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Application for an Administrative Waiver of the Jones Act

U.S. Department of Transportation
Maritime Administration

Form Approval: OMB No. 2133-0529

This collection of information is required to obtain a waiver of the U.S.-build and other requirements of the Passenger Services Act (46 U.S.C. 55103) and will be used by the Maritime Administration to determine if the applicant is entitled to a waiver. Public reporting burden is estimated to average one hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. No assurances of confidentiality are provided. Please note that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control number for this collection is 2133-0529.

REQUEST FOR ADMINISTRATIVE WAIVER OF THE JONES ACT
46 U.S.C. 12121, 46 C.F.R. 388

Items marked with an * are required.

1. Name of the Vessel * :

2. Owner Information:
Name * :

Address * :

Telephone No. * :

FAX No. * :

Email * :

3. Vessel Official Number (or Hull Identification No., or State No.) * :

4. Date of Vessel Construction * :

5. Place of Construction * :

6. Size, capacity and net tonnage of the vessel.

Size * : length in feet net tons

Capacity * : passengers

7. Intended commercial use of the vessel (attach pages if needed)* :

8. List all States(s) of intended operation and trade ("All States" is not acceptable)* :

9. A statement on the impact this waiver will have on other commercial passenger vessel operators, including a statement describing the operations of existing operators (attach pages as needed) * :

10. A statement on the impact this waiver will have on U.S. shipyards (attach pages as needed) * :

11. By submitting this information you are deemed to have certified that the above information is true and correct. If you believe there may be an error, click the RESET button to clear the form and start again. If the information is correct, please click SUBMIT to forward the application to the Maritime Administration. Instructions will follow on how to pay the application fee.

FORM MA-1023 (E) (11-10)