Extended Application Period; Solicitation of Application for the Award of One Tanker Security Program Operating Agreement, 34316-34318 [2024-09232]

Download as PDF 34316 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 84 / Tuesday, April 30, 2024 / Notices approve with conditions, or deny a railroad’s RFA to its PTCSP at FRA’s sole discretion. Privacy Act Notice In accordance with 49 CFR 211.3, FRA solicits comments from the public to better inform its decisions. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information the commenter provides, to https:// www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. See https://www.regulations.gov/ privacy-notice for the privacy notice of regulations.gov. To facilitate comment tracking, we encourage commenters to provide their name, or the name of their organization; however, submission of names is completely optional. If you wish to provide comments containing proprietary or confidential information, please contact FRA for alternate submission instructions. Issued in Washington, DC. Carolyn R. Hayward-Williams, Director, Office of Railroad Systems and Technology. [FR Doc. 2024–09301 Filed 4–29–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket Number FRA–2010–0034] Port Authority Trans-Hudson’s Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control Safety Plan and Positive Train Control System Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments. AGENCY: This document provides the public with notice that, on April 19, 2024, Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP). As this RFA may involve a request for FRA’s approval of proposed material modifications to an FRAcertified positive train control (PTC) system, FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on the railroad’s RFA to its PTCSP. DATES: FRA will consider comments received by May 20, 2024. FRA may consider comments received after that date to the extent practicable and without delaying implementation of lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:27 Apr 29, 2024 Jkt 262001 valuable or necessary modifications to a PTC system. ADDRESSES: Comments: Comments may be submitted by going to https:// www.regulations.gov and following the online instructions for submitting comments. Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and the applicable docket number. The relevant PTC docket number for this host railroad is Docket No. FRA–2010–0034. For convenience, all active PTC dockets are hyperlinked on FRA’s website at https://railroads.dot.gov/researchdevelopment/program-areas/traincontrol/ptc/railroads-ptc-dockets. All comments received will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov; this includes any personal information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gabe Neal, Staff Director, Signal, Train Control, and Crossings Division, telephone: 816–516–7168, email: Gabe.Neal@dot.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In general, title 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) section 20157(h) requires FRA to certify that a host railroad’s PTC system complies with title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 236, subpart I, before the technology may be operated in revenue service. Before making certain changes to an FRA-certified PTC system or the associated FRA-approved PTCSP, a host railroad must submit, and obtain FRA’s approval of, an RFA to its PTCSP under 49 CFR 236.1021. Under 49 CFR 236.1021(e), FRA’s regulations provide that FRA will publish a notice in the Federal Register and invite public comment in accordance with 49 CFR part 211, if an RFA includes a request for approval of a material modification of a signal or train control system. Accordingly, this notice informs the public that, on April 19, 2024, PATH submitted an RFA to its PTCSP for its Communication Based Train Control (CBTC), which seeks FRA’s approval to deploy new software, including ‘‘the release from Mid-A car function,’’ and resolve known software issues identified through previous revenue service to improve CBTC system performance. That RFA is available in Docket No. FRA–2010– 0034. Interested parties are invited to comment on PATH’s RFA to its PTCSP by submitting written comments or data. During FRA’s review of this railroad’s RFA, FRA will consider any comments or data submitted within the timeline specified in this notice and to the extent practicable, without delaying PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 implementation of valuable or necessary modifications to a PTC system. See 49 CFR 236.1021; see also 49 CFR 236.1011(e). Under 49 CFR 236.1021, FRA maintains the authority to approve, approve with conditions, or deny a railroad’s RFA to its PTCSP at FRA’s sole discretion. Privacy Act Notice In accordance with 49 CFR 211.3, FRA solicits comments from the public to better inform its decisions. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information the commenter provides, to https:// www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. See https://www.regulations.gov/ privacy-notice for the privacy notice of regulations.gov. To facilitate comment tracking, we encourage commenters to provide their name, or the name of their organization; however, submission of names is completely optional. If you wish to provide comments containing proprietary or confidential information, please contact FRA for alternate submission instructions. Issued in Washington, DC. Carolyn R. Hayward-Williams, Director, Office of Railroad Systems and Technology. [FR Doc. 2024–09300 Filed 4–29–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Maritime Administration Extended Application Period; Solicitation of Application for the Award of One Tanker Security Program Operating Agreement Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notice of application period for the Tanker Security Program (TSP). AGENCY: On March 1, 2024, the Maritime Administration published a notice