[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 218 (Friday, November 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57942-57943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28774]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MSP-002]


Sea-Land Services, Inc.; Notice of Application Pursuant to 
Section 656 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as Amended

    Sea-Land Services, Inc. (Sea-Land), by application received 
November 1, 1996, applied under section 651, Subtitle B, of the 
Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (Act) for participation in the 
Maritime Security Program (MSP). In support of its application Sea-Land 
submitted information pertaining to its level of noncontiguous domestic 
trade service. Pursuant to section 656 of the Act, the Maritime 
Administration must determine Sea-Land's level of noncontiguous 
domestic trade service should it become party to a MSP operating 
agreement.
    Sea-Land's submittal of noncontiguous domestic trade service was 
provided as follows in Table I:

                      Table I.--Level of Service Provided by Sea-Land Vessels in Noncontiguous Domestic Trade as of August 9, 1995                      
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                                             TEU                                                                        Grandfathered annual level  of  
              Vessel name                  capacity            Itinerary                  Frequency of sailing                      service             
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              Alaska Trade                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                        
ANCHORAGE..............................      1668.0   TAC-ANC-KDK................  Twice a week service, each ship             100%(1668)(34.762)=57,983
KODIAK.................................      1668.0   TAC-ANC-KDK-DUT............   makes 2 sailings every 21 days--           100%(1668)(34.762)=57,983
TACOMA.................................      1668.0                                 one 9-day itinerary, one 12-day            100%(1668)(34.762)=57,983
                                                                                    itinerary including Dutch Harbor        ____________________________
                                                                                    or 34.762 sailings/yr.                          Alaska total=173,949
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              Hawaii Trade                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                        
DISCOVERY..............................      1442.5   OAK-LBC-HON................  Wkly service, each ship on 14-day         100%(1442.5)(26.071)=37,607
CHALLENGER.............................      1424.5                                 rotation or 26.071 sailings/yr.          100%(1424.5)(26.071)=37,138
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                                                                                                                                                  74,745
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ENTERPRISE.............................      2407.5   TAC-OAK-HON-...............  Wkly service, each ship on 35-day        (75%)(2407.5)(10.429)=18,831
NAVIGATOR..............................      2386.5   GUAM-KAO...................   rotation or 10.429 sailings/yr.         (75%)(2386.5)(10.429)=18,667
PACIFIC................................      2407.5                                                                         (75%)(2407.5)(10.429)=18,831
TRADER.................................      2386.5                                                                         (75%)(2386.5)(10.429)=18,667
RELIANCE...............................      2653.0                                                                          (75%)(2653) (10.429)=20,751
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                                                                                                                                                  95,747
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                                                                                                                                    Hawaii total=170,492
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         Puerto Rico Trade \2\                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                        
SHINING STAR...........................      1096.0   ELIZ-SJU-ELIZ..............  Wkly-every 7-days................           100%(1096)(52.143)=57,149
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CRUSADER...............................      1376.0   ELIZ-SJU-HAINA.............  Wkly service, each ship on 28-day          (75%)(1376)(13.036)=13,453
EXPEDITION.............................      1520.0                                 rotation or 13.036 sailings/yr.           (75%)(1520)(13.036)=14,861
HAWAII.................................      1420.0                                                                           (75%)(1420)(13.036)=13,883
CONSUMER...............................      1751.5                                                                         (75%)(1751.5)(13.036)=17,124
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                                                                                                                                                  59,321
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CRUSADER...............................      1376.0   Jacksonville-San Juan-       Wkly service, each ship on 28-day          (75%)(1376)(13.036)=13,453
EXPEDITION.............................      1520.0    Kingston.                    rotation or 13.036 sailings/yr.           (75%)(1520)(13.036)=14,861
HAWAII.................................      1420.0                                                                           (75%)(1420)(13.036)=13,883
CONSUMER...............................      1751.5                                                                         (75%)(1751.5)(13.036)=17,124
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                                                                                                                                                  59,321
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CRUSADER...............................      1376.0   New Orleans-San Juan-Haina.  Wkly service, each ship on 28-day          (75%)(1376)(13.036)=13,453
EXPEDITION.............................      1520.0                                 rotation or 13.036 sailings/yr.           (75%)(1520)(13.036)=14,861
HAWAII.................................      1420.0                                                                           (75%)(1420)(13.036)=13,883
CONSUMER...............................      1751.5                                                                         (75%)(1751.5)(13.036)=17,124
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                                                                                                                                                  59,321
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                                                                                                                             Puerto Rico total = 235,112
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\1\ For the purposes of TEU capacity calculations: 20 ft=1 teu, 40 ft=2 teu, 45 ft=2.5 teu's in locations with fittings for 45' high cube containers.   
\2\ The four vessels (CRUSADER, EXPEDITION, HAWAII and CONSUMER) are involved in three separate services as described above, with each ship making three
  different U.S.-Puerto Rico calls every 28 days--namely Elizabeth-San Juan, Jacksonville-San Juan, and New Orleans-San Juan.                           
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The methodology for the above calculations is taken from the legislative history of the Maritime Security Act, which states, inter alia, that the       
  ``level of service'' ``is the sum of two figures: 100 percent of the capacity of the vessels operated by or for the contractor and participating      
  solely in that trade; and 75 percent of the capacity of the vessels operated by or for the contractor and participating in both that trade and another
  trade. In each case capacity would be determined by taking the relevant vessels' container capacity and sailing frequency as of the grandfather date. 
  Also, capacity would be the service's physical capacity not the extent to which it is utilized''. See pages 18-19 of S. Rept. No. 104-167.            

    Any person, firm or corporation having any interest in the 
application for section 656 consent and desiring to submit comments 
concerning Sea-Land's request must by 5:00 p.m. (30 days after the date 
of publication) file comments in triplicate to the Secretary, Maritime 
Administration, Room 7210, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, D.C. 20590.

    Dated: November 5, 1996.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-28774 Filed 11-7-96; 8:45 am]
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