29868 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 123 / Tuesday, June 26, 2018 / Notices 

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) 

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Date: June 21, 2018. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13653 Filed 6–25–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket Number MARAD–2018–0093] 

Waiver Request for Aquaculture 

Support Operations for the 2018 

Calendar Year: MILDRED 1 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to a delegation of 

authority from the Secretary of 

Transportation, the Maritime 

Administrator is authorized to issue 

waivers allowing documented vessels 

with only registry endorsements or 

foreign flag vessels to be used in 

operations that treat aquaculture fish or 

protect aquaculture fish from disease, 

parasitic infestation, or other threats to 

their health when suitable vessels of the 

United States are not available that 

could perform those services. A request 

for such a waiver has been received by 

the Maritime Administration (MARAD). 

This notice is being published to solicit 

comments intended to assist MARAD in 

determining whether suitable vessels of 

the United States is available that could 

perform the required services. If no 

suitable U.S.-flag vessels is available, 

the Maritime Administrator may issue a 

waiver necessary to comply with USCG 

Aquaculture Support regulations. A 

brief description of the proposed 

aquaculture support service is listed in 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

July 26, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Number 

MARAD–2018–0093 by any of the 

following methods: 

• On-line via the Federal Electronic 

Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 

Search using ‘‘MARAD–2018–0093’’ 

and follow the instructions for 

submitting comments. 

• Mail/Hand-Delivery/Courier: 

Docket Management Facility; U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. Submit 

comments in an unbound format, no 

larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for 

copying and electronic filing. 

Reference Materials and Docket 

Information: You may view the 

complete application, including the 

aquaculture support technical service 

requirements, and all public comments 

at the DOT Docket on-line via http://

www.regulations.gov. Search using 

‘‘MARAD–2018–0093.’’ All comments 

received will be posted without change 

to the docket, including any personal 

information provided. The Docket 

Management Facility is open 9:00 a.m. 

to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except on Federal holidays. 

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. 

If you have questions on viewing the 

Docket, call Docket Operations, 

telephone: (800) 647–5527. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As a result 

of the enactment of the Coast Guard 

Authorization Act of 2010, codified at 

46 U.S.C. 12102, the Secretary of 

Transportation has the discretionary 

authority to issue waivers allowing 

documented vessels with registry 

endorsements or foreign flag vessels to 

be used in operations that treat 

aquaculture fish for or protect 

aquaculture fish from disease, parasitic 

infestation, or other threats to their 

health when suitable vessels of the 

United States are not available that 

could perform those services. The 

Secretary has delegated this authority to 

the Maritime Administrator. Pursuant to 

this authority, MARAD is providing 

notice of the service requirements 

proposed by Cooke Aquaculture (Cooke) 

in order to make a U.S.-flag vessel 

availability determination. Specifics can 

be found in Cooke’s application letter 

posted in the docket. 

To comply with USCG Aquaculture 

Support regulations at 46 CFR part 106, 

Cooke is seeking a MARAD Aquaculture 

Waiver to operate the vessel MILDRED 

1 as follows: 

—Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘to use highly-specialized foreign-flag 

vessels referred to as a ‘‘wellboat’’ (or 

‘‘live fish carrier’’) to treat Cooke’s 

swimming inventory of farmed 

Atlantic salmon in the company’s 

salt-water grow-out pens off Maine’s 

North Atlantic Coast. This treatment 

prevents against parasitic infestation 

by sea lice that is highly destructive 

to the salmon’s health.’’ 

—Geographic Region: ‘‘off Maine’s 

North Atlantic Coast’’. 

Requested Time Period: ‘‘2018 

calendar year, from June 1, 2018 to 

December 31, 2018’’. 

Interested parties may submit 

comments providing detailed 

information relating to the availability 

of U.S.-flag vessels to perform the 

required aquaculture support services. If 

MARAD determines, in accordance with 

46 U.S.C. 12102(d)(1) and MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR part 388, that 

suitable U.S.-flag vessels are available to 

perform the required services, 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 set forth in 46 CFR 388.4. 

Privacy Act 

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

MARAD solicits comments from the 

public to inform its process to 

determine the availability of suitable 

vessels. DOT 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(w). 

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Dated: June 21, 2018. 


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By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13658 Filed 6–25–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0103] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel 

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE; 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 26, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2018–0103. 

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 FROM RUSSIA 

WITH LOVE is: 

—Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘Family boat, we will occasionally 

take clients out on day charters’’ 

—Geographic Region: ‘‘Illinois’’ 

The complete application is given in 

DOT docket MARAD–2018–0103 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 21, 2018. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13654 Filed 6–25–18; 8:45 am] 

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