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Administration (MARAD) with
information concerning the content and
operation of their courses. MARAD will
use this information to evaluate whether
the course meets the training standards
and curriculum promulgated under
Section 109 of the Maritime
Transportation Security Act of 2002
(MTSA) (Pub. L. 107–295). Courses
found to meet these standards will
receive a course approval.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 990.
Addressee: Send comments to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention
MARAD Desk Officer.
Comments Are Invited On: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways
to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
A comment to OMB is best assured of
having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication.
Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.
Dated: August 30, 2011.
By the Order of the Maritime
Administrator.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011–22964 Filed 9–7–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping
Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 seq.), this notice announces
that the Information Collection
abstracted below has been forwarded to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. The
nature of the information collection is
described as well as its expected
burden. The Federal Register Notice
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comments on the following collection of
information was published on June 7,
2011 and comments were due by August
8, 2011. No comments were received.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before October 11, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joann Spittle, Maritime Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:
202–366–5979; or e-mail
joann.spittle@dot.gov. Copies of this
collection also can be obtained from that
office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime
Administration (MARAD).
Title: Application for Waiver of the
Coastwise Trade Laws for Small
Passenger Vessels.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0529.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Small passenger
vessel owners who desire to operate in
the coastwise trade.
Forms: None.
Abstract: Owners of small passenger
vessels desiring waiver of the coastwise
trade laws affecting small passenger
vessels will be required to file a written
application and justification for waiver
to the Maritime Administration
(MARAD). The agency will review the
application and make a determination
whether to grant the requested waiver.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 75
hours.
Addresses: Send comments to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street, NW.,
Washington, DC, 20503, Attention:
MARAD Desk Officer. Alternatively,
comments may be sent via e-mail to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management
and Budget, at the following address:
oira.submissions@omb.eop.gov.
Comments are invited on: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways
to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
A comment to OMB is best assured of
having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication.
Dated: September 1, 2011.
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By the Order of the Maritime
Administrator.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011–22962 Filed 9–7–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
Public Listening Sessions Regarding
the Maritime Administration’s Panama
Canal Expansion Study and the
America’s Marine Highway Program
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The purpose of this notice is
to announce a series of public listening
sessions and workshops regarding the
expansion of the Panama Canal and the
America’s Marine Highway Program.
The meetings are being held to provide
a forum for maritime industry
stakeholders and the general public to
present their views and concerns on
critical issues that the U.S. Department
of Transportation, Maritime
Administration (MARAD) should
consider in the development of its
comprehensive study of the 2014
Panama Canal Expansion project and
during its efforts to explore
opportunities to incorporate America’s
Marine Highways into the National
Transportation System. These meetings
will be identical in terms of agenda and
purpose; they are being held in different
locations (San Francisco, CA and New
York, NY) to maximize nationwide
stakeholder participation.
MARAD’s study of the Panama Canal
Expansion will evaluate the potential
impacts of the expansion on U.S. ports
and infrastructure. The study is being
conducted in four defined phases that
are designed to present considerations
for policy, investment, and funding
options as well as recommendations for
policy changes that will favorably
impact the overall shift in the Nation’s
trade patterns. Phase I of the study will
include an examination of the history
and development of the Panama Canal
Expansion process and will present
current data and information on Panama
Canal’s role in the U.S. trade market
with the rest of the world. Phase II of
the study will involve a more
comprehensive data gathering and
outreach effort that will include the
subject stakeholder listening sessions,
dissemination of a shipper survey, and
one-on-one interviews with targeted
maritime stakeholder groups. The final
Phases of the study (Phase III and Phase
IV) will involve identification of
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potential infrastructure expansion
opportunities and development of a
framework for which the U.S.
Government may leverage the Panama
Canal Expansion effort to optimize
financial investments in U.S. ports and
inland infrastructure.
