Notice2021-26833
Request for Determination for Aquaculture Support Operations for the 2022 Calendar Year: COLBY PERCE, RONJA CARRIER, SADIE JANE, MISS MILDRED 1, KC COMMANDER
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Published
December 10, 2021
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Transportation DepartmentMaritime Administration
Abstract
Pursuant to a delegation of authority from the Secretary of Transportation, the Maritime Administrator is authorized to issue a determination allowing documented vessels with only registry endorsements or foreign flag vessels to be used in operations that treat aquaculture fish or protect aquaculture fish from disease, parasitic infestation, or other threats to their health when suitable vessels of the United States are not available that could perform those services. A request for such a determination has been received by the Maritime Administration (MARAD). This notice is being published to solicit comments intended to assist MARAD in determining whether suitable vessels of the United States are available that could perform the required services. If no suitable U.S.-flag vessels are available, the Maritime Administrator may issue a determination necessary to comply with USCG Aquaculture Support regulations. A brief description of the proposed aquaculture support service is listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 235 (Friday, December 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70598-70599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26833]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket Number MARAD-2021-0270]
Request for Determination for Aquaculture Support Operations for
the 2022 Calendar Year: COLBY PERCE, RONJA CARRIER, SADIE JANE, MISS
MILDRED 1, KC COMMANDER
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to a delegation of authority from the Secretary of
Transportation, the Maritime Administrator is authorized to issue a
determination allowing documented vessels with only registry
endorsements or foreign flag vessels to be used in operations that
treat aquaculture fish or protect aquaculture fish from disease,
parasitic infestation, or other threats to their health when suitable
vessels of the United States are not available that could perform those
services. A request for such a determination has been received by the
Maritime Administration (MARAD). This notice is being published to
solicit comments intended to assist MARAD in determining whether
suitable vessels of the United States are available that could perform
the required services. If no suitable U.S.-flag vessels are available,
the Maritime Administrator may issue a determination necessary to
comply with USCG Aquaculture Support regulations. A brief description
of the proposed aquaculture support service is listed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
DATES: Submit comments on or before January 10, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket Number
MARAD-2021-0270 by any of the following methods:
<bullet> On-line via the Federal Electronic Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Search using ``MARAD-2021-0270'' and follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail/Hand-Delivery/Courier: Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-
140, Washington, DC 20590. Submit comments in an unbound format, no
larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic
filing.
Reference Materials and Docket Information: You may view the
complete application, including the aquaculture support technical
service requirements, and all public comments at the DOT Docket on-line
via <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Search using ``MARAD-2021-0270.'' All
comments received will be posted without change to the docket,
including any personal information provided. The Docket Management
Facility is open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
on Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Meurer, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Room W23-461, Washington, DC 20590. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afe5cac1c1c6c9cadd81e2cadaddcaddefcbc0db81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c46696262656a697e224169797e697e4c686378226b637a">[email protected]</span></a>. If
you have questions on viewing the Docket, call Docket Operations,
telephone: (800) 647-5527.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As a result of the enactment of the Coast
Guard Authorization Act of 2010, codified at 46 U.S.C. 12102, the
Secretary of Transportation has the discretionary authority to issue
determinations allowing documented vessels with registry endorsements
or foreign flag vessels to be used in operations that treat aquaculture
fish for or protect
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aquaculture fish from disease, parasitic infestation, or other threats
to their health when suitable vessels of the United States are not
available that could perform those services. The Secretary has
delegated this authority to the Maritime Administrator. Pursuant to
this authority, MARAD is providing notice of the service requirements
proposed by Cooke Aquaculture (Cooke) in order to make a U.S.-flag
vessel availability determination. Specifics can be found in Cooke's
application letter posted in the docket.
To comply with USCG Aquaculture Support regulations at 46 CFR part
106, Cooke is seeking a MARAD Aquaculture Determination to operate the
vessels, COLBY PERCE, RONJA CARRIER, SADIE JANE, MISS MILDRED 1, KC
COMMANDER, as follows:
Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ``to use highly-specialized
foreign-flag vessels referred to as a ``wellboat'' (or ``live fish
carrier'') to treat Cooke's swimming inventory of farmed Atlantic
salmon in the company's salt-water grow-out pens off Maine's North
Atlantic Coast. This treatment prevents against parasitic infestation
by sea lice that is highly destructive to the salmon's health.''
Geographic Region: ``off Maine's North Atlantic Coast''.
Requested Time Period: ``2022 calendar year, from January 1, 2022
to December 31, 2022''.
Interested parties may submit comments providing detailed
information relating to the availability of U.S.-flag vessels to
perform the required aquaculture support services. If MARAD determines,
in accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12102(d)(1) and MARAD's regulations at 46
CFR part 388, that suitable U.S.-flag vessels are available to perform
the required services, a positive determination allowing for the use of
the vessels will not be granted. Comments should refer to the docket
number of this notice and the vessel name in order for MARAD to
properly consider the comments. Comments should also state the
commenter's interest in the application, and address the criteria set
forth in 46 CFR 388.4.
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), MARAD solicits comments from
the public to inform its process to determine the availability of
suitable vessels. DOT posts these comments, without edit, to
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, as described in the system of records notice, DOT/
ALL-14 FDMS, accessible through <a href="http://www.dot.gov/privacy">www.dot.gov/privacy</a>. In order to
facilitate comment tracking and response, we encourage commenters to
provide their name, or the name of their organization; however,
submission of names is completely optional. Whether or not commenters
identify themselves, all timely comments will be fully considered. If
you wish to provide comments containing proprietary or confidential
information, please contact the agency for alternate submission
instructions.
Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments received into
any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment
(or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
19477-78), or you may visit <a href="http://dms.dot.gov">http://dms.dot.gov</a>.
(Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(w))
Order of the Acting Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-26833 Filed 12-9-21; 8:45 am]
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