in the Federal Register providing how to apply to MARAD’s Tanker Security Program (TSP). By this followon notice, MARAD is extending the application period for eligible candidates for one TSP Operating Agreement and is republishing the same information soliciting applications. The FY21 NDAA authorized the Secretary of Transportation to establish a fleet of active, commercially viable, militarily useful, privately owned product tank vessels of the United States. The fleet will meet national defense and other SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\30APN1.SGM 30APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 84 / Tuesday, April 30, 2024 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 security requirements and maintain a United States presence in international commercial shipping. The FY22 NDAA made minor adjustments related to the participation of long-term charters in the TSP. This request for applications provides, among other things, application criteria and a deadline for submitting applications for the enrollment of one vessel in the TSP. DATES: Applications for enrollment must be received no later than May 30, 2024. Applications should be submitted to the address listed in the ADDRESSES section below. ADDRESSES: Applications may be submitted electronically to sealiftsupport@dot.gov or in hard copy to the Tanker Security Program, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Application forms are available upon request or may be downloaded from MARAD’s website. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Hatcher, Director, Office of Sealift Support, Maritime Administration, Telephone (202) 366–0688. For legal questions, call Joseph Click, Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Maritime Programs, Maritime Administration, (202) 366–5882. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 53402(a) of Title 46, United States Code, requires that the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary), in consultation with the Secretary of Defense (SecDef), establish a fleet of active, commercially viable, militarily useful, privately-owned product tank vessels to meet national defense and other security requirements. The TSP will provide a stipend to tanker operators of U.S.-flagged vessels that meet certain qualifications. Congress appropriated $60,000,000 for the TSP in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, Public Law 117–269, to remain available until expended. Authorized payments to participating operators are limited to $6 million per ship, per fiscal year and are subject to annual appropriations. Participating operators will be required to make their commercial transportation resources available upon request of the SecDef during times of war or national emergency. Application Criteria Section 53403(b)(2)(A) of Title 46, United States Code directs the Secretary in consultation with the SecDef to consider applicant vessel qualifications as they relate to 46 CFR 294.9 and give priority to applications based on the following criteria: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:27 Apr 29, 2024 Jkt 262001 (1) Vessel capabilities, as established by SecDef; (2) Applicant’s record of vessel ownership and operation of tanker vessels; and (3) Applicant’s citizenship, with preference for Section 50501 Citizens. Vessel Requirements Acceptable vessels for a TSP Operating Agreement must meet the requirements of 46 U.S.C. 53402(b) and 46 CFR 294.9. The Commander, USTRANSCOM, has provided vessel suitability standards for eligible TSP vessels for use during the application selection process. The following suitability standards, consistent with the requirements of 46 U.S.C. 53402(b)(5), will apply to vessel applications: • Medium Range (MR) tankers between 30,000–60,000 deadweight tons, with fuel cargo capacity of 230,000 barrels or greater. • Deck space and size to accept installation of Consolidation (CONSOL) stations, two on each side for a total of four stations. • Ability to accommodate up to an additional 12 crew for CONSOL, security, and communication crew augmentation. • Communication facilities capable of integrating secure communications equipment. • Does not engage in commerce or acquire any supplies or services if any proclamation, Executive order, or statute administered by Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), or if OFAC’s implementing regulations at 31 CFR Chapter V, would prohibit such a transaction by a person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, except as authorized by the OFAC in the Department of the Treasury. • Operate in the Indo-Pacific region. • Maximum draft of no more than 44 feet. Preference will be given to vessels that can transport the most fuel at the shallowest draft. • Sustained service speed of at least 14 knots, with higher speeds preferred. • Carry only clean refined products. • Capable of carrying more than two separated grades of refined petroleum products with double valve protection between tanks. Additionally, the vessel must meet the standards of 46 U.S.C. 53401(4). National Security Requirements The applicant chosen to receive a TSP Operating Agreement will be required to enter into an Emergency Preparedness Agreement (EPA) under 46 U.S.C. 53407, or such other agreement as may be approved by the Secretaries. The PO 00000 Frm 00121 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34317 current EPA approved by the Secretary and SecDef is the Voluntary Tanker Agreement (VTA), publicly available for review at 87 FR 67119 (November 7, 2022). Documentation A vessel chosen to receive the TSP Operating Agreement must be documented as a U.S.