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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.

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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. Such applicants are VISA Concept Foreign-owned or operated foreign-flag required to provide MARAD access to vessel capacity of non-participants. their vessel tracking systems upon The VISA program provides for the approval of their VISA application. If Participation staged, time-phased availability of VISA applicants do not have a tracking participants’ shipping services/systems Applicants must provide satisfactory system, they must indicate this in their through pre-negotiated contracts evidence that the vessels being VISA application. The VISA program between the Government and committed to the VISA program are requires enrolled ships to comply with participants. Such arrangements are operational and are intended to be 46 CFR part 307, Establishment of jointly planned with the MARAD, U.S. operated by the applicant in the carriage Mandatory Position Reporting System Transportation Command of commercial or government preference for Vessels. (USTRANSCOM), and participants in cargoes. Operator is defined as an ocean peacetime to allow effective and best common carrier or contract carrier that Compensation valued use of commercial sealift owns, controls or manages vessels by In addition to receiving priority in the capacity, provide DOD assured which ocean transportation is provided. award of DOD peacetime cargo, a contingency access, and to minimize While vessel brokers, freight forwarders, participant will receive compensation commercial disruption. and agents play an important role as a during contingency activation for that There are three time-phased stages in conduit to locate and secure appropriate capacity activated under Stage I, II and the event of VISA activation. VISA vessels for the carriage of DOD cargo, III. The amount of compensation will Stages I and II provide for pre- they are not eligible to participate in the depend on the Stage at which capacity negotiated contracts between DOD and VISA program due to lack of requisite is activated. During enrollment, each participants to provide sealift capacity vessel ownership or operation. participant must select one of several to meet all projected DOD contingency compensation methodologies. The Commitment requirements. These contracts are compensation methodology selection executed in accordance with approved Any U.S.-flag vessel operator desiring will be completed with the appropriate DOD contracting methodologies. VISA to receive priority consideration for DOD agency, resulting in prices in Stage III provides for additional capacity DOD peacetime contracts must commit contingency contracts between DOD and to DOD when Stages I and II no less than 50 percent of its total U.S.- the participant. commitments or volunteered capacity flag militarily useful capacity in Stage are insufficient to meet contingency III of the VISA program. Participants Security Clearances requirements, and adequate shipping operating vessels in international trade All VISA applicants accepted for services from non-participants are not may receive top tier consideration in the VISA participation, not having a Facility available through established DOD award of DOD peacetime contracts by Security Clearance (FCL), will be contracting practices or U.S. committing the minimum percentages of required to pursue the clearance process Government treaty agreements. capacity to all three stages of VISA or with the Defense Security Service (DSS). bottom tier consideration by committing If the accepted applicant does not have Exceptions to This Open Season the minimum percentage of capacity to a clearance, MARAD will initiate the The only exception to this open only Stage III of VISA. USTRANSCOM clearance process with DSS. season period for VISA enrollment will and MARAD will coordinate to ensure Participants must have a FCL and be for a non-VISA carrier that reflags a that the amount of sealift assets individual security clearances, at a

