83_FR_11338 83 FR 11288 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel TERN; Invitation for Public Comments

83 FR 11288 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel TERN; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 50 (March 14, 2018)

Page Range11288-11289
FR Document2018-05126

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 83 Issue 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-05126]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2018-0035]


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

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

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 April 13, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2018-0035. 
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 TERN is:
--Intended Commercial use of Vessel: ``The commercial use of this boat 
will be to operate as a passenger vessel conducting whale watching and 
coastal tours in the waters within 10 miles of Newport Beach Harbor in 
California. We anticipate obtaining a Certificate of Inspection from 
the USCG to operate with 12 passengers pending the granting of this 
waiver.''
--Geographic Region: ``California''

    The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2018-0035 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

[[Page 11289]]

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 
section 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.
* * * * *

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: March 9, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-05126 Filed 3-13-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-81-P

11288 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 50 / Wednesday, March 14, 2018 / Notices By Order of the Maritime Administrator. The complete application is given in SUMMARY: The Secretary of Dated: March 9, 2018. DOT docket MARAD–2018–0032 at Transportation, as represented by the T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., http://www.regulations.gov. Interested Maritime Administration (MARAD), is Secretary, Maritime Administration. parties may comment on the effect this authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- [FR Doc. 2018–05124 Filed 3–13–18; 8:45 am] action may have on U.S. vessel builders build requirement of the coastwise laws BILLING CODE 4910–81–P or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- under certain circumstances. A request flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in for such a waiver has been received by accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and MARAD. The vessel, and a brief DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part description of the proposed service, is 388, that the issuance of the waiver will listed below. Maritime Administration have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- DATES: Submit comments on or before vessel builder or a business that uses April 13, 2018. [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0032] U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to waiver will not be granted. Comments docket number MARAD–2018–0035. Requested Administrative Waiver of should refer to the docket number of Written comments may be submitted by the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel this notice and the vessel name in order hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, ARROW; Invitation for Public for MARAD to properly consider the U.S. Department of Transportation, Comments comments. Comments should also state Docket Operations, M–30, West AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. the commenter’s interest in the waiver Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, application, and address the waiver 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, ACTION: Notice. criteria given in section 388.4 of Washington, DC 20590. You may also SUMMARY: The Secretary of MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part send comments electronically via the Transportation, as represented by the 388. internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Maritime Administration (MARAD), is All comments will become part of this Privacy Act authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- docket and will be available for build requirement of the coastwise laws In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), inspection and copying at the above under certain circumstances. A request DOT/MARAD solicits comments from address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 for such a waiver has been received by the public to better inform its p.m., Monday through Friday, except MARAD. The vessel, and a brief rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts federal holidays. An electronic version description of the proposed service, is these comments, without edit, to of this document and all documents listed below. www.regulations.gov, as described in entered into this docket is available at the system of records notice, DOT/ALL– http://www.regulations.gov. DATES: Submit comments on or before 14 FDMS, accessible through FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: April 13, 2018. www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to facilitate comment tracking and Transportation, Maritime docket number MARAD–2018–0032. response, we encourage commenters to Administration, 1200 New Jersey Written comments may be submitted by provide their name, or the name of their Avenue SE, Room W23–453, hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, organization; however, submission of Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– U.S. Department of Transportation, names is completely optional. Whether 366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov. Docket Operations, M–30, West or not commenters identify themselves, Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As all timely comments will be fully described by the applicant the intended 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, considered. If you wish to provide Washington, DC 20590. You may also service of the vessel TERN is: comments containing proprietary or —Intended Commercial use of Vessel: send comments electronically via the confidential information, please contact internet at http://www.regulations.gov. ‘‘The commercial use of this boat will the agency for alternate submission be to operate as a passenger vessel All comments will become part of this instructions. docket and will be available for conducting whale watching and inspection and copying at the above Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. coastal tours in the waters within 10 address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 55103, 46 U.S.C. 12121. miles of Newport Beach Harbor in p.m., Monday through Friday, except By Order of the Maritime Administrator. California. We anticipate obtaining a federal holidays. An electronic version Dated: March 9, 2018. Certificate of Inspection from the of this document and all documents T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., USCG to operate with 12 passengers entered into this docket is available at pending the granting of this waiver.’’ Secretary, Maritime Administration. —Geographic Region: ‘‘California’’ http://www.regulations.gov. [FR Doc. 2018–05122 Filed 3–13–18; 8:45 am] The complete application is given in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BILLING CODE 4910–81–P DOT docket MARAD–2018–0035 at Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of http://www.regulations.gov. Interested Transportation, Maritime parties may comment on the effect this Administration, 1200 New Jersey DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION action may have on U.S. vessel builders Avenue SE, Room W23–453, or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– Maritime Administration flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in 366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov. 