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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 (65 FR 

19476). 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Dated: January 20, 2015. 

Julie P. Agarwal, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01545 Filed 1–27–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2015 2015–0009] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel 

ANNI BEA TRUE; 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 

February 27, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2015–0009. 

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: 

Linda Williams, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W23–453, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@

dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant the intended 

service of the vessel ANNIE BEA TRUE 

is: 

Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘Charter’’ 

Geographic Region: ‘‘Washington State, 

Oregon, California, Florida, Georgia, 

Virginia, North Carolina, South 

Carolina, Maryland, and Hawaii’’ 

The complete application is given in 

DOT docket MARAD–2015–0009 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 (65 FR 

19477). 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Dated: January 20, 2015. 

Julie P. Agarwal, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01547 Filed 1–27–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2015 0010] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel 

REEL DEAL; 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 

February 27, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2015–0010. 

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: 

Linda Williams, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W23–453, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@

dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant the intended 

service of the vessel REEL DEAL is: 

Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘Limited Charter of passengers for 

luxury day, overnight, and extended 

fishing trips’’ 

Geographic Region: ‘‘Washington State, 

Oregon, California, and Alaska 

(excluding waters in Southeastern 

Alaska and waters north of a line 

between Gore Point to Cape Suckling 

[including the North Gulf Coast and 

Prince William Sound]).’’ 

The complete application is given in 

DOT docket MARAD–2015–0010 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 

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1On April 7, 2014, NHTSA published a final rule 

(79 FR 19177) requiring rearview video systems. 

The rule provides a phase-in period that begins on 

May 1, 2016 and ends on May 1, 2018 when all new 

light vehicles will be required to be equipped with 

RVS. As was done with electronic stability control, 

RVS will no longer be an NCAP recommended 

technology once RVS is required on all new light 

vehicles. 

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 (65 FR 

19476). 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Dated: January 20, 2015. 

Julie P. Agarwal, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01542 Filed 1–27–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2015–0006] 

New Car Assessment Program 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This document requests 

public comment on the National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 

(NHTSA) plan to update its New Car 

Assessment Program (NCAP). If this 

plan is implemented, NHTSA would 

recommend to consumers various 

vehicle models that are equipped with 

automatic emergency braking (AEB) 

systems, which can enhance the driver’s 

ability to avoid or mitigate rear-end 

crashes. For many years, NCAP has 

provided comparative information on 

the safety of new vehicles to assist 

consumers with vehicle purchasing 

decisions. NCAP was upgraded 

beginning with model year 2011 

vehicles to include recommended crash 

avoidance technologies in its program. 

Including this information in NCAP 

allows consumers to compare not only 

the level of crash protection afforded by 

certain vehicles they are considering to 

purchase, but also the types of advanced 

crash avoidance technologies that are 

recommended by the agency to help 

them avoid crashes. 

DATES: You should submit your 

comments early enough to ensure that 

Docket Management receives them no 

later than March 30, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

the docket number above and be 

submitted by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday 

through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

• Instructions: For detailed 

instructions on submitting comments, 

see the Public Participation heading of 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

of this document. Note that all 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

• 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 

(65 FR 19477–78). For access to the 

docket to read background documents 

or comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov or the street 

address listed above. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For technical issues: Dr. Abigail 

Morgan, Office of Crash Avoidance 

Standards, Telephone: 202–366–1810, 

Facsimile: 202–366–5930, NVS–122. 

For NCAP issues: Mr. Clarke Harper, 

Office of Crash Avoidance Standards, 

Telephone: 202–366–1810, Facsimile: 

202–366–5930, NVS–120. 

For legal issues: Mr. David Jasinski 

and Ms. Analiese Marchesseault, Office 

of the Chief Counsel, Telephone: 202– 

366–2992, Facsimile: 202–366–3820, 

NCC–112. 

The mailing address for these officials 

is as follows: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration’s (NHTSA) New Car 

Assessment Program (NCAP) provides 

comparative safety rating information 

on new vehicles to assist consumers 

with their vehicle purchasing decisions. 

NCAP was upgraded beginning with 

model year 2011 vehicles to include, 

among other changes, recommended 

advanced crash avoidance technologies 

when these technologies meet NCAP’s 

performance criteria. Technologies that 

were part of the 2011 upgrade were 

electronic stability control (ESC), 

forward collision warning (FCW), and 

lane departure warning (LDW). 

Subsequently, in 2014, NHTSA replaced 

ESC, which is now mandatory for all 

new light vehicles, with another 

technology, rearview video systems 

(RVS).1

FCW detects vehicles ahead and 

cautions a driver of an impending 

collision, so the driver can brake or steer 

to avoid or mitigate the collision. LDW 

monitors lane markings on the road and 

cautions a driver of unintentional lane 

drift. RVS assists the driver in seeing 

whether there are any obstructions, 

particularly a person or people, in the 

area immediately behind the vehicle. 

The RVS is generally installed in the 

rear of the vehicle and connected to a 

video screen. 

This document requests comments on 

the agency’s plan to further upgrade 

NCAP to include recommendations to 

consumers of vehicle models that are 

equipped with automatic emergency 

braking (AEB) systems, specifically 

crash imminent braking (CIB) and 

dynamic brake support (DBS), which 

can use information from an FCW 

system’s sensors to enhance the driver’s 

ability to avoid or mitigate rear-end 

crashes. CIB systems provide automatic 

braking when forward-looking sensors 

indicate that a crash is imminent and 

the driver is not braking. DBS systems 

provide supplemental braking when 

sensors determine that driver-applied 

braking is insufficient to avoid an 

imminent crash. 

This plan would add CIB and DBS to 

the three crash avoidance technologies 

that the agency currently recommends 

on the agency’s Web site, 

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