine, New
                                                  docket and will be available for
                                                                                                            By Order of the Maritime Administrator.                Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode
                                                  inspection and copying at the above
                                                                                                            Dated: April 13, 2017.                                 Island, Connecticut, New York, New
                                                  address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00
                                                                                                          T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                                 Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
                                                  p.m., Monday through Friday, except
                                                                                                          Secretary, Maritime Administration.                      Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina,
                                                  federal holidays. An electronic version
                                                                                                                                                                   South Carolina, Georgia, East Florida,
                                                  of this document and all documents                      [FR Doc. 2017–07849 Filed 4–18–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                   California, Oregon, Washington, and
                                                  entered into this docket is available at                BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                                                                                                                                                   Alaska (excluding waters in
                                                  http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                                                                                                                                   Southeastern Alaska and waters north
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                          DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                             of a line between Gore Point to Cape
                                                  Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of                                                                                  Suckling [including the North Gulf
                                                  Transportation, Maritime                                                                                         Coast and Prince William Sound])’’
                                                  Administration, 1200 New Jersey                         Maritime Administration
                                                                                                                                                                   The complete application is given in
                                                  Avenue SE., Room W23–453,                               [Docket No. MARAD–2017–0071]                          DOT docket MARAD–2017–0071 at
                                                  Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                                                                          http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                  366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.                    Requested Administrative Waiver of
                                                                                                                                                                parties may comment on the effect this
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As                           the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
                                                                                                                                                                action may have on U.S. vessel builders
                                                  described by the applicant the intended                 MILLENNIUM II; Invitation for Public
                                                                                                                                                                or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-
                                                  service of the vessel HOT STUFF is:                     Comments
                                                                                                                                                                flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
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                                                  —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:                     AGENCY: Maritime Administration,                      accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
                                                     ‘‘Commercial charter’’                               Department of Transportation.                         MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                                  —Geographic Region: ‘‘California’’                      ACTION: Notice.                                       388, that the issuance of the waiver will
                                                     The complete application is given in                                                                       have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-
                                                  DOT docket MARAD–2017–0075 at                           SUMMARY: The Secretary of                             vessel builder or a business that uses
                                                  http://www.regulations.gov. Interested                  Transportation, as represented by the                 U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
                                                  parties may comment on the effect this                  Maritime Administration (MARAD), is                   waiver will not be granted. Comments


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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 May 19, 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 18527 

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