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

and 31315, each exemption will be valid 

for 2 years unless revoked earlier by 

FMCSA. The exemption will be revoked 

if: (1) The person fails to comply with 

the terms and conditions of the 

exemption; (2) the exemption has 

resulted in a lower level of safety than 

was maintained before it was granted; or 

(3) continuation of the exemption would 

not be consistent with the goals and 

objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136 and 31315. 

If the exemption is still effective at the 

end of the 2-year period, the person may 

apply to FMCSA for a renewal under 

procedures in effect at that time. 

Issued on: February 28, 2012. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5520 Filed 3–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD 2012 0029] 

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) intentions 

to request extension of approval for 

three years of a currently approved 

information collection. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

on or before May 7, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita 

Jackson, Office of Maritime Workforce 

Development, Maritime Administration, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 

202–366–0284; or email: 

rita.jackson@dot.gov. Copies of this 

collection can also be obtained from that 

office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: Maritime 

Administration Service Obligation 

Compliance Annual Report (Formerly, 

Service Obligation Compliance Report 

and Merchant Marine Reserve/U.S. 

Naval Reserve Annual Report). 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved information 

collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0509. 

Form Numbers: MA–930. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years after date of approval by the Office 

of Management and Budget. 

Summary of Collection of 

Information: The Maritime Education 

and Training Act of 1980, imposes a 

service obligation on every graduate of 

the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and 

every subsidized State maritime 

academy graduate who received a 

student incentive payment. This 

mandatory service obligation is for the 

Federal financial assistance the graduate 

received as a student. In addition, this 

obligation requires the graduate to 

maintain a license as an officer in the 

merchant marine and to report annually 

on reserve status, training and 

employment. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collection is necessary to 

determine if a graduate of the U.S. 

Merchant Marine Academy or 

subsidized State maritime academy 

graduate is complying with the terms of 

the service obligation. 

Description of Respondents: 

Graduates of the U.S. Merchant Marine 

Academy and every subsidized State 

maritime academy graduate who 

received a student incentive payment. 

Annual Responses: 1400. 

Annual Burden: 467 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 W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Comments also 

may be submitted by electronic means 

via the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 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:// 

www.regulations.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.regulations.gov. 

Authority: 49 CFR 1.66. 

Dated: March 1, 2012. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Julie Agarwal, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5527 Filed 3–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2012–0020] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel 

UNCLE SAM; Invitation for Public 

Comments 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 

12121, 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 

April 6, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2012–0020. 

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 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:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joann Spittle, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W21–203, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–5979, Email Joann.Spittle@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant the intended 

service of the vessel UNCLE SAM is: 

Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘Sailing tours, day charters, and 


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instruction. Private charters based out of 

San Juan Bay, Puerto Rico, with tourists 

as primary customers. Short sailing 

excursions generally lasting 2 hours.’’ 

Geographic Region: ‘‘Puerto Rico.’’ 

The complete application is given in 

DOT docket MARAD–2012–0020 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 § 388.4 of MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR Part 388. 

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). 

Dated: February 27, 2012. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Julie P. Agarwal, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5485 Filed 3–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2012–0027] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel 

AURORA B; Invitation for Public 

Comments 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 

12121, 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 

April 6, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2012–0027. 

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 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:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joann Spittle, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W21–203, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–5979, Email Joann.Spittle@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant the intended 

service of the vessel AURORA B is: 

Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘Will provide special chartering options 

including services to ‘‘Make A Wish’’ 

type organizations and at sea memorial 

services, as well as a research platform 

for small marine university research 

projects and small developers of marine 

technology in the area.’’ 

Geographic Region: ‘‘Maine, 

Massachusetts, Rhode Island.’’ 

The complete application is given in 

DOT docket MARAD–2012–0027 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 § 388.4 of MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR Part 388. 

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). 

Dated: March 1, 2012. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Julie P. Agarwal, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5502 Filed 3–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD 2012 0025] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel 

CHANGING CHANNELS; Invitation for 

Public Comments 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 

12121, 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 

April 6, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2012–0025. 

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 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

E.T., Monday through Friday, except 

federal holidays. An electronic version 

of this document and all documents 


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