Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 115 / Wednesday, June 14, 2000 / Notices 37453

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket Number: MARAD–2000–7493]

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

ENTERPRIZE.

SUMMARY: As authorized by Public Law

105–383, 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 description

of the proposed service, is listed below.

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 that in accordance with

Public Law 105–383 and MARAD’s

regulations at 46 CFR Part 388 (65 FR

6905; February 11, 2000) 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, a waiver will not be granted.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

July 14, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to

docket number MARAD–2000–7493.

Written comments may be submitted by

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,

U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL–401,

Department of Transportation, 400 7th

St., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590–0001.

You may also send comments

electronically via the Internet at http://

dmses.dot.gov/submit/. 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://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Hokana, U.S. Department of

Transportation, Maritime

Administration, MAR–832 Room 7201,

400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington,

DC 20590. Telephone 202–366–0760.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title V of

P.L. 105–383 provides authority to the

Secretary of Transportation to

administratively waive the U.S.-build

requirements of the Jones Act, and other

statutes, for small commercial passenger

vessels (less than 12 passengers). This

authority has been delegated to the

Maritime Administration per 49 CFR

§ 1.66, Delegations to the Maritime

Administrator, as amended. By this

notice, MARAD is publishing

information on a vessel for which a

request for a U.S.-build waiver has been

received, and for which MARAD

requests comments from interested

parties. 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.

Vessel Proposed for Waiver of the U.S.-

build Requirement

(1) Name of vessel and owner for

which waiver is requested: Name of

vessel: ENTERPRIZE. Owner: Joseph

Lorenzo

(2) Size, capacity and tonnage of

vessel: According to the Applicant: 38

foot, the gross tonnage is 17 (Under 46

U.S.C. 14502).

(3) Intended use for vessel, including

geographic region of intended operation

and trade: According to the applicant:

The vessel will be used for sight seeing

and family boat rides up to 3 miles

offshore on the Gulf of Mexico and

Florida intercoastal waterways from

Clearwater Beach to Marco Island,

Florida.

(4) Date and place of construction and

(if applicable) rebuilding: Date of

construction: 1974. Place of

construction: The vessel was built at

Pompano Beach, Florida, by Chris Craft

Corporation. There were parts that were

built in Taiwan also.

(5) A statement on the impact this

waiver will have on other commercial

passenger vessel operators: According to

the applicant: This vessel will not affect

any other businesses in the area, since

almost all other boat charters in the area

are fishing charters. The only other ones

that do pleasure cruises are 80 to 300

people vessels. There are a few pontoon

boats that take people out to the Islands,

along with a few sailing charters.

(6) A statement on the impact this

waiver will have on U.S. shipyards:

According to the applicant: This waiver

will have absolutely no affect on any

shipyards in any way whatsoever.

By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

Dated: June 8, 2000.

Joel C. Richard,

Secretary, Maritime Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–14974 Filed 6–13–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket Number: MARAD–2000–7494]

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

Maria Christina.

SUMMARY: As authorized by Public Law

105–383, 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 description

of the proposed service, is listed below.

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 that in accordance with

Pub.L. 105–383 and MARAD’s

regulations at 46 CFR 388 (65 FR 6905;

February 11, 2000) 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, a

waiver will not be granted.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

July 14, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to

docket number MARAD–2000–7494.

Written comments may be submitted by

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,

U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL–401,

Department of Transportation, 400 7th

St., SW, Washington, DC 20590–0001.

You may also send comments

electronically via the Internet at http://

dmses.dot.gov/submit/. 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://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Hokana, U.S. Department of

Transportation, Maritime

37454 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 115 / Wednesday, June 14, 2000 / Notices

Administration, MAR 832 Room 7201,

400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington,

DC 20590. Telephone 202–366–0760.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title V of

Pub.L. 105–383 provides authority to

the Secretary of Transportation to

administratively waive the U.S.-build

requirements of the Jones Act, and other

statutes, for small commercial passenger

vessels (less than 12 passengers). This

authority has been delegated to the

Maritime Administration per 49 CFR

1.66, Delegations to the Maritime

Administrator, as amended. By this

notice, MARAD is publishing

information on a vessel for which a

request for a U.S.-build waiver has been

received, and for which MARAD

requests comments from interested

parties. 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

commentor’s interest in the waiver

application, and address the waiver

criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’S

regulations at 46 CFR 388.

