Crowley American Transport, Inc.; Notice of Application to Increase Service in the Non-Contiguous Domestic Trade for Puerto Rico

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 221 (Tuesday, November 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 63958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30730]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration
[Docket MARAD-98-4736]


Crowley American Transport, Inc.; Notice of Application to 
Increase Service in the Non-Contiguous Domestic Trade for Puerto Rico

    Crowley American Transport, Inc. (Crowley), by application dated 
September 30, 1998, as amended on November 9, 1998, has applied for an 
increase in the authorized level of the container service that it 
provides to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico), pursuant to 
section 656(d) of Subtitle B, Title VI, of the Merchant Marine Act, 
1936, as Amended (1936 Act). Crowley has requested that this increase 
in its authorized service level be made on the basis of the information 
on growth in Real Gross Product for Puerto Rico provided in support of 
the application filed by Sea-Land Service, Inc. for a similar increase 
in its container service to Puerto Rico in Docket 98-4297.
    This application is Crowley's first request for such adjustment as 
permitted under section 656(d) and contains adjustments for growth in 
Puerto Rico's RGP for Fiscal Years 1996, 1997 and 1998. A summation of 
the service level increases requested by Crowley is attached hereto as 
Table I.
    Any person, firm or corporation having an interest in this 
application for increased service authorization, and who desires to 
submit comments concerning Crowley's application, should refer to the 
docket number that appears on this notice and must submit the comments 
to the Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, Nassif Building, 
Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20590. Such comments must be filed in triplicate and received no 
later than 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time, December 17, 1998.
    The application and all comments received will be available for 
examination at the above address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t. 
Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. An electronic version 
of this document is available on the World Wide Web at http:/
dms.dot.gov.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: November 10, 1998.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.

    Table I.--Crowley American Transport, Inc.; Requested Increase in   
   Authorized Non-Contiguous Domestic Service for the Commonwealth of   
                               Puerto Rico                              
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Default and authorized level of service as of August 9, 1995: 220,750   
 TEUs.                                                                  
Increase for Puerto Rico Fiscal Year 1996 (July 1, 1995 to June 30,     
 1996).                                                                 
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Growth in Real Gross Product: +3.3 percent.                             
Proration, August 9, 1995 to June 30, 1996 = 326/366 Days (1996 was a   
 leap year) = .89.                                                      
(.89)  x  (3.3) = 2.94 percent.                                         
Increase = (.0294)  x  (220,750) = 6,490 TEUs.                          
Total as of June 30, 1996 = 227,240 TEUs.                               
Increase for Puerto Rico Fiscal Year 1997 (July 1, 1996 to June 30,     
 1997).                                                                 
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Growth in Real Gross Product: +3.2 percent.                             
Increase = (.032)  x  (227,240) = 7,272 TEUs.                           
Total as of June 30, 1997 = 234,512 TEUs.                               
Increase for Puerto Rico Fiscal Year 1998 (July 1, 1997 to June 30,     
 1998).                                                                 
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Growth in Real Gross Product: +3.0 percent (Tentative).                 
Increase = (.030)  x  (234,512) = 7,035 TEUs.                           
Total as of June 30, 1998 = 241,547 TEUs.                               
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[FR Doc. 98-30730 Filed 11-16-98; 8:45 am]
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