[Federal Register: February 27, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 39)]
[Notices]
[Page 12584-12585]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket Number: MARAD-2001-8952]
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 CHARISMA.
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SUMMARY: As authorized by Public Law 105-383, the Secretary of
Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD),
is
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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 description of the
proposed service, is listed below. 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 that in
accordance with Public Law 105-383 and MARAD's regulations at 46 CFR
Part 388 (65 FR 6905; February 11, 2000) 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, a waiver will not be granted.
DATES: Submit comments on or before March 29, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2001-8952.
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: Kathleen Dunn, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime Administration, MAR-832 Room 7201, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-2307.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title V of Public Law 105-383 provides
authority to the Secretary of Transportation to administratively waive
the U.S.-build requirements of the Jones Act, and other statutes, for
small commercial passenger vessels (no more than 12 passengers). This
authority has been delegated to the Maritime Administration per 49 CFR
Sec. 1.66, Delegations to the Maritime Administrator, as amended. By
this notice, MARAD is publishing information on a vessel for which a
request for a U.S.-build waiver has been received, and for which MARAD
requests comments from interested parties. 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.
Vessel Proposed for Waiver of the U.S.-build Requirement
(1) Name of vessel and owner for which waiver is requested.
Name of vessel: Charisma. Owner: NAUTECH International, LLC, a
Louisiana Corporation.
(2) Size, capacity and tonnage of vessel. According to the
applicant: ``The vessel is 65 net tons as per the documentation
certificate enclosed. Additional measurements are 65 feet in length, 17
feet in breadth and 11 feet in depth noticed by the same certificate.''
(3) Intended use for vessel, including geographic region of
intended operation and trade. According to the applicant: ``The
intended use of the vessel is for executing meetings and executive
cruises of 12 persons or less. This usage shall have no effect on the
coastwise trade of any person as no charters of this type are currently
operating in the proposed areas * * *. The geographic area intended is
Lake Pontchartrain and connecting inland waters, Mississippi River as
well as the Gulf of Mexico (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi Alabama and
Florida Coasts.''
(4) Date and Place of construction and (if applicable) rebuilding.
Date of construction: 1967. Place of construction: Hampshire England,
United Kingdom.
(5) A statement on the impact this waiver will have on other
commercial passenger vessel operators. According to the applicant:
``This proposed operation shall have no effect on other commercial
passenger operations. There are no commercially operated executive
yacht rentals in the proposed areas of operation. The CHARISMA is an
executive yacht. It is the only yacht of this size proposed for charter
in the areas indicated. As requested by your item 9 of the MARAD
Transmittal we include the following description of existing operators
of charter or commercial vessels for hire, none of which are similar in
nature to the CHARISMA.
a. Small open fishing boats for two or three passengers with
outboard motors.
b. Small oar or pole powered skiffs for bayou cruises in controlled
wildlife refuges.
c. Casino boats of 1200 or more passengers.
d. Specially equipped deep sea fishing boats.
e. Harbor Tour Operators of certified vessels with passengers of
100 or more.
f. Government operated Ferryboats for public transportation of
passengers and of vehicles.
g. Sailing vessels.''
(6) A statement on the impact this waiver will have on U.S.
shipyards. According to the applicant: ``This waiver shall have no
impact on U.S. Shipyards.'' ``No shipyards are currently building Motor
Vessels of this size or type for this purpose.''
Dated: February 21, 2001.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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