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PRESS BOOK

March 14, 2005

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B05-002

 

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced its intention to request approval for a three-year extension of three currently approved information collections.

 

They are:

 

Ø     Intermodal Access to Shallow Draft Ports and Terminals Survey -- This collection will allow MARAD to access the magnitude and nature of impediments to efficient intermodal connections to shallow draft marine ports and terminals and provide information on correcting deficiencies.  Respondents are officials at the Nation’s key shallow draft marine ports and terminals.

 

For further information contact Celia Luck, Maritime Administration, 400-7th St., SW, Washington, DC 20590; telephone 202-366-3581; fax 202-366-6988; or E-MAIL: celia.luck@marad.dot.gov.  Copies of this collection also can be obtained from that office.

 

Ø     Title XI Obligation Guarantees -- This collection is necessary for MARAD officials to evaluate an applicant’s project and capabilities, make the required determinations, and administrator any agreements executed upon approval of loan guarantees.  Respondents are individuals/businesses interested in obtaining loan guarantees for construction or reconstruction of vessels as well as businesses interested in shipyard modernization and improvements.

 

For further information contact Kenneth Kline, Maritime Administration, 400-7th St., SW, Washington, DC 20590; telephone 202-366-5744; fax 202-366-7901; or

E-MAIL: kenneth.kline@marad.dot.gov.  Copies of this collection also can be obtained from that office.

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Ø     Application for Construction Reserve Fund and Annual Statements -- The information is required in order for MARAD to determine whether the applicant is qualified for the benefits of the CRF program.  Respondents are owners or operators of vessels in the domestic or foreign commerce.

 

Written comments, referencing Docket Numbers  MARAD 2005-20527, MARAD 2005-20537 and MARAD 2005-20538 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 by 5:00 p.m. May 9, 2005.  Comments may also be submitted electronically via the Internet at http://dms.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.

 

B05-003

 

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:

 

Ø     OSPREY                                              Docket Number:  MARAD 2005 20524

Ø     VENTURE                                            Docket Number:  MARAD 2005 20525

Ø     IMGOIN                                               Docket Number:  MARAD 2005 20526

 

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.  April 11, 2005.

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, 400-7th St., SW, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-0760.

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B05-004

 

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) has approved two applications under Section 9 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended.  They include:

 

Ø     Sterling Equipment, Inc., Boston, MA, has received approval for the sell the 2,576-gross-ton deck cargo barge CAPE CHARLES to Industrial Transport Ltd., a Trinidad corporation, and transfer said Vessel to Trinidad registry and flag.

 

The vessel was built in 1977 in Harvey, LA.

 

Ø     South Wind Fishing Corporation, Rancho Santa Fe, CA has received approval to transfer the 1,387-gross-ton fishing vessel BOLD ADVENTURESS to Nicaragua registry and flag, without change in the U.S. ownership of said Vessel.

 

The vessel was built in 1990 in Tacoma, WA.