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U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a 

waiver will not be granted. Comments 

should refer to the vessel name, 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. 

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 http://

www.regulations.gov., keyword search 

MARAD–2020–0168 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 three copies of your 

complete submission, including the 

information you claim to be confidential 

business information, to the Department 

of Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, Office of Legislation 

and Regulations, MAR–225, W24–220, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. Include a cover 

letter setting forth with specificity the 

basis for any such claim and, if possible, 

a summary of your submission that can 

be made available to the public. 

Privacy Act 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), 

DOT solicits comments from the public 

to better inform its rulemaking process. 

DOT 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. 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. 

Dated: December 18, 2020. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28462 Filed 12–22–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket Number MARAD–2020–0166] 

Waiver Request for Aquaculture 

Support Operations for the 2021 

Calendar Year: COLBY PERCE, RONJA 

CARRIER, SADIE JANE, MISS 

MILDRED 1, KC COMMANDER 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to a delegation of 

authority from the Secretary of 

Transportation, the Maritime 

Administrator is authorized to issue 

waivers allowing documented vessels 

with only registry endorsements or 

foreign flag vessels to be used in 

operations that treat aquaculture fish or 

protect aquaculture fish from disease, 

parasitic infestation, or other threats to 

their health when suitable vessels of the 

United States are not available that 

could perform those services. A request 

for such a waiver has been received by 

the Maritime Administration (MARAD). 

This notice is being published to solicit 

comments intended to assist MARAD in 

determining whether suitable vessels of 

the United States are available that 

could perform the required services. If 

no suitable U.S.-flag vessels are 

available, the Maritime Administrator 

may issue a waiver necessary to comply 

with USCG Aquaculture Support 

regulations. A brief description of the 

proposed aquaculture support service is 

listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

January 22, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Number 

MARAD–2020–0166 by any of the 

following methods: 

• On-line via the Federal Electronic 

Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 

Search using ‘‘MARAD–2020–0166’’ 

and follow the instructions for 

submitting comments. 

• Mail/Hand-Delivery/Courier: 

Docket Management Facility; U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. Submit 

comments in an unbound format, no 

larger than 8 1⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable 

for copying and electronic filing. 

Note: 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 Russel 

Haynes as provided in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section for 

alternate submission instructions. 

Reference Materials and Docket 

Information: You may view the 

complete application, including the 

aquaculture support technical service 

requirements, and all public comments 

at the DOT Docket on-line via http://

www.regulations.gov. Search using 

‘‘MARAD–2020–0166.’’ All comments 

received will be posted without change 

to the docket, including any personal 

information provided. The Docket 

Management Facility is open 9:00 a.m. 

to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except on Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Russell Haynes, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W23–461, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–3157, Email Russell.Haynes@

dot.gov. If you have questions on 

viewing the Docket, call Docket 

Operations, telephone: (800) 647–5527. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As a result 

of the enactment of the Coast Guard 

Authorization Act of 2010, codified at 

46 U.S.C. 12102, the Secretary of 

Transportation has the discretionary 

authority to issue waivers allowing 

documented vessels with registry 

endorsements or foreign flag vessels to 

be used in operations that treat 

aquaculture fish for or protect 

aquaculture fish from disease, parasitic 

infestation, or other threats to their 

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United States are not available that 

could perform those services. The 

Secretary has delegated this authority to 

the Maritime Administrator. Pursuant to 

this authority, MARAD is providing 

notice of the service requirements 

proposed by Cooke Aquaculture (Cooke) 

in order to make a U.S.-flag vessel 

availability determination. Specifics can 

be found in Cooke’s application letter 

posted in the docket. 

To comply with USCG Aquaculture 

Support regulations at 46 CFR part 106, 

Cooke is seeking a MARAD Aquaculture 

Waiver to operate the vessels, COLBY 

PERCE, RONJA CARRIER, SADIE JANE, 

MISS MILDRED 1, KC COMMANDER, 

as follows: 

Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ‘‘to 

use highly-specialized foreign-flag 

vessels referred to as a ‘‘wellboat’’ (or 

‘‘live fish carrier’’) to treat Cooke’s 

swimming inventory of farmed 

Atlantic salmon in the company’s 

salt-water grow-out pens off Maine’s 

North Atlantic Coast. This treatment 

prevents against parasitic infestation 

by sea lice that is highly destructive 

to the salmon’s health.’’ 

Geographic Region: ‘‘off Maine’s North 

Atlantic Coast’’ 

Requested Time Period: ‘‘2021 calendar 

year, from January 1, 2021 to 

December 31, 2021’’ 

Interested parties may submit 

comments providing detailed 

information relating to the availability 

of U.S.-flag vessels to perform the 

required aquaculture support services. If 

MARAD determines, in accordance with 

46 U.S.C. 12102(d)(1) and MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR part 388, that 

suitable U.S.-flag vessels are available to 

perform the required services, 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 set forth in 46 CFR 388.4. 

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.). You may review DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 

2000 (65 FR 19477–78), or you may visit 

http://dms.dot.gov. 

Authority: (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(w)) 

* * * * * 

Dated: December 18, 2020. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28459 Filed 12–22–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2020–0167] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel 

BOLERO (Sailing Catamaran); 

Invitation for Public Comments 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of 

Transportation, as represented by the 

Maritime Administration (MARAD), is 

authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- 

build requirements of the coastwise 

trade laws to allow the carriage of no 

more than twelve passengers for hire on 

vessels, which are three years old or 

more. 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 

January 22, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Number 

MARAD–2020–0167 by any one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Search 

MARAD–2020–0167 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–2020–0167, 

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, see the section 

entitled Public Participation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Russell Haynes, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W23–461, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–3157, Email Russell.Haynes@

dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant the intended 

service of the vessel BOLERO is: 

—Intended Commercial Use Of Vessel: 

‘‘Day time Sailing Tours, Sunset tours 

in the San Carlos Bay and local waters 

of Fort Myers Beach, and the Gulf of 

Mexico. 6 pack tours for local 

entertainment.’’ 

—Geographic Region Including Base of 

Operations: ‘‘Florida’’ (Base of 

Operations: Fort Myers Beach, FL) 

—Vessel Length and Type: 39.2’ Sailing 

Catamaran 

The complete application is available 

for review identified in the DOT docket 

as MARAD–2020–0167 at http://

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 vessel name, 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. 

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 http://

www.regulations.gov., keyword search 

MARAD–2020–0167 or visit the Docket 

Management Facility (see ADDRESSES for 


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