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a review of each record of safety while 

driving with the respective vision 

deficiencies over the past two years 

indicates each applicant continues to 

meet the vision exemption standards. 

These factors provide an adequate basis 

for predicting each driver’s ability to 

continue to drive safely in interstate 

commerce. Therefore, FMCSA 

concludes that extending the exemption 

for each renewal applicant for a period 

of two years is likely to achieve a level 

of safety equal to that existing without 

the exemption. 

Request for Comments 

FMCSA will review comments 

received at any time concerning a 

particular driver’s safety record and 

determine if the continuation of the 

exemption is consistent with the 

requirements at 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315. However, FMCSA requests that 

interested parties with specific data 

concerning the safety records of these 

drivers submit comments by April 16, 

2007. 

FMCSA believes that the 

requirements for a renewal of an 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315 can be satisfied by initially 

granting the renewal and then 

requesting and evaluating, if needed, 

subsequent comments submitted by 

interested parties. As indicated above, 

the Agency previously published 

notices of final disposition announcing 

its decision to exempt these 12 

individuals from the vision requirement 

in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). The final 

decision to grant an exemption to each 

of these individuals was based on the 

merits of each case and only after 

careful consideration of the comments 

received to its notices of applications. 

The notices of applications stated in 

detail the qualifications, experience, 

and medical condition of each applicant 

for an exemption from the vision 

requirements. That information is 

available by consulting the above cited 

Federal Register publications. 

Interested parties or organizations 

possessing information that would 

otherwise show that any, or all, of these 

drivers are not currently achieving the 

statutory level of safety should 

immediately notify FMCSA. The 

Agency will evaluate any adverse 

evidence submitted and, if safety is 

being compromised or if continuation of 

the exemption would not be consistent 

with the goals and objectives of 49 

U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA will 

take immediate steps to revoke the 

exemption of a driver. 

Issued on: March 12, 2007. 

Pamela M. Pelcovits, 

Office Director, Policy Plans and Regulations. 

[FR Doc. E7–4840 Filed 3–15–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2007–27333] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of applications for 

exemptions; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of 

applications from 21 individuals for 

exemptions from the vision requirement 

in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations. If granted, the exemptions 

would enable these individuals to 

qualify as drivers of commercial motor 

vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce 

without meeting the Federal vision 

standard. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 16, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Department of 

Transportation (DOT) Docket 

Management System (DMS) Docket 

Number FMCSA–2006–27333 using any 

of the following methods: 

• Web Site: http://dmses.dot.gov/ 

submit. Follow the instructions for 

submitting comments on the DOT 

electronic docket site. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and docket 

number for this notice. Note that all 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://dms.dot.gov 

including any personal information 

provided. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading for further information. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

dms.dot.gov at any time or Room PL–

401 on the plaza level of the Nassif 

Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The DMS is available 

24 hours each day, 365 days each year. 

If you want acknowledgment that we 

received your comments, please include 

a self-addressed, stamped envelope or 

postcard or print the acknowledgement 

page that appears after submitting 

comments on-line. 

Privacy Act: Anyone may search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or of the person signing the 

comment, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review the DOT’s complete 

Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 

Register published on April 11, 2000 

(65 FR 19477; Apr. 11, 2000). This 

information is also available at http:// 

dms.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Mary D. Gunnels, Chief, Physical 

Qualifications Division, (202) 366–4001, 

maggi.gunnels@dot.gov, FMCSA, 

Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Room 8301, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. Office 

hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, 

FMCSA may grant an exemption for a 2- 

year period if it finds ‘‘such exemption 

would likely achieve a level of safety 

that is equivalent to, or greater than, the 

level that would be achieved absent 

such exemption.’’ FMCSA can renew 

exemptions at the end of each 2-year 

period. The 21 individuals listed in this 

notice each have requested an 

exemption from the vision requirement 

in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), which applies 

to drivers of CMVs in interstate 

commerce. Accordingly, the Agency 

will evaluate the qualifications of each 

applicant to determine whether granting 

the exemption will achieve the required 

level of safety mandated by statute. 

