83_FR_4576 83 FR 4555 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel LIBERTINE; Invitation for Public Comments

83 FR 4555 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel LIBERTINE; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 21 (January 31, 2018)

Page Range4555-4556
FR Document2018-01859

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 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2018)
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[FR Doc No: 2018-01859]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2018-0008]


Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: 
Vessel LIBERTINE; 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 March 2, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2018-0008. 
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 LIBERTINE is:

--Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``Coastal Uninspected Passenger 
Vessel with 6 or fewer passengers engaged in sail boat cruising with a 
USA Captain''
--Geographic Region: ``Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode 
Island''

    The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2018-0008 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.


[[Page 4556]]


    Dated: January 26, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-01859 Filed 1-30-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                inspection and copying at the above                     or not commenters identify themselves,                 Avenue SE, Room W23–453,
                                                address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00                     all timely comments will be fully                      Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
                                                p.m., Monday through Friday, except                     considered. If you wish to provide                     366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.
                                                Federal holidays. An electronic version                 comments containing proprietary or
                                                of this document and all documents                      confidential information, please contact               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    As
                                                entered into this docket is available at                the agency for alternate submission                    described by the applicant the intended
                                                http://www.regulations.gov.                             instructions.                                          service of the vessel LIBERTINE is:
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                          Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C.                 —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
                                                Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of                         55103, 46 U.S.C. 12121.                                 ‘‘Coastal Uninspected Passenger
                                                Transportation, Maritime                                *      *      *       *      *                          Vessel with 6 or fewer passengers
                                                Administration, 1200 New Jersey                                                                                 engaged in sail boat cruising with a
                                                                                                          By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
                                                Avenue SE, Room W23–453,                                                                                        USA Captain’’
                                                Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                      Dated: January 26, 2018.
                                                                                                        T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                               —Geographic Region: ‘‘Maine, New
                                                366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.                                                                            Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As                           Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                                                                                                                                                Island’’
                                                described by the applicant the intended                 [FR Doc. 2018–01862 Filed 1–30–18; 8:45 am]
                                                service of the vessel SNOCKERED is:                     BILLING CODE 4910–81–P                                    The complete application is given in
                                                —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:                                                                            DOT docket MARAD–2018–0008 at
                                                   ‘‘Private Vessel Charters, Passengers                                                                       http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                   Only’’                                               DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                           parties may comment on the effect this
                                                —Geographic Region: ‘‘Maine, New                                                                               action may have on U.S. vessel builders
                                                   Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode                      Maritime Administration
                                                                                                                                                               or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-
                                                   Island, Connecticut, New York, New                   [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0008]                           flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
                                                   Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware,                                                                             accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
                                                   Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina,                  Requested Administrative Waiver of                     MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                                   South Carolina, Georgia, West Coast                  the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel                       388, that the issuance of the waiver will
                                                   of Florida, California, Oregon,                      LIBERTINE; Invitation for Public                       have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-
                                                   Washington, and Alaska (excluding                    Comments                                               vessel builder or a business that uses
                                                   waters in Southeastern Alaska)’’                     AGENCY:    Maritime Administration, DOT.               U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
                                                   The complete application is given in                                                                        waiver will not be granted. Comments
                                                                                                        ACTION:    Notice.
                                                DOT docket MARAD–2018–0013 at                                                                                  should refer to the docket number of
                                                http://www.regulations.gov. Interested                  SUMMARY:   The Secretary of                            this notice and the vessel name in order
                                                parties may comment on the effect this                  Transportation, as represented by the                  for MARAD to properly consider the
                                                action may have on U.S. vessel builders                 Maritime Administration (MARAD), is                    comments. Comments should also state
                                                or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-                authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-               the commenter’s interest in the waiver
                                                flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in                   build requirement of the coastwise laws                application, and address the waiver
                                                accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and                     under certain circumstances. A request                 criteria given in section 388.4 of
                                                MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                      for such a waiver has been received by                 MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
                                                388, that the issuance of the waiver will               MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                         388.
                                                have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-                description of the proposed service, is
                                                vessel builder or a business that uses                  listed below.                                          Privacy Act
                                                U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a                   DATES: Submit comments on or before
                                                waiver will not be granted. Comments                                                                              In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),
                                                                                                        March 2, 2018.                                         DOT/MARAD solicits comments from
                                                should refer to the docket number of
                                                this notice and the vessel name in order                ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to                    the public to better inform its
                                                for MARAD to properly consider the                      docket number MARAD–2018–0008.                         rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts
                                                comments. Comments should also state                    Written comments may be submitted by                   these comments, without edit, to
                                                the commenter’s interest in the waiver                  hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,                   www.regulations.gov, as described in
                                                application, and address the waiver                     U.S. Department of Transportation,                     the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–
                                                criteria given in section 388.4 of                      Docket Operations, M–30, West                          14 FDMS, accessible through
                                                MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                      Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                   www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to
                                                388.                                                    1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,                             facilitate comment tracking and
                                                                                                        Washington, DC 20590. You may also                     response, we encourage commenters to
                                                Privacy Act                                             send comments electronically via the                   provide their name, or the name of their
                                                  In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),                   internet at http://www.regulations.gov.                organization; however, submission of
                                                DOT/MARAD solicits comments from                        All comments will become part of this                  names is completely optional. Whether
                                                the public to better inform its                         docket and will be available for                       or not commenters identify themselves,
                                                rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts                     inspection and copying at the above                    all timely comments will be fully
                                                these comments, without edit, to                        address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00                    considered. If you wish to provide
                                                www.regulations.gov, as described in                    p.m., Monday through Friday, except                    comments containing proprietary or
                                                the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–                  Federal holidays. An electronic version                confidential information, please contact
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES




                                                14 FDMS, accessible through                             of this document and all documents                     the agency for alternate submission
                                                www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to                        entered into this docket is available at               instructions.
                                                facilitate comment tracking and                         http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                                                                                                                                 Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,
                                                response, we encourage commenters to                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       46 U.S.C. 12121.
                                                provide their name, or the name of their                Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
                                                organization; however, submission of                    Transportation, Maritime                               *       *    *     *     *
                                                names is completely optional. Whether                   Administration, 1200 New Jersey                            By Order of the Maritime Administrator.



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                                                4556                       Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 21 / Wednesday, January 31, 2018 / Notices

                                                  Dated: January 26, 2018.                               would like to offer private trips as                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                                 well catering to the needs of the
                                                Secretary, Maritime Administration.                      guests whether it be dinner cruising,                 Maritime Administration
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–01859 Filed 1–30–18; 8:45 am]              whale watching, snorkeling, or just                   [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0008]
                                                BILLING CODE 4910–81–P                                   sailing.’’
                                                                                                        —Geographic Region: ‘‘Hawaii’’                         Requested Administrative Waiver of
                                                                                                                                                               the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
                                                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                               The complete application is given in                WINSOME RIDE; Invitation for Public
                                                                                                        DOT docket MARAD–2018–0011 at                          Comments
                                                Maritime Administration                                 http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                                                                                                                               AGENCY:   Maritime Administration, DOT.
                                                [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0011]                            parties may comment on the effect this
                                                                                                        action may have on U.S. vessel builders                ACTION:   Notice.
                                                Requested Administrative Waiver of                      or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-               SUMMARY:    The Secretary of
                                                the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel                        flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in                  Transportation, as represented by the
                                                PUNAWELEWELE KAI; Invitation for                        accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and                    Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
                                                Public Comments                                         MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                     authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-
                                                AGENCY:   Maritime Administration, DOT.                 388, that the issuance of the waiver will              build requirement of the coastwise laws
                                                ACTION:   Notice.                                       have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-               under certain circumstances. A request
                                                                                                        vessel builder or a business that uses                 for such a waiver has been received by
                                                SUMMARY:    The Secretary of                            U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a                  MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
                                                Transportation, as represented by the                   waiver will not be granted. Comments                   description of the proposed service, is
                                                Maritime Administration (MARAD), is                     should refer to the docket number of                   listed below.
                                                authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-                this notice and the vessel name in order               DATES: Submit comments on or before
                                                build requirement of the coastwise laws                 for MARAD to properly consider the                     March 2, 2018.
                                                under certain circumstances. A request                  comments. Comments should also state                   ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
                                                for such a waiver has been received by                  the commenter’s interest in the waiver                 docket number MARAD–2018–0008.
                                                MARAD. The vessel, and a brief                          application, and address the waiver                    Written comments may be submitted by
                                                description of the proposed service, is                 criteria given in section 388.4 of                     hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
                                                listed below.                                           MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                     U.S. Department of Transportation,
                                                DATES: Submit comments on or before                     388.                                                   Docket Operations, M–30, West
                                                March 2, 2018.                                                                                                 Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
                                                ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to                     Privacy Act                                            1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
                                                docket number MARAD–2018–0011.                                                                                 Washington, DC 20590. You may also
