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the Secretary of Transportation has the 

authority to issue Aquaculture Support 

Operations Waivers to U.S. documented 

vessels with registry endorsements or 

foreign flag vessels engaged in 

operations that treat aquaculture fish or 

protect aquaculture fish from disease, 

parasitic infestation, or other threats to 

their health after a finding that suitable 

vessels of the United States are not 

available that could perform those 

operations. The Secretary has delegated 

this authority to the Maritime 

Administrator. 

MARAD has received an Aquaculture 

Support Operations Waiver request from 

Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc. (Cooke) 

for the operations of the Canadian-flag 

vessels Colby Perce, Ronja Carrier, Sadie 

Jane, Miss Mildred 1, KC Commander. 

Cooke proposes, in part, ‘‘to use highlyspecialized 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.’’ 

Cooke proposes to operate the vessels 

off Maine’s North Atlantic Coast during 

the 2025 calendar year, from January 1 

to December 31, 2025. Further details of 

Cooke’s proposed operations may be 

found in the waiver request posted in 

the docket. 

The public may submit comments 

providing detailed information relating 

to the availability of U.S.-flag vessels to 

perform the proposed aquaculture 

support operations set forth in Cooke’s 

waiver request. Comments should 

reference the docket number of this 

notice, the vessel names, the 

commenter’s interest in the application, 

and address whether there are suitable 

U.S. vessels available to conduct the 

proposed aquaculture support 

operations. 

Privacy Act 

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

MARAD solicits comments from the 

public to inform its decision 

determining the availability of suitable 

U.S.-flag vessels to conduct the 

aquaculture support operations 

proposed in this notice. All timely 

comments will be considered; however, 

to facilitate comment tracking, 

commenters should provide their name 

or the name of their organization. If 

comments contain proprietary or 

confidential information, commenters 

may contact the agency for alternate 

submission instructions. 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(w)) 

By order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26002 Filed 11–7–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board 

of Visitors; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration (MARAD) announces a 

meeting of the U.S. Merchant Marine 

Academy (USMMA) Board of Visitors 

(Board). During the meeting, MARAD 

and USMMA leadership will provide an 

update on the State of the Regiment of 

Midshipmen, Educational Programs, 

Middle States Accreditation, Sea Year, 

Infrastructure Projects, Draft Facility 

Master Plan, Athletics, Admissions, 

Class of 2029, Midshipmen 

Reimbursements, Midshipmen WellBeing including Sexual Assault and 

Sexual Harassment Prevention and 

Response. 

DATES: The USMMA BOV meeting will 

take place on November 25, 2024, from 

12 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST. Request to attend 

the virtual meeting must be received by 

November 11, 2024. Written statements 

to be considered during the meeting 

must be received via email to 

ExternalAffairs@usmma.edu no later 

than November 18, 2024. Requests for 

accommodations for a disability must be 

received via email to ExternalAffairs@

usmma.edu no later than November 18, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting is open to the 

public and will be held through a 

virtual forum. The USMMA Board of 

Visitors’ web page can be found at: 

https://www.usmma.edu/about/ 

leadership/board-visitors. General 

information about the Board is available 

at https://www.usmma.edu/about/ 

leadership/board-visitors. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Board’s Designated Federal Officer and 

Point of Contact, Michael O’Hagan, 516– 

726–6048 or ExternalAffairs@

usmma.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Board is a Federal Advisory 

Committee originally established as a 

Congressional Board by section 51312 of 

title 46, United States Code ‘‘to provide 

independent advice and 

recommendations on matters relating to 

the United States Merchant Marine 

Academy.’’ The Board was originally 

chartered under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) on October 24, 

2017. 

Agenda 

The meeting agenda for the November 

meeting is as follows: 

1. Welcome remarks and Board 

maintenance items. 

2. Update on the state of the Regiment 

of Midshipmen 

3. Update on the USMMA 

Educational Programs and Sea Year, 

Middle States Accreditation, Facilities 

and Infrastructure Projects and Draft 

Facility Master Plan, Admissions—Class 

of 2029, Athletics Programs, 

Midshipmen Well Being (incl. Sexual 

Assault and Sexual Harassment 

Prevention and Response), Midshipmen 

Reimbursements, Institutional Culture); 

and 

4. Public comment period (not to 

exceed 10 minutes). 

Public Participation 

This meeting is open to the public 

and will be held through a virtual 

forum. The U.S. Department of 

Transportation is committed to 

providing equal access to this meeting 

for all participants. If you need 

alternative formats or services because 

of a disability, such as sign language, 

interpretation, or other ancillary aids, 

please contact the person listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. 