Expansion of the Panama Canal will
require new capital investments in
transportation infrastructure by both the
private and public sectors. The size,
location and timing of these investments
will depend on how various
stakeholders believe that global trade
patterns, vessel operations, import and
export flows, logistics support systems
and port and land-side capacity will be
re-configured to accommodate the larger
vessels and increased capacity of the
Panama Canal in a post-2014 operating
environment. A wide variety of
stakeholders may be potentially affected
by decisions and policies that will be
implemented by the U.S. Department of
Transportation and MARAD as a result
of this study. Each stakeholder has a
particular set of perspectives and a
highly unique set of information upon
which they will base their own
investment and operational responses to
the Panama Canal Expansion. Moreover,
there is a wide diversity of opinion on
which ports, trade lanes, landside
infrastructure and commodities will be
affected by the expansion.
Accordingly, stakeholder
participation in the subject listening
sessions and workshops is an essential
part of the overall data collection and
analysis effort for the study and will
help support the agency’s efforts to
expand the use of America’s Marine
Highways. Discussion topics for the
Panama Canal Expansion Study
Listening Sessions will include: Impacts
on the U.S. economy, trade patterns
post-expansion, anticipated effects on
East/West/Gulf Coasts and Inland ports,
infrastructure development, and future
bottlenecks as well as other related
issues. Topics of discussions relating to
the America’s Marine Highways will
include: corridors, connections and
crossings, program projects and
initiatives, intermodal connectivity, and
public/private partnerships.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information, contact Ms. Yvette M.
Fields, Director, Office of Deepwater
Ports and Offshore Activities, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590 or
by e-mail at
mailto:Yvette.Fields@dot.gov.
DATES AND ADDRESSES: The first Panama
Canal Expansion Study Listening
Session will take place in San
Francisco, CA on September 22, 2011,
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from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the
Westin Hotel at Market Street, 50 Third
Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, and
will be followed by the America’s
Marine Highway Corridor Workshop
from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. The second
Panama Canal Expansion Study
Listening Session will take place in New
York, NY on September 27, 2011, from
8:30 to 12:30 p.m., at the U.S. Customs
House, One Bowling Green, New York,
NY 10004, and will be followed by the
America’s Marine Highway Corridor
Workshop from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Registration: To register, interested
parties should send their name, group
affiliation, and contact information, and
indicate which of the meetings (either
the Panama Canal, Marine Highway or
both) they wish to attend to
mailto:https://
www.PanamaCanalStudy.com/
registration by September 14, 2011. The
meetings are open to the public and
advance registration and confirmation is
required. Space is limited to the first
150 registrants. After registering, an
email confirmation will be forwarded
with an agenda and other related
information.
The sessions will be held at sites
accessible to individuals with
disabilities. Individuals who require
other special accommodations such as a
sign language interpreter may submit
their request at the time of registration
at https://www.PanamaCanalStudy.com/
registration by September 14, 2011.
Dated: September 1, 2011.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011–22967 Filed 9–7–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2011–0113]
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
GIT’N IT ON.
AGENCY:
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
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MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
description of the proposed service, is
listed below. The complete application
is given in DOT docket MARAD–2011–
0113 at https://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, 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
October 11, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
docket number MARAD–2011–0113.
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 https://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
of this document and all documents
entered into this docket is available on
the World Wide Web at https://
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, E-mail Joann.Spittle@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
As described by the applicant the
intended service of the vessel GIT’N IT
ON is:
Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
‘‘sportfishing.’’
Geographic Region: ‘‘Texas,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama,
Florida.’’
Privacy Act
Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of all comments
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[FR Doc No: 2011-22967]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
Public Listening Sessions Regarding the Maritime Administration's
Panama Canal Expansion Study and the America's Marine Highway Program
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to announce a series of public
listening sessions and workshops regarding the expansion of the Panama
Canal and the America's Marine Highway Program. The meetings are being
held to provide a forum for maritime industry stakeholders and the
general public to present their views and concerns on critical issues
that the U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration
(MARAD) should consider in the development of its comprehensive study
of the 2014 Panama Canal Expansion project and during its efforts to
explore opportunities to incorporate America's Marine Highways into the
National Transportation System. These meetings will be identical in
terms of agenda and purpose; they are being held in different locations
(San Francisco, CA and New York, NY) to maximize nationwide stakeholder
participation.
