[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36415-36416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17517]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket S-938]


Farrell Lines Incorporated; Notice of Application for Waiver of 
Section 804(a) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, As Amended

    Farrell Lines Incorporated (Farrell), by application dated June 27, 
1996, requests a waiver of the provisions of section 804(a) of the 
Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, so as to permit Farrell to 
charter and operate a foreign-flag vessel for a one-way U.S. east coast 
to Mediterranean voyage commencing in early August 1996 in place of the 
ARGONAUT, one of the vessels assigned regularly to that trade, which is 
being drydocked in the United States from August 7 to August 31, 1996.
    Farrell agrees to carry on the foreign-flag voyage not more than 
the capacity (1,070 TEUs) of the ships it currently operates in the 
Mediterranean trade. The United States and foreign ports of call are: 
New York, Norfolk, Charleston, Cadiz, Livorno, Naples, Haifa, 
Alexandria, Izmir, and Piraeus.
    Further, Farrell states that the substitute vessel is needed to: 
(1) Support its existing American-flag service and maintain its 
operating schedule integrity; (2) meet the service requirements of 
customers; (3) attract cargo which would otherwise move on foreign-flag 
vessels; and (4) generate revenues during the absence of the ARGONAUT.
    Farrell believes, as demonstrated above, there are special 
circumstances and good cause for it to use a foreign-flag vessel in 
support of its U.S.-flag service, and that there will be no detrimental 
effect on the operations of any other operator.
    This application may be inspected in the Office of the Secretary, 
Maritime Administration. Any person, firm, or corporation having any 
interest in such request within the meaning of section 804 of the Act 
and desiring to submit comments concerning the application must file 
written comments in triplicate with the Secretary, Maritime 
Administration, Room 7210, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, D.C. 
20590. Comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on July 16, 
1996. This notice is published as a matter of discretion and 
publication should in no way be considered a favorable or unfavorable 
decision on the application, as filed or as may be amended. The 
Maritime Administrator will consider any comments submitted and take 
such action with respect thereto as may be deemed appropriate.


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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 20.804 
(Operating-Differential Subsidies))

    Dated: July 3, 1996.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-17517 Filed 7-9-96; 8:45 am]
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