82_FR_42597 82 FR 42425 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel LIBERTY; Invitation for Public Comments

82 FR 42425 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel LIBERTY; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

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

Page Range42425-42425
FR Document2017-18884

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-2017-0166]


Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: 
Vessel LIBERTY; Invitation for Public Comments

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the 
Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the 
U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain 
circumstances. A request for such a waiver has been received by MARAD. 
The vessel, and a brief description of the proposed service, is listed 
below.

DATES: Submit comments on or before October 10, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2017-00166. 
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 LIBERTY is:
--Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``Passenger and photography vessel 
to support existing sailing excursion business in San Francisco''
--Geographic Region: ``California''
    The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2017-0166 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)
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    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: August 31, 2017.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-18884 Filed 9-6-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                  All comments will become part of this                   all timely comments will be fully                     Avenue SE., Room W23–453,
                                                  docket and will be available for                        considered. If you wish to provide                    Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
                                                  inspection and copying at the above                     comments containing proprietary or                    366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.
                                                  address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00                     confidential information, please contact
                                                  p.m., Monday through Friday, except                                                                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     As
                                                                                                          the agency for alternate submission
                                                  federal holidays. An electronic version                                                                       described by the applicant the intended
                                                                                                          instructions.
                                                  of this document and all documents                                                                            service of the vessel LIBERTY is:
                                                                                                            Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,
                                                  entered into this docket is available at                46 U.S.C. 12121                                       —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
                                                  http://www.regulations.gov.                                                                                      ‘‘Passenger and photography vessel to
                                                                                                          *      *      *      *       *                           support existing sailing excursion
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of                           By Order of the Maritime Administrator.                business in San Francisco’’
                                                  Transportation, Maritime                                  Date: August 31, 2017.                              —Geographic Region: ‘‘California’’
                                                  Administration, 1200 New Jersey                         T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                                                                                                                                                   The complete application is given in
                                                  Avenue SE., Room W23–453,                               Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                                                                                                                                                DOT docket MARAD–2017–0166 at
                                                  Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                    [FR Doc. 2017–18880 Filed 9–6–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                  366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.                    BILLING CODE 4910–81–P                                parties may comment on the effect this
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
                                                                                                                                                                action may have on U.S. vessel builders
                                                  described by the applicant the intended                                                                       or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-
                                                  service of the vessel BUMBLEBEE is:                     DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
                                                  —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:                                                                           accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
                                                     ‘‘Sailboat Tours’’                                   Maritime Administration
                                                                                                                                                                MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                                  —Geographic Region: ‘‘Washington,                       [Docket No. MARAD–2017–0166]                          388, that the issuance of the waiver will
                                                     Oregon, California, East Florida,                                                                          have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-
                                                     Georgia, South Carolina, North                       Requested Administrative Waiver of                    vessel builder or a business that uses
                                                     Carolina, Virginia, Maryland,                        the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel                      U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
                                                     Delaware, New Jersey, New York,                      LIBERTY; Invitation for Public                        waiver will not be granted. Comments
                                                     Connecticut, Rhode Island,                           Comments                                              should refer to the docket number of
                                                     Massachusetts, New Hampshire,                                                                              this notice and the vessel name in order
                                                     Maine’’                                              AGENCY: Maritime Administration,
                                                                                                          Department of Transportation.                         for MARAD to properly consider the
                                                     The complete application is given in                                                                       comments. Comments should also state
                                                                                                          ACTION: Notice.
                                                  DOT docket MARAD–2017–0155 at                                                                                 the commenter’s interest in the waiver
                                                  http://www.regulations.gov. Interested                  SUMMARY:   The Secretary of                           application, and address the waiver
                                                  parties may comment on the effect this                  Transportation, as represented by the                 criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
                                                  action may have on U.S. vessel builders                 Maritime Administration (MARAD), is                   regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
                                                  or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-                authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-
                                                  flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in                                                                         Privacy Act
                                                                                                          build requirement of the coastwise laws
                                                  accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and                     under certain circumstances. A request                   In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),
                                                  MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                      for such a waiver has been received by                DOT/MARAD solicits comments from
                                                  388, that the issuance of the waiver will               MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                        the public to better inform its
                                                  have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-                description of the proposed service, is               rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts
                                                  vessel builder or a business that uses                  listed below.                                         these comments, without edit, to
                                                  U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a                   DATES: Submit comments on or before                   www.regulations.gov, as described in
                                                  waiver will not be granted. Comments                    October 10, 2017.                                     the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–
                                                  should refer to the docket number of                                                                          14 FDMS, accessible through
                                                                                                          ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
                                                  this notice and the vessel name in order                                                                      www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to
                                                  for MARAD to properly consider the                      docket number MARAD–2017–00166.
                                                                                                          Written comments may be submitted by                  facilitate comment tracking and
                                                  comments. Comments should also state                                                                          response, we encourage commenters to
                                                  the commenter’s interest in the waiver                  hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
                                                                                                          U.S. Department of Transportation,                    provide their name, or the name of their
                                                  application, and address the waiver                                                                           organization; however, submission of
                                                  criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s                    Docket Operations, M–30, West
                                                                                                          Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                  names is completely optional. Whether
                                                  regulations at 46 CFR part 388.                                                                               or not commenters identify themselves,
                                                                                                          1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
                                                  Privacy Act                                             Washington, DC 20590. You may also                    all timely comments will be fully
                                                    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),                   send comments electronically via the                  considered. If you wish to provide
                                                  DOT/MARAD solicits comments from                        Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.               comments containing proprietary or
                                                  the public to better inform its                         All comments will become part of this                 confidential information, please contact
                                                  rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts                     docket and will be available for                      the agency for alternate submission
                                                  these comments, without edit, to                        inspection and copying at the above                   instructions.
                                                                                                          address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00                   (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,
                                                  www.regulations.gov, as described in
                                                                                                          p.m., Monday through Friday, except                   46 U.S.C. 12121)
                                                  the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–
                                                  14 FDMS, accessible through                             federal holidays. An electronic version               *        *   *     *      *
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                                                  www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to                        of this document and all documents                      By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
                                                  facilitate comment tracking and                         entered into this docket is available at
                                                                                                                                                                  Dated: August 31, 2017.
                                                  response, we encourage commenters to                    http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                                                                                                                                T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                                  provide their name, or the name of their                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  organization; however, submission of                    Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of                       Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                                  names is completely optional. Whether                   Transportation, Maritime                              [FR Doc. 2017–18884 Filed 9–6–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  or not commenters identify themselves,                  Administration, 1200 New Jersey                       BILLING CODE 4910–81–P




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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 42425 

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