83_FR_24489 83 FR 24387 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel SANDPIPER; Invitation for Public Comments

83 FR 24387 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel SANDPIPER; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 102 (May 25, 2018)

Page Range24387-24388
FR Document2018-11275

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-2018-0087]


Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: 
Vessel SANDPIPER; 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 25, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2018-0087. 
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.

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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 SANDPIPER is:

--Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``Uninspected vessel for charter 
of 6 or less passengers on the Columbia river in Oregon/Washington. The 
business plan is to bring small families or couples on adventure 
cruises from one day to a few days on the Columbia river. ''
--Geographic Region: ``Oregon, Washington State, California''

    The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2018-0087 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.

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

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: May 22, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-11275 Filed 5-24-18; 8:45 am]
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                                              operation. Safety Assurance measures                    1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,                            provide their name, or the name of their
                                              the effectiveness of hazard identification              Washington, DC 20590. You may also                    organization; however, submission of
                                              and mitigation and prevention of new,                   send comments electronically via the                  names is completely optional. Whether
                                              unforeseen hazards. Safety Promotion                    internet at http://www.regulations.gov.               or not commenters identify themselves,
                                              requires the Certificate Holder to                      All comments will become part of this                 all timely comments will be fully
                                              maintain training records and                           docket and will be available for                      considered. If you wish to provide
                                              communications documentation used to                    inspection and copying at the above                   comments containing proprietary or
                                              promote safety.                                         address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00                   confidential information, please contact
                                                Respondents: Approximately 70 part                    p.m., Monday through Friday, except                   the agency for alternate submission
                                              121 Certificate Holders and any future                  federal holidays. An electronic version               instructions.
                                              applicants for a part 121 certificate.                  of this document and all documents                    (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,
                                                Frequency: During the first 6 months                  entered into this docket is available at              46 U.S.C. 12121)
                                              of the 3-year effective date period, part               http://www.regulations.gov.
                                              121 Certificate Holders were required to                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      *        *      *     *   *
                                              submit an SMS implementation plan.                      Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of                         By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
                                              This was a onetime submission for the                   Transportation, Maritime                                Dated: May 22, 2018.
                                              existing part 121 Certificate Holders and               Administration, 1200 New Jersey                       T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                              will be a onetime submission for future                 Avenue SE, Room W23–453,                              Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                              part 121 certificate applicants.                        Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                  [FR Doc. 2018–11274 Filed 5–24–18; 8:45 am]
                                                Estimated Average Burden per                          366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.
                                                                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                              Response: 3,340 Hours (as an average of                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
                                              30 large carriers (50+ aircraft), 31                    described by the applicant the intended
                                              medium carriers (10–49 aircraft), and 29                service of the vessel COBALT is:                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                              small carriers (9 or fewer aircraft)).                  —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
                                                Estimated Total Annual Burden:                           ‘‘The Vessel will be used for 6-pack               Maritime Administration
                                              107,146 total labor hours for 3 years,                     charter fishing out of San Diego. The
                                              $3,854,888 total cost over 3 years.                        owner of the Vessel currently runs                 [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0087]
                                                Issued in Fort Worth, TX on May 21, 2018.                another charter vessel and cannot
                                              Barbara L. Hall,                                           accommodate all trip requests during               Requested Administrative Waiver of
                                              FAA Information Collection Clearance                       the busy season due to being                       the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
                                              Officer, Performance, Policy, and Records                  completely booked.’’                               SANDPIPER; Invitation for Public
                                              Management Branch, ASP–110.                             —Geographic Region: ‘‘California’’                    Comments
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–11325 Filed 5–24–18; 8:45 am]                The complete application is given in
                                                                                                                                                            AGENCY:       Maritime Administration, DOT.
                                              BILLING CODE 4910–13–P                                  DOT docket MARAD–2018–0082 at
                                                                                                      http://www.regulations.gov. Interested                ACTION:       Notice.
                                                                                                      parties may comment on the effect this                SUMMARY: The Secretary of
                                              DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            action may have on U.S. vessel builders               Transportation, as represented by the
                                                                                                      or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-              Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
                                              Maritime Administration                                 flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in                 authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-
                                              [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0082]                            accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and                   build requirement of the coastwise laws
                                                                                                      MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                    under certain circumstances. A request
                                              Requested Administrative Waiver of                      388, that the issuance of the waiver will             for such a waiver has been received by
                                              the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel                        have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-              MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
                                              COBALT; Invitation for Public                           vessel builder or a business that uses                description of the proposed service, is
                                              Comments                                                U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a                 listed below.
                                                                                                      waiver will not be granted. Comments
                                              AGENCY:   Maritime Administration, DOT.                                                                       DATES: Submit comments on or before
                                                                                                      should refer to the docket number of
                                              ACTION:   Notice.                                       this notice and the vessel name in order              June 25, 2018.
                                                                                                      for MARAD to properly consider the                    ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
                                              SUMMARY: The Secretary of
                                                                                                      comments. Comments should also state                  docket number MARAD–2018–0087.
                                              Transportation, as represented by the                                                                         Written comments may be submitted by
                                              Maritime Administration (MARAD), is                     the commenter’s interest in the waiver
                                                                                                      application, and address the waiver                   hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
                                              authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-                                                                      U.S. Department of Transportation,
                                              build requirement of the coastwise laws                 criteria given in section 388.4 of
                                                                                                      MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                    Docket Operations, M–30, West
                                              under certain circumstances. A request                                                                        Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
                                              for such a waiver has been received by                  388.
                                                                                                                                                            1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
                                              MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                          Privacy Act                                           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 25, 2018.                                          rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts                   docket and will be available for
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                                              ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to                     these comments, without edit, to                      inspection and copying at the above
                                              docket number MARAD–2018–0082.                          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.


