83_FR_23860 83 FR 23761 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel BLACKBIRD VII; Invitation for Public Comments

83 FR 23761 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel BLACKBIRD VII; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 99 (May 22, 2018)

Page Range23761-23762
FR Document2018-10882

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 99 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-10882]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2018-0074]


Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: 
Vessel BLACKBIRD VII; 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 June 21, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2018-0074. 
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 
Bianca.carr@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As described by the applicant the intended 
service of the vessel BLACKBIRD VII is:

--INTENDED COMMERCIAL USE OF VESSEL: ``Tourism. Transporting passengers 
for sightseeing tours''
--GEOGRAPHIC REGION: ``Alaska''

    The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2018-0074 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 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.


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(Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103, 46 U.S.C. 12121)

* * * * *

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: May 17, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-10882 Filed 5-21-18; 8:45 am]
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                                              under certain circumstances. A request                  the public to better inform its                       inspection and copying at the above
                                              for such a waiver has been received by                  rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts                   address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00
                                              MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                          these comments, without edit, to                      p.m., Monday through Friday, except
                                              description of the proposed service, is                 www.regulations.gov, as described in                  federal holidays. An electronic version
                                              listed below.                                           the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–                of this document and all documents
                                              DATES: Submit comments on or before                     14 FDMS, accessible through                           entered into this docket is available at
                                              June 21, 2018.                                          www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to                      http://www.regulations.gov.
                                              ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to                     facilitate comment tracking and                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              docket number MARAD–2018–0075.                          response, we encourage commenters to                  Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
                                              Written comments may be submitted by                    provide their name, or the name of their              Transportation, Maritime
                                              hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,                    organization; however, submission of                  Administration, 1200 New Jersey
                                              U.S. Department of Transportation,                      names is completely optional. Whether                 Avenue SE, Room W23–453,
                                              Docket Operations, M–30, West                           or not commenters identify themselves,                Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
                                              Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                    all timely comments will be fully                     366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.
                                              1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,                              considered. If you wish to provide
                                                                                                      comments containing proprietary or                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
                                              Washington, DC 20590. You may also
                                                                                                      confidential information, please contact              described by the applicant the intended
                                              send comments electronically via the
                                                                                                      the agency for alternate submission                   service of the vessel BLACKBIRD VII is:
                                              internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                              All comments will become part of this                   instructions.                                         —INTENDED COMMERCIAL USE OF
                                              docket and will be available for                        (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,             VESSEL: ‘‘Tourism. Transporting
                                              inspection and copying at the above                     46 U.S.C. 12121)                                         passengers for sightseeing tours’’
                                              address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00                     *      *     *       *       *                        —GEOGRAPHIC REGION: ‘‘Alaska’’
                                              p.m., Monday through Friday, except                       By Order of the Maritime Administrator.                The complete application is given in
                                              federal holidays. An electronic version                                                                       DOT docket MARAD–2018–0074 at
                                                                                                        Dated: May 17, 2018.
                                              of this document and all documents                                                                            http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                              entered into this docket is available at                T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                                                                                                                                            parties may comment on the effect this
                                              http://www.regulations.gov.                             Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                                                                                                                                            action may have on U.S. vessel builders
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        [FR Doc. 2018–10883 Filed 5–21–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                            or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-
                                              Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of                         BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                                                                                                                                            flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
                                              Transportation, Maritime                                                                                      accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