                                                                                                           In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),
                                                Written comments may be submitted by                                                                           send comments electronically via the
                                                                                                        DOT/MARAD solicits comments from
                                                hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,                                                                           internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                                                                        the public to better inform its                        All comments will become part of this
                                                U.S. Department of Transportation,
                                                                                                        rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts                    docket and will be available for
                                                Docket Operations, M–30, West
                                                Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                    these comments, without edit, to                       inspection and copying at the above
                                                1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,                              www.regulations.gov, as described in                   address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00
                                                Washington, DC 20590. You may also                      the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–                 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
                                                send comments electronically via the                    14 FDMS, accessible through                            Federal holidays. An electronic version
                                                internet at http://www.regulations.gov.                 www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to                       of this document and all documents
                                                All comments will become part of this                   facilitate comment tracking and                        entered into this docket is available at
                                                docket and will be available for                        response, we encourage commenters to                   http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                inspection and copying at the above                     provide their name, or the name of their               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00                     organization; however, submission of                   Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
                                                p.m., Monday through Friday, except                     names is completely optional. Whether                  Transportation, Maritime
                                                Federal holidays. An electronic version                 or not commenters identify themselves,                 Administration, 1200 New Jersey
                                                of this document and all documents                      all timely comments will be fully                      Avenue SE, Room W23–453,
                                                entered into this docket is available at                considered. If you wish to provide                     Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
                                                http://www.regulations.gov.                             comments containing proprietary or                     366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        confidential information, please contact               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
                                                Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of                         the agency for alternate submission                    described by the applicant the intended
                                                Transportation, Maritime                                instructions.                                          service of the vessel WINSOME RIDE is:
                                                Administration, 1200 New Jersey                           Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C.                 —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
                                                Avenue SE, Room W23–453,                                55103, 46 U.S.C. 12121.                                   ‘‘Half day and full day sailboat rides
                                                Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–                                                                              for hire’’
                                                366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.                    *      *      *       *      *                         —Geographic Region: ‘‘Maryland,
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As                             By Order of the Maritime Administrator.                 Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania,
                                                described by the applicant the intended                                                                           New Jersey, New York, Connecticut,
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES




                                                                                                          Dated: January 26, 2018.
                                                service of the vessel PUNAWELEWELE                      T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                                  Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New
                                                KAI is:                                                                                                           Hampshire, Maine, North Carolina,
                                                                                                        Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                                —Intended Commercial use of Vessel:                                                                               South Carolina, Georgia, Florida’’
                                                                                                        [FR Doc. 2018–01861 Filed 1–30–18; 8:45 am]
                                                   ‘‘Vessel will be used as a day charter                                                                         The complete application is given in
                                                                                                        BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                                   boat as well as overnight stays. Based                                                                      DOT docket MARAD–2018–0008 at
                                                   out of kewalo basin on Oahu, our                                                                            http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
                                                   main charters will be sunset trips. We                                                                      parties may comment on the effect this


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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 March 2, 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 4555 

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