Qualifications of Applicants 

Rex A. Botsford 

Mr. Botsford, age 60, has had 

amblyopia in his right eye since 

childhood. The best corrected visual 

acuity in his right eye is 20/100 and in 

the left, 20/25. Following an 

examination in 2006, his optometrist 

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Botsford has sufficient vision to perform 

the driving tasks required to operate a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Botsford 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks for 2 years, accumulating 20,000 

miles, and tractor-trailer combinations 

for 35 years, accumulating 4.2 million 

miles. He holds a Class A Commercial 

Driver’s License (CDL) from Michigan. 

His driving record for the last 3 years 

shows no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Robert A. Casson 

Mr. Casson, 30, has had amblyopia in 

his right eye since childhood. The 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/200 

and in the left, 20/20. Following an 

examination in 2007, his optometrist 

noted, ‘‘In my opinion, Mr. Casson does 

have sufficient vision to perform the 

task of driving a commercial vehicle.’’

Mr. Casson reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 6 months, 

accumulating 12,000 miles, tractortrailer combinations for 2 months, 

accumulating 5,000 miles, and buses for 

51⁄2 years, accumulating 110,000 miles. 

He holds a Class A CDL from Kentucky. 

His driving record for the last 3 years 

shows no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Gregory L. Cooper 

Mr. Cooper, 46, has had amblyopia in 

his right eye since childhood. The 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/400 

and in the left, 20/20. Following an 

examination in 2007, his 

ophthalmologist noted, ‘‘He has 

excellent vision to perform his driving 

tasks required to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Cooper reported that he 

has driven straight trucks for 7 years, 

accumulating 227,500 miles. He holds a 

Class A CDL from Pennsylvania. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Kenneth D. Craig 

Mr. Craig, 46, has a prosthetic left eye 

due to a traumatic injury sustained in 

2001. The visual acuity in his right eye 

is 20/20. Following an examination in 

2006, his optometrist noted, ‘‘Mr. Craig 

has sufficient vision to perform the 

driving tasks required to operate a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Craig reported 

that he has driven tractor-trailer 

combinations for 20 years, accumulating 

2.5 million miles. He holds a Class A 

CDL from Virginia. His driving record 

for the last 3 years shows no crashes and 

no convictions for moving violations in 

a CMV. 

Thomas H. Davenport, Sr. 

Mr. Davenport, 48, has had macular 

scarring in his right eye since birth due 

to histoplasmosis syndrome. The best 

corrected visual acuity in his right eye 

is count-finger vision and in the left, 20/ 

25. Following an examination in 2007, 

his ophthalmologist noted, ‘‘It is my 

medical opinion that Mr. Davenport has 

sufficient vision to perform the driving 

tasks required to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Davenport reported that 

he has driven straight trucks for 11 

years, accumulating 572,000 miles, and 

tractor-trailer combinations for 2 years, 

accumulating 120,000 miles. He holds a 

Class A CDL from Maryland. His driving 

record for the last 3 years shows no 

crashes and no convictions for moving 

violations in a CMV. 

Christopher A. Deadman 

Mr. Deadman, 34, has had amblyopia 

in his right eye since childhood. The 

best corrected visual acuity in his right 

eye is 20/400 and in the left, 20/20. 

Following an examination in 2006, his 

optometrist noted, ‘‘In my medical 

opinion, Mr. Deadman has sufficient 

vision to perform the driving tasks 

required to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Deadman reported that he 

has driven tractor-trailer combinations 

for 12 years, accumulating 588,000 

miles. He holds a Class A CDL from 

Michigan. His driving record for the last 

3 years shows one crash and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

Heather M.B. Gordon 

Ms. Gordon, 35, has reduced 

peripheral vision in her right eye due to 

an optic nerve injury sustained as a 

child. The best corrected visual acuity 

in her right eye is 20/30 and in the left, 

20/20. The horizontal field of vision in 

her right eye is 55 degrees and in the 

left, 110 degrees. Following an 

examination in 2006, her 

ophthalmologist noted, ‘‘In my medical 

opinion, Ms. Heather Gordon has 

sufficient field of vision to operate a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Ms. Gordon 

reported that she has driven straight 

trucks for 3 years, accumulating 60,000 

miles. She holds a Class A CDL from 

New Hampshire. Her driving record for 

the last 3 years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

William K. Gullett 

Mr. Gullett, 44, has had amblyopia in 

his left eye since birth. The best 

corrected visual acuity in his right eye 

is 20/20 and in the left, 20/60. 

