82_FR_42592 82 FR 42420 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel SQUISITA; Invitation for Public Comments

82 FR 42420 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel SQUISITA; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 172 (September 7, 2017)

Page Range42420-42421
FR Document2017-18891

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 172 (Thursday, September 7, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 172 (Thursday, September 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-18891]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2017-0162]


Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: 
Vessel SQUISITA; 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 October 10, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2017-0162. 
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

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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 SQUISITA is:

--Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``USCG certified small passenger 
vessel (SPV) service on a Coastwise route with 12 passengers''
--Geographic Region: ``Florida''

    The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2017-0162 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: August 31, 2017.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-18891 Filed 9-6-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                  MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                      for such a waiver has been received by                these comments, without edit, to
                                                  388, that the issuance of the waiver will               MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                        www.regulations.gov, as described in
                                                  have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-                description of the proposed service, is               the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–
                                                  vessel builder or a business that uses                  listed below.                                         14 FDMS, accessible through
                                                  U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a                   DATES: Submit comments on or before                   www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to
                                                  waiver will not be granted. Comments                    October 10, 2017.                                     facilitate comment tracking and
                                                  should refer to the docket number of                    ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to                   response, we encourage commenters to
                                                  this notice and the vessel name in order                docket number MARAD–2017–0153.                        provide their name, or the name of their
                                                  for MARAD to properly consider the                      Written comments may be submitted by                  organization; however, submission of
                                                  comments. Comments should also state                    hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,                  names is completely optional. Whether
                                                  the commenter’s interest in the waiver                  U.S. Department of Transportation,                    or not commenters identify themselves,
                                                  application, and address the waiver                     Docket Operations, M–30, West                         all timely comments will be fully
                                                  criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s                    Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                  considered. If you wish to provide
                                                  regulations at 46 CFR part 388.                         1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                           comments containing proprietary or
                                                                                                          Washington, DC 20590. You may also                    confidential information, please contact
                                                  Privacy Act                                                                                                   the agency for alternate submission
                                                                                                          send comments electronically via the
                                                     In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),                  Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.               instructions.
                                                  DOT/MARAD solicits comments from                        All comments will become part of this                 (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,
                                                  the public to better inform its                         docket and will be available for                      46 U.S.C. 12121)
                                                  rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts                     inspection and copying at the above                   *        *     *    *     *
                                                  these comments, without edit, to                        address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00
                                                  www.regulations.gov, as described in                                                                            By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
                                                                                                          p.m., Monday through Friday, except
                                                  the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–                                                                          Dated: August 31, 2017.
                                                                                                          federal holidays. An electronic version
                                                  14 FDMS, accessible through                                                                                   T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                                                                                          of this document and all documents
                                                  www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to                        entered into this docket is available at              Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                                  facilitate comment tracking and                         http://www.regulations.gov.                           [FR Doc. 2017–18885 Filed 9–6–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  response, we encourage commenters to                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                                  provide their name, or the name of their                Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
                                                  organization; however, submission of                    Transportation, Maritime
                                                  names is completely optional. Whether                   Administration, 1200 New Jersey                       DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                  or not commenters identify themselves,                  Avenue SE., Room W23–453,
                                                  all timely comments will be fully                                                                             Maritime Administration
                                                                                                          Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
                                                  considered. If you wish to provide                      366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.                  [Docket No. MARAD–2017–0162]
