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Public Participation
How do I submit comments?
Please submit your comments,
including the attachments, following the
instructions provided under the above
heading entitled ADDRESSES. Be advised
that it may take a few hours or even
days for your comment to be reflected
on the docket. In addition, your
comments must be written in English.
We encourage you to provide concise
comments and you may attach
additional documents as necessary.
There is no limit on the length of the
attachments.
Where do I go to read public comments,
and find supporting information?
Go to the docket online at https://
www.regulations.gov, keyword search
MARAD–2023–0184 or visit the Docket
Management Facility (see ADDRESSES for
hours of operation). We recommend that
you periodically check the Docket for
new submissions and supporting
material.
Will my comments be made available to
the public?
Yes. Be aware that your entire
comment, including your personal
identifying information, will be made
publicly available.
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May I submit comments confidentially?
If you wish to submit comments
under a claim of confidentiality, you
should submit the information you
claim to be confidential commercial
information by email to SmallVessels@
dot.gov. Include in the email subject
heading ‘‘Contains Confidential
Commercial Information’’ or ‘‘Contains
CCI’’ and state in your submission, with
specificity, the basis for any such
confidential claim highlighting or
denoting the CCI portions. If possible,
please provide a summary of your
submission that can be made available
to the public.
In the event MARAD receives a
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
request for the information, procedures
described in the Department’s FOIA
regulation at 49 CFR 7.29 will be
followed. Only information that is
ultimately determined to be confidential
under those procedures will be exempt
from disclosure under FOIA.
Privacy Act
Anyone can 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.). For information on DOT’s
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compliance with the Privacy Act, please
visit https://www.transportation.gov/
privacy.
of your document so that we can contact you
if we have questions regarding your
submission.
(Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,
46 U.S.C. 12121.)
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
specific docket number. All comments
received will be posted without change
to the docket at www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided. For detailed instructions on
submitting comments, or to submit
comments that are confidential in
nature, see the section entitled Public
Participation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patricia Hagerty, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W23–461,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:
(202) 366–0903. Email patricia.hagerty@
dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
described in the application, the
intended service of the vessel
Seaquester is:
—Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
‘‘Chartering passengers on overnight
trips.’’
—Geographic Region Including Base of
Operations: ‘‘Florida, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi (Base of Operations: Key
West, FL)’’
—Vessel Length and Type: 66′ Motor
Yacht
The complete application is available
for review identified in the DOT docket
as MARAD 2023–0179 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 employment of the vessel
in the coastwise trade to carry no more
than 12 passengers will have an unduly
adverse effect on a U.S.-vessel builder or
a business that uses U.S.-flag vessels in
that business, MARAD will not issue an
approval of the vessel’s coastwise
endorsement eligibility. Comments
should refer to the vessel name, state the
commenter’s interest in the application,
and address the eligibility criteria given
in section 388.4 of MARAD’s
regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023–18605 Filed 8–28–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2023–0179]
Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility
Determination for a Foreign-Built
Vessel: Seaquester (Motor); Invitation
for Public Comments
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Secretary of
Transportation, as represented by the
Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
authorized to issue coastwise
endorsement eligibility determinations
for foreign-built vessels which will carry
no more than twelve passengers for hire.
A request for such a determination has
been received by MARAD. By this
notice, MARAD seeks comments from
interested parties as to any effect this
action may have on U.S. vessel builders
or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.flag vessels. Information about the
requestor’s vessel, including a brief
description of the proposed service, is
listed below.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
September 28, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket Number
MARAD–2023-xxxx by any one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Search
MARAD–2023–0179 and follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility is in the West
Building, Ground Floor of the U.S.
Department of Transportation. The
Docket Management Facility location
address is: U.S. Department of
Transportation, MARAD–2023–0179,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West
Building, Room W12–140, Washington,
DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except on
Federal holidays.
SUMMARY:
Note: If you mail or hand-deliver your
comments, we recommend that you include
your name and a mailing address, an email
address, or a telephone number in the body
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Public Participation
How do I submit comments?
