82_FR_21964 82 FR 21875 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel CAROLINE; Invitation for Public Comments

82 FR 21875 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel CAROLINE; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 89 (May 10, 2017)

Page Range21875-21876
FR Document2017-09402

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-2017-0087]


Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: 
Vessel CAROLINE; 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

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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 June 9, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2017-0087. 
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 CAROLINE is:


--Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``Charter passenger''
--Geographic Region: ``Alaska (excluding waters in Southeastern Alaska 
and waters north of a line between Gore Point to Cape Suckling 
[including the North Gulf Coast and Prince William Sound])''

The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2017-0087 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 Executive Director.

    Dated: May 4, 2017.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-09402 Filed 5-9-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                  —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:                     DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          parties may comment on the effect this
                                                   ‘‘for passenger charter and sightseeing                                                                      action may have on U.S. vessel builders
                                                   and dinner excursions on the                           Maritime Administration                               or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-
                                                   waterways of the states requested.’’                   [Docket No. MARAD–2017–0080]                          flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
                                                  —Geographic Region: ‘‘Ohio, West                                                                              accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
                                                                                                          Requested Administrative Waiver of                    MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                                   Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois,
                                                                                                          the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel                      388, that the issuance of the waiver will
                                                   Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and
                                                                                                          BLACK LION; Invitation for Public                     have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-
                                                   Florida’’                                                                                                    vessel builder or a business that uses
                                                                                                          Comments
                                                  The complete application is given in                                                                          U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
                                                                                                          AGENCY:   Maritime Administration, DOT.               waiver will not be granted. Comments
                                                  DOT docket MARAD–2017–0085 at
                                                  http://www.regulations.gov. Interested                  ACTION:   Notice.                                     should refer to the docket number of
                                                  parties may comment on the effect this                                                                        this notice and the vessel name in order
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:   The Secretary of
                                                  action may have on U.S. vessel builders                                                                       for MARAD to properly consider the
                                                                                                          Transportation, as represented by the
                                                  or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-                                                                      comments. Comments should also state
                                                                                                          Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
                                                  flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in                                                                         the commenter’s interest in the waiver
                                                                                                          authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-
                                                  accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and                                                                           application, and address the waiver
                                                                                                          build requirement of the coastwise laws
                                                  MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                                                                            criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
                                                                                                          under certain circumstances. A request
                                                  388, that the issuance of the waiver will                                                                     regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
                                                                                                          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                  In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),
                                                  U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a                   listed below.                                         DOT/MARAD solicits comments from
                                                  waiver will not be granted. Comments                    DATES: Submit comments on or before                   the public to better inform its
                                                  should refer to the docket number of                    June 9, 2017.                                         rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts
                                                  this notice and the vessel name in order                ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to                   these comments, without edit, to
                                                  for MARAD to properly consider the                      docket number MARAD–2017–0080.                        www.regulations.gov, as described in
                                                  comments. Comments should also state                    Written comments may be submitted by                  the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–
                                                  the commenter’s interest in the waiver                  hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,                  14 FDMS, accessible through
                                                  application, and address the waiver                     U.S. Department of Transportation,                    www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to
