79 FR 91 pgs. 27046-27047 - Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel MELUSINA; Invitation for Public Comments
Type: NOTICEVolume: 79Number: 91Pages: 27046 - 27047
Pages: 27046, 27047Docket number: [Docket No. MARAD-2014 0069]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2014-10826 Filed 5-9-14; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: Maritime Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2014 0069]
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel MELUSINA; Invitation for Public Comments
AGENCY:
Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, 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 June 11, 2014.
ADDRESSES:
[top] Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2014-0069. Written comments may be submitted by hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Linda Williams, U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W23-453, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-0903, Email Linda.Williams@dot.gov .
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
As described by the applicant the intended service of the vessel MELUSINA is:
Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: "I intend to host small private parties/events aboard my sailboat, skippered either by myself or another designated captain. Examples of these events include: Birthday brunches, engagements/anniversaries, exclusive wine tastings, corporate business development events, etc. The maximum number of passengers would be 10, to allow for a captain and a crew member. The boat will be based in the Washington DC area on the Potomac River, which includes use of DC, Virginia, and Maryland water, which is why all three states are listed for intended operation and trade."
Geographic Region: Washington, DC; Maryland; Virginia.
The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2014-0069 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 § 388.4 of MARAD's regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
Privacy Act
Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78).
Dated: May 5, 2014.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-10826 Filed 5-9-14; 8:45 am]
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