[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 48 (Thursday, March 11, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 11582-11583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5422]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

46 CFR Part 67

[USCG-2003-14472]
RIN 1625-AA63

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

46 CFR Part 221

[Docket No. MARAD-2003-15171]
RIN 2133-AB51


Vessel Documentation: Lease Financing for Vessels Engaged in the 
Coastwise Trade; Second Rulemaking

AGENCIES: Coast Guard, DHS, and Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration will hold a 
public meeting on their joint notice of proposed rulemaking published 
in the Federal Register on February 4, 2004 (69 FR 5403). In that 
document, the Coast Guard proposes to amend its regulations on 
documentation, under the lease-financing provisions, of vessels engaged 
in the coastwise trade. The Maritime Administration (MARAD) proposes to 
amend its regulations to require MARAD's approval of all transfers of 
the use of a lease-financed vessel engaged in the coastwise trade back 
to the vessel's foreign owner, the parent of the owner, a subsidiary or 
affiliate of the parent, or an officer, director, or shareholder of one 
of them.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on April 2, 2004, from 9 a.m. to 
3 p.m. The meeting may close early if all business is finished.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Department of 
Transportation, Nassif Building, room 2230, 400 Seventh Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20590. In order to enter the Nassif Building, provide 
the names of persons planning to attend the meeting and the company or 
organizations they represent to Robert S. Spears at the address under 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least two days before the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on the public 
meeting, call Robert S. Spears, Office of Standards Evaluation and 
Development (G-MSR), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, telephone 202-267-
1099 or e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard and the Maritime 
Administration will hold a public meeting on their joint notice of 
proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on February 4, 
2004 (69 FR 5403).

Procedural

    The meeting is open to the public. Non-Federal Government visitors 
must enter the Nassif Building (DOT Headquarters) through the southwest 
security entrance near the corner of Seventh and E Streets. Security 
staff will compare the visitor's photo identification card with the 
names on the list of meeting attendees. Visitors will be escorted to 
and from the meeting rooms. There is limited commercial parking in the 
area (at Sixth and School Streets Southwest and at Sixth and D Streets 
Southwest) and a Metrorail stop (L'Enfant Plaza) in the building. 
Attendees may make oral presentations during the meeting. Please note 
that the meeting may close early if all business is finished.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
Robert S. Spears at the address under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
as soon as possible.

    Dated: March 5, 2004.


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    By Order of the Maritime Administrator:
Murray A. Bloom,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security, and Environmental 
Protection, Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 04-5422 Filed 3-10-04; 8:45 am]
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