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minimum of SECRET level, for key tug service is not owned or bareboat DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION personnel in order for them to chartered by the VISA applicant. Barge participate in the VISA Joint Planning operators must provide evidence to National Highway Traffic Safety Advisory Group (JPAG) meetings and to MARAD that tug service of sufficient Administration meet VISA contingency contract horsepower will be available for all [Docket No. NHTSA–2015–0062] obligations. One of the objectives of the barges enrolled in the VISA program. JPAG is to provide the USTRANSCOM, National Emergency Medical Services Once MARAD has reviewed the MARAD and VISA participants a Advisory Council; Notice of Federal application and determined VISA planning forum to analyze DOD Advisory Committee Meeting contingency sealift/intermodal service eligibility, MARAD will sign the VISA and resource requirements against application document which completes AGENCY: National Highway Traffic industry commitments. JPAG meetings the eligibility phase of the VISA Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. are often SECRET classified sessions. enrollment process. Approved VISA Department of Transportation (DOT). Eligibility for VISA participation will be participants will be responsible for ACTION: Meeting notice—National terminated if an applicant is rejected for ensuring that information submitted Emergency Medical Services Advisory a facility clearance or if it fails to with their application remains up to Council (NEMSAC). progress in a timely manner in the date beyond the approval process. If SUMMARY: The NHTSA announces a clearance process. charter agreements are due to expire, meeting of the NEMSAC to be held in Application for VISA Participation participants must provide MARAD with the Metropolitan Washington, DC, area. charters that extend the charter duration This notice announces the date, time, New applicants may apply to for another 12 months or longer. participate by obtaining a VISA and location of the meeting, which will application package (Form MA–1020 After VISA eligibility is approved by be open to the public, as well as (OMB Approval No. 2133–0532)) from MARAD, approved applicants are opportunities for public input to the the Acting Director, Office of Sealift required to execute a VISA Contingency NEMSAC. The purpose of NEMSAC, a Support. Form MA–1020 includes Contract with USTRANSCOM. The nationally recognized council of instructions for completing and USTRANSCOM VISA Contingency emergency medical services submitting the application, blank VISA Contract will specify the following: representatives and consumers, is to Application forms and a request for Participant’s Stage III commitment, and advise and consult with DOT and the Federal Interagency Committee on EMS information regarding the operations appropriate Stage I and/or II (FICEMS) on matters relating to and U.S. citizenship of the applicant commitments for the period October 1, emergency medical services (EMS). company. A copy of the VISA document 2015 through September 30, 2016; DATES: The NEMSAC meeting will be as published in the Federal Register on Drytime Contingency terms and held on Thursday, July 30, 2015, from October 29, 2014 will also be provided conditions; and Liner Contingency 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT, and on Friday, with the package. This information is terms and conditions, if applicable. If needed in order to assist MARAD in July 31, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. any change is expected in the EDT. A public comment period will take making a determination of the Contractor’s U.S. flag fleet during the applicant’s eligibility. An applicant place on July 30, 2015, at approximately period of the applicable VISA company must provide an affidavit that 4 p.m. EDT and on July 31, 2015, at demonstrates that the company is Contingency Contract, a minimum 30- approximately 10:45 a.m. EDT. Written qualified to document a vessel under 46 day notice shall be provided to MARAD comments for the NEMSAC from the U.S.C. 12103, and that it owns, or and USTRANSCOM identifying the public must be received no later than bareboat charters and controls, change and to alter the VISA Capacity July 24, 2015. oceangoing, militarily useful vessel(s) Commitment indicated on Attachment 1 ADDRESSES: The meetings will both be for purposes of committing assets to the of the VISA Contingency Contract. held at the Ronald Reagan Building and VISA program. Execution of the USTRANSCOM International Trade Center, 1300 New VISA applicants are required to VISA Contingency Contract completes Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, submit their applications for the VISA the enrollment process and establishes DC 20004 in the Polaris Room. program as described in this Notice no the approved applicant as a VISA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: later than 30 days after the date of Participant. The Maritime Drew Dawson, Director, U.S. publication of this Federal Register Administration reserves the right to Department of Transportation, National notice. Applicants must provide the revalidate all eligibility requirements Highway Traffic Safety Administration, following: U.S. citizenship Office of Emergency Medical Services, without notice. USTRANSCOM reserves documentation; Copy of their Articles of 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., NTI–140, the right to revalidate eligibility for Incorporation and/or By Laws; Copies of Washington, DC 20590, telephone 202– loadline documents from a recognized VISA priority for DOD business at any 366–9966; email [email protected]. time without notice. classification society to validate SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of oceangoing vessel capability; U.S. Coast Authority: 49 CFR Sections 1.92 and 1.93. this meeting is given under the Federal Guard Certificates of Documentation for * * * * * Advisory Committee Act, Public Law all vessels in their fleet; Copy of 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.). Bareboat Charters, if applicable, valid By Order of the Maritime Administrator. The NEMSAC is authorized under through the period of enrollment, which Dated: June 25, 2015. Section 31108 of the Moving Ahead state that the owner will not interfere T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., with Progress in the 21st Century Act of with the charterer’s obligation to Secretary, Maritime Administration. 2012. commit chartered vessel(s) to the VISA [FR Doc. 2015–16179 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am] program for the duration of the charter; Tentative Agenda of the National EMS and Copy of Time Charters, valid BILLING CODE 4910–81–P Advisory Council Meeting through the period of enrollment, for tug The tentative NEMSAC agenda services to barge operators, if sufficient includes the following:

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