Following an examination in 2006, his 

optometrist noted, ‘‘In my medical 

opinion, Mr. Gullett has sufficient 

vision to perform the driving tasks 

required to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Gullett reported that he 

has driven straight trucks for 3 years, 

accumulating 156,000 miles. He holds a 

Class B CDL from Kentucky. His driving 

record for the last 3 years shows no 

crashes and no convictions for moving 

violations in a CMV. 

George Harris 

Mr. Harris, 63, has had amblyopia in 

his left eye since childhood. The visual 

acuity in his right eye is 20/20 and in 

the left, 20/400. Following an 

examination in 2006, his optometrist 

noted, ‘‘Mr. Harris has sufficient vision 

to perform the driving tasks required to 

operate a commercial motor vehicle.’’

Mr. Gullett reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 18 years, 

accumulating 270,000 miles. He holds a 

Class A CDL from Kansas. His driving 

record for the last 3 years shows no 

crashes and no convictions for moving 

violations in a CMV. 

Kenneth C. Keil 

Mr. Keil, 50, has severe iris and 

retinal damage in his right eye due to a 

traumatic injury sustained in 1982. The 

best corrected visual acuity in his right 

eye is hand-motion vision and in the 

left, 20/20. Following an examination in 

2006, his optometrist noted, ‘‘I would 

like to state clearly that in my medical 

opinion, Ken Keil has sufficient vision 

to operate a commercial vehicle and I 

would recommend that he be allowed to 

do so without limits.’’ Mr. Keil reported 

that he has driven straight trucks for 27 

years, accumulating 129,600 miles. He 

holds a Class C operator’s license from 

California. His driving record for the last 

3 years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

Robert K. Kimbel 

Mr. Kimbel, 53, has complete loss of 

vision in his right eye due to a retinal 

detachment sustained as a child. The 

visual acuity in his left eye is 20/20. 

Following an examination in 2006, his 

optometrist noted, ‘‘He has a full vision 

field in the left eye which should give 

him the vision necessary to drive a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Kimbel 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks for 35 years, accumulating 1.8 

million miles. He holds a chauffeur 

license from Michigan. His driving 

record for the last 3 years shows no 

crashes and no convictions for moving 

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Melvin A. Kleman 

Mr. Kleman, 52, has had amblyopia in 

his right eye since childhood. The best 

corrected visual acuity in his right eye 

is 20/60 and in the left, 20/20. 

Following an examination in 2007, his 

optometrist noted, ‘‘In my opinion, Mel 

has sufficient vision to perform the 

driving tasks required to operate a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Kleman 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks for 17 years, accumulating 

510,000 miles, and tractor-trailer 

combinations for 34 years, accumulating 

3.7 million miles. He holds a Class A 

CDL from Ohio. His driving record for 

the last 3 years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

Roosevelt Lawson, Jr. 

Mr. Lawson, 43, has complete loss of 

vision in his right eye due to a traumatic 

injury sustained as a child. The visual 

acuity in his left eye is 20/20. Following 

an examination in 2006, his optometrist 

noted, ‘‘In my medical opinion, Mr. 