-flag vessel under 46 U.S.C. chapter 121 to operate under the Operating Agreement. An applicant proposing a vessel registered under the laws of a foreign country at the time of application must demonstrate the vessel owner’s intent to have the vessel documented under United States law and must demonstrate that the vessel is U.S. registered by the time the applicant enters into a TSP Operating Agreement for the vessel. Proof of U.S. Coast Guard vessel documentation and inspection and all relevant charter and management agreements for a chosen vessel must be approved by MARAD before the vessel will be eligible to operate under a TSP Operating Agreement and receive TSP payments. Vessel Operation A vessel selected for award of a TSP Operating Agreement must be operated in foreign commerce, in mixed foreign commerce and domestic trade of the United States permitted under a registry endorsement issued under 46 U.S.C. 12111, or between U.S. ports and those points identified in 46 U.S.C. 55101(b), or in foreign-to-foreign commerce, and must not otherwise operate in the coastwise trade of the United States. Further, in accordance with the FY22 NDAA, no vessel may operate under a TSP Operating Agreement while it is also operating under charter to the United States Government for a period that, together with options, exceeds 180 continuous days. Protection of Confidential Commercial or Financial Information If the application includes information that the applicant considers to be a trade secret or confidential commercial or financial information, the applicant should do the following: (1) Note on the front cover that the submission ‘‘Contains Confidential Commercial or Financial Information (CCFI)’’; (2) mark each affected page ‘‘CCFI’’; and (3) highlight or otherwise denote the CCFI portions. MARAD will protect such information from disclosure to the extent allowed under applicable law. 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 E:\FR\FM\30APN1.SGM 30APN1 34318 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 84 / Tuesday, April 30, 2024 / Notices 7.29 will be followed. Only information that is ultimately determined to be confidential under that procedure will be exempt from disclosure under FOIA. Award of Operating Agreements MARAD will make every effort to expedite the review of applications and an award of a TSP Operating Agreement. MARAD, however, does not guarantee the award of an TSP Operating Agreement in response to applications submitted under this Notice. If no awards are made, or an application is not selected for an award, the applicant will be provided with a written reason why the application was denied, consistent with the requirements of 46 U.S.C. 53403. (Authority: 46 U.S.C. chapter 534, 49 CFR 1.92 and 1.93, 46 CFR 294) By order of the Maritime Administrator. T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr. Secretary, Maritime Administration. [FR Doc. 2024–09232 Filed 4–29–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–81–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection Renewal; Submission for OMB Review; Uniform Interagency Transfer Agent Registration and Deregistration Forms Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comment. AGENCY: The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites comment on a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). In accordance with the requirements of the PRA, the OCC may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The OCC is soliciting comment concerning the renewal of its information collection titled, ‘‘Uniform Interagency Transfer Agent Registration and Deregistration Forms.’’ The OCC also is giving notice that it has sent the collection to OMB for review. DATES: Comments must be received by May 30, 2024. ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged to submit comments by email, if lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:27 Apr 29, 2024 Jkt 262001 possible. You may submit comments by any of the following methods: • Email: prainfo@occ.treas.gov. • Mail: Chief Counsel’s Office, Attention: Comment Processing, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Attention: 1557–0124, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E–218, Washington, DC 20219. • Hand Delivery/Courier: 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E–218, Washington, DC 20219. • Fax: (571) 293–4835. Instructions: You must include ‘‘OCC’’ as the agency name and ‘‘1557– 0124’’ in your comment. In general, the OCC will publish comments on www.reginfo.gov without change, including any business or personal information provided, such as name and address information, email addresses, or phone numbers. Comments received, including attachments and other supporting materials, are part of the public record and subject to public disclosure. Do not include any information in your comment or supporting materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate for public disclosure. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should also be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ do/PRAMain. You can find this information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. 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From the ‘‘Currently under Review’’ drop-down menu, select ‘‘Department of Treasury’’ and then click ‘‘submit.’’ This information collection can be located by searching OMB control number ‘‘1557– 0124’’ or ‘‘Uniform Interagency Transfer Agent Registration and Deregistration Forms.’’ Upon finding the appropriate information collection, click on the related ‘‘ICR Reference Number.’’ On the next screen, select ‘‘View Supporting Statement and Other Documents’’ and then click on the link to any comment listed at the bottom of the screen. • For assistance in navigating www.reginfo.gov, please contact the Regulatory Information Service Center at (202) 482–7340. PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaquita Merritt, Clearance Officer, (202) 649–5490, Chief Counsel’s Office, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20219. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34316-34318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09232]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration


