30818 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 126 / Friday, June 29, 2018 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0105] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel 

MELISSA; 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 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 

July 30, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2018–0105. 

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 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

federal holidays. An electronic version 

of this document and all documents 

entered into this docket is available at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W23–453, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–9309, email Bianca.carr@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant the intended 

service of the vessel MELISSA is: 

—INTENDED COMMERCIAL USE OF 

VESSEL: ‘‘coast wise sightseeing, 

whale watching, sailing lessons’’ 

—GEOGRAPHIC REGION: ‘‘Hawaii, 

California’’ 

The complete application is given in 

DOT docket MARAD–2018–0105 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 section 388.4 of 

MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 

388. 

Privacy Act 

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

DOT/MARAD solicits comments from 

the public to better inform its 

rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts 

these comments, without edit, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice, DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS, accessible through 

www.dot.gov/privacy. In order 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. 

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

55103, 46 U.S.C. 12121. 

* * * * * 

Dated: June 26, 2018. 

By order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14065 Filed 6–28–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Notice of Request for Information 

Regarding Health Care Access 

Standards 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Request for information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) is requesting information to 

assist in implementing section 1703B of 

title 38, United States Code (U.S.C.), as 

added by section 104(a) of the John S. 

McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and 

Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining 

Internal Systems and Strengthening 

Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) 

Act of 2018 (the VA MISSION Act) 

which directs VA to establish access 

standards for furnishing hospital care, 

medical services, and extended care 

services to covered veterans for 

purposes of the Veterans Community 

Care Program. In establishing these 

access standards, VA is required to 

consult with all pertinent Federal, 

private sector, and non-governmental 

entities. VA requests information from 

the public regarding the development of 

these access standards, including but 

not limited to information with regard 

to health plans on the use of access 

standards for the design of health plan 

provider networks, referrals from 

network providers to out-of-network 

providers, the appeals process for 

exemptions from benefit limits to out-ofnetwork providers, and the 

measurement of performance against 

federal or state regulatory standards. 

With regard to health systems, VA 

requests information from the public 

including but not limited to the 

existence of standards for appointment 

wait times, the use of travel distance for 

establishing service areas, the 

development or use of guidelines to 

refer patients to out of system providers, 

and the measurement of performance 

against federal or state regulatory 

standards. Responses to this notice will 

support industry research and VA’s 

evaluation of access standards. 

DATES: July 30, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted through http://

www.regulations.gov; by mail or hand 

delivery to the Director, Office of 

Regulation Policy and Management 

(00REG), Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, 

Room 1063B, Washington, DC 20420; or 

by fax to 202–273–9026. Comments 

should indicate that they are submitted 

in response to ‘‘Notice of Request for 

Information Regarding Health Care 

Access Standards’’. Copies of comments 

received will be available for public 

inspection in the Office of Regulation 

Policy and Management (00REG), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Ave. NW, Room 1063B, 

Washington, DC 20420, between the 

hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday (except Federal 

holidays). Please call (202) 461–4902 

(this is not a toll-free number) for an 

appointment. During the comment 

period, comments may also be viewed 

online through the Federal Docket 

Management System at 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christina Hosenfeld, Management 


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