[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 77 (Monday, April 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20172-20173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7672]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2007-27939]


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 PHOENIX.

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SUMMARY: As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 107-295, 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

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under certain circumstances. A request for such a waiver has been 
received by MARAD. The vessel, and a brief description of the proposed 
service, is listed below. The complete application is given in DOT 
docket MARAD-2007-27939 at http://dms.dot.gov. 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, 
in accordance with Pub. L. 105-383 and MARAD's regulations at 46 CFR 
part 388 (68 FR 23084; April 30, 2003), 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 in that business, a waiver will 
not be granted. 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.

DATES: Submit comments on or before May 23, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2007-27939. 
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: Joann Spittle, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Maritime Administration, MAR-830 Room 7201, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-5979.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As described by the applicant the intended 
service of the vessel PHOENIX is:
    Intended Use: ``The primary intended use of the vessel is for 
marine research. The vessel may also be used for incidental commercial 
passenger operations.''
    Geographic Region: The West Coast region, including the states of 
Alaska (excluding Southeast Alaska), Washington, Oregon, and 
California.

Privacy Act

    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments 
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit 
http://dms.dot.gov.

    Dated: April 16, 2007.

    By order of the Maritime Administrator.
Daron T. Threet,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
 [FR Doc. E7-7672 Filed 4-20-07; 8:45 am]
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