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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2007–26841] 

Utilization of U.S. Vessels and 

Mariners in the Marine Transportation 

of Liquefied Natural Gas 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice and Request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration 

(MARAD) seeks public comment on the 

use of United States vessels and 

mariners in the transportation of 

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) through 

the nation’s offshore deepwater port 

receiving facilities. Comments should 

focus on the development of programs 

to maximize the utilization and 

availability of U.S. vessels and qualified 

U.S. citizen officers and unlicensed 

crews serving the international LNG 

tanker fleet. Comments may also 

include issues related to the overall safe 

and secure operation of deepwater port 

facilities. 

DATES: Comments are due by February 

16, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

[identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 

MARAD–2007–26841] by any of the 

following methods: 

• Web Site: http://dms.dot.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on the DOT electronic docket 

site. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

7th St., SW., Nassif Building, Room PL–

401, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 7th St., SW., Washington, DC, 

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

through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number for this action. 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 below. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL–

401 on the plaza level of the Nassif 

Building, 400 7th St., SW., Washington, 

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

through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

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://dms.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: H. 

Keith Lesnick, Director, Office of 

Deepwater Port Licensing, Maritime 

Administration, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20590; fax: (202) 

366–5123; or e-mail 

Keith.Lesnick@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As the 

lead federal agency for the licensing of 

offshore LNG and oil deepwater port 

terminals, the Maritime Administration 

is charged with ensuring that each 

facility is constructed and operated in a 

safe and secure manner. While LNG 

importation has historically had an 

impeccable safety record, MARAD is 

continually seeking additional ways to 

ensure the safe and secure operations of 

deepwater port facilities to help 

preserve the nation’s security, 

environmental resources, and energy 

supply, and to improve transportation 

efficiencies. 

To promote the security of the United 

States, Congress recently amended the 

Deepwater Port Act through the Coast 

Guard and Maritime Transportation Act 

of 2006 (Pub. L. 109–241, (2006)) to 

direct the Secretary (and, by delegation, 

the Maritime Administrator) to develop 

and implement a program to promote 

the transportation of liquefied natural 

gas to the United States on United States 

flag vessels. The Act further directed the 

Secretary to give top priority to the 

processing of deepwater port licenses to 

LNG facilities that will be supplied with 

natural gas by United States flag vessels. 

Further, the Act directed that the nation 

of registry for, and the nationality or 

citizenship of, officers and crew serving 

on board vessels transporting natural 

gas to a deepwater port be considered 

when granting a license. 

The enactment of the Coast Guard and 

Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 

places a firm emphasis on the safe and 

secure transport of LNG to and from our 

nation’s facilities. In keeping with 

Congressional directives, MARAD seeks 

public comment on efforts to expand 

and maximize utilization of U.S. vessels 

and U.S. crews on LNG vessels. In 

addition, MARAD seeks comments on 

the availability of qualified officers and 

crew as well as the advantages of using 

U.S. crews. 

Authority: 49 CFR 1.66. 

Dated: January 11, 2007. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Daron T. Threet, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. E7–554 Filed 1–16–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2006–26754] 

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 

EASY RIDER. 

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–2006–

26754 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 

February 16, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2006–26754. 

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:// 

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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: 

Joann Spittle, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, MAR–830 Room 7201, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20590. Telephone 202–366–5979. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant, the intended 

service of the vessel EASY RIDER is: 

Intended Use: ‘‘Day charters for 

pleasure cruising only.’’

Geographic Region: Southern 

California coastal waters from Santa 

Barbara, south to San Diego. 

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://dms.dot.gov. 

Dated: January 11, 2007. 

By order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Daron T. Threet, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. E7–542 Filed 1–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2006–26755] 

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 

ENA’S HAVEN. 

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–2006–

26755 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 

February 16, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2006–26755. 

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: 

Joann Spittle, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, MAR–830 Room 7201, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20590. Telephone 202–366–5979. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant the intended 

service of the vessel ENA’S HAVEN is: 

Intended Use: ‘‘Harbor tours of 

Marina del Rey. Possible trips to 

Catalina Island in the future’’

Geographic Region: Marina del Rey, 

CA, Santa Monica Bay, CA, Channel 

Islands, CA. 

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://dms.dot.gov. 

Dated: January 11, 2007. 

By order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Daron T. Threet, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration, 

[FR Doc. E7–544 Filed 1–16–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Departmental Offices; Debt 

Management Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. App. 2, § 10(a)(2), that a meeting 

will be held at the Hay-Adams Hotel, 

16th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC on January 30, 

2007 at 10:30 a.m. of the following debt 

management advisory committee. 

Treasury Borrowing Advisory 

Committee of the Bond Market 

Association (‘‘Committee’’). 

The agenda for the meeting provides 

for a charge by the Secretary of the 

Treasury or his designate that the 

Committee discuss particular issues, 

and a working session. Following the 

working session, the Committee will 

present a written report of its 

recommendations. The meeting will be 

closed to the public, pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. App. 2 section 10(d) and Public 

Law 103–202, section 202(c)(1)(B)(31 

U.S.C. 3121 note). 

This notice shall constitute my 

determination, pursuant to the authority 

placed in heads of agencies by 5 U.S.C. 

App. 2, section 10(d) and vested in me 

by Treasury Department Order No. 101–

05, that the meeting will consist of 

discussions and debates of the issues 

presented to the Committee by the 

Secretary of the Treasury and the 

making of recommendations of the 

Committee to the Secretary, pursuant to 

Public Law 103–202, section 

202(c)(1)(B). Thus, this information is 

exempt from disclosure under that 

provision and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3)(B). In 

addition, the meeting is concerned with 

information that is exempt from 

disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(A). 

The public interest requires that such 

meetings be closed to the public because 

the Treasury Department requires frank 

and full advice from representatives of 

the financial community prior to 

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