83_FR_34820 83 FR 34680 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel TIMELESS; Invitation for Public Comments

83 FR 34680 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel TIMELESS; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 140 (July 20, 2018)

Page Range34680-34681
FR Document2018-15538

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-2018-0110]


Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: 
Vessel TIMELESS; 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-2018-0110. 
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 TIMELESS is:

--Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``Passenger Charter''
--Geographic Region: ``Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South 
Carolina''

The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2018-0110 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

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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 17, 2018.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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                                               DATES:  By this notice, FTA is advising                  County through the Cities of Milpitas,                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                               the public of final agency actions                       San José, and Santa Clara. VTA’s BART
                                               subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l) . A claim                    Silicon Valley Program is being                       Maritime Administration
                                               seeking judicial review of FTA actions                   implemented in two phases, the Phase                  [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0110]
                                               announced herein for the listed public                   I Project (Berryessa Extension) and the
                                               transportation project will be barred                    Phase II Project (Silicon Valley                      Requested Administrative Waiver of
                                               unless the claim is filed on or before                   Extension). The Phase I Project is a 10-              the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
                                               December 17, 2018.                                       mile extension from the existing Warm                 TIMELESS; Invitation for Public
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                         Springs/South Fremont Station to the                  Comments
                                               Nancy-Ellen Zusman, Assistant Chief                      Berryessa/North San José Station in the              AGENCY:   Maritime Administration, DOT.
                                               Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312)                  City of San José. In 2010, FTA issued a
                                               353–2577, or Alan Tabachnick,                                                                                  ACTION:   Notice.
                                                                                                        Record of Decision (ROD) for the Phase
                                               Environmental Protection Specialist,                     I Project, which is currently under                   SUMMARY:   The Secretary of
                                               Office of Environmental Programs, (202)                  construction and scheduled to be open                 Transportation, as represented by the
                                               366–8541. FTA is located at 1200 New                     in late 2018. The Phase II Project                    Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
                                               Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC                         consists of the remaining approximately               authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-
                                               20590. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m.                                                                         build requirement of the coastwise laws
                                                                                                        six-mile extension of VTA’s BART
                                               to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,                                                                           under certain circumstances. A request
                                                                                                        Silicon Valley Program, and is the
                                               except Federal holidays.                                                                                       for such a waiver has been received by
                                                                                                        subject of this limitation on claims
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is                                                                           MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
                                                                                                        notice. The Phase II Project was the
                                               hereby given that FTA has taken final                                                                          description of the proposed service, is
                                                                                                        subject of VTA’s BART Silicon Valley
                                               agency action by issuing a certain                                                                             listed below.
                                                                                                        Phase II Extension Project Final
                                               approval for the public transportation                                                                         DATES: Submit comments on or before
                                               project listed below. The actions on the                 Supplemental Environmental Impact
                                                                                                        Statement/Subsequent Environmental                    August 20, 2018.
                                               project, as well as the laws under which                                                                       ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
                                               such actions were taken, are described                   Impact Report and Section 4(f)
                                                                                                        Evaluation (SEIS/SEIR), dated February                docket number MARAD–2018–0110.
                                               in the documentation issued in                                                                                 Written comments may be submitted by
                                               connection with the project to comply                    2018, which included both NEPA and
                                                                                                        California Environmental Quality Act                  hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
                                               with the National Environmental Policy                                                                         U.S. Department of Transportation,
                                               Act (NEPA) and in other documents in                     (CEQA) analyses. The project will
                                                                                                        consist of the design, construction and               Docket Operations, M–30, West
                                               the FTA administrative record for the                                                                          Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
                                               project. Interested parties may contact                  operation of approximately six miles of
                                                                                                                                                              1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
                                               either the project sponsor or the FTA                    new double-track light rail transit to
                                                                                                                                                              Washington, DC 20590. You may also
                                               Regional Office for more information.                    extend the BART system from the                       send comments electronically via the
                                               Contact information for FTA’s Regional                   Berryessa/North San José Station                     internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                               Offices may be found at https://                         through downtown San José to the Santa               All comments will become part of this
                                               www.fta.dot.gov.                                         Clara Caltrain Station. The Notice of                 docket and will be available for
                                                  This notice applies to all FTA                        Availability for the Final Environmental              inspection and copying at the above
                                               decisions on the listed project as of the                Impact Statement for Phase I and II                   address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00
                                               issuance date of this notice and all laws                Projects was published in 2010.                       p.m., Monday through Friday, except
                                               under which such actions were taken,                                                                           federal holidays. An electronic version
                                               including NEPA [42 U.S.C. 4321–4375],                       Final agency actions: Section 4(f)
                                                                                                        determination, dated February 2018;                   of this document and all documents
                                               Section 4(f) requirements [23 U.S.C.                                                                           entered into this docket is available at
                                               138, 49 U.S.C. 303], Section 106 of the                  Section 106 Programmatic Agreement
                                                                                                        dated May 9, 2018; project-level air                  http://www.regulations.gov.
                                               National Historic Preservation Act [16
                                                                                                        quality conformity; and Record of                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               U.S.C. 470f], and the Clean Air Act [42
                                               U.S.C. 7401–7671q]. This notice does                     Decision, dated June 4, 2018.                         Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
                                               not, however, alter or extend the                                                                              Transportation, Maritime
                                                                                                           Supporting documentation: VTA’s
                                               limitation period for challenges of                                                                            Administration, 1200 New Jersey
                                                                                                        BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension                Avenue SE, Room W23–453,
                                               project decisions subject to previous                    Project Draft Supplemental
                                               notices published in the Federal                                                                               Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
                                                                                                        Environmental Impact Statement/                       366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.
                                               Register. The project and action that is                 Subsequent Environmental Impact
                                               the subject of this notice follow:                                                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
                                                                                                        Report and Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation              described by the applicant the intended
                                                  Project name and location: Santa                      dated December 2016.
                                               Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s                                                                        service of the vessel TIMELESS is:
                                               Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Silicon                    Elizabeth S. Riklin,                                  —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
                                               Valley Phase II Extension from the                       Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning              ‘‘Passenger Charter’’
                                               Berryessa/North San José Station to the                 and Environment.                                      —Geographic Region: ‘‘Florida, Georgia,
                                               Santa Clara Caltrain Station, in Santa                   [FR Doc. 2018–15531 Filed 7–19–18; 8:45 am]              North Carolina, South Carolina’’
                                               Clara County, California.                                BILLING CODE P
                                                                                                                                                              The complete application is given in
                                                  Project Sponsor: The Santa Clara                                                                            DOT docket MARAD–2018–0110 at
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                                               Valley Transportation Authority (VTA).                                                                         http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                  Project description: VTA’s BART                                                                             parties may comment on the effect this
                                               Silicon Valley Program consists of a 16-                                                                       action may have on U.S. vessel builders
                                               mile extension of the BART system from                                                                         or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-
                                               BART’s existing Warm Springs/South                                                                             flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
                                               Fremont Station in southern Fremont in                                                                         accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
                                               Alameda County into Santa Clara                                                                                MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part