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                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        the agency for alternate submission                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    As
                                              Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of                         instructions.                                         described by the applicant the intended
                                              Transportation, Maritime                                (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,          service of the vessel ZEN is:
                                              Administration, 1200 New Jersey                         46 U.S.C. 12121)
                                              Avenue SE, Room W23–453,                                                                                      —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
                                                                                                      *      *     *       *       *                         ‘‘Vessel will be used for high end,
                                              Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
                                              366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.                      By Order of the Maritime Administrator.              elegant small group charter.’’
                                                                                                        Dated: May 22, 2018.                                —Geographic Region: ‘‘California’’
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    As                        T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                              described by the applicant the intended                                                                          The complete application is given in
                                                                                                      Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                              service of the vessel SANDPIPER is:                                                                           DOT docket MARAD–2018–0080 at
                                                                                                      [FR Doc. 2018–11275 Filed 5–24–18; 8:45 am]
                                              —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:                                                                           http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                                                                      BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                               ‘‘Uninspected vessel for charter of 6                                                                        parties may comment on the effect this
                                               or less passengers on the Columbia                                                                           action may have on U.S. vessel builders
                                               river in Oregon/Washington. The                        DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-
                                               business plan is to bring small                                                                              flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
                                               families or couples on adventure                       Maritime Administration                               accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
                                               cruises from one day to a few days on                                                                        MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                                                                                      [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0080]                          388, that the issuance of the waiver will
                                               the Columbia river. ’’
                                                                                                                                                            have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-
                                              —Geographic Region: ‘‘Oregon,                           Requested Administrative Waiver of                    vessel builder or a business that uses
                                               Washington State, California’’                         the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel                      U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
                                                                                                      ZEN; Invitation for Public Comments
                                                 The complete application is given in                                                                       waiver will not be granted. Comments
                                              DOT docket MARAD–2018–0087 at                           AGENCY: Maritime Administration,                      should refer to the docket number of
                                              http://www.regulations.gov. Interested                  Department of Transportation.                         this notice and the vessel name in order
                                              parties may comment on the effect this                  ACTION: Notice.                                       for MARAD to properly consider the
                                              action may have on U.S. vessel builders                                                                       comments. Comments should also state
                                              or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-                SUMMARY: The Secretary of                             the commenter’s interest in the waiver
                                              flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in                   Transportation, as represented by the                 application, and address the waiver
                                              accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and                     Maritime Administration (MARAD), is                   criteria given in section 388.4 of
                                              MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                      authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-              MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                              388, that the issuance of the waiver will               build requirement of the coastwise laws               388.
                                              have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-                under certain circumstances. A request
                                                                                                      for such a waiver has been received by                Privacy Act
                                              vessel builder or a business that uses
                                              U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a                   MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                           In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),
                                              waiver will not be granted. Comments                    description of the proposed service, is               DOT/MARAD solicits comments from
                                              should refer to the docket number of                    listed below.                                         the public to better inform its
                                              this notice and the vessel name in order                DATES: Submit comments on or before                   rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts
                                              for MARAD to properly consider the                      June 25, 2018.                                        these comments, without edit, to
                                              comments. Comments should also state                    ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to                   www.regulations.gov, as described in
                                              the commenter’s interest in the waiver                  docket number MARAD–2018–0080.                        the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–
                                              application, and address the waiver                     Written comments may be submitted by                  14 FDMS, accessible through
                                              criteria given in section 388.4 of                      hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,                  www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to
                                              MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                      U.S. Department of Transportation,                    facilitate comment tracking and
                                              388.                                                    Docket Operations, M–30, West                         response, we encourage commenters to
                                              Privacy Act                                             Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                  provide their name, or the name of their
                                                                                                      1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,                            organization; however, submission of
                                                 In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),                  Washington, DC 20590. You may also                    names is completely optional. Whether
                                              DOT/MARAD solicits comments from                        send comments electronically via the                  or not commenters identify themselves,
                                              the public to better inform its                         internet at http://www.regulations.gov.               all timely comments will be fully
                                              rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts                     All comments will become part of this                 considered. If you wish to provide
                                              these comments, without edit, to                        docket and will be available for                      comments containing proprietary or
                                              www.regulations.gov, as described in                    inspection and copying at the above                   confidential information, please contact
                                              the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–                  address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00                   the agency for alternate submission
                                              14 FDMS, accessible through                             p.m., Monday through Friday, except                   instructions.
                                              www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to                        federal holidays. An electronic version
                                                                                                      of this document and all documents                    (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,
                                              facilitate comment tracking and
                                                                                                      entered into this docket is available at              46 U.S.C. 12121)
                                              response, we encourage commenters to
                                              provide their name, or the name of their                http://www.regulations.gov.                           *        *      *     *    *
                                              organization; however, submission of                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                          By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
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                                              names is completely optional. Whether                   Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of                           Dated: May 22, 2018.
                                              or not commenters identify themselves,                  Transportation, Maritime
                                                                                                                                                            T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                              all timely comments will be fully                       Administration, 1200 New Jersey
                                              considered. If you wish to provide                      Avenue SE, Room W23–453,                              Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                              comments containing proprietary or                      Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                  [FR Doc. 2018–11277 Filed 5–24–18; 8:45 am]
                                              confidential information, please contact                366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.                  BILLING CODE 4910–81–P




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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 June 25, 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 24387 

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