Vessel Proposed for Waiver of the U.S.-

build Requirement

(1) Name of vessel and owner for

which waiver is requested: Name of

vessel: Maria Christina Owner: Paul S.

Mackey

(2) Size, capacity and tonnage of

vessel: According to the Applicant:

‘‘Size: 47 ft.—25 tons pursuant to 46

U.S.C. 14502.’’

(3) Intended use for vessel, including

geographic region of intended operation

and trade. According to the applicant:

Six person dinner charters and sailing

tours from Portsmouth, New Hampshire

to Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

(4) Date and place of construction and

(if applicable) rebuilding. Date of

construction: 1978, place of

construction: Blue Water Yachts,

Taiwan.

(5) A statement on the impact this

waiver will have on other commercial

passenger vessel operators. According to

the applicant: ‘‘I believe there will be no

impact on any commercial passenger

vessel in the North East region where as

there is no other vessels that I know of

offering small six person dinner

charters. There are larger—150 person

plus tour boats in the N.E. region that

I know of.’’

(6) A statement on the impact this

waiver will have on U.S. shipyards.

According to the applicant: ‘‘ I don’t see

where six person dinner charters would

have any impact on any U.S.

shipyards.’’

By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

Dated: June 8, 2000.

Joel C. Richard,

Secretary, Maritime Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–14973 Filed 6–13–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs

Administration

[Docket No. RSPA–2000–6944 (Notice No.

00–6)]

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping

Requirements Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs

Administration (RSPA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice

announces that the Information

Collection Requests (ICRs) abstracted

below have been forwarded to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and comments. The ICRs

describe the nature of the information

collections and their expected burden.

The Federal Register Notice with a 60-

day comment period soliciting

comments on the following collections

of information was published on April

5, 2000, [17940–17943].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before July 14, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Deborah Boothe, Office of Hazardous

Materials Standards (DHM–10),

Research and Special Programs

Administration, Room 8422, 400

Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC

20590–0001, Telephone (202) 366–8553.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Rail Carriers and Tank Car

Tanks Requirements.

OMB Control Number: 2137–0559.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: This information collection

consolidates and describes the

information collection provisions in

parts 172, 173, 174, 179, and 180 of the

Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR;

49 CFR parts 171–180) on the

transportation of hazardous materials by

rail and the manufacture, qualification,

maintenance and use of tank cars. The

types of information collected include:

(1) Approvals of the Association of

American Railroads (AAR) Tank Car

Committee: An approval is required

from the AAR Tank Car Committee for

a tank car to be used for a commodity

other than those specified in part 173

and on the certificate of construction.

This information is used to ascertain

whether a commodity is suitable for

transportation in a tank car. AAR

approval also is required for an

application for approval of designs,

materials and construction, conversion

or alteration of tank car tanks

constructed to a specification in part

179 or an application for construction of

tank cars to any new specification. This

information is used to ensure that the

design, construction or modification of

a tank car or the construction of a tank

car to a new specification is performed

in accordance with the applicable

requirements.

(2) Progress Reports: Each owner of a

tank car that is required to be modified

to meet certain requirements specified

in § 173.31(b) must submit a progress

report to the Federal Railroad

Administration (FRA). This information

is used by FRA to ensure that all

affected tank cars are modified before

the regulatory compliance date.

(3) FRA Approvals: An approval is

required from FRA to transport a bulk

packaging (such as a portable tank, IM

portable tank, intermediate bulk

container, cargo tank, or multi-unit tank

car tank) containing a hazardous

material in container-on-flat-car or

trailer-on-flat-car service other than as

authorized by § 174.63. FRA uses this

information to ensure that the bulk

package is properly secured using an

adequate restraint system during

transportation. Also an FRA approval is

required for the movement of any tank

car that does not conform to the

applicable requirements in the HMR.

RSPA proposed (September 30 1999; 64

FR 53169) to broaden this provision to

include the movement of covered

hopper cars, gondola cars, and other

types of railroad equipment when they

no longer conform to Federal law but

may safely be moved to a repair

location. These latter movements are

currently being reported under the

information collection for exemption

applications.

(4) Manufacturer Reports and

Certificate of Construction: These

documents are prepared by tank car

manufacturers and are used by owners,

users and FRA personnel to verify that

rail tank cars conform to the applicable

specification.

(5) Quality Assurance Program:

Facilities that build, repair and ensure

the structural integrity of tank cars are

required to develop and implement a

quality assurance program. This

information is used by the facility and

DOT compliance personnel to ensure

that each tank car is constructed or