Any member of the public is 

permitted to file a written statement 

with the Board. Written statements 

should be sent to the Designated Federal 

Officer listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section no later 

than November 11, 2024. 

Only written statements will be 

considered by the Board; no member of 

the public will be allowed to present 

questions or speak during the meeting 

unless requested to do so by a member 

of the Board. 

(Authority: 46 U.S.C. 51312; 5 U.S.C. 552b; 

5 U.S.C. Ch.10; 41 CFR parts 102–3.140 

through 102–3.165) 


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88856 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 217 / Friday, November 8, 2024 / Notices 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25962 Filed 11–7–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

Decommissioning and Disposition of 

the National Historic Landmark 

Nuclear Ship Savannah; Notice of 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration 

(MARAD) announces a public meeting 

of the Peer Review Group (PRG). The 

PRG was established pursuant to the 

requirements of the National Historic 

Preservation Act (NHPA) and its 

implementing regulations to plan for the 

decommissioning and disposition of the 

Nuclear Ship Savannah (NSS). PRG 

membership is comprised of officials 

from the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, MARAD, the U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), 

the Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation (ACHP), and the Maryland 

State Historic Preservation Officer 

(SHPO) and other consulting parties. 

The public meeting affords the public 

an opportunity to participate in PRG 

activities, including reviewing and 

providing comments on draft 

deliverables. MARAD encourages public 

participation and provides the PRG 

meeting information below. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, November 19, 2024, from 2:30 

p.m. to 4 p.m. eastern daylight time 

(EDT). Requests to attend the meeting 

must be received by 5 p.m. EDT one 

week before the meeting, Tuesday, 

November 12, 2024, to facilitate entry or 

to receive instructions to participate 

online. Requests for accommodations 

for a disability must also be received 

one week before the meeting, Tuesday, 

November 12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

onboard the NSS, online, or by phone. 

The NSS is located at Pier 13 Canton 

Marine Terminal, 4601 Newgate 

Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21124. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Erhard W. Koehler, (202) 680–2066 or 

via email at marad.history@dot.gov. 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 NHPA. Section 106 

requires that federal agencies consider 

views of the public regarding their 

Undertakings; therefore, 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 NHPA Programmatic Agreement 

(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. The PA also establishes the 

PRG in Stipulation II. The PRG is the 

mechanism for continuing consultation 

during the effective period of the PA 

and its members consist of the 

signatories and concurring parties to the 

PA, as well as other consulting parties. 

The PRG members will provide 

individual input and guidance to 

MARAD regarding the implementation 

of stipulations in the PA. PRG members 

and members of the public are invited 

to provide input by attending bimonthly meetings and reviewing and 

commenting on deliverables developed 

as part of the PA. 

II. Agenda 

The agenda will include (1) welcome 

and introductions; (2) program update; 

(3) status of PA stipulations; (4) other 

business; and (5) date of next meeting. 

The agenda will also be posted on 

MARAD’s website at https://

www.maritime.dot.gov/outreach/ 

history/maritime-administrationhistory-program and on the MARAD 

docket located at www.regulations.gov 

under docket id ‘‘MARAD–2020–0133.’’ 

III. Public Participation 

The meeting 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. Members of the 

public may also call-in using the 

following number: 312–600–3163 and 

conference ID: 930 866 814#. 

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 PRG 

meetings in-person, 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: 5 U.S.C. 552b; 36 CFR part 800; 

49 CFR 1.81 and 1.93.) 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26021 Filed 11–7–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2024–0067] 

HOLON U.S. Inc.—Receipt of Petition 

for Temporary Exemption From 

Various Requirements of the Federal 

Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for an 

Automated Driving System-Equipped 

Vehicle 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for 

temporary exemption; request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: HOLON and HOLON U.S. Inc 

have petitioned NHTSA for a temporary 

exemption from certain requirements in 

seven Federal motor vehicle safety 

standards (FMVSS) for its ‘‘automated 

electric bus,’’ which is a vehicle 

equipped with an Automated Driving 

System (ADS). Specifically, HOLON 

seeks exemption from portions of 

FMVSS No. 101, Controls and displays; 

FMVSS No. 102, Transmission shift 

position sequence, starter interlock, and 

transmission braking effect; FMVSS No. 

104, Windshield wiping and washing 

systems; FMVSS No. 105, Windshield 

wiping and washing systems; FMVSS 

No. 108, Lamps, reflective devices, and 

associated equipment; FMVSS No. 111, 

Rear visibility; and FMVSS No. 208, 

Occupant crash protection. NHTSA is 


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