82_FR_52313 82 FR 52097 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel DOS HOMBRES; Invitation for Public Comments

82 FR 52097 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel DOS HOMBRES; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 216 (November 9, 2017)

Page Range52097-52098
FR Document2017-24358

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 216 (Thursday, November 9, 2017)
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[FR Doc No: 2017-24358]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2017-0179]


Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: 
Vessel DOS HOMBRES; 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 December 11, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2017-0179. 
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 DOS HOMBRES is:

--Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``Scuba Dive Charters and Sport 
Fishing Charters''
--Geographic Region: ``Florida''

The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2017-0179 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

[[Page 52098]]

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: November 3, 2017.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-24358 Filed 11-8-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                                        TABLE 1—FISCAL YEAR 2017 POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL PROJECT SELECTIONS—Continued
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Grant
                                                    State                Recipient                          Project ID                                                            Project description                                                         amount

                                                NY ............    New York State                 D2017–PTCP–003 .....                    This project will implement Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement Sys-                                                   33,749,974
                                                                    Department of                                                           tem (ACSES) PTC on the Amtrak controlled section of the Empire
                                                                    Transportation                                                          Corridor Hudson Line, a Federally Designated High Speed Rail
                                                                    (NYSDOT).                                                               Corridor, which spans multiple jurisdictions along its 94 miles from
                                                                                                                                            Poughkeepsie to Hoffmans, New York.
                                                OR ............    Oregon Depart-                 D2017–PTCP–016 .....                    This project will install and test PTC equipment on two Talgo Series                                                 1,200,000
                                                                     ment of Trans-                                                         8 trainsets owned by ODOT and operated by Amtrak for the re-
                                                                     portation                                                              gional Amtrak Cascades intercity passenger rail service connecting
                                                                     (ODOT).                                                                Eugene, Oregon to Vancouver, British Columbia.
                                                OR ............    Tri-County Met-                D2017–PTCP–017 .....                    This project will implement two PTC safety modifications on the 15                                                   2,704,000
                                                                     ropolitan                                                              mile long Westside Express (WES) commuter rail corridor from
                                                                     Transportation                                                         Wilsonville to Beaverton, Oregon. The first modification is de-
                                                                     District of Or-                                                        signed to positively stop a train in advance of a malfunctioning
                                                                     egon (TriMet).                                                         grade crossing, and the second modification will stop a train prior
                                                                                                                                            to a work zone or limit speed throughout the work zone.
                                                PA ............    Southeastern                   D2017–PTCP–005 .....                    This project will install the Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement Sys-                                                  5,800,000
                                                                     Pennsylvania                                                           tem (ACSES II) PTC System along a 3-mile portion of restored
                                                                     Transportation                                                         Regional Rail service from Elwyn to Wawa, Pennsylvania, and de-
                                                                     Authority                                                              ploy an onboard survey map software that contains the physical
                                                                     (SEPTA).                                                               characteristics of the railroad that dictate train operating speeds
                                                                                                                                            throughout SEPTA’s rail network.
                                                TX .............   Capital Metro-                 D2017–PTCP–011 .....                    This project will install the PTC fiber backbone for an Enhanced                                                     9,762,969
                                                                     politan Trans-                                                         Automatic Train Control (E–ATC) PTC system on Capital Metro’s
                                                                     portation Au-                                                          approximately 33 miles of its commuter rail territory in Austin, TX.
                                                                     thority (Capital
                                                                     Metro).
                                                UT ............    Utah Transit Au-               D2017–PTCP–013 .....                    This project involves the design and testing of a two-step No-Code                                                   3,520,000
                                                                     thority (UTA).                                                         Proceed system to assure the safe operation of UTA’s
                                                                                                                                            FrontRunner Enhanced Automated Train Control (E–ATC) PTC on
                                                                                                                                            its two mainline track segments from Provo to Ogden and Ogden
                                                                                                                                            to Pleasant View, Utah.