Please submit your comments,
including the attachments, following the
instructions provided under the above
heading entitled ADDRESSES. Be advised
that it may take a few hours or even
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days for your comment to be reflected
on the docket. In addition, your
comments must be written in English.
We encourage you to provide concise
comments and you may attach
additional documents as necessary.
There is no limit on the length of the
attachments.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
Where do I go to read public comments,
and find supporting information?
Maritime Administration
[FR Doc. 2023–18606 Filed 8–28–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Go to the docket online at https://
www.regulations.gov, keyword search
MARAD–2023–0179 or visit the Docket
Management Facility (see ADDRESSES for
hours of operation). We recommend that
you periodically check the Docket for
new submissions and supporting
material.
Will my comments be made available to
the public?
Yes. Be aware that your entire
comment, including your personal
identifying information, will be made
publicly available.
May I submit comments confidentially?
If you wish to submit comments
under a claim of confidentiality, you
should submit the information you
claim to be confidential commercial
information by email to SmallVessels@
dot.gov. Include in the email subject
heading ‘‘Contains Confidential
Commercial Information’’ or ‘‘Contains
CCI’’ and state in your submission, with
specificity, the basis for any such
confidential claim highlighting or
denoting the CCI portions. If possible,
please provide a summary of your
submission that can be made available
to the public.
In the event MARAD receives a
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
request for the information, procedures
described in the Department’s FOIA
regulation at 49 CFR 7.29 will be
followed. Only information that is
ultimately determined to be confidential
under those procedures will be exempt
from disclosure under FOIA.
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Privacy Act
Anyone can 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.). For information on DOT’s
compliance with the Privacy Act, please
visit https://www.transportation.gov/
privacy.
(Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,
46 U.S.C. 12121)
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Decommissioning and Disposition of
the National Historic Landmark
Nuclear Ship Savannah; Notice of
Public Meeting
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
The Maritime Administration
(MARAD) announces a public meeting
of the Peer Review Group (PRG) which
will be held online and by phone only.
The PRG was established pursuant to
the requirements of the National
Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and
its implementing regulations to plan for
the decommissioning and disposition of
the Nuclear Ship Savannah (NSS). PRG
membership is comprised of officials
from the U.S. Department of
Transportation, MARAD, the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),
the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation (ACHP), and the Maryland
State Historic Preservation Officer
(SHPO) and other consulting parties.
The public meeting affords the public
an opportunity to participate in PRG
activities, including reviewing and
providing comments on draft
deliverables. MARAD encourages public
participation and provides the PRG
meeting information below.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, September 19, 2023, from 2:30
p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
(EDT). Requests to attend the meeting
virtually must be received by 5:00 p.m.
EDT, Tuesday, September 12, 2023, to
receive instructions to participate
online. Requests for accommodations
for a disability must also be received by
Tuesday, September 12, 2023.
DATES:
The meeting will be held
online and by phone.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Erhard W. Koehler, (202) 680–2066 or
via email at marad.history@dot.gov. 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:
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I. Background
The decommissioning and disposition
of the NSS is an Undertaking under
section 106 of the NHPA. 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 NHPA Programmatic Agreement
(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. The PA also establishes the
PRG in Stipulation II. The PRG is the
mechanism for continuing consultation
during the effective period of the PA
and its members consist of the
signatories and concurring parties to the
PA, as well as other consulting parties.
The PRG members will provide
individual input and guidance to
MARAD regarding the implementation
of stipulations in the PA. PRG members
and members of the public are invited
to provide input by attending bimonthly meetings and reviewing and
commenting on deliverables developed
as part of the PA.
II. Agenda
The agenda will include (1) welcome
and introductions; (2) program update;
(3) status of PA stipulations; (4) other
business; and (5) date of next meeting.
