Requested Administrative Waivers of Coastwise Trade Laws:

Federal Register: July 21, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 139)

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

Docket No. MARAD-2010-0068

Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Invitation for public comments on a requested administrative waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel COMFORTABLY NUMB.

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-2010-0068 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 August 20, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2010-0068.

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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 http://smses.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://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 COMFORTABLY NUMB is:

Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``crewed and uncrewed sailing charters.''

Geographic Region: ``ME, NH, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, DE, MD, VA, NC,

SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX, Puerto Rico.''

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).

Date: July 13, 2010.

By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

Murray Bloom,

Acting Secretary, Maritime Administrator.

FR Doc. 2010-17715 Filed 7-20-10; 8:45 am

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