Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel BELLA LA VITA; Invitation for Public Comments, 14546-14547 [2018-06788]
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The Agency reviews the safety
analyses and the public comments, and
determines whether granting the
exemption would likely achieve a level
of safety equivalent to, or greater than,
the level that would be achieved by the
current regulation (49 CFR 381.305).
The decision of the Agency must be
published in the Federal Register (49
CFR 381.315(b)) with the reason for the
grant or denial, and, if granted, the
specific person or class of persons
receiving the exemption, and the
regulatory provision or provisions from
which the exemption is granted. The
notice must also specify the effective
period of the exemption (up to 5 years),
and explain the terms and conditions of
the exemption. The exemption may be
renewed (49 CFR 381.300(b)).
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III. Application for Renewal Exemption
ODOT’s initial exemption application
from the provisions of 49 CFR 383.25(c)
and 49 CFR 383.73(a)(2)(iii 2) was
submitted in 2015; a copy of the
application is in the docket identified at
the beginning of this notice. That
application describes fully the nature of
ODOT’s CLP operations. The exemption
was originally granted on April 5, 2015
(81 FR 19703) and is valid through April
5, 2018.
ODOT requests renewal of an
exemption from the Agency’s CLP
requirements in 49 CFR 383.25(c) and
49 CFR 383.73(a)(2)(iii 2). The
regulations provide that the CLP be
valid for no more than 180 days from
the date of issuance. The State may
renew the CLP for an additional 180
days without requiring the CLP holder
to retake the general and endorsement
knowledge tests. ODOT proposed that it
be allowed to extend the 180-day
timeline to one year for CLPs issued to
its drivers. The requested exemption
renewal is for one year.
ODOT provided multiple reasons for
regulatory relief from the CLP rule in its
initial application. First, ODOT believes
that the 180-day time line required to
renew the CLP adds nothing to the
effectiveness of the rule itself, the
purpose of which is to ‘‘enhance safety
by ensuring that only qualified drivers
are allowed to operate commercial
vehicles on our nation’s highways’’ (76
FR 26854, May 9, 2011). ODOT asserts
that neither FMCSA staff nor the States
were able to identify any highway safety
enhancement arising from this
requirement. ODOT states that it is
unaware of any data suggesting that
persons who have not renewed their
CLP or obtained their CDL within six
months pose less risk on the Nation’s
highways.
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Second, ODOT agrees that requiring
CLP holders to retake the knowledge
test after not obtaining a CDL within one
year improves highway safety, but
disagrees that the requirement for
renewal at six months is needed.
According to ODOT, if the exemption is
granted, ODOT’s CLP would have a
validity period of one year with no
renewal allowed. All applicable
knowledge tests would be required
before a new CLP could be issued,
which would accomplish the objective
of not allowing a person to have a CLP
longer than one year without passing
knowledge tests.
The third reason for the request is that
Oregon’s ‘‘Department of Motor Vehicle
(DMV) field offices have a very large
volume of work to accomplish and, at
best, limited resources with which to
accomplish it. Adding the bureaucratic
requirement for a CLP holder to visit a
DMV office and pay a fee in order to get
a second six months of CLP validity will
add unnecessary workload to offices
already stretched to the limit. ODOT is
confident there would be no negative
impact on safety if the exemption is
granted.’’
According to ODOT, ‘‘If this
exemption is not granted, Oregon
drivers with CLPs who have not passed
the CDL skills test within six months of
CLP issuance would have to go to a
DMV office and pay for a renewal of the
CLP. This would cause undue hardship
to the drivers, from the perspectives of
both their time and their pocketbooks. It
would also cause undue hardship to our
agency, where scarce resources would
be used to process bureaucratic
transactions that add nothing to
highway safety.’’
In addition, because the issues
concerning ODOT’s request could be
applicable in each State, all SDLAs are
allowed to use this exemption renewal
at their discretion. Extending the
exemption to cover all SDLAs, at their
discretion, will preclude the need for
other SDLAs choosing to use the
exemption to file identical exemption
requests. FMCSA believes that safety
would not be diminished by allowing a
validity period of one year for the CLP.
The maximum time allowed between
taking the knowledge tests and
obtaining the CDL is 12 months under
the current rule and under the
exemption. The exemption avoids the
necessity of obtaining a renewal of the
CLP after 6 months if the State chooses
to allow that. FMCSA determined that
the exemption would maintain a level of
safety equivalent to, or greater than, the
level achieved under the current
regulation (49 CFR 381.305(a)).
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Issued on: March 28, 2018.
Raymond P. Martinez,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2018–06860 Filed 4–3–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0049]
Requested Administrative Waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
BELLA LA VITA; Invitation for Public
Comments
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
May 4, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
docket number MARAD–2018–0049.
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 10:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. An electronic version
of this document and all documents
entered into this docket is available at
https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W23–453,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
described by the applicant the intended
service of the vessel BELLA LA VITA is:
—Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
‘‘OUPV charters on Puget Sound;
sunset cruises, whale watching,
passenger excursions.’’
—Geographic Region: ‘‘Washington
State.’’
SUMMARY:
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The complete application is given in
DOT docket MARAD–2018–0049 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 section 388.4 of
MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
388.
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: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,
46 U.S.C. 12121)
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By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: March 29, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018–06788 Filed 4–3–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0050]
Requested Administrative Waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
CORMORANT; Invitation for Public
Comments
AGENCY:
Maritime Administration, DOT.
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ACTION:
Notice.
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.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
May 4, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
docket number MARAD–2018–0050.
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 10:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. An electronic version
of this document and all documents
entered into this docket is available at
https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W23–453,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
described by the applicant the intended
service of the vessel CORMORANT is:
—Intended Commercial Use Of Vessel:
‘‘Charter Vessel, Cruising and
Fishing’’
—Geographic Region:‘‘Florida,
Alabama, Louisiana, Texas,
Mississippi’’
The complete application is given in
DOT docket MARAD–2018–0050 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
SUMMARY:
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the commenter’s interest in the waiver
application, and address the waiver
criteria given in section 388.4 of
MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
388.
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: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,
46 U.S.C. 12121)
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By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: March 29, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018–06789 Filed 4–3–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0048]
Requested Administrative Waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
HONU MANA; Invitation for Public
Comments
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
May 4, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
docket number MARAD–2018–0048.
Written comments may be submitted by
hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2018-0049]
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws:
Vessel BELLA LA VITA; Invitation for Public Comments
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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.
DATES: Submit comments on or before May 4, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2018-0049.
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 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. An electronic version of this document and all
documents entered into this docket is available at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Room W23-453, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-9309, Email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As described by the applicant the intended
service of the vessel BELLA LA VITA is:
--Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``OUPV charters on Puget Sound;
sunset cruises, whale watching, passenger excursions.''
--Geographic Region: ``Washington State.''
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The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD-2018-0049 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 section 388.4 of MARAD's regulations at 46 CFR part
388.
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: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103, 46 U.S.C. 12121)
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By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: March 29, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-06788 Filed 4-3-18; 8:45 am]
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