U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
400 7th Street, SW
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
Washington, DC 20590
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PRESS BOOK
May 21, 2004
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B04-014
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) has published a notice in the Federal Register
inviting public comments on four separate waiver applications under MARAD's Small
Passenger Vessel Waiver Program. The following are the foreign-built, or vessels with lost
documentation, that have applied to carry 12-passengers or less in the domestic trade:
TALIESIN Docket Number: MARAD 2004-17812
ISLAND GIRL Docket Number: MARAD 2004-17813
MARIANA QUEEN Docket Number: MARAD 2004-17814
BEACH BUM Docket Number: MARAD 2004-17816
MARAD has the authority to issue a waiver of the U.S.-build requirements of the coastwise trade laws under certain circumstances as provided by P.L. 105-383 as amended.
Written comments referencing the above-mentioned dockets, respectively, may be submitted to the Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, Department of Transportation, 400 7th St., SW, Washington, DC 20590-0001 by 5:00 p.m.
June 21, 2004. Comments may also be submitted electronically via the Internet at http://dmses.dot.gov/submit. All comments are available for review between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays. Electronic versions of these documents are available on the World Wide Web at http://dms.dot.gov.
For further information contact Michael Hokana, U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, MAR-830, Room 7201, 400 - 7th St., SW, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-0760.