                                                  criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s                    Docket Operations, M–30, West                         facilitate comment tracking and
                                                  regulations at 46 CFR part 388.                         Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                  response, we encourage commenters to
                                                                                                          1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                           provide their name, or the name of their
                                                  Privacy Act                                             Washington, DC 20590. You may also                    organization; however, submission of
                                                                                                          send comments electronically via the                  names is completely optional. Whether
                                                     In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),
                                                                                                          Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.               or not commenters identify themselves,
                                                  DOT/MARAD solicits comments from
                                                                                                          All comments will become part of this                 all timely comments will be fully
                                                  the public to better inform its                         docket and will be available for                      considered. If you wish to provide
                                                  rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts                     inspection and copying at the above                   comments containing proprietary or
                                                  these comments, without edit, to                        address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00                   confidential information, please contact
                                                  www.regulations.gov, as described in                    p.m., Monday through Friday, except                   the agency for alternate submission
                                                  the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–                  federal holidays. An electronic version               instructions.
                                                  14 FDMS, accessible through                             of this document and all documents
                                                  www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to                                                                              (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,
                                                                                                          entered into this docket is available at              46 U.S.C. 12121)
                                                  facilitate comment tracking and                         http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                  response, we encourage commenters to                                                                            By Order of the Executive Director.
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  provide their name, or the name of their                                                                        Dated: May 4, 2017.
                                                                                                          Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
                                                  organization; however, submission of                    Transportation, Maritime                              T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                                  names is completely optional. Whether                   Administration, 1200 New Jersey                       Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                                  or not commenters identify themselves,                  Avenue SE., Room W23–453,                             [FR Doc. 2017–09400 Filed 5–9–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  all timely comments will be fully                       Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                  BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                                  considered. If you wish to provide                      366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.
                                                  comments containing proprietary or                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
                                                  confidential information, please contact                described by the applicant the intended               DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                  the agency for alternate submission                     service of the vessel BLACK LION is:
                                                                                                                                                                Maritime Administration
                                                  instructions.                                           —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
                                                                                                             ‘‘The vessel will charter four to six              [Docket No. MARAD–2017–0087]
                                                  (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,
                                                  46 U.S.C. 12121)                                           weeks with no more than six
                                                                                                             passengers between the months of                   Requested Administrative Waiver of
                                                    By Order of the Executive Director.
                                                                                                             July and September.’’                              the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
                                                    Dated: May 4, 2017.                                   —Geographic Region: ‘‘New York,                       CAROLINE; Invitation for Public
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                                                  T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                                   Connecticut, Rhode Island,                         Comments
                                                  Secretary, Maritime Administration.                        Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and                  AGENCY:   Maritime Administration, DOT.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–09401 Filed 5–9–17; 8:45 am]                 Maine’’                                            ACTION:   Notice.
                                                  BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                                                                                          The complete application is given in
                                                                                                          DOT docket MARAD–2017–0080 at                         SUMMARY: The Secretary of
                                                                                                          http://www.regulations.gov. Interested                Transportation, as represented by the
                                                                                                                                                                Maritime Administration (MARAD), is


