Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, Economic Development 6 Jan 2025 transportation, regulations, maritime administration, business impact, coastwise endorsement, maritime

🚢Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility Determination for Foreign Vessels

The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to issue coastwise endorsement eligibility determinations for foreign-built vessels which will carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. A request for such a determination has been received by MARAD. By this notice, MARAD seeks comments from interested parties as to any effect this action may have on U.S. vessel builders or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-flag vessels. Information about the requestor's vessel, including a brief description of the proposed service, is listed below.

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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements 6 Jan 2025 regulation, vessel availability, maritime, jones act, comments, compliance

âš“Request for Comments on Jones Act Vessel Availability Determinations

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments on our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to renew an information collection in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection OMB 2133-0545 (Maritime Administration (MARAD) Jones Act Vessel Availability Determinations) is used to collect information about the availability of qualified Jones Act vessels. Since the last renewal, there was a reduction in the public burden for this collection. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.

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