82_FR_57254 82 FR 57024 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel DAKOTA; Invitation for Public Comments

82 FR 57024 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel DAKOTA; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 230 (December 1, 2017)

Page Range57024-57024
FR Document2017-25886

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-2017-0189]


Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: 
Vessel DAKOTA; 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 January 2, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2017-0189. 
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 DAKOTA is:

--Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``Charter Passengers''
--Geographic Region: ``Florida''

    The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2017-0189 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 28, 2017.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-25886 Filed 11-30-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                57024                        Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 230 / Friday, December 1, 2017 / Notices

                                                Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                      Dated: November 28, 2017.                           http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.                    T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                              parties may comment on the effect this
                                                                                                        Secretary, Maritime Administration.                   action may have on U.S. vessel builders
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    As
                                                                                                        [FR Doc. 2017–25884 Filed 11–30–17; 8:45 am]          or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-
                                                described by the applicant the intended
                                                                                                                                                              flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
                                                service of the vessel LA VIDA LOCA is:                  BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                                                                                                                                              accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
                                                —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:                                                                           MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                                 ‘‘For use as uninspected passenger                     DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          388, that the issuance of the waiver will
                                                 vessel (6-pack) for day charters,                                                                            have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-
                                                 recreational sport fishing expeditions                 Maritime Administration                               vessel builder or a business that uses
                                                 (fish caught will not be sold                          [Docket No. MARAD–2017–0189]                          U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
                                                 commercially), and multi-day charters                                                                        waiver will not be granted. Comments
                                                 in the Mid-Atlantic region’’                           Requested Administrative Waiver of                    should refer to the docket number of
                                                —Geographic Region: ‘‘North Carolina,                   the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel                      this notice and the vessel name in order
                                                 Virginia, District of Columbia,                        DAKOTA; Invitation for Public                         for MARAD to properly consider the
                                                 Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and                    Comments                                              comments. Comments should also state
                                                 Pennsylvania’’                                                                                               the commenter’s interest in the waiver
                                                                                                        AGENCY: Maritime Administration,                      application, and address the waiver
                                                   The complete application is given in                 Department of Transportation.                         criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
                                                DOT docket MARAD–2017–0185 at                           ACTION: Notice.                                       regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
                                                http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                parties may comment on the effect this                  SUMMARY:   The Secretary of                           Privacy Act
                                                action may have on U.S. vessel builders                 Transportation, as represented by the                    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),
                                                or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-                Maritime Administration (MARAD), is                   DOT/MARAD solicits comments from
                                                flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in                   authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-              the public to better inform its
                                                accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and                     build requirement of the coastwise laws               rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts
                                                MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                      under certain circumstances. A request                these comments, without edit, to
                                                388, that the issuance of the waiver will               for such a waiver has been received by                www.regulations.gov, as described in
                                                have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-                MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                        the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–
                                                vessel builder or a business that uses                  description of the proposed service, is               14 FDMS, accessible through
                                                U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a                   listed below.                                         www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to
                                                waiver will not be granted. Comments                    DATES: Submit comments on or before                   facilitate comment tracking and
                                                should refer to the docket number of                    January 2, 2018.                                      response, we encourage commenters to
                                                this notice and the vessel name in order                ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to                   provide their name, or the name of their
                                                for MARAD to properly consider the                      docket number MARAD–2017–0189.                        organization; however, submission of
                                                comments. Comments should also state                    Written comments may be submitted by                  names is completely optional. Whether
                                                the commenter’s interest in the waiver                  hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,                  or not commenters identify themselves,
                                                application, and address the waiver                     U.S. Department of Transportation,                    all timely comments will be fully
                                                criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s                    Docket Operations, M–30, West                         considered. If you wish to provide
                                                regulations at 46 CFR part 388.                         Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                  comments containing proprietary or
                                                                                                        1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                           confidential information, please contact
                                                Privacy Act                                             Washington, DC 20590. You may also                    the agency for alternate submission
                                                   In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),                  send comments electronically via the                  instructions.
                                                DOT/MARAD solicits comments from                        Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.                 Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C.
                                                the public to better inform its                         All comments will become part of this                 55103, 46 U.S.C. 12121.
                                                rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts                     docket and will be available for
                                                                                                                                                              *        *   *     *      *
                                                these comments, without edit, to                        inspection and copying at the above
                                                                                                        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                     Dated: November 28, 2017.
                                                the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–
                                                14 FDMS, accessible through                             federal holidays. An electronic version               T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                                www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to                        of this document and all documents                    Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                                facilitate comment tracking and                         entered into this docket is available at              [FR Doc. 2017–25886 Filed 11–30–17; 8:45 am]
                                                response, we encourage commenters to                    http://www.regulations.gov.                           BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                                provide their name, or the name of their                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                organization; however, submission of                    Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
                                                names is completely optional. Whether                   Transportation, Maritime                              DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                or not commenters identify themselves,                  Administration, 1200 New Jersey
                                                                                                        Avenue SE., Room W23–453,                             Maritime Administration
                                                all timely comments will be fully
                                                considered. If you wish to provide                      Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                  [Docket No. MARAD–2017–0186]
                                                comments containing proprietary or                      366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.
                                                confidential information, please contact                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As                         Requested Administrative Waiver of
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                                                the agency for alternate submission                     described by the applicant the intended               the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel SEA
                                                instructions.                                           service of the vessel DAKOTA is:                      PIRATE; Invitation for Public
                                                                                                        —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:                   Comments
                                                (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,
                                                46 U.S.C. 12121)                                           ‘‘Charter Passengers’’                             AGENCY: Maritime Administration,
                                                                                                        —Geographic Region: ‘‘Florida’’                       Department of Transportation.
                                                *      *     *       *      *                              The complete application is given in
                                                                                                                                                              ACTION: Notice.
                                                    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.             DOT docket MARAD–2017–0189 at


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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 January 2, 2018.
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 57024 

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