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1See https://www.regulations.gov/comment/FRA2018-0041-0015; https://www.regulations.gov/ 

comment/FRA-2018-0041-0016. 

parties interested in and affected by this 

proceeding.1

Interested parties are invited to 

present statements and to offer 

information and views at the hearing. 

The hearing will be an informal, nonadversarial proceeding conducted by a 

representative FRA designates under 

FRA’s Rules of Practice (49 CFR 211.25). 

Therefore, there will be no crossexamination of persons presenting 

statements or offering information. An 

FRA representative will make an 

opening statement outlining the scope 

of the hearing. Interested parties will 

then be provided with an opportunity to 

make initial statements. After all initial 

statements are completed, those persons 

wishing to make a brief rebuttal will be 

given the opportunity to do so, in the 

same order in which the initial 

statements were made. FRA will 

announce any additional procedures 

necessary at the hearing. 

There will be a court reporter to 

record and transcribe comments 

presented verbatim at the hearing. FRA 

will add the verbatim transcript of the 

discussions to the public docket in this 

proceeding. 

Public Participation Procedures 

Any person: (1) wishing to attend the 

hearing, (2) make a statement at the 

hearing, or (3) both, should notify FRA 

by contacting Mr. Timothy Presser, FRA 

Roadway Worker Protection (RWP)/ 

Roadway Maintenance Machines (RMM) 

Specialist, by email at timothy.presser@

dot.gov, no later than April 1, 2024, 

providing the following information, as 

applicable: 

(a) The name, affiliation or party 

represented, email address, and phone 

number of the participant. 

(b) The subject(s) of the statement 

and/or presentation the participant 

wishes to make, and the amount of time 

requested. 

(c) A copy of the oral statement and/ 

or presentation, if available. 

FRA reserves the right to limit 

participation in the hearing of persons 

who fail to follow the public 

participation procedures as outlined 

above, or additional procedures 

announced at the hearing. FRA also 

reserves the right to limit the duration 

of presentations, as necessary, to afford 

all persons the opportunity to speak, or 

to limit participation in the hearing of 

persons who exceed their allotted time 

or who discuss topics or issues outside 

the scope of the petition. Further, FRA 

reserves the right to limit in-person 

attendance at the hearing, as space is 

limited; preference in attendance will be 

provided to persons requesting to 

present statements. 

FRA is committed to providing equal 

access to this meeting for all 

participants. If you need alternative 

formats or other reasonable 

accommodations to participate in this 

meeting, please contact FRA RWP/RMM 

Specialist Mr. Timothy Presser, by email 

at timothy.presser@dot.gov, no later 

than April 1, 2024. 

Reopening of Comment Period 

FRA is reopening the comment period 

for 15 days to April 19, 2024, to allow 

time for interested parties to submit 

written comments on the proposal or in 

response to views or information 

provided at the public hearing. 

Privacy Act 

In accordance with FRA Order 

1100.14G, FRA solicits comments from 

the public to better inform its 

disposition of waivers, exemptions, 

block signal applications, and other 

special approvals under the Federal 

railroad safety laws and regulations and 

in accordance with FRA’s Rules of 

Practice (Title 49 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) Part 211). DOT posts 

these comments, without edit, to 

www.regulations.gov, under docket 

number FRA–2018–0041, as described 

in the system of records notice, DOT/ 

ALL–14 FDMS, accessible through 

https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. 

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. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04510 Filed 3–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2024–0022] 

Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility 

Determination for a Foreign-Built 

Vessel: Passage Paid (Motor); 

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 issue coastwise 

endorsement eligibility determinations 

for foreign-built vessels which will carry 

no more than twelve passengers for hire. 

A request for such a determination has 

been received by MARAD. By this 

notice, MARAD seeks comments from 

interested parties as to any effect this 

action may have on U.S. vessel builders 

or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- 

flag vessels. Information about the 

requestor’s vessel, including a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

April 3, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Number 

MARAD–2024–0022 by any one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov. Search 

MARAD–2024–0022 and follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility is in the West 

Building, Ground Floor of the U.S. 

Department of Transportation. The 

Docket Management Facility location 

address is U.S. Department of 

Transportation, MARAD–2024–0022, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West 

Building, Room W12–140, Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except on 

Federal holidays. 