Extended Application Period; Solicitation of Application for the 
Award of One Tanker Security Program Operating Agreement

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of application period for the Tanker Security Program 
(TSP).

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SUMMARY: On March 1, 2024, the Maritime Administration published a 
notice in the Federal Register providing how to apply to MARAD's Tanker 
Security Program (TSP). By this follow-on notice, MARAD is extending 
the application period for eligible candidates for one TSP Operating 
Agreement and is republishing the same information soliciting 
applications. The FY21 NDAA authorized the Secretary of Transportation 
to establish a fleet of active, commercially viable, militarily useful, 
privately owned product tank vessels of the United States. The fleet 
will meet national defense and other

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security requirements and maintain a United States presence in 
international commercial shipping. The FY22 NDAA made minor adjustments 
related to the participation of long-term charters in the TSP. This 
request for applications provides, among other things, application 
criteria and a deadline for submitting applications for the enrollment 
of one vessel in the TSP.

DATES: Applications for enrollment must be received no later than May 
30, 2024. Applications should be submitted to the address listed in the 
ADDRESSES section below.

ADDRESSES: Applications may be submitted electronically to 
[email protected] or in hard copy to the Tanker Security Program, 
Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Application forms are available 
upon request or may be downloaded from MARAD's website.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Hatcher, Director, Office of 
Sealift Support, Maritime Administration, Telephone (202) 366-0688. For 
legal questions, call Joseph Click, Office of Chief Counsel, Division 
of Maritime Programs, Maritime Administration, (202) 366-5882.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 53402(a) of Title 46, United States 
Code, requires that the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary), in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense (SecDef), establish a fleet 
of active, commercially viable, militarily useful, privately-owned 
product tank vessels to meet national defense and other security 
requirements. The TSP will provide a stipend to tanker operators of 
U.S.-flagged vessels that meet certain qualifications.
    Congress appropriated $60,000,000 for the TSP in the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act of 2022, Public Law 117-269, to remain available 
until expended. Authorized payments to participating operators are 
limited to $6 million per ship, per fiscal year and are subject to 
annual appropriations. Participating operators will be required to make 
their commercial transportation resources available upon request of the 
SecDef during times of war or national emergency.

Application Criteria

    Section 53403(b)(2)(A) of Title 46, United States Code directs the 
Secretary in consultation with the SecDef to consider applicant vessel 
qualifications as they relate to 46 CFR 294.9 and give priority to 
applications based on the following criteria:
    (1) Vessel capabilities, as established by SecDef;
    (2) Applicant's record of vessel ownership and operation of tanker 
vessels; and
    (3) Applicant's citizenship, with preference for Section 50501 
Citizens.

