[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 230 (Friday, December 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 84035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26401]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration


Decommissioning and Disposition of the National Historic Landmark 
Nuclear Ship Savannah; Notice of Site Visit

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) announces a site visit for 
the National Historic Landmark (NHL) Nuclear Ship Savannah (NSS). MARAD 
is decommissioning the nuclear power plant of the NSS, which will 
result in the termination of the ship's Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC) license, making the ship available for disposition, including 
potential conveyance or preservation. The site visit will provide 
interested parties an opportunity to learn more about the NSS to assist 
in determining if they may wish to consider acquiring the ship for 
preservation purposes, as prescribed in the recently executed 
Programmatic Agreement (PA) covering the decommissioning and 
disposition of the ship.

DATES: Site visits will be held on December 16 and 17, 2023, from 10:00 
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Requests to attend the site 
visit(s) must be received one week in advance, by December 9, 2023, to 
facilitate entry. Requests for accommodations for a disability must 
also be received one week in advance.

ADDRESSES: The site visit will be held onboard the NSS. The NSS is 
located at Pier 13 Canton Marine Terminal, 4601 Newgate Avenue, 
Baltimore, MD 21124.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erhard W. Koehler, (202) 680-2066 or 
via email at [email protected]. You may send mail to N.S. Savannah/
Savannah Technical Staff, Pier 13 Canton Marine Terminal, 4601 Newgate 
Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224, ATTN: Erhard Koehler.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The decommissioning and disposition of the NSS is an Undertaking 
under Section 106 of the National Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as 
amended. Section 106 requires that federal agencies consider views of 
the public regarding their Undertakings; therefore, in 2020, MARAD 
established a Federal docket at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/MARAD-2020-0133 to provide public notice about the NSS Undertaking. The 
federal docket was also used in 2021 to solicit public comments on the 
future uses of the NSS. MARAD is continuing to use this same docket to 
take in public comment, share information, and post agency actions.
    The PA for the Decommissioning and Disposition of the NSS is 
available on the MARAD docket located at www.regulations.gov under 
docket id ``MARAD-2020-0133.'' The PA stipulates a deliberative process 
by which MARAD will consider the disposition of the NSS. This process 
requires MARAD to make an affirmative, good-faith effort to preserve 
the NSS. To that end, a Notice of Availability/Request for Information 
(NOA/RFI) was developed in accordance with Stipulation IV of the PA. 
The NOA/RFI was published in the Federal Register in October and an 
information session was held in November. The purpose of the NOA/RFI 
process is to determine preservation interest from entities that may 
wish to acquire the NSS.

II. Agenda

    The agenda will include (1) welcome and introductions; (2) tour of 
the ship: and (3) questions. The agenda will also be posted on MARAD's 
website at https://www.maritime.dot.gov/outreach/history/maritime-administration-history-program and on the MARAD docket located at 
www.regulations.gov under docket id ``MARAD-2020-0133.''

III. Public Participation

    The site visit(s) will be open to the public. Members of the public 
who wish to attend in person or online must RSVP to the person listed 
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section with your name and 
affiliation.
    Special services. The NSS is not compliant with the Americans with 
Disabilities Act (ADA). The ship has some capability to accommodate 
persons with impaired mobility. If you require accommodations to attend 
the site visit, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section. The U.S. Department of Transportation is 
committed to providing all participants equal access to this meeting. 
If you need alternative formats or services such as sign language, 
interpretation, or other ancillary aids, please contact the person 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.81 and 1.93; 36 CFR part 800; 5 U.S.C. 552b.)

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-26401 Filed 11-30-23; 8:45 am]
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