37730 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 126 / Wednesday, July 1, 2015 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You Beyel Brothers Inc. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION may contact William G. Kurfehs, Acting Central Gulf Lines, Inc. Director, Office of Sealift Support, U.S. Columbia Coastal Transport, LLC Maritime Administration Department of Transportation, Maritime CRC Marine Services, Inc. Administration, 1200 New Jersey Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Crimson Shipping Co., Inc. Agreement Open Season Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Crowley Puerto Rico Services, Inc. Telephone (202) 366–2318. You may Crowley Marine Services, Inc. AGENCY: Maritime Administration, send electronic mail to Bill.Kurfehs@ Department of Transportation. dot.gov. Curtin Maritime, Corp. Dann Marine Towing, LC ACTION: Notice of open season for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: enrollment in the VISA program. Colonel Farrell Lines Incorporated Martin Chapin, USAF, Deputy Director, Fidelio Limited Partnership Operations and Planning, U.S. SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration Transportation Command, and Mr. Foss International, Inc. (MARAD) announces that the open Kevin Tokarski, Associate Foss Maritime Company season for Fiscal Year 2016 applications Administrator for Strategic Sealift, Hapag-Lloyd USA, LLC for participation in the Voluntary Maritime Administration, welcomed the Horizon Lines, LLC Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) participants. Mr. Tokarski thanked the LA Carriers, LLC program will run for 30 days beginning industry participants for their continued Laborde Marine, L.L.C. today and ending July 31, 2015. The purpose of this notice is to invite support and stated he was pleased with Liberty Global Logistics, LLC the large number of attendees at the interested, qualified U.S.-flag vessel Liberty Shipping Group, LLC operators that are not currently enrolled JPAG meeting. He expressed a hope that Lockwood Brothers, Inc. the JPAG TTX would serve to prepare in the VISA program to apply. This is Lynden Incorporated the only planned enrollment period for all attendee for what could actually Maersk Line, Limited occur during a VISA activation. Col. carriers to join the VISA program and Marine Transport Management Chapin remarked that the classified TTX derive benefits for Department of will focus on VISA participants’ ability Matson Navigation Company, Inc. Defense (DOD) peacetime contracts to meet DOD requirements for moving McAllister Towing and Transportation initiated during the period from October contingency cargo from CONUS Sea Co., Inc. 1, 2015, through September 30, 2016. Any U.S.-flag vessel operator Ports of Embarkation to designated McCulley Marine Services, Inc. organized under the laws of a state of OCONUS Ports of Debarkation. Col. Moran Towing Corp. the United States, or the District of Chapin also stated that the TTX will National Shipping of America, LLC Columbia, who is able and willing to address mariner availability to support Northcliffe Ocean Shipping & Trading commit militarily useful sealift assets VISA activation. Further, both Company and assume the related consequential gentlemen requested participants Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines LLC risks of commercial disruption, may be complete a survey at the end of the TTX Patriot Shipping, L.L.C eligible to participate in the VISA and provide recommendations to Resolve Towing & Salvage, Inc. program. improve the JPAG. Samson Tug & Barge Company, Inc. The mission of VISA is to provide The purpose of the JPAG TTX was to: Schuyler Line Navigation Company, commercial sealift and intermodal (1) Affirm industry’s ability to meet LLC shipping services and systems, DOD requirements by exposing them to Sea Star Line, LLC including vessels, vessel space, the most demanding DOD scenario; (2) intermodal systems and equipment, exercise commercial sealift capacity in SeaTac Marine Services, LLC terminal facilities, and related relation to scenario requirements; (3) Seabridge, Inc. management services, to the Department validate scenario planning assumptions; Sealift Inc. of Defense (DOD), as necessary, to meet and (4) recommend revisions, as Smith Maritime, Inc. national defense contingency appropriate, on how we model specified Stevens Towing Co., Inc. requirements or national emergencies. scenarios and/or other related planning Stevens Transportation, LLC Carriers enrolled in the VISA program documents and associated planning Superior Maritime Services, Inc. provide DOD with assured access to assumptions. The JPAG TTX was Tactical Shipping, LLC such services during contingencies. In considered a success as industry Teras BBC Ocean Navigation Enterprises return for their VISA commitment, DOD participants were able to provide Houston, LLC gives VISA participants priority