Lawson has sufficient vision to perform 

the driving tasks required to operate a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Lawson 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks for 15 years, accumulating 

585,000 miles. He holds a Class D 

operator’s license from Alabama. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

David H. Luckadoo 

Mr. Luckadoo, 58, has loss of vision 

in his left eye due to a traumatic injury 

sustained as a child. The visual acuity 

in his right eye is 20/25 and in the left, 

light perception. Following an 

examination in 2006, his optometrist 

noted, ‘‘He has adapted well to his 

condition and in my opinion has 

sufficient vision to perform the driving 

task required to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Luckadoo reported that he 

has driven straight trucks for 10 years, 

accumulating 500,000 miles. He holds 

an operator’s license from Indiana, 

which allows him to operate a vehicle 

with a gross weight of 16,000 pounds or 

less. His driving record for the last 3 

years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

Emanuel N. Malone 

Mr. Malone, 47, has loss of vision in 

his left eye due to a traumatic injury 

sustained as a child. The best corrected 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/25 

and in the left, 20/400. Following an 

examination in 2006, his optometrist 

noted, ‘‘I believe that Mr. Malone has 

sufficient vision to perform the driving 

tasks required to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Malone reported that he 

has driven straight trucks for 14 years, 

accumulating 1.4 million miles, and 

tractor-trailer combinations for 14 years, 

accumulating 1.2 million miles. He 

holds a Class A CDL from Virginia. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Roberto E. Martinez 

Mr. Martinez, 28, has a prosthetic left 

eye due to a traumatic injury sustained 

at age 22. The best corrected visual 

acuity in his right eye is 20/20. 

Following an examination in 2006, his 

optometrist noted, ‘‘In my medical 

opinion, Robert E. Martinez has 

sufficient vision to perform the driving 

tasks required to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Martinez reported that he 

has driven tractor-trailer combinations 

for 81⁄2 years, accumulating 680,000 

miles. He holds a Class A CDL from 

Washington. His driving record for the 

last 3 years shows no crashes and one 

conviction for a moving violation, 

speeding in a CMV. He exceeded the 

speed limit by 13 mph. 

Richard W. Mullenix 

Mr. Mullenix, 52, has complete loss of 

vision in his right eye due to a traumatic 

injury sustained as a child. The best 

corrected visual acuity in his left eye is 

20/20. Following an examination in 

2006, his optometrist noted, ‘‘I do feel 

he has sufficient vision to perform the 

driving tasks required to operate a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Mullenix 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks for 9 years, accumulating 225,000 

miles, and tractor-trailer combinations 

for 3 years, accumulating 288,000 miles. 

He holds a Class A CDL from Missouri. 

His driving record for the last 3 years 

shows no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Steven A. Proctor 

Mr. Proctor, 36, has had amblyopia in 

his right eye since childhood. The best 

corrected visual acuity in his right eye 

is 20/70 and in the left, 20/20. 

Following an examination in 2006, his 

optometrist noted, ‘‘In my medical 

opinion, Mr. Proctor has sufficient 

vision to perform the driving tasks to 

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. 

Proctor reported that he has driven 

tractor-trailer combinations for 7 years, 

accumulating 472,500 miles. He holds a 

Class A CDL from Nevada. His driving 

record for the last 3 years shows no 

crashes and no convictions for moving 

violations in a CMV. 

George K. Sizemore 

Mr. Sizemore, 26, has a choroidal 

rupture in his right eye due to a 

traumatic injury sustained in 1995. The 

best corrected visual acuity in his right 

eye is 20/400 and in the left, 20/20. 

Following an examination in 2006, his 

optometrist noted, ‘‘In my medical 

opinion, with the excellent visual acuity 

of the left eye and the satisfactory field 

of vision with both eyes, Mr. Sizemore 

has sufficient vision to perform the 

driving tasks to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Sizemore reported that he 

has driven tractor-trailer combinations 

for 5 years, accumulating 300,000 miles. 

He holds a Class A CDL from North 

Carolina. His driving record for the last 

3 years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

Robert N. Taylor 

Mr. Taylor, 61, has complete loss of 

vision in his right eye due to a traumatic 

injury sustained in 1969, which resulted 

in an opacified cornea. The best 

corrected visual acuity in his left eye is 

20/25. Following an examination in 

2006, his optometrist noted, ‘‘I feel this 

patient has adequate visual acuity and 

visual field to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Taylor reported that he 

has driven straight trucks for 2 years, 

accumulating 30,000 miles, and tractortrailer combinations for 30 years, 

accumulating 3 million miles. He holds 

a Class A CDL from Oregon. His driving 

record for the last 3 years shows no 

crashes and one conviction for a moving 

violation, speeding in a CMV. He 

exceeded the speed limit by 15 mph. 