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                                                  21876                        Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 89 / Wednesday, May 10, 2017 / Notices

                                                  authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-                application, and address the waiver                   1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
                                                  build requirement of the coastwise laws                 criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s                  Washington, DC 20590. You may also
                                                  under certain circumstances. A request                  regulations at 46 CFR part 388.                       send comments electronically via the
                                                  for such a waiver has been received by                                                                        Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                                                                          Privacy Act
                                                  MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                                                                                All comments will become part of this
                                                  description of the proposed service, is                    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),                docket and will be available for
                                                  listed below.                                           DOT/MARAD solicits comments from                      inspection and copying at the above
                                                  DATES: Submit comments on or before
                                                                                                          the public to better inform its                       address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00
                                                  June 9, 2017.                                           rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts                   p.m., Monday through Friday, except
                                                                                                          these comments, without edit, to                      federal holidays. An electronic version
                                                  ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
                                                                                                          www.regulations.gov, as described in                  of this document and all documents
                                                  docket number MARAD–2017–0087.                          the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–
                                                  Written comments may be submitted by                                                                          entered into this docket is available at
                                                                                                          14 FDMS, accessible through                           http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                  hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,                    www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to
                                                  U.S. Department of Transportation,                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                          facilitate comment tracking and                       Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
                                                  Docket Operations, M–30, West                           response, we encourage commenters to
                                                  Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                                                                          Transportation, Maritime
                                                                                                          provide their name, or the name of their              Administration, 1200 New Jersey
                                                  1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                             organization; however, submission of
                                                  Washington, DC 20590. You may also                                                                            Avenue SE., Room W23–453,
                                                                                                          names is completely optional. Whether                 Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
                                                  send comments electronically via the                    or not commenters identify themselves,
                                                  Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.                                                                       366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.
                                                                                                          all timely comments will be fully                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
                                                  All comments will become part of this                   considered. If you wish to provide
                                                  docket and will be available for                                                                              described by the applicant the intended
                                                                                                          comments containing proprietary or                    service of the vessel APOLLO is:
                                                  inspection and copying at the above                     confidential information, please contact
                                                  address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00                     the agency for alternate submission                   —Intended Commercal Use of Intended
                                                  p.m., Monday through Friday, except                     instructions.                                            Commercial Use of Vessel: ‘‘Passenger
                                                  Federal holidays. An electronic version                                                                          Vessel’’
                                                  of this document and all documents                      (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,          —Geographic Region: ‘‘Washington and
                                                  entered into this docket is available at                46 U.S.C. 12121)                                         Oregon’’
                                                  http://www.regulations.gov.                               By Order of the Executive Director.                 The complete application is given in
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                          Dated: May 4, 2017.                                 DOT docket MARAD–2017–0086 at
                                                  Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of                         T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                              http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                  Transportation, Maritime                                Secretary, Maritime Administration.                   parties may comment on the effect this
                                                  Administration, 1200 New Jersey                         [FR Doc. 2017–09402 Filed 5–9–17; 8:45 am]            action may have on U.S. vessel builders
                                                  Avenue SE., Room W23–453,                               BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                                                                                                                                                or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-
                                                  Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                                                                          flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
                                                  366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.                                                                          accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As                           DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                                  described by the applicant the intended                                                                       388, that the issuance of the waiver will
                                                  service of the vessel CAROLINE is:                      Maritime Administration                               have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-
                                                                                                          [Docket No. MARAD–2017–0086]
                                                                                                                                                                vessel builder or a business that uses
                                                  —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:                                                                           U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
                                                     ‘‘Charter passenger’’                                                                                      waiver will not be granted. Comments
                                                  —Geographic Region: ‘‘Alaska                            Requested Administrative Waiver of
                                                                                                          the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel                      should refer to the docket number of
                                                     (excluding waters in Southeastern                                                                          this notice and the vessel name in order
                                                     Alaska and waters north of a line                    APOLLO; Invitation for Public
                                                                                                          Comments                                              for MARAD to properly consider the
                                                     between Gore Point to Cape Suckling                                                                        comments. Comments should also state
                                                     [including the North Gulf Coast and                  AGENCY:   Maritime Administration, DOT.               the commenter’s interest in the waiver
                                                     Prince William Sound])’’                             ACTION:   Notice.                                     application, and address the waiver
                                                  The complete application is given in                                                                          criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
                                                  DOT docket MARAD–2017–0087 at                           SUMMARY:   The Secretary of
                                                                                                                                                                regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
                                                  http://www.regulations.gov. Interested                  Transportation, as represented by the
                                                  parties may comment on the effect this                  Maritime Administration (MARAD), is                   Privacy Act
                                                  action may have on U.S. vessel builders                 authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-                In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),
                                                  or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-                build requirement of the coastwise laws               DOT/MARAD solicits comments from
                                                  flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in                   under certain circumstances. A request                the public to better inform its
                                                  accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and                     for such a waiver has been received by                rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts
                                                  MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                      MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                        these comments, without edit, to
                                                  388, that the issuance of the waiver will               description of the proposed service, is               www.regulations.gov, as described in
                                                  have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-                listed below.                                         the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–
                                                  vessel builder or a business that uses                  DATES: Submit comments on or before                   14 FDMS, accessible through
                                                  U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a                   June 9, 2017.
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                                                                                                                                                                www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to
                                                  waiver will not be granted. Comments                    ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to                   facilitate comment tracking and
                                                  should refer to the docket number of                    docket number MARAD–2017–0086.                        response, we encourage commenters to
                                                  this notice and the vessel name in order                Written comments may be submitted by                  provide their name, or the name of their
                                                  for MARAD to properly consider the                      hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,                  organization; however, submission of
                                                  comments. Comments should also state                    U.S. Department of Transportation,                    names is completely optional. Whether
                                                  the commenter’s interest in the waiver                  Docket Operations, M–30, West                         or not commenters identify themselves,
                                                                                                          Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,


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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 June 9, 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 21875 

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