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                                               388, that the issuance of the waiver will                     Dated: July 17, 2018.                                         ADDRESSES:  Record Center, Pipeline and
                                               have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-                      By Order of the Maritime Administrator.                       Hazardous Materials Safety
                                               vessel builder or a business that uses                      T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                                        Administration, U.S. Department of
                                               U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a                       Secretary, Maritime Administration.                             Transportation, Washington, DC 20590.
                                               waiver will not be granted. Comments                        [FR Doc. 2018–15538 Filed 7–19–18; 8:45 am]                        Comments should refer to the
                                               should refer to the docket number of
                                               this notice and the vessel name in order
                                                                                                           BILLING CODE 4910–81–P                                          application number and be submitted in
                                               for MARAD to properly consider the                                                                                          triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of
                                               comments. Comments should also state                                                                                        comments is desired, include a self-
                                                                                                           DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                                    addressed stamped postcard showing
                                               the commenter’s interest in the waiver
                                               application, and address the waiver                         Pipeline and Hazardous Materials                                the special permit number.
                                               criteria given in section 388.4 of                          Safety Administration                                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                                                                                          Ryan Paquet, Director, Office of
                                               388.                                                        Hazardous Materials: Notice of
                                                                                                                                                                           Hazardous Materials Approvals and
                                                                                                           Applications for Special Permits
                                               Privacy Act                                                                                                                 Permits Division, Pipeline and
                                                  In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),                      AGENCY:  Pipeline and Hazardous                                 Hazardous Materials Safety
                                               DOT/MARAD solicits comments from                            Materials Safety Administration                                 Administration, U.S. Department of
                                               the public to better inform its                             (PHMSA), DOT.                                                   Transportation, East Building, PHH–30,
                                               rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts                         ACTION: List of applications for                                1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast,
                                               these comments, without edit, to                            modification of special permits.                                Washington, DC 20590–0001, (202) 366–
                                               www.regulations.gov, as described in                                                                                        4535.
                                               the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–                      SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     Copies of
                                               14 FDMS, accessible through                                 procedures governing the application
                                               www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to                                                                                            the applications are available for
                                                                                                           for, and the processing of, special
                                               facilitate comment tracking and                                                                                             inspection in the Records Center, East
                                                                                                           permits from the Department of
                                               response, we encourage commenters to                        Transportation’s Hazardous Material                             Building, PHH–30, 1200 New Jersey
                                               provide their name, or the name of their                    Regulations, notice is hereby given that                        Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC or at
                                               organization; however, submission of                        the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety                        http://regulations.gov.
                                               names is completely optional. Whether                       has received the application described                            This notice of receipt of applications
                                               or not commenters identify themselves,                      herein. Each mode of transportation for                         for special permit is published in
                                               all timely comments will be fully                           which a particular special permit is                            accordance with part 107 of the Federal
                                               considered. If you wish to provide                          requested is indicated by a number in                           hazardous materials transportation law
                                               comments containing proprietary or                          the ‘‘Nature of Application’’ portion of                        (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)).
                                               confidential information, please contact                    the table below as follows: 1—Motor
                                               the agency for alternate submission                                                                                           Issued in Washington, DC, on July 10,
                                                                                                           vehicle, 2—Rail freight, 3—Cargo vessel,
                                               instructions.                                                                                                               2018.
                                                                                                           4—Cargo aircraft only, 5—Passenger-
                                                                                                           carrying aircraft.                                              Donald P. Burger,
                                                 Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,
                                               46 U.S.C. 12121.                                            DATES: Comments must be received on                             Chief, General Approvals and Permits
                                               *      *       *        *      *                                                                                            Branch.
                                                                                                           or before August 6, 2018.