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 50 / Wednesday, March 14, 2018 / Notices 11289 this notice and the vessel name in order ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to for MARAD to properly consider the docket number MARAD–2018–0033. facilitate comment tracking and comments. Comments should also state Written comments may be submitted by response, we encourage commenters to the commenter’s interest in the waiver hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, provide their name, or the name of their application, and address the waiver U.S. Department of Transportation, organization; however, submission of criteria given in section 388.4 of Docket Operations, M–30, West names is completely optional. Whether MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, or not commenters identify themselves, 388. 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, all timely comments will be fully Washington, DC 20590. You may also considered. If you wish to provide Privacy Act comments containing proprietary or send comments electronically via the In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), internet at http://www.regulations.gov. confidential information, please contact DOT/MARAD solicits comments from All comments will become part of this the agency for alternate submission the public to better inform its docket and will be available for instructions. rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts inspection and copying at the above Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. these comments, without edit, to address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 55103, 46 U.S.C. 12121. www.regulations.gov, as described in p.m., Monday through Friday, except * * * * * the system of records notice, DOT/ALL– federal holidays. An electronic version 14 FDMS, accessible through By Order of the Maritime Administrator. of this document and all documents www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to entered into this docket is available at Dated: March 9, 2018. facilitate comment tracking and http://www.regulations.gov. T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., response, we encourage commenters to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Secretary, Maritime Administration. provide their name, or the name of their Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of [FR Doc. 2018–05125 Filed 3–13–18; 8:45 am] organization; however, submission of Transportation, Maritime BILLING CODE 4910–81–P names is completely optional. Whether Administration, 1200 New Jersey or not commenters identify themselves, Avenue SE, Room W23–453, all timely comments will be fully Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION considered. If you wish to provide 366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov. comments containing proprietary or National Highway Traffic Safety SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As Administration confidential information, please contact described by the applicant the intended the agency for alternate submission service of the vessel PULPO is: [Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0129; Notice 2] instructions. —Intended Commercial use of Vessel: Toyota Motor Engineering & Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. ‘‘uninspected small passenger vessel 55103, 46 U.S.C. 12121. Manufacturing North America, Inc., day sight seeing excursions on local Grant of Petition for Decision of * * * * * waterways’’ Inconsequential Noncompliance By Order of the Maritime Administrator. —Geographic Region: ‘‘Florida’’ Dated: March 9, 2018. The complete application is given in AGENCY: National Highway Traffic DOT docket MARAD–2018–0033 at Safety Administration (NHTSA), T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., http://www.regulations.gov. Interested Department of Transportation (DOT). Secretary, Maritime Administration. parties may comment on the effect this ACTION: Grant of petition. [FR Doc. 2018–05126 Filed 3–13–18; 8:45 am] action may have on U.S. vessel builders BILLING CODE 4910–81–P or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- SUMMARY: Toyota Motor Engineering & flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in Manufacturing North America, Inc., on accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and behalf of Toyota Motor Corporation and DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION certain other specified Toyota MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 388, that the issuance of the waiver will manufacturing entities (collectively Maritime Administration referred to as ‘‘Toyota’’), has determined have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- vessel builder or a business that uses that certain model year (MY) 2016–2017 [Docket No. MARAD–2018 0033] Lexus RX350 and Lexus RX450H motor U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a Requested Administrative Waiver of waiver will not be granted. Comments vehicles do not fully comply with the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel should refer to the docket number of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard PULPO; Invitation for Public this notice and the vessel name in order (FMVSS) No. 202a, Head Restraints. Comments for MARAD to properly consider the Toyota filed a noncompliance comments. Comments should also state information report dated November 29, AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. the commenter’s interest in the waiver 2016. Toyota also petitioned NHTSA on ACTION: Notice. application, and address the waiver December 21, 2016, for a decision that criteria given in section 388.4 of the subject noncompliance is SUMMARY: The Secretary of MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part inconsequential as it relates to motor Transportation, as represented by the 388. vehicle safety. Maritime Administration (MARAD), is FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- Privacy Act Chan, Office of Vehicle Safety build requirement of the coastwise laws In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), Compliance, NHTSA, telephone (202) daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES under certain circumstances. A request DOT/MARAD solicits comments from 493–0335, facsimile (202) 366–3081. for such a waiver has been received by the public to better inform its SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MARAD. The vessel, and a brief rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts I. Overview: Toyota, has determined description of the proposed service, is these comments, without edit, to that certain MY 2016–2017 Lexus listed below. www.regulations.gov, as described in RX350 and RX450H motor vehicles do DATES: Submit comments on or before the system of records notice, DOT/ALL– not fully comply with paragraph S4.5 of April 13, 2018. 14 FDMS, accessible through FMVSS No. 202a, Head Restraints (49 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:17 Mar 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14MRN1.SGM 14MRN1


Document Created: 2018-03-14 01:06:22
Document Modified: 2018-03-14 01:06:22
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 April 13, 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 Citation83 FR 11288 
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