[Federal Register: January 25, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 16)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2007-27004]
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Invitation for public comments on a requested administrative
waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel SALTY TURTLE.
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SUMMARY: As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295,
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. The
complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2007-27004 at http://dms.dot.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 Public Law
105-383 and MARAD's regulations at 46 CFR Part 388 (68 FR 23084; April
30, 2003), 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 Sec. 388.4 of MARAD's regulations at 46 CFR
Part 388.
DATES: Submit comments on or before February 26, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2007-27004.
Written comments may be submitted by hand or by mail to the Docket
Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, Department of Transportation, 400
7th St., SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You may also send comments
electronically via the Internet at http://dmses.dot.gov/submit/. All
comments will become part of this docket and will be available for
inspection and copying 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 and all documents entered into this docket is
available on the World Wide Web at http://dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joann Spittle, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime Administration, MAR-830 Room 7201, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-5979.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As described by the applicant the intended
service of the vessel SALTY TURTLE is:
Intended Use: ``Charters carrying 6 or fewer passengers for 1-14
days. Embarking will be in one port and disembarking will be in another
mostly along the coastal waters of the US.''
Geographic Region: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North
Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Rhode Island, New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine,
Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri,
Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, California, Oregon,
Washington.
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) or you may visit
http://dms.dot.gov.
Dated: January 19, 2007.
By order of the Maritime Administrator.
Daron T. Threet,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-1026 Filed 1-24-07; 8:45 am]
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