Note: If you mail or hand-deliver your 

comments, we recommend that you include 

your name and a mailing address, an email 

address, or a telephone number in the body 

of your document so that we can contact you 

if we have questions regarding your 

submission. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

specific docket number. All comments 

received will be posted without change 

to the docket at www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments, or to submit 

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nature, see the section entitled Public 

Participation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Hagerty, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W23–461, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 

(202) 366–0903. Email: 

patricia.hagerty@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described in the application, the 

intended service of the vessel Passage 

Paid is: 

—Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

Requester intends to use for passenger 

tours and charters. 

—Geographic Region Including Base of 

Operations: North Carolina, South 

Carolina. Base of Operations: Oak 

Island, NC. 

—Vessel Length and Type: 28′ 

Motorboat. 

The complete application is available 

for review identified in the DOT docket 

as MARAD 2024–0022 at https://

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 employment of the vessel 

in the coastwise trade to carry no more 

than 12 passengers will have an unduly 

adverse effect on a U.S.-vessel builder or 

a business that uses U.S.-flag vessels in 

that business, MARAD will not issue an 

approval of the vessel’s coastwise 

endorsement eligibility. Comments 

should refer to the vessel name, state the 

commenter’s interest in the application, 

and address the eligibility criteria given 

in section 388.4 of MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR part 388. 

Public Participation 

How do I submit comments? 

Please submit your comments, 

including the attachments, following the 

instructions provided under the above 

heading entitled ADDRESSES. Be advised 

that it may take a few hours or even 

days for your comment to be reflected 

on the docket. In addition, your 

comments must be written in English. 

We encourage you to provide concise 

comments and you may attach 

additional documents as necessary. 

There is no limit on the length of the 

attachments. 

Where do I go to read public comments, 

and find supporting information? 

Go to the docket online at https://

www.regulations.gov, keyword search 

MARAD–2024–0022 or visit the Docket 

Management Facility (see ADDRESSES for 

hours of operation). We recommend that 

you periodically check the Docket for 

new submissions and supporting 

material. 

Will my comments be made available to 

the public? 

Yes. Be aware that your entire 

comment, including your personal 

identifying information, will be made 

publicly available. 

May I submit comments confidentially? 

If you wish to submit comments 

under a claim of confidentiality, you 

should submit the information you 

claim to be confidential commercial 

information by email to SmallVessels@

dot.gov. Include in the email subject 

heading ‘‘Contains Confidential 

Commercial Information’’ or ‘‘Contains 

CCI’’ and state in your submission, with 

specificity, the basis for any such 

confidential claim highlighting or 

denoting the CCI portions. If possible, 

please provide a summary of your 

submission that can be made available 

to the public. 

In the event MARAD receives a 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

request for the information, procedures 

described in the Department’s FOIA 

regulation at 49 CFR 7.29 will be 

followed. Only information that is 

ultimately determined to be confidential 

under those procedures will be exempt 

from disclosure under FOIA. 

Privacy Act 

Anyone can 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.). For information on DOT’s 

compliance with the Privacy Act, please 

visit https://www.transportation.gov/ 

privacy. 

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103, 

46 U.S.C. 12121) 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04465 Filed 3–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2024–0026] 

Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility 

Determination for a Foreign-Built 

Vessel: Strike Force (Motor); 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 issue coastwise 

endorsement eligibility determinations 

for foreign-built vessels which will carry 

no more than twelve passengers for hire. 

A request for such a determination has 

been received by MARAD. By this 

notice, MARAD seeks comments from 

interested parties as to any effect this 

action may have on U.S. vessel builders 

or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- 

flag vessels. Information about the 

requestor’s vessel, including a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

April 3, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Number 

MARAD–2024–0026 by any one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov. Search 

MARAD–2024–0026 and follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility is in the West 

Building, Ground Floor of the U.S. 

Department of Transportation. The 

Docket Management Facility location 

address is U.S. Department of 

Transportation, MARAD–2024–0026, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West 

Building, Room W12–140, Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except on 

Federal holidays. 

Note: If you mail or hand-deliver your 

comments, we recommend that you include 

your name and a mailing address, an email 

address, or a telephone number in the body 

of your document so that we can contact you 

if we have questions regarding your 

submission. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

specific docket number. All comments 

received will be posted without change 

to the docket at www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments, or to submit 

comments that are confidential in 


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