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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2007–26841]
Utilization of U.S. Vessels and
Mariners in the Marine Transportation
of Liquefied Natural Gas
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and Request for
Comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration
(MARAD) seeks public comment on the
use of United States vessels and
mariners in the transportation of
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) through
the nation’s offshore deepwater port
receiving facilities. Comments should
focus on the development of programs
to maximize the utilization and
availability of U.S. vessels and qualified
U.S. citizen officers and unlicensed
crews serving the international LNG
tanker fleet. Comments may also
include issues related to the overall safe
and secure operation of deepwater port
facilities.
DATES: Comments are due by February
16, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
[identified by DOT DMS Docket Number
MARAD–2007–26841] by any of the
following methods:
• Web Site: https://dms.dot.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments on the DOT electronic docket
site.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 400
7th St., SW., Nassif Building, Room PL–
401, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on
the plaza level of the Nassif Building,
400 7th St., SW., Washington, DC,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal
Holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number for this action. Note that all
comments received will be posted
without change to https://dms.dot.gov
including any personal information
provided. Please see the Privacy Act
heading below.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL–
401 on the plaza level of the Nassif
Building, 400 7th St., SW., Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal
Holidays.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments
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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 https://dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: H.
Keith Lesnick, Director, Office of
Deepwater Port Licensing, Maritime
Administration, 400 Seventh Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20590; fax: (202)
366–5123; or e-mail
Keith.Lesnick@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As the
lead federal agency for the licensing of
offshore LNG and oil deepwater port
terminals, the Maritime Administration
is charged with ensuring that each
facility is constructed and operated in a
safe and secure manner. While LNG
importation has historically had an
impeccable safety record, MARAD is
continually seeking additional ways to
ensure the safe and secure operations of
deepwater port facilities to help
preserve the nation’s security,
environmental resources, and energy
supply, and to improve transportation
efficiencies.
To promote the security of the United
States, Congress recently amended the
Deepwater Port Act through the Coast
Guard and Maritime Transportation Act
of 2006 (Pub. L. 109–241, (2006)) to
direct the Secretary (and, by delegation,
the Maritime Administrator) to develop
and implement a program to promote
the transportation of liquefied natural
gas to the United States on United States
flag vessels. The Act further directed the
Secretary to give top priority to the
processing of deepwater port licenses to
LNG facilities that will be supplied with
natural gas by United States flag vessels.
Further, the Act directed that the nation
of registry for, and the nationality or
citizenship of, officers and crew serving
on board vessels transporting natural
gas to a deepwater port be considered
when granting a license.
The enactment of the Coast Guard and
Maritime Transportation Act of 2006
places a firm emphasis on the safe and
secure transport of LNG to and from our
nation’s facilities. In keeping with
Congressional directives, MARAD seeks
public comment on efforts to expand
and maximize utilization of U.S. vessels
and U.S. crews on LNG vessels. In
addition, MARAD seeks comments on
the availability of qualified officers and
crew as well as the advantages of using
U.S. crews.
Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.
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Dated: January 11, 2007.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Daron T. Threet,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2006–26754]
Requested Administrative Waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Invitation for public comments
on a requested administrative waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel
EASY RIDER.
AGENCY:
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–2006–
26754 at https://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 § 388.4 of MARAD’s
regulations at 46 CFR Part 388.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
February 16, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
docket number MARAD–2006–26754.
Written comments may be submitted by
hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL–401,
Department of Transportation, 400 7th
St., SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001.
You may also send comments
electronically via the Internet at https://
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2007-26841]
Utilization of U.S. Vessels and Mariners in the Marine
Transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and Request for Comments.
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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) seeks public comment on
the use of United States vessels and mariners in the transportation of
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) through the nation's offshore deepwater
port receiving facilities. Comments should focus on the development of
programs to maximize the utilization and availability of U.S. vessels
and qualified U.S. citizen officers and unlicensed crews serving the
international LNG tanker fleet. Comments may also include issues
related to the overall safe and secure operation of deepwater port
facilities.
DATES: Comments are due by February 16, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by DOT DMS Docket Number
MARAD-2007-26841] by any of the following methods:
Web Site: https://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 400 7th St., SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the
Nassif Building, 400 7th St., SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number for this action. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to https://dms.dot.gov including any personal
information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL-
401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 7th St., SW.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
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
https://dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: H. Keith Lesnick, Director, Office of
Deepwater Port Licensing, Maritime Administration, 400 Seventh Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20590; fax: (202) 366-5123; or e-mail
Keith.Lesnick@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As the lead federal agency for the licensing
of offshore LNG and oil deepwater port terminals, the Maritime
Administration is charged with ensuring that each facility is
constructed and operated in a safe and secure manner. While LNG
importation has historically had an impeccable safety record, MARAD is
continually seeking additional ways to ensure the safe and secure
operations of deepwater port facilities to help preserve the nation's
security, environmental resources, and energy supply, and to improve
transportation efficiencies.
To promote the security of the United States, Congress recently
amended the Deepwater Port Act through the Coast Guard and Maritime
Transportation Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-241, (2006)) to direct the
Secretary (and, by delegation, the Maritime Administrator) to develop
and implement a program to promote the transportation of liquefied
natural gas to the United States on United States flag vessels. The Act
further directed the Secretary to give top priority to the processing
of deepwater port licenses to LNG facilities that will be supplied with
natural gas by United States flag vessels. Further, the Act directed
that the nation of registry for, and the nationality or citizenship of,
officers and crew serving on board vessels transporting natural gas to
a deepwater port be considered when granting a license.
The enactment of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of
2006 places a firm emphasis on the safe and secure transport of LNG to
and from our nation's facilities. In keeping with Congressional
directives, MARAD seeks public comment on efforts to expand and
maximize utilization of U.S. vessels and U.S. crews on LNG vessels. In
addition, MARAD seeks comments on the availability of qualified
officers and crew as well as the advantages of using U.S. crews.
Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.
Dated: January 11, 2007.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Daron T. Threet,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-554 Filed 1-16-07; 8:45 am]
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