[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54895-54896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22137]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2008-0086]


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 SERENDIPITY.

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SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, 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-2008-0086 at 
http://www.regulations.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 46 U.S.C. 12121 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 October 23, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2008-0086. 
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://www.regulations.gov. 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

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of this document and all documents entered into this docket is 
available on the World Wide Web at http://www.regulations.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 SERENDIPITY:
    Intended Use: ``Passenger service to/from various ports in the 
Puget Sound region (including Canada) to supplement existing service by 
other operators when such service is unable to meet the demand and to 
develop demand for new service (this will be especially important 
during the closure of the Hood Canal Bridge in 2009).
    Geographic Region: ``Washington State (Puget Sound and adjacent 
waters including Hood Canal, Strait of Juan de Fuca, San Juan Islands, 
etc.); and lower British Columbia.''

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).

    Dated: September 16, 2008.

    By order of the Maritime Administrator.
Leonard Sutter,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-22137 Filed 9-22-08; 8:45 am]
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