Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 196 / Tuesday, October 13, 2009 / Notices 52539 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2009 0092] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Invitation for public comments 

on a requested administrative waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel 

MAGNIFICAT. 

SUMMARY: 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 

MARAD. The vessel, and a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. The complete application 

is given in DOT docket MARAD–2009– 

0092 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 (68 FR 23084; April 

30, 2003), 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 

November 12, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2009–0092. 

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 http://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 http:// 

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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant the intended 

service of the vessel MAGNIFICAT is: 

Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘Carrying passengers for hire on a 38 

foot sailing catamaran uninspected 

vessel for small charters for sightseeing, 

team building and sailing instruction.’’ 

Geographic Region: ‘‘Primarily in the 

San Francisco area, but with some 

offshore charters that would include 

California, Washington & Oregon 

waters’’ 

Privacy Act 

Anyone is able to 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 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). 

Dated: October 5, 2009. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Christine Gurland, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–24477 Filed 10–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 

Meeting of the Regional Resource 

Stewardship Council 

AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority 

(TVA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The TVA Regional Resource 

Stewardship Council (RRSC) will hold a 

meeting on Thursday, October 29, and 

Friday, October 30, 2009, to consider 

various matters. 

The RRSC was established to advise 

TVA on its natural resource stewardship 

activities. Notice of this meeting is given 

under the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, (FACA). 

The management of the Tennessee 

Valley reservoirs and the lands adjacent 

to them has long been integral 

components of TVA’s mission. As part 

of implementing the TVA 

Environmental Policy, TVA is 

developing a Natural Resource Plan 

(NRP) and Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) under the process 

established by the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that 

will help prioritize techniques for the 

management of TVA’s sustainable land 

use activities, natural resource 

management activities, and water 

resource protection and improvement 

activities. TVA would like to utilize the 

RRSC as a key stakeholder group 

throughout the EIS period to advise 

TVA on the issues, tradeoffs, and focus 

of environmental stewardship activities. 

At the October meeting, TVA will be 

seeking advice from the Council on 

issues regarding the scope and direction 

of the study. 

TVA will also be seeking 

recommendations and advice on the 

NRP objectives and activities that 

complement the use of public lands 

with the protection of these natural 

resources. 

The meeting agenda includes the 

following: 

1. Introductions. 

2. Informational Items and Project 

Updates (Kingston Fly Ash Recovery 

Efforts, Integrated Resource Plan status, 

and carbon legislation). 

3. RRSC Discussion Topic: Natural 

Resource Plan (e.g. Natural Resource 

Management, Sustainable Land Use, and 

Water Protection). 

4. Public Comments. 

5. Council Discussion and Advice. 

The TVA RRSC will hear opinions 

and views of citizens by providing a 

public comment session. The public 

comment session will be held at 10 a.m., 

EDT, on Friday, October 30. Persons 

wishing to speak are requested to 

register at the door by 9 a.m., on Friday, 

October 30, and will be called on during 

the public comment period. Handout 

materials should be limited to one 

printed page. Written comments are also 

invited and may be mailed to the 

Regional Resource Stewardship Council, 

Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West 

Summit Hill Drive, WT–11B, Knoxville, 

Tennessee 37902. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, October 29, from, 8 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., and Friday, October 20, from 

8 a.m.–12 Noon, EDT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Auditorium of the TVA 

Headquarters at 400 West Summit Hill 

Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902, and 

will be open to the public. Anyone 

needing special access or 

accommodations should let the contact 

below know at least a week in advance. 


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