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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.

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By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: February 6, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018–02686 Filed 2–9–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0018]

Request for Comments on the Renewal
of a Previously Approved Information
Collection: Application and Reporting
Requirements for Participation in the
Maritime Security Program
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Maritime Administration
(MARAD) invites public comments on
our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to renew an information
collection. The information to be
collected will be used to determine if
selected vessels are qualified to
participate in the Maritime Security
Program. We are required to publish this
notice in the Federal Register by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 13, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
[identified by Docket No. DOT–
MARAD–2018–0018 through one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Search using the
above DOT docket number and follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 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.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the Department’s
performance; (b) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (c) ways for the
Department to enhance the quality,

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utility and clarity of the information
collection; and (d) ways that the burden
could be minimized without reducing
the quality of the collected information.
The agency will summarize and/or
include your comments in the request
for OMB’s clearance of this information
collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William McDonald, 202–366–0688,
Office of Sealift Support, Maritime
Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W23–308,
Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application and Reporting
Requirements for Participation in the
Maritime Security Program.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0525.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract: The Maritime Security Act
of 2003 extended under Section 3508 of
the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2013, Public Law 112–
239 provides for the enrollment of
qualified vessels in the Maritime
Security Program Fleet. Applications
and amendments are used to select
vessels for the fleet. Periodic reporting
is used to monitor adherence of
contractors to program parameters.
Respondents: Vessel operators.
Affected Public: Business or other for
Profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
15.
Estimated Number of Responses: 195.
Annual Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours: 210.
Frequency of Response: Monthly/
Annually.
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and
49 CFR 1.93.)

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By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: February 6, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018–02700 Filed 2–9–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0016]

Requested Administrative Waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
ANYWHERE; Invitation for Public
Comments
Maritime Administration
Notice.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

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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
March 14, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
docket number MARAD–2018–0016.
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 [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
described by the applicant the intended
service of the vessel ANYWHERE is:
—Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
‘‘The intended commercial use of the
vessel is sightseeing charters,
sightseeing tours, and bareboat
charters in the NY, NJ, and CT tristate area’’
—Geographic Region: ’’ New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island,
Massachusetts, Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia’’
SUMMARY:

The complete application is given in
DOT docket MARAD–2018–0016 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

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