                                                  comments containing proprietary or                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
                                                  confidential information, please contact                                                                      Requested Administrative Waiver of
                                                                                                          described by the applicant the intended
                                                  the agency for alternate submission                                                                           the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
                                                                                                          service of the vessel LIBERTY is:
                                                  instructions.                                                                                                 SQUISITA; Invitation for Public
                                                                                                          —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:                   Comments
                                                  (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,               ‘‘Passenger transfer sailing charter
                                                  46 U.S.C. 12121)                                           operations’’                                       AGENCY:      Maritime Administration, DOT.
                                                  *      *     *       *      *                           —Geographic Region: ‘‘California’’                    ACTION:      Notice.
                                                    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.                  The complete application is given in
                                                                                                          DOT docket MARAD–2017–0153 at                         SUMMARY:   The Secretary of
                                                    Dated: August 31, 2017.                                                                                     Transportation, as represented by the
                                                  T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                                http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                                                                          parties may comment on the effect this                Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
                                                  Secretary, Maritime Administration.                                                                           authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-
                                                                                                          action may have on U.S. vessel builders
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–18890 Filed 9–6–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-              build requirement of the coastwise laws
                                                  BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                                                                                          flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in                 under certain circumstances. A request
                                                                                                          accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and                   for such a waiver has been received by
                                                                                                          MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                    MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                                                                                  description of the proposed service, is
                                                                                                          388, that the issuance of the waiver will
                                                                                                          have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-              listed below.
                                                  Maritime Administration                                                                                       DATES: Submit comments on or before
                                                                                                          vessel builder or a business that uses
                                                  [Docket No. MARAD–2017–0153]                            U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a                 October 10, 2017.
                                                                                                          waiver will not be granted. Comments                  ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
                                                  Requested Administrative Waiver of                                                                            docket number MARAD–2017–0162.
                                                                                                          should refer to the docket number of
                                                  the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel                                                                              Written comments may be submitted by
                                                                                                          this notice and the vessel name in order
                                                  LIBERTY; Invitation for Public                                                                                hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
                                                                                                          for MARAD to properly consider the
                                                  Comments                                                                                                      U.S. Department of Transportation,
                                                                                                          comments. Comments should also state
                                                  AGENCY: Maritime Administration,                        the commenter’s interest in the waiver                Docket Operations, M–30, West
                                                  Department of Transportation.                           application, and address the waiver                   Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
                                                                                                          criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s                  1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
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                                                  ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                          regulations at 46 CFR part 388.                       Washington, DC 20590. You may also
                                                  SUMMARY:  The Secretary of                                                                                    send comments electronically via the
                                                  Transportation, as represented by the                   Privacy Act                                           Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                  Maritime Administration (MARAD), is                       In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),                 All comments will become part of this
                                                  authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-                DOT/MARAD solicits comments from                      docket and will be available for
                                                  build requirement of the coastwise laws                 the public to better inform its                       inspection and copying at the above
                                                  under certain circumstances. A request                  rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts                   address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00


