83_FR_34434 83 FR 34295 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel ACQUA BLU; Invitation for Public Comments

83 FR 34295 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel ACQUA BLU; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 139 (July 19, 2018)

Page Range34295-34296
FR Document2018-15432

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 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2018) 
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[FR Doc No: 2018-15432]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2018-0111]


Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: 
Vessel ACQUA BLU; 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 August 20, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2018-0111. 
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 ACQUA BLU is:
--Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``Day charter operations in Miami, 
Florida''
--Geographic Region: ``Florida''

    The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2018-0111 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)

* * * * *

    Dated: July 16, 2018.

[[Page 34296]]

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-15432 Filed 7-18-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-81-P

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Federal Awarding Agency Contacts DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ‘‘Day charter operations in Miami, For further information regarding this Maritime Administration Florida’’ notice and the grants program, please —Geographic Region: ‘‘Florida’’ [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0111] contact Ms. Amy Houser, Office of The complete application is given in Program Delivery, Federal Railroad Requested Administrative Waiver of DOT docket MARAD–2018–0111 at Administration, 1200 New Jersey the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel http://www.regulations.gov. Interested Avenue SE, Room W36–412, ACQUA BLU; Invitation for Public parties may comment on the effect this Washington, DC 20590; email: Comments action may have on U.S. vessel builders amy.houser@dot.gov; phone: 202–493– or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- 0303, or Ms. Frances Bourne, Office of AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in Policy and Planning, Federal Railroad ACTION: Notice. accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and Administration, 1200 New Jersey MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part SUMMARY: The Secretary of Avenue SE, Room W38–207, 388, that the issuance of the waiver will Transportation, as represented by the Washington, DC 20590; email: have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- Maritime Administration (MARAD), is frances.bourne@dot.gov; phone: 202– vessel builder or a business that uses authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- 493–6366. U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request waiver will not be granted. Comments H. Other Information for such a waiver has been received by should refer to the docket number of All information submitted as part of MARAD. The vessel, and a brief this notice and the vessel name in order or in support of any application shall description of the proposed service, is for MARAD to properly consider the use publicly available data or data that listed below. comments. Comments should also state can be made public and methodologies the commenter’s interest in the waiver DATES: Submit comments on or before that are accepted by industry practice application, and address the waiver August 20, 2018. and standards, to the extent possible. If criteria given in section 388.4 of ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part the application includes information the docket number MARAD–2018–0111. applicant considers to be a trade secret 388. Written comments may be submitted by or confidential commercial or financial hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, Privacy Act information, the applicant should do the U.S. Department of Transportation, In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), following: (1) Note on the front cover Docket Operations, M–30, West DOT/MARAD solicits comments from that the submission ‘‘Contains Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, the public to better inform its Confidential Business Information 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts (CBI)’’; (2) mark each affected page Washington, DC 20590. You may also these comments, without edit, to ‘‘CBI’’; and (3) highlight or otherwise send comments electronically via the www.regulations.gov, as described in denote the CBI portions. internet at http://www.regulations.gov. the system of records notice, DOT/ALL– DOT protects such information from All comments will become part of this 14 FDMS, accessible through disclosure to the extent allowed under docket and will be available for www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to applicable law. In the event DOT inspection and copying at the above facilitate comment tracking and receives a Freedom of Information Act address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 response, we encourage commenters to (FOIA) request for the information, DOT p.m., Monday through Friday, except provide their name, or the name of their will follow the procedures described in federal holidays. An electronic version organization; however, submission of its FOIA regulations at 49 CFR 7.17. of this document and all documents names is completely optional. Whether Only information that is ultimately entered into this docket is available at or not commenters identify themselves, determined to be confidential under that http://www.regulations.gov. all timely comments will be fully procedure will be exempt from FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: considered. If you wish to provide disclosure under FOIA. Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of comments containing proprietary or Transportation, Maritime confidential information, please contact sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Issued in Washington, DC, on July 11, Administration, 1200 New Jersey the agency for alternate submission 2018. Avenue SE, Room W23–453, instructions. Ronald Louis Batory, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103, Administrator, Federal Railroad 366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov. 46 U.S.C. 12121) Administration. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As [FR Doc. 2018–15412 Filed 7–18–18; 8:45 am] described by the applicant the intended * * * * * BILLING CODE 4910–06–P service of the vessel ACQUA BLU is: Dated: July 16, 2018. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Jul 18, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00198 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19JYN1.SGM 19JYN1

