Search Results for keywords:"MARAD determination request"

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  • 2025-06994 — Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, M/V Lexington
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 17146
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The Maritime Administration (MARAD) of the Department of Transportation has received a request to determine whether a foreign-built small passenger vessel can be used in U.S. coastwise trade without negatively impacting U.S. shipbuilders and businesses that use U.S.-built vessels. The notice seeks public comments to assess if this use would harm U.S. vessel builders or coastwise trade. Comments can be submitted through various methods until May 23, 2025, and should include specific information about the request's potential adverse effects on U.S. interests. Public comments, including any personal information provided, will be made available online.

    Simple Explanation

    The government is asking people to say if a big boat built in another country would hurt businesses that build or use boats made in the USA. They want to know what everyone thinks by May 23, 2025.

  • 2025-06997 — Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, M/V Mastermind
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 17139
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The Maritime Administration (MARAD) of the Department of Transportation is seeking public comments on a request to use a foreign-built small passenger vessel, the M/V Mastermind, in U.S. coastwise trade. The vessel would carry no more than 12 passengers for hire. The request raises questions about potential negative impacts on U.S. vessel builders and businesses using U.S.-built vessels. Public comments can be submitted until May 23, 2025, and further details can be found on the regulations.gov website under docket number MARAD-2025-0028.

    Simple Explanation

    The U.S. government wants to know if using a foreign-made boat, called the M/V Mastermind, to carry a small number of people for money might hurt local boat-makers and businesses, and they're asking people to share their thoughts about it before a deadline.