                                                 Application No.                       Applicant                     Regulation(s) affected                              Nature of the special permits thereof

                                                                                                                        SPECIAL PERMITS DATA

                                               6769–M ..............   CHEMOURS COMPANY FC                      173.314, 173.315 ...................         To modify the special permit to authorize additional tank
                                                                        LLC.                                                                                   cars as approved packaging. (modes 1, 2)
                                               10788–M ............    BEVIN BROS MANUFAC-                      173.302(a) ..............................    To modify the special permit to authorize attachments to
                                                                        TURING COMPANY.                                                                        cylinders prior to testing and to allow for alternative pres-
                                                                                                                                                               sure testing requirements. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
                                               11827–M ............    FUJIFILM ELECTRONIC MA-                  180.605(c)(1), 180.352(b)(3)                 To modify the special permit to authorize an additional haz-
                                                                         TERIALS U.S.A., INC.                                                                  ardous material. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
                                               14424–M ............    CHART, INC ..........................    172.301(c), 177.834(h) ..........            To update the permit with the most current tank drawings.
                                                                                                                                                               (mode 1)
                                               20351–M ............    ROEDER CARTAGE COM-                      180.407(c), 180.407(e),                      To modify the special permit to remove the requirement for
                                                                        PANY, INCORPORATED.                       180.407(f).                                  periodic internal visual inspections and to authorize an
                                                                                                                                                               additional tank dedicated to acetonitrile transportation.
                                                                                                                                                               (mode 1)



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Document Created: 2018-07-20 01:19:35
Document Modified: 2018-07-20 01:19:35
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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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 34680 

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