[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 145 (Monday, July 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41581-41582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14636]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration


Maintenance and Repair Reimbursement Pilot Program

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation

ACTION: Notice of extension of application deadline.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration is hereby giving notice that the 
closing date for filing applications to enroll in the Maintenance and 
Repair Reimbursement Pilot Program is extended until October 30, 2007. 
The notice announcing the initial application deadline was published in

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the Federal Register on July 2, 2007 (72 FR 36103).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean E. McKeever, Associate 
Administrator for Business and Workforce Development, Maritime 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590; phone: 
(202) 366-5737; fax: (202) 366-3511; or e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3517 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2007 (Pub. L. 109-163) requires a 
person who is awarded a Maritime Security Program (``MSP'') agreement 
to also enter into an agreement with the Maritime Administration to 
perform maintenance and repair (``M&R'') work in United States 
shipyards as a condition of the MSP award. The Maritime 
Administration's M&R regulations do not apply the M&R condition to 
contractors who have already been awarded an M&R agreement. Thus, the 
Maritime Administration's M&R regulations make the M&R obligation 
mandatory on new awardees, including transferees, of MSP agreements, 
and voluntary for existing MSP contractors.
    The John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2007, (Pub. L. 109-364) grants a priority, during times of insufficient 
appropriations, in allocation of MSP payments to MSP contractors that 
have entered into M&R agreements. The M&R regulations were published in 
the Federal Register on February 6, 2007 (72 FR 5342-01), but did not 
specify a time period for submitting applications. In order to 
administer the priority provisions of Public Law 109-364, we need to 
close the application period.

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.66)

    Dated: July 23, 2007.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Daron T. Threet,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-14636 Filed 7-27-07; 8:45 am]
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