82_FR_52316 82 FR 52100 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel PUDDLE JUMPER; Invitation for Public Comments

82 FR 52100 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel PUDDLE JUMPER; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

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

Page Range52100-52100
FR Document2017-24356

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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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2017-0178]


Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: 
Vessel PUDDLE JUMPER; 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-2017-0178. 
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 PUDDLE JUMPER is:

--Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``Occasional fishing charters (6 
or less customers) and cruises''
--Geographic Region: ``New Jersey''

The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2017-0178 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: November 3, 2017.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-24356 Filed 11-8-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                Washington, DC 20590. You may also                      comments containing proprietary or                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    As
                                                send comments electronically via the                    confidential information, please contact              described by the applicant the intended
                                                Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.                 the agency for alternate submission                   service of the vessel PUDDLE JUMPER
                                                All comments will become part of this                   instructions.                                         is:
                                                docket and will be available for                        (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,
                                                inspection and copying at the above                                                                           —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
                                                                                                        46 U.S.C. 12121)
                                                address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00                                                                            ‘‘Occasional fishing charters (6 or less
                                                                                                        *      *      *      *       *                         customers) and cruises’’
                                                p.m., Monday through Friday, except
                                                                                                          By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
                                                federal holidays. An electronic version                                                                       —Geographic Region: ‘‘New Jersey’’
                                                of this document and all documents                        Dated: November 3, 2017.
                                                entered into this docket is available at                T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                              The complete application is given in
                                                http://www.regulations.gov.                             Secretary, Maritime Administration.                   DOT docket MARAD–2017–0178 at
                                                                                                        [FR Doc. 2017–24355 Filed 11–8–17; 8:45 am]           http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of                         BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                                                                                                                                              parties may comment on the effect this
                                                Transportation, Maritime                                                                                      action may have on U.S. vessel builders
                                                Administration, 1200 New Jersey                                                                               or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-
                                                Avenue SE., Room W23–453,                               DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
                                                Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                                                                          accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
                                                                                                        Maritime Administration                               MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                                366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As                           [Docket No. MARAD–2017–0178]                          388, that the issuance of the waiver will
                                                described by the applicant the intended                                                                       have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-
                                                service of the vessel SAMADHI is:                       Requested Administrative Waiver of                    vessel builder or a business that uses
                                                                                                        the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel                      U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
                                                —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:                     PUDDLE JUMPER; Invitation for Public
                                                   ‘‘Up to 12 passengers on Lake                                                                              waiver will not be granted. Comments
                                                                                                        Comments                                              should refer to the docket number of
                                                   Michigan’’
                                                —Geographic Region: ‘‘Michigan,                         AGENCY: Maritime Administration,                      this notice and the vessel name in order
                                                   Wisconsin, Illinois’’                                Department of Transportation.                         for MARAD to properly consider the
                                                The complete application is given in                    ACTION: Notice.                                       comments. Comments should also state
                                                DOT docket MARAD–2017–0176 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                   build requirement of the coastwise laws               Privacy Act
                                                accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and                     under certain circumstances. A request
                                                                                                        for such a waiver has been received by                   In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),
                                                MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                                                                            DOT/MARAD solicits comments from
                                                388, that the issuance of the waiver will               MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
                                                                                                        description of the proposed service, is               the public to better inform its
                                                have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-                                                                      rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts
                                                vessel builder or a business that uses                  listed below.
                                                                                                        DATES: Submit comments on or before                   these comments, without edit, to
                                                U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
                                                                                                        December 11, 2017.                                    www.regulations.gov, as described in
                                                waiver will not be granted. Comments
                                                should refer to the docket number of                    ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to                   the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–
                                                this notice and the vessel name in order                docket number MARAD–2017–0178.                        14 FDMS, accessible through
                                                for MARAD to properly consider the                      Written comments may be submitted by                  www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to
                                                comments. Comments should also state                    hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,                  facilitate comment tracking and
                                                the commenter’s interest in the waiver                  U.S. Department of Transportation,                    response, we encourage commenters to
                                                application, and address the waiver                     Docket Operations, M–30, West                         provide their name, or the name of their
                                                criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s                    Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                  organization; however, submission of
                                                regulations at 46 CFR part 388.                         1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                           names is completely optional. Whether
                                                                                                        Washington, DC 20590. You may also                    or not commenters identify themselves,
                                                Privacy Act                                             send comments electronically via the                  all timely comments will be fully
                                                   In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),                  Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.               considered. If you wish to provide
                                                DOT/MARAD solicits comments from                        All comments will become part of this                 comments containing proprietary or
                                                the public to better inform its                         docket and will be available for                      confidential information, please contact
                                                rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts                     inspection and copying at the above                   the agency for alternate submission
                                                these comments, without edit, to                        address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00                   instructions.
                                                www.regulations.gov, as described in                    p.m., Monday through Friday, except
                                                the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–                  federal holidays. An electronic version               (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,
                                                14 FDMS, accessible through                             of this document and all documents                    46 U.S.C. 12121)
                                                www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to                        entered into this docket is available at              *        *       *    *   *
                                                facilitate comment tracking and                         http://www.regulations.gov.
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                                                                                                                                                                By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
                                                response, we encourage commenters to                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                Dated: November 3, 2017.
                                                provide their name, or the name of their                Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
                                                organization; however, submission of                    Transportation, Maritime                              T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                                names is completely optional. Whether                   Administration, 1200 New Jersey                       Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                                or not commenters identify themselves,                  Avenue SE., Room W23–453,                             [FR Doc. 2017–24356 Filed 11–8–17; 8:45 am]
                                                all timely comments will be fully                       Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                  BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                                considered. If you wish to provide                      366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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GS 4.107:
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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 52100 

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