34296 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 139 / Thursday, July 19, 2018 / Notices By Order of the Maritime Administrator. The complete application is given in SUMMARY: The Secretary of T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., DOT docket MARAD 2018 0112 at Transportation, as represented by the Secretary, Maritime Administration. http://www.regulations.gov. Interested Maritime Administration (MARAD), is [FR Doc. 2018–15432 Filed 7–18–18; 8:45 am] parties may comment on the effect this authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- BILLING CODE 4910–81–P action may have on U.S. vessel builders build requirement of the coastwise laws 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 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and MARAD. The vessel, and a brief MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part description of the proposed service, is Maritime Administration 388, that the issuance of the waiver will listed below. have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- DATES: Submit comments on or before [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0112] vessel builder or a business that uses August 20, 2018. U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a Requested Administrative Waiver of ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to waiver will not be granted. Comments the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel docket number MARAD–2018–0113. should refer to the docket number of VENOM; Invitation for Public Written comments may be submitted by this notice and the vessel name in order Comments hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, for MARAD to properly consider the U.S. Department of Transportation, AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. comments. Comments should also state Docket Operations, M–30, West the commenter’s interest in the waiver ACTION: Notice. Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, application, and address the waiver 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, SUMMARY: The Secretary of criteria given in section 388.4 of MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part Washington, DC 20590. You may also Transportation, as represented by the send comments electronically via the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is 388. internet at http://www.regulations.gov. authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- Privacy Act All comments will become part of this build requirement of the coastwise laws In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), docket and will be available for under certain circumstances. A request DOT/MARAD solicits comments from inspection and copying at the above for such a waiver has been received by the public to better inform its address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 MARAD. The vessel, and a brief rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts p.m., Monday through Friday, except description of the proposed service, is these comments, without edit, to federal holidays. An electronic version listed below. www.regulations.gov, as described in of this document and all documents DATES: Submit comments on or before the system of records notice, DOT/ALL– entered into this docket is available at August 20, 2018. 14 FDMS, accessible through http://www.regulations.gov. ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: docket number MARAD 2018 0112. facilitate comment tracking and Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of Written comments may be submitted by response, we encourage commenters to Transportation, Maritime hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, provide their name, or the name of their Administration, 1200 New Jersey U.S. Department of Transportation, organization; however, submission of Avenue SE, Room W23–453, Docket Operations, M–30, West names is completely optional. Whether Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, or not commenters identify themselves, 366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov. 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, all timely comments will be fully SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As Washington, DC 20590. You may also considered. If you wish to provide described by the applicant the intended send comments electronically via the comments containing proprietary or service of the vessel MONTRACHET is: internet at http://www.regulations.gov. confidential information, please contact —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: All comments will become part of this the agency for alternate submission ‘‘Time Charters’’ docket and will be available for instructions. —Geographic Region: ‘‘Florida, inspection and copying at the above Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103, Delaware, New Jersey, New York address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 46 U.S.C. 12121. * * * (excluding New York Harbor), p.m., Monday through Friday, except Dated: July 16, 2018. Connecticut, Rhode Island, federal holidays. An electronic version By Order of the Maritime Administrator. Massachusetts, New Hampshire, of this document and all documents T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., Maine’’ entered into this docket is available at Secretary, Maritime Administration. The complete application is given in http://www.regulations.gov. [FR Doc. 2018–15430 Filed 7–18–18; 8:45 am] DOT docket MARAD–2018–0113 at FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BILLING CODE 4910–81–P http://www.regulations.gov. Interested Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of parties may comment on the effect this Transportation, Maritime action may have on U.S. vessel builders Administration, 1200 New Jersey DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- Avenue SE, Room W23–453, flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– Maritime Administration accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and 366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov. MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0113] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 388, that the issuance of the waiver will sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES described by the applicant the intended Requested Administrative Waiver of have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- service of the vessel VENOM is: the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel vessel builder or a business that uses —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: MONTRACHET; Invitation for Public U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a ‘‘Carry passengers on day charters for Comments waiver will not be granted. Comments sightseeing, snorkeling, etc.’’ AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. should refer to the docket number of —Geographic Region: ‘‘Hawaii, this notice and the vessel name in order ACTION: Notice. California’’ for MARAD to properly consider the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Jul 18, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00199 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19JYN1.SGM 19JYN1


Document Created: 2018-07-19 01:35:33
Document Modified: 2018-07-19 01:35:33
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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesSubmit comments on or before August 20, 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 34295 
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