[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 30 (Monday, February 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8336-8337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03106]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2022-0037]


Inventory of U.S.-Flag Launch Barges; Invitation for Public 
Comments

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is performing its annual 
update of registered U.S.-flag launch barges. Any additions or changes 
to the current Register of U.S.-Flag Launch Barges published below in 
the Supplementary Information section should be submitted as comments 
to MARAD. MARAD's Launch Barge Program information page is located at 
https://www.maritime.dot.gov/ports/domestic-shipping/launch-barge-program.

DATES: Submit comments on or before March 16, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket Number 
MARAD-2022-0037 by any of the following methods:
     Website/Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Search ``MARAD-2022-0037'' and follow the 
instructions for submitting comments on the electronic docket site.
     Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except on Federal holidays.

    Note:  All submissions must include the agency name and docket 
number for this notice. All comments received will be posted without 
change to http://www.regulations.gov including any personal 
information provided.

    Docket: For access to the docket to read comments received, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov and search using ``MARAD-2022-0037.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Meurer, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Room W23-453, Washington, DC 20590. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 46 CFR part 389.3, in order to 
provide timely notification to interested parties and to maximize the 
use of coastwise-qualified vessels, MARAD is required to publish an 
annual notice requesting that existing or prospective owners or 
operators of U.S. registered launch barges notify the Agency of: (1) 
Their interest in participating in the transportation and, if needed, 
the launching or installation of offshore platform jackets; (2) the 
contact information for their company; and, (3) the specifications of 
any currently owned or operated coastwise-qualified launch barges or 
plans to construct such a vessel. Respondents should note whether the 
vessel has been issued a certificate of documentation with a coastwise 
endorsement.
    The following is MARAD's current register of U.S.-flag launch 
barges:

 
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                                                                                                                                 Approx.
                                                                                           Length                                 launch     Coastwise-
                Vessel name                             Owner                 Built        (ft.)     Beam  (ft.)  DWT  (L.T.)    capacity     qualified
                                                                                                                                  (L.T.)
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455 4.....................................  Crowley Marine Services......         2009          400          105       19,226       18,766            X
455 5.....................................  Crowley Marine Services......         2009          400          105       19,226       18,766            X
455 6.....................................  Crowley Marine Services......         2009          400          105       19,226       18,766            X
455 7.....................................  Crowley Marine Services......         2009          400          105       19,226       18,766            X
455 8.....................................  Crowley Marine Services......         2010          400          105       19,226       18,766            X
455 9.....................................  Crowley Marine Services......         2010          400          105       19,226       18,766            X
Barge 400L................................  Crowley Marine Services......         1997          400          100       19,646       19,146            X
Barge 410.................................  Crowley Marine Services......         1974          400         99.5       12,035       11,535            X
Barge 455-3...............................  Crowley Marine Services......         2008          400          105       19,226       18,766            X
Barge 500-1...............................  Crowley Marine Services......         1982          400          105       16,397       15,897            X
Julie B...................................  Crowley Marine Services......         2008          400          130       23,600       23,100            X
Marty J...................................  Crowley Marine Services......         2008          400          105       19,226       18,766            X
MWB 403...................................  HMC Leasing, Inc.............         1979          400          105       16,322        6,800            X
INTERMAC 600..............................  J. Ray McDermott, Inc........         1973          500          120       32,290       15,600  ............
McDermott Tidelands 020...................  J. Ray McDermott, Inc........         1980          240           72        5,186        5,000            X
McDermott Tidelands 021...................  J. Ray McDermott, Inc........         1980          240           72        4,700        2,200            X
McDermott Tidelands 021...................  J. Ray McDermott, Inc........         1981          240           72        5,186        5,000            X
McDermott Tidelands No. 012...............  J. Ray McDermott, Inc........         1973          240         72.2        4,217        4,000            X
McDermott Tidelands No. 014...............  J. Ray McDermott, Inc........         1973          240         72.2        4,217        4,000            X
MARMAC 11.................................  McDonough Marine Service.....         1994          250           72        4,743        4,200            X
MARMAC 12.................................  McDonough Marine Service.....         1994          250           72        4,743        4,200            X
MARMAC 15.................................  McDonough Marine Service.....         1995          250           72        4,743        4,200            X
MARMAC 16.................................  McDonough Marine Service.....         1995          250           72        4,743        4,200            X
MARMAC 17.................................  McDonough Marine Service.....         1997          250           72        4,743        4,200            X
MARMAC 18.................................  McDonough Marine Service.....         1998          250           72        4,743        4,200            X
MARMAC 19.................................  McDonough Marine Service.....         1999          250           72        4,743        4,200            X
MARMAC 20.................................  McDonough Marine Service.....         1999          250           72        4,743        4,200            X
MARMAC 21.................................  McDonough Marine Service.....         2002          260           72        5,163        4,500            X
MARMAC 22.................................  McDonough Marine Service.....         2003          260           72        5,082        4,500            X
MARMAC 23.................................  McDonough Marine Service.....         2009          260           72        5,082        4,500            X

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MARMAC 24.................................  McDonough Marine Service.....         2010          260           72        5,082        4,500            X
MARMAC 25.................................  McDonough Marine Service.....         2010          260           72        5,082        4,500            X
MARMAC 300................................  McDonough Marine Service.....         1998          300          100       10,105        9,500            X
MARMAC 301................................  McDonough Marine Service.....         1996          300          100        9,553        9,000            X
MARMAC 3018...............................  McDonough Marine Service.....         1996          318      95'-9''       10,046        9,500  ............
MARMAC 400................................  McDonough Marine Service.....         2001          400      99'-9''       11,272       10,500            X
MARMAC 9..................................  McDonough Marine Service.....         1993          250           72        4,743        4,200            X
COLUMBIA NORFOLK..........................  Moran Towing.................         1982     329'3\1/           78        8,036        8,000            X
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FAITHFUL SERVANT..........................  Puglia Engineering, Inc......         1979          492          131       23,174       23,000  ............
ATLANTA BRIDGE............................  Trailer Bridge, Inc..........         1998          402          100        6,017        6,017            X
BROOKLYN BRIDGE...........................  Trailer Bridge, Inc..........         1998          402          100        6,017        6,017            X
CHARLOTTE BRIDGE..........................  Trailer Bridge, Inc..........         1998          402          100        6,017        6,017            X
CHICAGO BRIDGE............................  Trailer Bridge, Inc..........         1998          402          100        6,017        6,017            X
MEMPHIS BRIDGE............................  Trailer Bridge, Inc..........         1998          402          100        6,017        6,017            X
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Privacy Act

    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT/MARAD solicits comments 
from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD 
posts these comments, without edit, to www.regulations.gov, as 
described in the system of records notice, DOT/ALL-14 FDMS, accessible 
through www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to facilitate comment tracking 
and response, we encourage commenters to provide their name, or the 
name of their organization; however, submission of names is completely 
optional. Whether or not commenters identify themselves, all timely 
comments will be fully considered. If you wish to provide comments 
containing proprietary or confidential information, please contact the 
agency for alternate submission instructions.

(Authority: 46 U.S.C. 55108, 46 CFR 389)
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    By Order of the Acting Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.

[FR Doc. 2022-03106 Filed 2-11-22; 8:45 am]
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