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                                                  p.m., Monday through Friday, except                       By Order of the Maritime Administrator.                The complete application is given in
                                                  federal holidays. An electronic version                   Dated: August 31, 2017.                             DOT docket MARAD–2017–0158 at
                                                  of this document and all documents                      T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                              http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                  entered into this docket is available at                Secretary, Maritime Administration.                   parties may comment on the effect this
                                                  http://www.regulations.gov.                             [FR Doc. 2017–18891 Filed 9–6–17; 8:45 am]            action may have on U.S. vessel builders
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-
                                                                                                          BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                                  Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of                                                                               flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
                                                  Transportation, Maritime                                                                                      accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
                                                  Administration, 1200 New Jersey                         DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                                  Avenue SE., Room W23–453,                                                                                     388, that the issuance of the waiver will
                                                  Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                    Maritime Administration                               have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-
                                                  366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.                                                                          vessel builder or a business that uses
                                                                                                          [Docket No. MARAD–2017–0158]
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As                                                                                 U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
                                                  described by the applicant the intended                 Requested Administrative Waiver of                    waiver will not be granted. Comments
                                                  service of the vessel SQUISITA is:                      the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel                      should refer to the docket number of
                                                  —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:                     KUMA TOO; Invitation for Public                       this notice and the vessel name in order
                                                     ‘‘USCG certified small passenger                     Comments                                              for MARAD to properly consider the
                                                     vessel (SPV) service on a Coastwise                                                                        comments. Comments should also state
                                                     route with 12 passengers’’                           AGENCY: Maritime Administration,                      the commenter’s interest in the waiver
                                                  —Geographic Region: ‘‘Florida’’                         Department of Transportation.                         application, and address the waiver
                                                     The complete application is given in                 ACTION: Notice.                                       criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
                                                  DOT docket MARAD–2017–0162 at                                                                                 regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:    The Secretary of
                                                  http://www.regulations.gov. Interested                  Transportation, as represented by the                 Privacy Act
                                                  parties may comment on the effect this                  Maritime Administration (MARAD), is                      In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),
                                                  action may have on U.S. vessel builders                 authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-              DOT/MARAD solicits comments from
                                                  or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-                build requirement of the coastwise laws               the public to better inform its
                                                  flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in                   under certain circumstances. A request                rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts
                                                  accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and                     for such a waiver has been received by                these comments, without edit, to
                                                  MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                      MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                        www.regulations.gov, as described in
                                                  388, that the issuance of the waiver will               description of the proposed service, is               the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–
                                                  have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-                listed below.                                         14 FDMS, accessible through
                                                  vessel builder or a business that uses                                                                        www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to
                                                                                                          DATES: Submit comments on or before
                                                  U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a                                                                         facilitate comment tracking and
                                                  waiver will not be granted. Comments                    October 10, 2017.
                                                                                                          ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to                   response, we encourage commenters to
                                                  should refer to the docket number of                                                                          provide their name, or the name of their
                                                  this notice and the vessel name in order                docket number MARAD–2017–0158.
                                                                                                          Written comments may be submitted by                  organization; however, submission of
                                                  for MARAD to properly consider the                                                                            names is completely optional. Whether
                                                  comments. Comments should also state                    hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
                                                                                                          U.S. Department of Transportation,                    or not commenters identify themselves,
                                                  the commenter’s interest in the waiver                                                                        all timely comments will be fully
                                                  application, and address the waiver                     Docket Operations, M–30, West
                                                                                                          Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                  considered. If you wish to provide
                                                  criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s                                                                          comments containing proprietary or
                                                  regulations at 46 CFR part 388.                         1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
                                                                                                          Washington, DC 20590. You may also                    confidential information, please contact
                                                  Privacy Act                                                                                                   the agency for alternate submission
                                                                                                          send comments electronically via the
                                                                                                                                                                instructions.
                                                     In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),                  Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                  DOT/MARAD solicits comments from                        All comments will become part of this                 (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,
                                                  the public to better inform its                         docket and will be available for                      46 U.S.C. 12121)
                                                  rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts                     inspection and copying at the above                   *        *     *    *     *
                                                  these comments, without edit, to                        address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00                     By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
                                                  www.regulations.gov, as described in                    p.m., Monday through Friday, except                     Date: August 31, 2017.
                                                  the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–                  federal holidays. An electronic version               T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                                  14 FDMS, accessible through                             of this document and all documents                    Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                                  www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to                        entered into this docket is available at              [FR Doc. 2017–18882 Filed 9–6–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  facilitate comment tracking and                         http://www.regulations.gov.                           BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                                  response, we encourage commenters to                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  provide their name, or the name of their                Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
                                                  organization; however, submission of                    Transportation, Maritime                              DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                  names is completely optional. Whether                   Administration, 1200 New Jersey
                                                  or not commenters identify themselves,                  Avenue SE., Room W23–453,                             Maritime Administration
                                                  all timely comments will be fully                       Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                  [Docket No. MARAD–2017–0156]
                                                  considered. If you wish to provide                      366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.
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                                                  comments containing proprietary or                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As                         Requested Administrative Waiver of
                                                  confidential information, please contact                described by the applicant the intended               the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
                                                  the agency for alternate submission                     service of the vessel KUMA TOO is:                    OLIVIA; Invitation for Public
                                                  instructions.                                           —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:                   Comments
                                                  (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,               ‘‘Private vessel charters, passengers              AGENCY:      Maritime Administration
                                                  46 U.S.C. 12121)                                           only’’                                             ACTION:      Notice.
                                                  *      *     *       *      *                           —Geographic Region: ‘‘Florida’’


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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 October 10, 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 42420 

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