Vessel Requirements

    Acceptable vessels for a TSP Operating Agreement must meet the 
requirements of 46 U.S.C. 53402(b) and 46 CFR 294.9. The Commander, 
USTRANSCOM, has provided vessel suitability standards for eligible TSP 
vessels for use during the application selection process. The following 
suitability standards, consistent with the requirements of 46 U.S.C. 
53402(b)(5), will apply to vessel applications:
     Medium Range (MR) tankers between 30,000-60,000 deadweight 
tons, with fuel cargo capacity of 230,000 barrels or greater.
     Deck space and size to accept installation of 
Consolidation (CONSOL) stations, two on each side for a total of four 
stations.
     Ability to accommodate up to an additional 12 crew for 
CONSOL, security, and communication crew augmentation.
     Communication facilities capable of integrating secure 
communications equipment.
     Does not engage in commerce or acquire any supplies or 
services if any proclamation, Executive order, or statute administered 
by Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), or if OFAC's implementing 
regulations at 31 CFR Chapter V, would prohibit such a transaction by a 
person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, except as 
authorized by the OFAC in the Department of the Treasury.
     Operate in the Indo-Pacific region.
     Maximum draft of no more than 44 feet. Preference will be 
given to vessels that can transport the most fuel at the shallowest 
draft.
     Sustained service speed of at least 14 knots, with higher 
speeds preferred.
     Carry only clean refined products.
     Capable of carrying more than two separated grades of 
refined petroleum products with double valve protection between tanks. 
Additionally, the vessel must meet the standards of 46 U.S.C. 53401(4).

National Security Requirements

    The applicant chosen to receive a TSP Operating Agreement will be 
required to enter into an Emergency Preparedness Agreement (EPA) under 
46 U.S.C. 53407, or such other agreement as may be approved by the 
Secretaries. The current EPA approved by the Secretary and SecDef is 
the Voluntary Tanker Agreement (VTA), publicly available for review at 
87 FR 67119 (November 7, 2022).

Documentation

    A vessel chosen to receive the TSP Operating Agreement must be 
documented as a U.S.-flag vessel under 46 U.S.C. chapter 121 to operate 
under the Operating Agreement. An applicant proposing a vessel 
registered under the laws of a foreign country at the time of 
application must demonstrate the vessel owner's intent to have the 
vessel documented under United States law and must demonstrate that the 
vessel is U.S. registered by the time the applicant enters into a TSP 
Operating Agreement for the vessel. Proof of U.S. Coast Guard vessel 
documentation and inspection and all relevant charter and management 
agreements for a chosen vessel must be approved by MARAD before the 
vessel will be eligible to operate under a TSP Operating Agreement and 
receive TSP payments.

Vessel Operation

    A vessel selected for award of a TSP Operating Agreement must be 
operated in foreign commerce, in mixed foreign commerce and domestic 
trade of the United States permitted under a registry endorsement 
issued under 46 U.S.C. 12111, or between U.S. ports and those points 
identified in 46 U.S.C. 55101(b), or in foreign-to-foreign commerce, 
and must not otherwise operate in the coastwise trade of the United 
States. Further, in accordance with the FY22 NDAA, no vessel may 
operate under a TSP Operating Agreement while it is also operating 
under charter to the United States Government for a period that, 
together with options, exceeds 180 continuous days.

Protection of Confidential Commercial or Financial Information

    If the application includes information that the applicant 
considers to be a trade secret or confidential commercial or financial 
information, the applicant should do the following: (1) Note on the 
front cover that the submission ``Contains Confidential Commercial or 
Financial Information (CCFI)''; (2) mark each affected page ``CCFI''; 
and (3) highlight or otherwise denote the CCFI portions. MARAD will 
protect such information from disclosure to the extent allowed under 
applicable law. 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

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7.29 will be followed. Only information that is ultimately determined 
to be confidential under that procedure will be exempt from disclosure 
under FOIA.

Award of Operating Agreements

    MARAD will make every effort to expedite the review of applications 
and an award of a TSP Operating Agreement. MARAD, however, does not 
guarantee the award of an TSP Operating Agreement in response to 
applications submitted under this Notice. If no awards are made, or an 
application is not selected for an award, the applicant will be 
provided with a written reason why the application was denied, 
consistent with the requirements of 46 U.S.C. 53403.

(Authority: 46 U.S.C. chapter 534, 49 CFR 1.92 and 1.93, 46 CFR 294)

    By order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-09232 Filed 4-29-24; 8:45 am]
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