[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 203 (Monday, October 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84241-84242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24181]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration


Decommissioning and Disposition of the National Historic Landmark 
Nuclear Ship Savannah; Notice of Site Visit

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) announces a site visit for 
the National Historic Landmark Nuclear Ship Savannah (NSS). MARAD is 
decommissioning the nuclear power plant of the NSS, which will result 
in the termination of the ship's Nuclear Regulatory Commission license, 
making the ship available for disposition, including potential 
conveyance for preservation. The site visit will provide interested 
parties an opportunity to learn more about the NSS to assist in 
determining if they may wish to consider acquiring the ship for 
preservation purposes, as prescribed in the Programmatic Agreement (PA) 
covering the decommissioning and disposition of the ship.

DATES: A site visit will be held on November 16, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 
4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Requests to attend the site visit must be 
received one week in advance, by November 8, 2024, to facilitate entry. 
Requests for accommodations for a disability must also be received one 
week in advance.

ADDRESSES: The site visit will be held onboard the NSS. The NSS is 
located at Pier 13 Canton Marine Terminal, 4601 Newgate Avenue, 
Baltimore, MD 21224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erhard W. Koehler, (202) 680-2066 or 
via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9d4d8cbd8dd97d1d0cacdd6cbc0f9ddd6cd97ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9af7fbe8fbfeb4f2f3e9eef5e8e3dafef5eeb4fdf5ec">[email protected]</span></a>. You may send mail to N.S. Savannah/
Savannah Technical Staff, Pier 13 Canton Marine Terminal, 4601 Newgate 
Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224, ATTN: Erhard Koehler.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The decommissioning and disposition of the NSS is an Undertaking 
under Section 106 of the National Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as 
amended. Section 106 requires that federal agencies consider views of 
the public regarding their Undertakings; therefore,

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in 2020, MARAD established a Federal docket at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/MARAD-2020-0133 to provide public notice 
about the NSS Undertaking. The federal docket was also used in 2021 to 
solicit public comments on the future uses of the NSS. MARAD is 
continuing to use this same docket to take in public comment, share 
information, and post agency actions.
    The PA for the Decommissioning and Disposition of the NSS is 
available on the MARAD docket located at www.regulations.gov under 
docket id ``MARAD-2020-0133.'' The PA stipulates a deliberative process 
by which MARAD will consider the disposition of the NSS. This process 
requires MARAD to make an affirmative, good-faith effort to preserve 
the NSS.

II. Agenda

    The agenda will include (1) welcome and introductions; (2) tour of 
the ship: and (3) questions. The agenda will also be posted on MARAD's 
website at https://www.maritime.dot.gov/outreach/history/maritime-administration-history-program and on the MARAD docket located at 
www.regulations.gov under docket id ``MARAD-2020-0133.''

III. Public Participation

    The site visit will be open to the public. Members of the public 
who wish to attend in person or online must RSVP to the person listed 
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section with your name and 
affiliation.
    Special services. The NSS is not compliant with the Americans with 
Disabilities Act (ADA). The ship has some capability to accommodate 
persons with impaired mobility. If you require accommodations to attend 
the site visit, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section. The U.S. Department of Transportation is 
committed to providing all participants equal access to this meeting. 
If you need alternative formats or services such as sign language, 
interpretation, or other ancillary aids, please contact the person 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.81 and 1.93; 36 CFR part 800; 5 U.S.C. 552b.)

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-24181 Filed 10-18-24; 8:45 am]
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