for capacity and resources to meet DOD Totem Ocean Trailer Express peacetime cargos. requirements. However, the participants Trailer Bridge, Inc. DATES: VISA Program applications must identified specific ‘‘lessons learned’’ TransAtlantic Lines, LLC that will be addressed to improve the be received on or before July 31, 2015. Western Towboat Company JPAG. The JPAG TTX participants ADDRESSES: Submit applications and agreed to work on the lessons learned to Weeks Marine, Inc. questions related to this notice to assure that they are adequately Waterman Steamship Corporation William G. Kurfehs, Acting Director, addressed for the efficient coordination Young Brothers Limited Office of Sealift Support, U.S. of VISA activation procedures. AUTHORITY: 49 CFR 1.93(l), Pub. L. 111– Department of Transportation, Maritime The following are VISA participants: 67. Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. A Way To Move, Inc. Dated: June 25, 2015. American International Shipping, LLC FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By Order of the Maritime Administrator. American Marine Corporation William G. Kurfehs, Acting Director, American President Lines, Ltd. T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., Office of Sealift Support, U.S. American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier, LLC Secretary, Maritime Administration. Department of Transportation, Maritime APL Marine Services, Ltd. [FR Doc. 2015–16178 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am] Administration, 1200 New Jersey Argent Marine Operations, Inc. BILLING CODE 4910–81–P Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:30 Jun 30, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00151 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01JYN1.SGM 01JYN1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 126 / Wednesday, July 1, 2015 / Notices 37731 Telephone (202) 366–2318; Fax (202) vessel into U.S. registry. That carrier committed to Stages I and II will not 366–5904, electronic mail to may submit an application to participate have an adverse national economic [email protected] or visit http:// in the VISA program at any time upon impact. To minimize domestic www.marad.dot.gov. completion of reflagging. commercial disruption, participants operating vessels exclusively in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The VISA Advantages of Peacetime Participation domestic Jones Act trades are not program was established pursuant to In return for their VISA commitment, required to commit the capacity of those Section 708 of the Defense Production DOD awards peacetime cargo contracts U.S. domestic trading vessels to VISA Act of 1950, as amended (DPA). The to VISA participants on a priority basis. Stages I and II. Overall VISA VISA program was created to provide Award of DOD cargoes to meet DOD commitment requirements are based on for voluntary agreements for emergency peacetime and contingency annual enrollment. preparedness programs. Pursuant to the requirements is made on the basis of the In order to protect a U.S.-flag vessel DPA, voluntary agreements for following priorities: U.S.-flag vessel operator’s market share during preparedness programs, including the capacity operated by VISA participants contingency activation, VISA allows VISA program expire five (5) years after and U.S.-flag Vessel Sharing Agreement participants to join with other vessel the date they became effective. (VSA) capacity held by VISA operators in Carrier Coordination The VISA program is open to U.S.-flag participants; U.S.-flag vessel capacity Agreements (CCAs) to satisfy vessel operators of oceangoing militarily operated by non-participants; commercial or DOD requirements. VISA useful vessels, to include tugs and Combination U.S.-flag/foreign-flag provides a defense against antitrust laws barges. An operator is defined as an vessel capacity operated by VISA in accordance with the DPA. CCAs must owner or bareboat charterer of a vessel. participants, and combination U.S.-flag/ be submitted to the MARAD for Tug enrollment alone does not satisfy foreign-flag VSA capacity held by VISA coordination with the Department of VISA eligibility. Operators include participants; Combination U.S.-flag/ Justice for approval, before they can be vessel owners and bareboat charter foreign-flag vessel capacity operated by utilized. operators if satisfactory signed non-participants; U.S.-owned or agreements are in place committing the operated foreign-flag vessel capacity and Vessel Position Reporting assets of the owner to VISA. Voyage and VSA capacity held by VISA If VISA applicants have the capability space charterers are not considered participants; U.S.-owned or operated to track their vessels, they must include U.S.-flag vessel operators for purposes foreign-flag vessel capacity and VSA the tracking system used in their VISA of VISA eligibility. capacity held by non-participants; and application.