83_FR_62894 83 FR 62661 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel VIANA 42′ Cruising Catamaran With Fixed Keels; Invitation for Public Comments

83 FR 62661 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel VIANA 42′ Cruising Catamaran With Fixed Keels; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 233 (December 4, 2018)

Page Range62661-62662
FR Document2018-26242

The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirements of the coastwise trade laws to allow the carriage of no more than twelve passengers for hire on vessels, which are three years old or more. 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 233 (Tuesday, December 4, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62661-62662]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26242]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2018-0176]


Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: 
Vessel VIANA 42' Cruising Catamaran With Fixed Keels; 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 requirements of the coastwise trade laws to allow the 
carriage of no more than twelve passengers for hire on vessels, which 
are three years old or more. 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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DATES: Submit comments on or before January 3, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket Number 
MARAD-2018-0176 by any one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Search MARAD-2018-0176 and follow the instructions 
for submitting comments.
     Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility is in 
the West Building, Ground Floor of the U.S. Department of 
Transportation. The Docket Management Facility location address is: 
U.S. Department of Transportation, MARAD-2018-0176, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on federal holidays.

    Note: If you mail or hand-deliver your comments, we recommend 
that you include your name and a mailing address, an email address, 
or a telephone number in the body of your document so that we can 
contact you if we have questions regarding your submission.

    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and specific docket number. All comments received will be posted 
without change to the docket at www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided. For detailed instructions on submitting 
comments, see the section entitled Public Participation.

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 VIANA is:

--Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``Private Vessel Charters, 
Passengers Only''
--Geographic Region Including Base of Operations: ``Maine, New 
Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York 
(excluding waters in New York Harbor), New Jersey, Pennsylvania, 
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, 
East Florida, California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska (excluding 
waters in Southeastern Alaska).'' (Base of Operations: West Coast, Ca)
--Vessel Length and Type: 42' cruising catamaran with fixed keels

    The complete application is available for review identified in the 
DOT docket as MARAD-2018-0176 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 vessel name, 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.

Public Participation

How do I submit comments?

    Please submit your comments, including the attachments, following 
the instructions provided under the above heading entitled ADDRESSES. 
Be advised that it may take a few hours or even days for your comment 
to be reflected on the docket. In addition, your comments must be 
written in English. We encourage you to provide concise comments and 
you may attach additional documents as necessary. There is no limit on 
the length of the attachments.

Where do I go to read public comments, and find supporting information?

    Go to the docket online at http://www.regulations.gov, keyword 
search MARAD-2018-0176 or visit the Docket Management Facility (see 
ADDRESSES for hours of operation). We recommend that you periodically 
check the Docket for new submissions and supporting material.

Will my comments be made available to the public?

    Yes. Be aware that your entire comment, including your personal 
identifying information, will be made publicly available.

May I submit comments confidentially?

    If you wish to submit comments under a claim of confidentiality, 
you should submit three copies of your complete submission, including 
the information you claim to be confidential business information, to 
the Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Office of 
Legislation and Regulations, MAR-225, W24-220, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE, Washington, DC 20590. Include a cover letter setting forth with 
specificity the basis for any such claim and, if possible, a summary of 
your submission that can be made available to the public.

Privacy Act

    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 
public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT 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. 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: November 28, 2018.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-26242 Filed 12-3-18; 8:45 am]
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MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part DOT posts these comments, without ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 388, that the issuance of the waiver will edit, to www.regulations.gov, as identified by DOT Docket Number have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- described in the system of records MARAD–2018–0166 by any one of the vessel builder or a business that uses notice, DOT/ALL–14 FDMS, accessible following methods: U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a through www.dot.gov/privacy. To • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to waiver will not be granted. Comments facilitate comment tracking and http://www.regulations.gov. 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Building, Room W12–140, Washington, including the attachments, following the instructions provided under the above (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 46 U.S.C. 12121) * * * Monday through Friday, except on heading entitled ADDRESSES. Be advised that it may take a few hours or even Dated: November 28, 2018. Federal holidays. days for your comment to be reflected By Order of the Maritime Administrator. Note: If you mail or hand-deliver your comments, we recommend that you include on the docket. In addition, your T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., your name and a mailing address, an email comments must be written in English. Secretary, Maritime Administration. address, or a telephone number in the body We encourage you to provide concise [FR Doc. 2018–26232 Filed 12–3–18; 8:45 am] of your document so that we can contact you comments and you may attach BILLING CODE 4910–81–P if we have questions regarding your additional documents as necessary. submission. There is no limit on the length of the Instructions: All submissions received attachments. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION must include the agency name and Where do I go to read public comments, specific docket number. All comments Maritime Administration and find supporting information? received will be posted without change [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0176] to the docket at www.regulations.gov, Go to the docket online at http:// including any personal information www.regulations.gov., keyword search Requested Administrative Waiver of provided. 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To instructions for submitting comments. vessel builder or a business that uses facilitate comment tracking and • Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a response, we encourage commenters to Management Facility is in the West waiver will not be granted. Comments provide their name, or the name of their Building, Ground Floor of the U.S. should refer to the vessel name, state the organization; however, submission of Department of Transportation. The commenter’s interest in the waiver names is completely optional. Whether Docket Management Facility location application, and address the waiver or not commenters identify themselves, address is: U.S. Department of criteria given in section 388.4 of all timely comments will be fully Transportation, MARAD–2018–0176, MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part considered. 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In addition, your submission. Secretary, Maritime Administration. comments must be written in English. Instructions: All submissions received [FR Doc. 2018–26242 Filed 12–3–18; 8:45 am] We encourage you to provide concise must include the agency name and comments and you may attach BILLING CODE 4910–81–P specific docket number. All comments additional documents as necessary. received will be posted without change There is no limit on the length of the to the docket at www.regulations.gov, attachments. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION including any personal information Where do I go to read public comments, Maritime Administration provided. For detailed instructions on submitting comments, see the section and find supporting information? [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0174] entitled Public Participation. 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The vessel, Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, complete submission, including the and a brief description of the proposed Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, information you claim to be confidential service, is listed below. South Carolina, Georgia, East Florida, business information, to the Department DATES: Submit comments on or before California, Oregon, Washington, and of Transportation, Maritime January 3, 2019. Alaska (excluding waters in Administration, Office of Legislation ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Southeastern Alaska).’’ (Base of and Regulations, MAR–225, W24–220, identified by DOT Docket Number Operations: West Coast, Ca) 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, MARAD–2018–0174 by any one of the —Vessel Length and Type: 42′ cruising Washington, DC 20590. 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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 January 3, 2019.
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 62661 
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