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Federal Register/Vol. 80, No. 126 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 126 / Wednesday, July 1, 2015 / Notices 37729 Schwihag roller assemblies and plates FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You Privacy Act Statement used in the Turnouts and Crossover may contact Daniel Yuska, Office of All input received at the forum will installed in the Kingston Project. Environment, U.S. Department of be recorded and attributable to the Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 24405(a)(4), FRA Transportation, Maritime individual commenter and where will publish this letter granting Administration, 1200 New Jersey appropriate on behalf of an association, Amtrak’s and RIDOT’s request in the Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. business, labor union, etc. This Federal Register and provide notice of Telephone (202) 366–0714. You may information will be placed on the DOT such finding and an opportunity for send electronic mail to Daniel.Yuska@ public docket. You may review DOT’s public comment after which this waiver dot.gov. complete Privacy Act Statement in the will become effective. For access to the docket, go to http:// Federal Register published on April 11, Questions about this letter can be www.regulations.gov at any time or to 2000 (65 FR 19476, 04/11/2011) or at directed to, John Johnson, Attorney- Room W12–140 of the Department of http://www.dot.gov/privacy.html. Advisor, at [email protected] or Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Authority: 49 CFR 1.93. (202) 493–0078. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, Sincerely, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., * * * * * Sarah Feinberg Monday through Friday, except Federal Dated: June 25, 2015. Acting Administrator Holidays. To view the docket By Order of the Maritime Administrator. electronically, type the docket number T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., Issued in Washington, DC, on June 22, 2015. ‘‘MARAD–2015–0086’’ in the Secretary, Maritime Administration. ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘Search.’’ Sarah L. Inderbitzin, [FR Doc. 2015–16180 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am] Click and Open Docket Folder on the BILLING CODE 4910–81–P Deputy Chief Counsel. line associated with this forum. [FR Doc. 2015–16064 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BILLING CODE 4910–06–P The META program seeks to foster DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION collaborative efforts among Federal Maritime Administration DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION agencies, academia, industry and the public to address critical marine Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Maritime Administration transportation environmental issues. Agreement/Joint Planning Advisory Among the areas of current focus are Group Table Top Exercise [Docket Number MARAD–2015–0086] aquatic invasive species, ballast water AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Maritime Environmental and Technical and underwater hull growth, port and Department of Transportation. Assistance (META) Program Forum vessel air emissions, and alternative fuels and energy technologies. Through ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Maritime Administration, META, MARAD supports research, Department of Transportation. development and demonstration of SUMMARY: The Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) program ACTION: Notice. innovative technologies for practical applications to balance freight, requires a notice of the time, place, and SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration passenger and environmental concerns nature of each Joint Planning Advisory (MARAD), in cooperation with the with sustainable solutions. This support Group (JPAG) meeting be published in Maryland Environmental Resource includes financial support for research the Federal Register. The full text of the Center, will hold an open forum to and development activities, and VISA program, including these solicit individual input to MARAD on fostering the exchange of information requirements, is published in Federal the Agency’s Maritime Environmental and best practices. Register/Vol. 79, No. 209, 64462— and Technical Assistance (META) 64470, dated October 29, 2014. MARAD is holding this forum to On June 2–3, 2015, the Maritime Program and key environmental issues provide information on the META facing maritime transportation. Input Administration and the U.S. concept, gather public input on Transportation Command co-hosted the received will enable the Agency to identifying the key environmental assess the effectiveness and utility of the 2015 Voluntary Intermodal Sealift issues on which the META program Agreement Joint Planning Advisory Program thus far, and will inform should focus its activities, and on how MARAD and Department of Group Table-Top Exercise at Scott Air MARAD might best structure the Force Base, Illinois. Participants of the Transportation decision making program for the future. Specific topics of regarding possible future research, Table Top Exercise (TTX) were required discussion will include how MARAD to possess a secret clearance due to the development and demonstration might be able to better focus requests for projects. classified nature of the meeting and proposals, and how to address various attendance was by invitation only. The DATES: The forum will be held on levels of technology readiness. Maritime Administrator invited VISA Wednesday, July 22, 2015, from 9:00 During the forum, MARAD carriers, Maritime Labor Unions, a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT. representatives will explain the META Longshoreman Labor and designated ADDRESSES: The event will be held at program and discuss current areas of U.S. Strategic Seaport personnel. In the Conference Center of the Maritime focus and projects, followed by small addition, representatives from the Institute of Technology and Graduate group discussions. Minutes will be kept Department of Transportation, the Studies (MITAGS), 692 Maritime Blvd., of the discussion and posted by Maritime Administration and the Linthicum Heights, Maryland 21090 MARAD. Department of Defense (DOD) to include (Telephone 866–656–5568). The facility MARAD will release further details on the Office of the Secretary of Defense, has overnight accommodations. For this public forum, including times and U.S. Transportation Command, the those interested in reserving MITAGS agenda, on its Web page at http:// Military Sealift Command and the accommodations please feel free to call marad.dot.gov and on the DOT docket Surface Deployment and Distribution 410–859–5700. as they become available. Command attended the meeting. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:30 Jun 30, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00150 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01JYN1.SGM 01JYN1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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
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