Manuel A. Vargas 

Mr. Vargas, 39, has loss of vision in 

his left eye due to a retinal detachment 

sustained as a child. The best corrected 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/20 

and in the left, 20/200. Following an 

examination in 2006, his optometrist 

noted, ‘‘In my professional opinion, 

Manuel has sufficient vision to perform 

driving tasks required to operate a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Vargas 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks for 12 years, accumulating 30,000 

miles, and tractor-trailer combinations 

for 12 years, accumulating 60,000 miles. 

He holds a Class A CDL from Arizona. 

His driving record for the last 3 years 

shows no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Request for Comments 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) 

and 31315, FMCSA requests public 

comment from all interested persons on 

the exemption petitions described in 

this notice. The Agency will consider all 


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comments received before the close of 

business April 16, 2007. Comments will 

be available for examination in the 

docket at the location listed under the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. The 

Agency will file comments received 

after the comment closing date in the 

public docket, and will consider them to 

the extent practicable. In addition to late 

comments, FMCSA will also continue to 

file, in the public docket, relevant 

information that becomes available after 

the comment closing date. Interested 

persons should monitor the public 

docket for new material. 

Issued on: March 12, 2007. 

Pamela M. Pelcovits, 

Office Director, Policy Plans and Regulations. 

[FR Doc. E7–4841 Filed 3–15–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2007–27586] 

Information Collection Available for 

Public Comments and 

Recommendations 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Maritime 

Administration’s (MARAD’s) intention 

to request extension of approval for 

three years of a currently approved 

information collection. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

on or before May 15, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Ann Thomas, Maritime 

Administration, MAR–630, 400 Seventh 

St., SW., Washington, DC 20590. 

Telephone: 202–366–2646; FAX: 202–

493–2180; or e-mail: 

patricia.thomas@dot.gov. Copies of this 

collection also can be obtained from that 

office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: Merchant Marine 

Medals and Awards. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved information 

collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0506. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years from date of approval by the 

Office of Management and Budget. 

Summary of Collection of 

Information: This information collection 

provides a method of awarding 

merchant marine medals and 

decorations to masters, officers, and 

crew members of U.S. ships in 

recognition of their service in areas of 

danger during the operations by the 

Armed Forces of the United States in 

World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and 

Operation Desert Storm. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

This information is used by MARAD 

personnel to process and verify requests 

for service awards. 

Description of Respondents: Masters, 

officers and crew members of U.S. 

ships. 

Annual Responses: 900 responses. 

Annual Burden: 900 hours. 

Comments: Comments should refer to 

the docket number that appears at the 

top of this document. Written comments 

may be submitted to the Docket Clerk, 

U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL–401, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20590. Comments also may be 

submitted by electronic means via the 

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov/submit. 

Specifically address whether this 

information collection is necessary for 

proper performance of the functions of 

the agency and will have practical 

utility, accuracy of the burden 

estimates, ways to minimize this 

burden, and ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected. All 

comments received will be available for 

examination at the above address 

between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT (or 

EST), Monday through Friday, except 

Federal Holidays. An electronic version 

of this document is available on the 

World Wide Web at http://dms.dot.gov. 

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) or you 

may visit http://www.dms.dot.gov. 

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.66) 

Dated: March 12, 2007. 

By order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Daron T. Threet, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. E7–4829 Filed 3–15–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2007–27551] 

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 

CATNAP. 

SUMMARY: As authorized by Public Law 

105–383 and Public Law 107–295, 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–2007–

27551 at http://dms.dot.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 Public Law 105–383 

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 

April 16, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2007–27551. 

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 


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