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requirements that apply to motor 

carriers. 

The FMCSA does not employ this 

collection of information for statistical 

use. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

Whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the FMCSA to perform its 

functions; (2) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (3) ways for the 

FMCSA to enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the collected 

information; and (4) ways that the 

burden could be minimized without 

reducing the quality of the collected 

information. 

Issued under the authority delegated in 49 

CFR 1.87 on: June 15, 2018. 

G. Kelly Regal, 

Associate Administrator for Office of 

Research and Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13319 Filed 6–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0096] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel 

MAGICAL DAYS; 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 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. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

July 23, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2018–0096. 

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 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

federal holidays. An electronic version 

of this document and all documents 

entered into this docket is available at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W23–453, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant the intended 

service of the vessel MAGICAL DAYS 

is: 

—Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘Private yacht available for charters of 

no more than 8 passengers’’ 

—Geographic Region: ‘‘Maine, New 

Hampshire, Massachusetts, 

Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York 

(excluding New York Harbor), New 

Jersey, Delaware, Washington, DC, 

Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, 

North Carolina, South Carolina, 

Georgia, Florida, Puerto Rico’’ 

The complete application is given in 

DOT docket MARAD–2018–0096 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 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 section 388.4 of 

MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 

388. 

Privacy Act 

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

DOT/MARAD solicits comments from 

the public to better inform its 

rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD 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. In order 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: June 18, 2018. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13310 Filed 6–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0095] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel 

MAYAN SOL; 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 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. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

July 23, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2018–0095. 

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 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

federal holidays. An electronic version 

of this document and all documents 

entered into this docket is available at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W23–453, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov. 


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant the intended 

service of the vessel MAYAN SOL is: 

—Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘Yacht charter operation in Marina 

del Rey harbor, Los Angeles, 

California’’ 

—Geographic Region: ‘‘California’’ 

The complete application is given in 

DOT docket MARAD–2018–0095 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 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 section 388.4 of 

MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 

388. 

Privacy Act 

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

DOT/MARAD solicits comments from 

the public to better inform its 

rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD 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. In order 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: June 18, 2018. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13309 Filed 6–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2018–0058] 

Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Denial of a petition for a hearing 

on remedy of defect. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administrations (NHTSA) decision and 

reasons for denying a petition, (DP15– 

001) submitted to NHTSA requesting 

that the agency conduct a hearing to 

examine the remedy for Ford recall 

14S05 (NHTSA recall 14V–284) and to 

require Ford to provide an adequate 

remedy. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Chris Lash, Vehicle Defects Division A, 

Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–2370. Email chris.lash@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

After a vehicle or an item of motor 

vehicle equipment has been determined 

to contain a defect that relates to motor 

vehicle safety, any interested person 

may petition the National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 

requesting that the agency hold a 

hearing to determine if a manufacturer 

has met the defect notification and 

remediation requirements imposed by 

the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle 

Safety Act (‘‘the Safety Act’’), 49 U.S.C. 

Chapter 301. 49 U.S.C. 30120(a)(2), 49 

CFR 557. Upon receipt of a properly 

filed petition, the agency conducts a 

review of the petition, any material 

submitted with the petition, and any 

additional relevant information. See 49 

U.S.C. 30120(c); 49 CFR 557.4. The 

review may consist solely of a review of 

information already in the possession of 

the agency, or it may include the 

collection of information from the motor 

vehicle manufacturer and/or other 

sources. After considering the available 

information and taking into account 

appropriate factors, including the nature 

of the complaint, seriousness of the 

alleged breach of the manufacturer’s 

obligation to remedy, existence of 

similar complaints, ability of NHTSA to 

resolve the problem without a hearing, 

and assessing whether the remedy 

provided resolves the safety risk 

presented by the defect, the agency will 

grant or deny the petition for a hearing. 

See 49 U.S.C. 30120(e); 49 CFR 557.6. 

Petition Background Information 

In a submission dated February 3, 

2015, Ms. Abigail Dayton (the 

Petitioner) filed a petition (DP15–001) 

requesting that NHTSA conduct a 

hearing to examine the remedy for Ford 

recall 14S05 (NHTSA Recall No. 14V– 

284) and require Ford to provide an 

adequate remedy. The Petitioner alleges 

that, after a dealer performed the recall 

remedy on her vehicle by performing a 

software update, she experienced a 

failure in the Ford Electric Power 

Assisted Steering (EPAS) system that 

required replacement of the steering 

column at her own expense. She further 

alleges that the EPAS failure 

necessitating the replacement of her 

steering column was ‘‘the precise issue 

for which Ford issued recall 14S05 in 

the first place.’’ The petition also 

presented accounts of similar postremedy failures reported by other 

consumers on ‘‘various forums and 

websites.’’ 

NHTSA has reviewed the material 

cited by the Petitioner. The results of 

this review and our evaluation of the 

petition are set forth in the DP15–001 

Petition Analysis Report, published in 

its entirety below. 

The facts Petitioner alleges are cause 

for concern regarding the approach 

adopted by Ford and are a source of 

significant frustration for Petitioner and 

others similarly situated who simply 

want their vehicle to run the way it was 

designed to, particularly after being 

repaired by the vehicle manufacturer. 

However, in light of NHTSA’s statutory 

authority, after thorough assessment of 

the material submitted by the Petitioner 

and the factors NHTSA is required to 

consider in determining the proper 

resolution of a petition for a hearing on 

whether a manufacturer has reasonably 

met its obligation to remedy, NHTSA 

has decided not to grant the petition to 

hold a hearing. Accordingly, and for the 

reasons more fully explained in the 

below Petition Analysis Report for 

DP15–001, the petition is denied. 

Petition Analysis Report—DP15–001 

1.0 Introduction 

In a letter dated May 27, 2014, Ford 

Motor Company (Ford) submitted a 

Defect Information Report (DIR) to the 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration (NHTSA) describing an 

Electric Power Assisted Steering (EPAS) 

system defect in certain model year 

2008 through 2011 Ford Escape and 

Mercury Mariner vehicles (NHTSA 

Recall 14V–284, Ford 14S05) (the 


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