                                              Administration, 1200 New Jersey                                                                               MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                              Avenue SE, Room W23–453,                                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                                                                                                                            388, that the issuance of the waiver will
                                              Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                    Maritime Administration                               have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-
                                              366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.                                                                          vessel builder or a business that uses
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As                           [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0074]                          U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
                                              described by the applicant the intended                                                                       waiver will not be granted. Comments
                                                                                                      Requested Administrative Waiver of
                                              service of the vessel BLACKBIRD X is:                                                                         should refer to the docket number of
                                                                                                      the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
                                              — Intended Commercial use of Vessel:                                                                          this notice and the vessel name in order
                                                                                                      BLACKBIRD VII; Invitation for Public
                                                 ‘‘Tourism. Transporting passengers                                                                         for MARAD to properly consider the
                                                                                                      Comments
                                                 for sightseeing tours’’                                                                                    comments. Comments should also state
                                              — Geographic Region: ‘‘Alaska’’                         AGENCY:    Maritime Administration, DOT.              the commenter’s interest in the waiver
                                                 The complete application is given in                 ACTION:    Notice.                                    application, and address the waiver
                                              DOT docket MARAD–2018–0075 at                                                                                 criteria given in section 388.4 of
                                              http://www.regulations.gov. Interested                  SUMMARY:   The Secretary of                           MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                              parties may comment on the effect this                  Transportation, as represented by the                 388.
                                              action may have on U.S. vessel builders                 Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
                                                                                                      authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-              Privacy Act
                                              or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-
                                              flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in                   build requirement of the coastwise laws                  In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),
                                              accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and                     under certain circumstances. A request                DOT/MARAD solicits comments from
                                              MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                      for such a waiver has been received by                the public to better inform its
                                              388, that the issuance of the waiver will               MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                        rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts
                                              have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-                description of the proposed service, is               these comments, without edit, to
                                              vessel builder or a business that uses                  listed below.                                         www.regulations.gov, as described in
                                              U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a                   DATES: Submit comments on or before                   the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–
                                              waiver will not be granted. Comments                    June 21, 2018.                                        14 FDMS, accessible through
                                              should refer to the docket number of                    ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to                   www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to
                                              this notice and the vessel name in order                docket number MARAD–2018–0074.                        facilitate comment tracking and
                                              for MARAD to properly consider the                      Written comments may be submitted by                  response, we encourage commenters to
                                              comments. Comments should also state                    hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,                  provide their name, or the name of their
                                              the commenter’s interest in the waiver                  U.S. Department of Transportation,                    organization; however, submission of
                                              application, and address the waiver                     Docket Operations, M–30, West                         names is completely optional. Whether
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                                              criteria given in section 388.4 of                      Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                  or not commenters identify themselves,
                                              MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                      1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,                            all timely comments will be fully
                                              388.                                                    Washington, DC 20590. You may also                    considered. If you wish to provide
                                                                                                      send comments electronically via the                  comments containing proprietary or
                                              Privacy Act                                             internet at http://www.regulations.gov.               confidential information, please contact
                                                In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),                   All comments will become part of this                 the agency for alternate submission
                                              DOT/MARAD solicits comments from                        docket and will be available for                      instructions.


