[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16454-16455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7607]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket Number: MARAD-2000-7091]


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 ULTRA GRAND SLAM.

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SUMMARY: As authorized by Public Law 105-383, 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 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 Pub. L. 105-383 and MARAD's regulations at 46 CFR 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 April 27, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2000-7091.
    Written comments may be submitted by hand or by mail to the Docket 
Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401,

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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: Michael Hokana, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Maritime Administration, MAR 832 Room 7201, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-0760.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title V of Pub.L. 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 (less than 12 passengers). This authority 
has been delegated to the Maritime Administration per 49 CFR 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 
commentor's interest in the waiver application, and address the waiver 
criteria given in Sec. 388.4 of MARAD'S regulations at 46 CFR 388.

Vessel Proposed for Waiver of the U.S.-Build Requirement

    (1) Name of vessel and owner for which waiver is requested: ULTRA 
GRAND SLAM, USCG Documentation No. 1066376 owner: according to the 
applicant ``the owner of the vessel ULTRA GRAND SLAM is C & J 
Enterprises Co. inc. d/b/a Charter Boat Grand Slam, an entity of the 
United States. The corporate officer is Craig Jiovani''. (2) Size, 
capacity and tonnage of vessel: Hull length 46'9", beam: 15'9", depth: 
9'8", tonnages: Gross--49.82, Net--19.93, measured pursuant to 46 
U.S.C. 14502.
    (3) Intended use for vessel, including geographic region of 
intended operation and trade. According to the applicant: ``The vessel 
ULTRA GRAND SLAM will be used to carry six or less passengers for hire, 
solely within the coastal waters of the State of Florida, and also 
outside the limits of the United States.''
    (4) Date and place of construction and (if applicable) rebuilding. 
Date of construction: 1971 Place of original construction: construction 
was believed to have taken place in Baltimore, MD, USA. However, due to 
the absence of sufficient builder certification necessary to meet U.S. 
documentation standards to qualify for a coastwise endorsement, for the 
purposes of waivers permitted under Pub.L. 105-383 the vessel is 
considered to not have been built in the United States.
    (5) A statement on the impact this waiver will have on other 
commercial passenger vessel operators. According to the applicant: ``I, 
Craig Jiovani, as the President of C & J Enterprises Co. Inc. d/b/a/ 
Charter Boat Grand Slam, sole owner of the subject vessel, hereby 
attest to the fact that the much coveted Small Vessel Waiver will not 
unduly adversely affect either U.S. flagged vessel operators or U.S. 
shipbuilders.''
    (6) A statement on the impact this waiver will have on U.S. 
shipyards. In addition to the statement above, also according to the 
applicant: ``Having been constructed entirely in Baltimore, Maryland in 
1971, a Small Vessel Waiver will have no impact whatsoever on U.S. 
shipyards. All major components used on the vessel are U.S. 
Constructed.''

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: March 23, 2000.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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