                                                      Total ..     ............................    ....................................   ...............................................................................................................   $197,010,000



                                                [FR Doc. 2017–24364 Filed 11–8–17; 8:45 am]                                Written comments may be submitted by                                          —Geographic Region: ‘‘Florida’’
                                                BILLING CODE P                                                             hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
                                                                                                                                                                                                         The complete application is given in
                                                                                                                           U.S. Department of Transportation,
                                                                                                                                                                                                         DOT docket MARAD–2017–0179 at
                                                                                                                           Docket Operations, M–30, West
                                                                                                                                                                                                         http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                                               Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
                                                                                                                                                                                                         parties may comment on the effect this
                                                                                                                           1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
                                                Maritime Administration                                                                                                                                  action may have on U.S. vessel builders
                                                                                                                           Washington, DC 20590. You may also
                                                                                                                                                                                                         or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-
                                                [Docket No. MARAD–2017–0179]                                               send comments electronically via the
                                                                                                                                                                                                         flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
                                                                                                                           Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                                                                                                                                                                         accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
                                                Requested Administrative Waiver of                                         All comments will become part of this
                                                                                                                                                                                                         MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                                the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel                                           docket and will be available for
                                                                                                                                                                                                         388, that the issuance of the waiver will
                                                DOS HOMBRES; Invitation for Public                                         inspection and copying at the above
                                                                                                                                                                                                         have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-
                                                Comments                                                                   address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00
                                                                                                                                                                                                         vessel builder or a business that uses
                                                                                                                           p.m., Monday through Friday, except
                                                AGENCY: Maritime Administration,                                                                                                                         U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
                                                                                                                           federal holidays. An electronic version
                                                Department of Transportation.                                                                                                                            waiver will not be granted. Comments
                                                                                                                           of this document and all documents
                                                ACTION: Notice.                                                                                                                                          should refer to the docket number of
                                                                                                                           entered into this docket is available at
                                                                                                                                                                                                         this notice and the vessel name in order
                                                SUMMARY:   The Secretary of                                                http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                                                                                                                                                                         for MARAD to properly consider the
                                                Transportation, as represented by the                                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                              comments. Comments should also state
                                                Maritime Administration (MARAD), is                                        Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of                                               the commenter’s interest in the waiver
                                                authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-                                   Transportation, Maritime                                                      application, and address the waiver
                                                build requirement of the coastwise laws                                    Administration, 1200 New Jersey                                               criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
                                                under certain circumstances. A request                                     Avenue SE., Room W23–453,                                                     regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
                                                for such a waiver has been received by                                     Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
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                                                MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                                             366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.                                          Privacy Act
                                                description of the proposed service, is                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As                                                   In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),
                                                listed below.                                                              described by the applicant the intended                                       DOT/MARAD solicits comments from
                                                DATES: Submit comments on or before                                        service of the vessel DOS HOMBRES is:                                         the public to better inform its
                                                December 11, 2017.                                                         —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:                                           rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts
                                                ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to                                          ‘‘Scuba Dive Charters and Sport                                             these comments, without edit, to
                                                docket number MARAD–2017–0179.                                               Fishing Charters’’                                                          www.regulations.gov, as described in


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                                                52098                      Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 216 / Thursday, November 9, 2017 / Notices