The agenda topic titled PA stipulations
involve deliverables identified in the
PA. MARAD will provide status updates
for the following items: the Disposition
Alternatives Study; the Notice of
Availability/Request for Information;
the License Termination Plan; and the
PRG charter and schedule. The agenda
will also be posted on MARAD’s
website at https://
www.maritime.dot.gov/outreach/
history/maritime-administrationhistory-program and on the MARAD
docket located at www.regulations.gov
under docket id ‘‘MARAD–2020–0133.’’
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2023-0179]
Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility Determination for a Foreign-
Built Vessel: Seaquester (Motor); 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 issue coastwise
endorsement eligibility determinations for foreign-built vessels which
will carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. A request for such
a determination has been received by MARAD. By this notice, MARAD seeks
comments from interested parties as to any effect this action may have
on U.S. vessel builders or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-flag
vessels. Information about the requestor's vessel, including a brief
description of the proposed service, is listed below.
DATES: Submit comments on or before September 28, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket Number
MARAD-2023-xxxx by any one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Search MARAD-2023-0179 and follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility is in
the West Building, Ground Floor of the U.S. Department of
Transportation. The Docket Management Facility location address is:
U.S. Department of Transportation, MARAD-2023-0179, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
Note: If you mail or hand-deliver your comments, we recommend
that you include your name and a mailing address, an email address,
or a telephone number in the body of your document so that we can
contact you if we have questions regarding your submission.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and specific docket number. All comments received will be posted
without change to the docket at www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. For detailed instructions on submitting
comments, or to submit comments that are confidential in nature, see
the section entitled Public Participation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Hagerty, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Room W23-461, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 366-0903. Email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As described in the application, the
intended service of the vessel Seaquester is:
--Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``Chartering passengers on
overnight trips.''
--Geographic Region Including Base of Operations: ``Florida, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi (Base of
Operations: Key West, FL)''
--Vessel Length and Type: 66' Motor Yacht
The complete application is available for review identified in the
DOT docket as MARAD 2023-0179 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 employment of the
vessel in the coastwise trade to carry no more than 12 passengers will
have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-vessel builder or a business
that uses U.S.-flag vessels in that business, MARAD will not issue an
approval of the vessel's coastwise endorsement eligibility. Comments
should refer to the vessel name, state the commenter's interest in the
application, and address the eligibility criteria given in section
388.4 of MARAD's regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
Public Participation
How do I submit comments?
Please submit your comments, including the attachments, following
the instructions provided under the above heading entitled ADDRESSES.
Be advised that it may take a few hours or even
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days for your comment to be reflected on the docket. In addition, your
comments must be written in English. We encourage you to provide
concise comments and you may attach additional documents as necessary.
There is no limit on the length of the attachments.
Where do I go to read public comments, and find supporting information?
Go to the docket online at https://www.regulations.gov, keyword
search MARAD-2023-0179 or visit the Docket Management Facility (see
ADDRESSES for hours of operation). We recommend that you periodically
check the Docket for new submissions and supporting material.
Will my comments be made available to the public?
Yes. Be aware that your entire comment, including your personal
identifying information, will be made publicly available.
May I submit comments confidentially?
If you wish to submit comments under a claim of confidentiality,
you should submit the information you claim to be confidential
commercial information by email to [email protected]. Include in the
email subject heading ``Contains Confidential Commercial Information''
or ``Contains CCI'' and state in your submission, with specificity, the
basis for any such confidential claim highlighting or denoting the CCI
portions. If possible, please provide a summary of your submission that
can be made available to the public.
In the event MARAD receives a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
request for the information, procedures described in the Department's
FOIA regulation at 49 CFR 7.29 will be followed. Only information that
is ultimately determined to be confidential under those procedures will
be exempt from disclosure under FOIA.
Privacy Act
Anyone can 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.). For information on DOT's compliance with
the Privacy Act, please visit https://www.transportation.gov/privacy.
(Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103, 46 U.S.C. 12121)
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-18606 Filed 8-28-23; 8:45 am]
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