The Maritime Administration (MARAD) has published a notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment on three 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:

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 7^th St., SW, Washington, DC 20590-0001 by 5:00 p.m., July 26, 2004. Comments may 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 - 7^th St., SW, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-0760.

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) has approved an application under section 9 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended.

• Crowley Marine Services, Inc., Oakland, CA has received approval to sell the 5,498-gross-ton tank barge BARGE 101 to Ease Faith Ltd., a Hong Kong corporation, for scrapping in China.