MARAD's study of the Panama Canal Expansion will evaluate the
potential impacts of the expansion on U.S. ports and infrastructure.
The study is being conducted in four defined phases that are designed
to present considerations for policy, investment, and funding options
as well as recommendations for policy changes that will favorably
impact the overall shift in the Nation's trade patterns. Phase I of the
study will include an examination of the history and development of the
Panama Canal Expansion process and will present current data and
information on Panama Canal's role in the U.S. trade market with the
rest of the world. Phase II of the study will involve a more
comprehensive data gathering and outreach effort that will include the
subject stakeholder listening sessions, dissemination of a shipper
survey, and one-on-one interviews with targeted maritime stakeholder
groups. The final Phases of the study (Phase III and Phase IV) will
involve identification of
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potential infrastructure expansion opportunities and development of a
framework for which the U.S. Government may leverage the Panama Canal
Expansion effort to optimize financial investments in U.S. ports and
inland infrastructure.
Expansion of the Panama Canal will require new capital investments
in transportation infrastructure by both the private and public
sectors. The size, location and timing of these investments will depend
on how various stakeholders believe that global trade patterns, vessel
operations, import and export flows, logistics support systems and port
and land-side capacity will be re-configured to accommodate the larger
vessels and increased capacity of the Panama Canal in a post-2014
operating environment. A wide variety of stakeholders may be
potentially affected by decisions and policies that will be implemented
by the U.S. Department of Transportation and MARAD as a result of this
study. Each stakeholder has a particular set of perspectives and a
highly unique set of information upon which they will base their own
investment and operational responses to the Panama Canal Expansion.
Moreover, there is a wide diversity of opinion on which ports, trade
lanes, landside infrastructure and commodities will be affected by the
expansion.
Accordingly, stakeholder participation in the subject listening
sessions and workshops is an essential part of the overall data
collection and analysis effort for the study and will help support the
agency's efforts to expand the use of America's Marine Highways.
Discussion topics for the Panama Canal Expansion Study Listening
Sessions will include: Impacts on the U.S. economy, trade patterns
post-expansion, anticipated effects on East/West/Gulf Coasts and Inland
ports, infrastructure development, and future bottlenecks as well as
other related issues. Topics of discussions relating to the America's
Marine Highways will include: corridors, connections and crossings,
program projects and initiatives, intermodal connectivity, and public/
private partnerships.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information, contact Ms. Yvette M.
Fields, Director, Office of Deepwater Ports and Offshore Activities,
Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC
20590 or by e-mail at mailto:Yvette.Fields@dot.gov.
DATES AND ADDRESSES: The first Panama Canal Expansion Study Listening
Session will take place in San Francisco, CA on September 22, 2011,
from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the Westin Hotel at Market Street, 50
Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, and will be followed by the
America's Marine Highway Corridor Workshop from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. The
second Panama Canal Expansion Study Listening Session will take place
in New York, NY on September 27, 2011, from 8:30 to 12:30 p.m., at the
U.S. Customs House, One Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004, and will be
followed by the America's Marine Highway Corridor Workshop from 1:30
p.m. to 5 p.m.
Registration: To register, interested parties should send their
name, group affiliation, and contact information, and indicate which of
the meetings (either the Panama Canal, Marine Highway or both) they
wish to attend to mailto:https://www.PanamaCanalStudy.com/registration
by September 14, 2011. The meetings are open to the public and advance
registration and confirmation is required. Space is limited to the
first 150 registrants. After registering, an email confirmation will be
forwarded with an agenda and other related information.
The sessions will be held at sites accessible to individuals with
disabilities. Individuals who require other special accommodations such
as a sign language interpreter may submit their request at the time of
registration at https://www.PanamaCanalStudy.com/registration by
September 14, 2011.
Dated: September 1, 2011.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-22967 Filed 9-7-11; 8:45 am]
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