[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 165 (Monday, August 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 49040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16859]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2007 29040]


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 BLUEWATER.

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SUMMARY: As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 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 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-2007-29040 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 Public Law 
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 September 26, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2007-29040. 
Written comments may be submitted by hand or by mail to the Docket 
Clerk, U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20590. 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, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Room W21-203, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-5979.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As described by the applicant the intended 
service of the vessel BLUEWATER is:
    Intended Use: ``To carry up to 12 passengers on San Francisco Bay 
day cruise.''
    Geographic Region: ``San Francisco Bay.''

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: August 16, 2007.

    By order of the Maritime Administrator.

Daron T. Threet,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-16859 Filed 8-24-07; 8:45 am]
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