82 FR 46254 - Waiver of Compliance With Navigation Laws; Hurricane Maria

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 191 (October 4, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-21283

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary


Waiver of Compliance With Navigation Laws; Hurricane Maria

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico resulting in widespread damage 
to its infrastructure. In light of this devastation, the Department of 
Defense (DoD) has requested a 10-day waiver of the Jones Act in the 
interest of national defense, commencing immediately.
    The Jones Act, 46 United States Code (U.S.C.) 55102, states ``a 
vessel may not provide any part of the transportation of merchandise by 
water, or by land and water, between points in the United States to 
which the coastwise laws apply, either directly or via a foreign port'' 
unless the vessel was built in and documented under the laws of the 
United States and is wholly owned by persons who are citizens of the 
United States. Such a vessel, after obtaining a coastwise endorsement 
from the U.S. Coast Guard, is ``coastwise-qualified.'' The coastwise 
laws generally apply to points in the territorial sea, which is defined 
as the belt, three nautical miles wide, seaward of the territorial sea 
baseline, and to points located in internal waters, landward of the 
territorial sea baseline.
    The navigation laws, including the coastwise laws, can be waived 
under the authority provided by 46 U.S.C. 501. The statute provides in 
relevant part, ``On request of the Secretary of Defense, the head of an 
agency responsible for the administration of the navigation or vessel-
inspection laws shall waive compliance with those laws to the extent 
the Secretary considers necessary in the interest of national 
defense.'' 46 U.S.C. 501(a).
    For the reasons stated above, and in light of the request from the 
Department of Defense, I am exercising my authority to waive the Jones 
Act for a 10-day period, commencing immediately, to facilitate movement 
of all products to be shipped from U.S. coastwise points to Puerto 
Rico. This waiver applies to covered merchandise laded on board a 
vessel within the 10-day period of the waiver and delivered by October 
18, 2017. Carriers or shippers who conduct transportation pursuant to 
this waiver should provide notice of the vessel, dates of embarkation 
and disembarkation, type and quantity of cargo, and port of embarkation 
to [email protected].

    Executed this 28th day of September, 2017.

Elaine C. Duke,
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security.
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Melba Rojas, apply, either directly or via a foreign to waive the Jones Act for a 10-day
Project Clearance Liaison, NIMH, NIH. port’’ unless the vessel was built in and period, commencing immediately, to
[FR Doc. 2017–21267 Filed 10–3–17; 8:45 am] documented under the laws of the facilitate movement of all products to be
BILLING CODE 4140–01–P United States and is wholly owned by shipped from U.S. coastwise points to
persons who are citizens of the United Puerto Rico. This waiver applies to
States. Such a vessel, after obtaining a covered merchandise laded on board a
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND coastwise endorsement from the U.S. vessel within the 10-day period of the
SECURITY Coast Guard, is ‘‘coastwise-qualified.’’ waiver and delivered by October 18,
The coastwise laws generally apply to 2017. Carriers or shippers who conduct
Office of the Secretary points in the territorial sea, which is transportation pursuant to this waiver
defined as the belt, three nautical miles should provide notice of the vessel,
Waiver of Compliance With Navigation wide, seaward of the territorial sea
Laws; Hurricane Maria dates of embarkation and
baseline, and to points located in
disembarkation, type and quantity of
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, internal waters, landward of the
cargo, and port of embarkation to
Department of Homeland Security. territorial sea baseline.
The navigation laws, including the JonesActWaiverRequest@cbp.dhs.gov.
ACTION: Notice.
coastwise laws, can be waived under the Executed this 28th day of September, 2017.
Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico authority provided by 46 U.S.C. 501. Elaine C. Duke,
resulting in widespread damage to its The statute provides in relevant part,
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security.
infrastructure. In light of this ‘‘On request of the Secretary of Defense,
the head of an agency responsible for [FR Doc. 2017–21283 Filed 10–3–17; 8:45 am]
devastation, the Department of Defense
(DoD) has requested a 10-day waiver of the administration of the navigation or BILLING CODE 9111–14–P
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the Jones Act in the interest of national vessel-inspection laws shall waive
defense, commencing immediately. compliance with those laws to the
The Jones Act, 46 United States Code extent the Secretary considers necessary
(U.S.C.) 55102, states ‘‘a vessel may not in the interest of national defense.’’ 46
provide any part of the transportation of U.S.C. 501(a).
merchandise by water, or by land and For the reasons stated above, and in
water, between points in the United light of the request from the Department
States to which the coastwise laws of Defense, I am exercising my authority

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82 FR 46254 - Waiver of Compliance With Navigation Laws; Hurricane Maria

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYOffice of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 191 (October 4, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
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