83_FR_62902 83 FR 62669 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel CHICANE; Invitation for Public Comments

83 FR 62669 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel CHICANE; Invitation for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

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

Page Range62669-62670
FR Document2018-26233

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 62669-62670]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26233]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2018-0167]


Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: 
Vessel CHICANE; 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.

DATES: Submit comments on or before January 3, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket Number 
MARAD-2018-0167 by any one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Search MARAD-2018-0167 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-2018-0167, 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 CHICANE is:

--Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: Charter sailing with Mystic 
Seaport Museum visitors and supporters. Most likely day and short 
overnight trips in Long Island Sound and Block Island Sound, but with 
potential to visit other areas of the East Coast to engage museum 
supporters in other areas
--Geographic Region Including Base of Operations: ``Connecticut, Maine, 
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York (excluding New 
York Harbor), New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, 
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, 
Louisiana, Texas, Puerto Rico'' (Base of Operations: Mystic Seaport 
Museum, Mystic, CT)
--Vessel Length and Type: 56' cutter rigged sailing vessel

    The complete application is available for review identified in the 
DOT docket as MARAD-2018-0167 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

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MARAD-2018-0167 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. 2018-26233 Filed 12-3-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 233 / Tuesday, December 4, 2018 / Notices 62669 Where do I go to read public comments, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– and find supporting information? 366–9309, email Bianca.carr@dot.gov. Maritime Administration SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As Go to the docket online at http:// described by the applicant the intended [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0167] www.regulations.gov., keyword search service of the vessel CHICANE is: MARAD–2018–0171 or visit the Docket Requested Administrative Waiver of —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: Management Facility (see ADDRESSES for the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel Charter sailing with Mystic Seaport hours of operation). We recommend that CHICANE; Invitation for Public Museum visitors and supporters. Most you periodically check the Docket for Comments likely day and short overnight trips in new submissions and supporting Long Island Sound and Block Island material. AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. Sound, but with potential to visit ACTION: Notice. other areas of the East Coast to engage Will my comments be made available to the public? museum supporters in other areas SUMMARY: The Secretary of —Geographic Region Including Base of Transportation, as represented by the Yes. Be aware that your entire Operations: ‘‘Connecticut, Maine, Maritime Administration (MARAD), is comment, including your personal New Hampshire, Massachusetts, authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- identifying information, will be made Rhode Island, New York (excluding build requirements of the coastwise publicly available. New York Harbor), New Jersey, trade laws to allow the carriage of no Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, May I submit comments confidentially? more than twelve passengers for hire on Virginia, North Carolina, South vessels, which are three years old or Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, If you wish to submit comments more. A request for such a waiver has Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Puerto under a claim of confidentiality, you been received by MARAD. The vessel, Rico’’ (Base of Operations: Mystic should submit three copies of your and a brief description of the proposed Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT) complete submission, including the service, is listed below. —Vessel Length and Type: 56′ cutter information you claim to be confidential DATES: Submit comments on or before rigged sailing vessel business information, to the Department January 3, 2019. The complete application is available of Transportation, Maritime ADDRESSES: You may submit comments for review identified in the DOT docket Administration, Office of Legislation identified by DOT Docket Number as MARAD–2018–0167 at http:// and Regulations, MAR–225, W24–220, MARAD–2018–0167 by any one of the www.regulations.gov. Interested parties 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, following methods: may comment on the effect this action Washington, DC 20590. Include a cover • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to may have on U.S. vessel builders or letter setting forth with specificity the http://www.regulations.gov. Search businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-flag basis for any such claim and, if possible, MARAD–2018–0167 and follow the vessels. If MARAD determines, in a summary of your submission that can instructions for submitting comments. accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and be made available to the public. • Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part Privacy Act Management Facility is in the West 388, that the issuance of the waiver will Building, Ground Floor of the U.S. have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), Department of Transportation. The vessel builder or a business that uses DOT solicits comments from the public Docket Management Facility location U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a to better inform its rulemaking process. address is: U.S. Department of waiver will not be granted. Comments DOT posts these comments, without Transportation, MARAD–2018–0167, should refer to the vessel name, state the edit, to www.regulations.gov, as 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West commenter’s interest in the waiver described in the system of records Building, Room W12–140, Washington, application, and address the waiver notice, DOT/ALL–14 FDMS, accessible DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., criteria given in section 388.4 of through www.dot.gov/privacy. To Monday through Friday, except on MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part facilitate comment tracking and Federal holidays. 388. response, we encourage commenters to Note: If you mail or hand-deliver your Public Participation provide their name, or the name of their comments, we recommend that you include organization; however, submission of your name and a mailing address, an email How do I submit comments? names is completely optional. Whether address, or a telephone number in the body of your document so that we can contact you Please submit your comments, or not commenters identify themselves, including the attachments, following the if we have questions regarding your all timely comments will be fully submission. instructions provided under the above considered. If you wish to provide heading entitled ADDRESSES. Be advised comments containing proprietary or Instructions: All submissions received that it may take a few hours or even confidential information, please contact must include the agency name and days for your comment to be reflected the agency for alternate submission specific docket number. All comments on the docket. In addition, your instructions. received will be posted without change comments must be written in English. to the docket at www.regulations.gov, We encourage you to provide concise (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103, including any personal information 46 U.S.C. 12121) * * * comments and you may attach provided. For detailed instructions on additional documents as necessary. Dated: November 28, 2018. submitting comments, see the section There is no limit on the length of the entitled Public Participation. attachments. By Order of the Maritime Administrator. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., Where do I go to read public comments, Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of Secretary, Maritime Administration. Transportation, Maritime and find supporting information? [FR Doc. 2018–26235 Filed 12–3–18; 8:45 am] Administration, 1200 New Jersey Go to the docket online at http:// BILLING CODE 4910–81–P Avenue SE, Room W23–453, www.regulations.gov., keyword search VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:26 Dec 03, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04DEN1.SGM 04DEN1

62670 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 233 / Tuesday, December 4, 2018 / Notices MARAD–2018–0167 or visit the Docket DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY for this collection 1 by any of the Management Facility (see ADDRESSES for following methods: hours of operation). We recommend that Office of the Comptroller of the • Viewing Comments Electronically: you periodically check the Docket for Currency Go to www.reginfo.gov. Click on the new submissions and supporting ‘‘Information Collection Review’’ tab. Agency Information Collection Underneath the ‘‘Currently under material. Activities; Information Collection Review’’ section heading, from the drop- Will my comments be made available to Renewal; Comment Request; Leasing down menu, select ‘‘Department of the public? Treasury’’ and then click ‘‘submit.’’ This AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the information collection can be located by Yes. 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For security reasons, the OCC Washington, DC 20590. Include a cover (OMB) control number. requires that visitors make an letter setting forth with specificity the The OCC is soliciting comment appointment to inspect comments. You basis for any such claim and, if possible, concerning the renewal of its may do so by calling (202) 649–6700 or, a summary of your submission that can information collection titled, ‘‘Leasing.’’ for persons who are deaf or hearing be made available to the public. DATES: Comments must be received by impaired, TTY, (202) 649–5597. Upon February 4, 2019. arrival, visitors will be required to Privacy Act present valid government-issued photo ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), to submit comments by email, if identification and submit to security DOT solicits comments from the public possible. 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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 62669 
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