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                                              23762                           Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 22, 2018 / Notices

                                              (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,            —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:                   DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                              46 U.S.C. 12121)                                         ‘‘The vessel will be chartered for up
                                                                                                       to six passengers to participate in                  Maritime Administration
                                              *      *     *       *      *
                                                                                                       sailboat racing’’                                    [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0076]
                                                By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
                                                Dated: May 17, 2018.                                  —Geographic Region: ‘‘Illinois,
                                                                                                       Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana’’                       Requested Administrative Waiver of
                                              T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                                                                                      the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
                                              Secretary, Maritime Administration.                        The complete application is given in               CATATONIC; Invitation for Public
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–10882 Filed 5–21–18; 8:45 am]             DOT docket MARAD–2018–0078 at                         Comments
                                              BILLING CODE 4910–81–P                                  http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                                                                                                                            AGENCY:   Maritime Administration, DOT.
                                                                                                      parties may comment on the effect this
                                                                                                      action may have on U.S. vessel builders               ACTION:   Notice.
                                              DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-              SUMMARY:    The Secretary of
                                                                                                      flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in                 Transportation, as represented by the
                                              Maritime Administration
                                                                                                      accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and                   Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
                                                                                                      MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                    authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-
                                              [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0078]                            388, that the issuance of the waiver will             build requirement of the coastwise laws
                                                                                                      have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-              under certain circumstances. A request
                                              Requested Administrative Waiver of
                                              the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel                        vessel builder or a business that uses                for such a waiver has been received by
                                              MAGELLAN; Invitation for Public                         U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a                 MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
                                              Comments                                                waiver will not be granted. Comments                  description of the proposed service, is
                                                                                                      should refer to the docket number of                  listed below.
                                              AGENCY:    Maritime Administration, DOT.                this notice and the vessel name in order              DATES: Submit comments on or before
                                              ACTION:    Notice.                                      for MARAD to properly consider the                    June 21, 2018.
                                                                                                      comments. Comments should also state                  ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
                                              SUMMARY:   The Secretary of                             the commenter’s interest in the waiver                docket number MARAD–2018–0076.
                                              Transportation, as represented by the                   application, and address the waiver                   Written comments may be submitted by
                                              Maritime Administration (MARAD), is                     criteria given in section 388.4 of                    hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
                                              authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-                MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                    U.S. Department of Transportation,
                                              build requirement of the coastwise laws                                                                       Docket Operations, M–30, West
                                                                                                      388.
                                              under certain circumstances. A request                                                                        Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
                                              for such a waiver has been received by                  Privacy Act                                           1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
                                              MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                                                                                Washington, DC 20590. You may also
                                              description of the proposed service, is                    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),
                                                                                                                                                            send comments electronically via the
                                              listed below.                                           DOT/MARAD solicits comments from
                                                                                                                                                            internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                              DATES: Submit comments on or before                     the public to better inform its
                                                                                                                                                            All comments will become part of this
                                              June 21, 2018.                                          rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts                   docket and will be available for
                                                                                                      these comments, without edit, to                      inspection and copying at the above
                                              ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
                                              docket number MARAD–2018–0078.                          www.regulations.gov, as described in                  address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00
                                              Written comments may be submitted by                    the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–                p.m., Monday through Friday, except
                                              hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,                    14 FDMS, accessible through                           federal holidays. An electronic version
                                              U.S. Department of Transportation,                      www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to                      of this document and all documents
                                              Docket Operations, M–30, West                           facilitate comment tracking and                       entered into this docket is available at
                                              Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                    response, we encourage commenters to                  http://www.regulations.gov.
                                              1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,                              provide their name, or the name of their              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              Washington, DC 20590. You may also                      organization; however, submission of                  Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
                                              send comments electronically via the                    names is completely optional. Whether                 Transportation, Maritime
                                              internet at http://www.regulations.gov.                 or not commenters identify themselves,                Administration, 1200 New Jersey
                                              All comments will become part of this                   all timely comments will be fully                     Avenue SE, Room W23–453,
                                              docket and will be available for                        considered. If you wish to provide                    Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
                                              inspection and copying at the above                     comments containing proprietary or                    366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.
                                              address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00                     confidential information, please contact              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
                                              p.m., Monday through Friday, except                     the agency for alternate submission                   described by the applicant the intended
                                              federal holidays. An electronic version                 instructions.                                         service of the vessel CATATONIC is:
                                              of this document and all documents                                                                            —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
                                                                                                      (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,
                                              entered into this docket is available at                                                                         ‘‘Private Sailing Charters—day trips
                                                                                                      46 U.S.C. 12121)
                                              http://www.regulations.gov.                                                                                      and term (overnight) charters’’
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                      *      *     *       *       *                        —Geographic Region: ‘‘New York
                                              Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of                           By Order of the Maritime Administrator.                (excluding New York Harbor), New
                                              Transportation, Maritime                                  Dated: May 17, 2018.                                   Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island,
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                                              Administration, 1200 New Jersey                         T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                                 Massachusetts, Delaware, Maryland,
                                              Avenue SE, Room W23–453,                                                                                         Maine, New Hampshire’’
                                                                                                      Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                              Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                                                                             The complete application is given in
                                                                                                      [FR Doc. 2018–10886 Filed 5–21–18; 8:45 am]
                                              366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.                                                                          DOT docket MARAD–2018–0076 at
                                                                                                      BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As                                                                                 http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                              described by the applicant the intended                                                                       parties may comment on the effect this
                                              service of the vessel MAGELLAN is:                                                                            action may have on U.S. vessel builders


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Document Created: 2018-11-02 11:09:35
Document Modified: 2018-11-02 11:09:35
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 June 21, 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 23761 

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