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  • 2024-31604 — Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility Determination for a Foreign-Built Vessel: Open Seas (Motor); Invitation for Public Comments
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 724
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The Maritime Administration (MARAD), under the Department of Transportation, is looking to determine if a foreign-built vessel, named Open Seas, can be eligible for coastwise trade endorsement. This endorsement would allow the vessel to carry up to 12 passengers for hire. The administration is seeking public comments on how this might impact U.S. vessel builders or businesses using U.S.-flagged vessels. Comments, which can be submitted by February 5, 2025, should focus on whether approving this request could negatively affect domestic industry.

    Simple Explanation

    The government wants to know if a big, foreign-built boat called Open Seas can be used in the U.S. to take people on fun trips. They're asking people in the U.S. who make or use American boats if this might hurt their business, and they'd like to hear what everyone thinks by February 5, 2025.

  • 2024-30439 — Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility Determination for a Foreign-Built Vessel: SUGAR AND SPICE (MOTOR); Invitation for Public Comments
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 104288
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The Maritime Administration, part of the Department of Transportation, is considering a request to determine whether a foreign-built vessel named SUGAR AND SPICE can be approved for coastwise trade, allowing it to carry up to twelve passengers for hire. The vessel is a 43-foot power catamaran, intended for use in passenger day charters and cruises based in Pensacola Beach, Florida. Interested parties are invited to submit comments on how this decision might affect U.S. shipbuilders or businesses using American-flagged vessels. Comments can be submitted through the federal portal or by mail until January 21, 2025, and all received comments will be publicly available.

    Simple Explanation

    A boat called "SUGAR AND SPICE" wants permission to offer fun rides with up to twelve people on board in Florida, but it's not made in the USA. The grown-ups in charge want to know if this could be unfair to people who make or use American boats, and they are asking others to share their thoughts about it by sending in their comments.

  • 2024-28446 — Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility Determination for a Foreign-Built Vessel: SEA CZAR (Motor); Invitation for Public Comments
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 96705
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The Maritime Administration (MARAD) of the U.S. Department of Transportation is inviting public comments on a request concerning the coastwise endorsement eligibility of the SEA CZAR, a foreign-built vessel intended to offer passenger charters in the Pacific Northwest. The vessel will operate from Tacoma to the Canadian border, including the San Juan Islands and Lake Washington. MARAD seeks feedback on how this could impact U.S. vessel builders or businesses using U.S.-flag vessels, and comments can be submitted via various methods until January 6, 2025. If adverse effects are determined, MARAD may deny the endorsement.

    Simple Explanation

    MARAD wants to know if people think a new foreign-made boat, the SEA CZAR, should be allowed to take paying passengers around certain areas in the U.S. If people think this might be bad for American boat builders or those using American boats, they can say so before January 6, 2025.

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