                                                the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–                  federal holidays. An electronic version                 Dated: November 3, 2017.
                                                14 FDMS, accessible through                             of this document and all documents                    T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                                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. 2017–24357 Filed 11–8–17; 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                       Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                  Maritime Administration
                                                considered. If you wish to provide                      366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.                  [Docket No. MARAD–2017–0180]
                                                comments containing proprietary or
                                                confidential information, please contact                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
                                                                                                                                                              Requested Administrative Waiver of
                                                the agency for alternate submission                     described by the applicant the intended
                                                                                                                                                              the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
                                                instructions.                                           service of the vessel LADY DEENA II is:
                                                                                                                                                              VESTA; Invitation for Public
                                                (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,            —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:                   Comments
                                                46 U.S.C. 12121)                                           ‘‘Carry passengers for hire’’
                                                                                                        —Geographic Region: ‘‘Florida’’                       AGENCY: Maritime Administration,
                                                *      *     *       *      *
                                                                                                                                                              Department of Transportation.
                                                  By Order of the Maritime Administrator.               The complete application is given in                  ACTION: Notice.
                                                  Dated: November 3, 2017.                              DOT docket MARAD–2017–0177 at
                                                T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                                http://www.regulations.gov. Interested                SUMMARY:   The Secretary of
                                                Secretary, Maritime Administration.                     parties may comment on the effect this                Transportation, as represented by the
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–24358 Filed 11–8–17; 8:45 am]             action may have on U.S. vessel builders               Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
                                                BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                                                                                        or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-              authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-
                                                                                                        flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in                 build requirement of the coastwise laws
                                                                                                        accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and                   under certain circumstances. A request
                                                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                    for such a waiver has been received by
                                                                                                        388, that the issuance of the waiver will             MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
                                                Maritime Administration                                 have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-              description of the proposed service, is
                                                                                                        vessel builder or a business that uses                listed below.
                                                [Docket No. MARAD–2017–0177]
                                                                                                        U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a                 DATES: Submit comments on or before
                                                Requested Administrative Waiver of                      waiver will not be granted. Comments                  December 11, 2017.
                                                the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel                        should refer to the docket number of                  ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
                                                LADY DEENA II; Invitation for Public                    this notice and the vessel name in order              docket number MARAD–2017–0180.
                                                Comments                                                for MARAD to properly consider the                    Written comments may be submitted by
                                                                                                        comments. Comments should also state                  hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
                                                AGENCY: Maritime Administration,                        the commenter’s interest in the waiver                U.S. Department of Transportation,
                                                Department of Transportation.                           application, and address the waiver                   Docket Operations, M–30, West
                                                ACTION: Notice.                                         criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s                  Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
                                                                                                        regulations at 46 CFR part 388.                       1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
                                                SUMMARY:   The Secretary of
                                                Transportation, as represented by the                   Privacy Act                                           Washington, DC 20590. You may also
                                                Maritime Administration (MARAD), is                                                                           send comments electronically via the
                                                                                                           In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),                Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-
                                                                                                        DOT/MARAD solicits comments from                      All comments will become part of this
                                                build requirement of the coastwise laws
                                                                                                        the public to better inform its                       docket and will be available for
                                                under certain circumstances. A request
                                                                                                        rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts                   inspection and copying at the above
                                                for such a waiver has been received by
                                                                                                        these comments, without edit, to                      address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00
                                                MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
                                                                                                        www.regulations.gov, as described in                  p.m., Monday through Friday, except
                                                description of the proposed service, is
                                                                                                        the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–                federal holidays. An electronic version
                                                listed below.
                                                                                                        14 FDMS, accessible through                           of this document and all documents
                                                DATES: Submit comments on or before
                                                                                                        www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to                      entered into this docket is available at
                                                December 11, 2017.                                      facilitate comment tracking and                       http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to                     response, we encourage commenters to
                                                docket number MARAD–2017–0177.                                                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                        provide their name, or the name of their              Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
                                                Written comments may be submitted by                    organization; however, submission of
                                                hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,                                                                          Transportation, Maritime
                                                                                                        names is completely optional. Whether                 Administration, 1200 New Jersey
                                                U.S. Department of Transportation,                      or not commenters identify themselves,
                                                Docket Operations, M–30, West                                                                                 Avenue SE., Room W23–453,
                                                                                                        all timely comments will be fully                     Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
                                                Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                    considered. If you wish to provide
                                                1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                                                                                   366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.
                                                                                                        comments containing proprietary or
                                                Washington, DC 20590. You may also                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES




                                                                                                        confidential information, please contact
                                                send comments electronically via the                                                                          described by the applicant the intended
                                                                                                        the agency for alternate submission
                                                Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.                                                                       service of the vessel VESTA is:
                                                                                                        instructions.
                                                All comments will become part of this                                                                         —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
                                                docket and will be available for                        (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,             Week long captained charter sailing
                                                                                                        46 U.S.C. 12121)                                      —Geographic Region: ‘‘Florida’’
                                                inspection and copying at the above
                                                address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00                     *      *      *      *       *                        The complete application is given in
                                                p.m., Monday through Friday, except                         By Order of the Maritime Administrator.           DOT docket MARAD–2017–0180 at


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesSubmit comments on or before December 11, 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 52097 

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