Farrell Lines Incorporated; Notice of Application for Waiver of Section 804(a) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, As Amended

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket S-910]

Farrell Lines Incorporated; Notice of Application for Waiver of

Section 804(a) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, As Amended

Farrell Lines Incorporated (Farrell), by application dated July 15,

1994, requests a waiver of the provisions of section 804(a) of the

Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, so as to permit Farrell to ad

hoc charter, operate and/or act as Agent or Broker for any foreign-flag

vessel between the United States Gulf and east coast ports and the

Black Sea ports. The vessel type would be general-cargo ships not

exceeding 12000 DWT and having refrigerated and containerized cargo

capacity. The waiver is requested for the duration of Farrell's

Operating-Differential Subsidy Agreement, Contract MA/MSB-482, which

expires on December 31, 1997.

Farrell operates a regular U.S.-flag liner service between the U.S.

east coast and Mediterranean (Trade Route 10/13) with extension to the

Black Sea ports using foreign-flag feeder vessels as permitted by law.

Farrell states that it is not seeking to service any other mid point

areas such as the Mediterranean under the instant request and would

limit such sailings to no more than twelve voyages per year.

This application may be inspected in the Office of the Secretary,

Maritime Administration. Any person, firm, or corporation having any

interest in such request within the meaning of section 804 of the Act

and desiring to submit comments concerning the application must file

written comments in triplicate with the Secretary, Maritime

Administration, Room 7300, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20590. Comments must be received no later than 5:00

p.m. on August 4, 1994. This notice is published as a matter of

discretion and publication should in no way be considered a favorable

or unfavorable decision on the application, as filed or as may be

amended. The Maritime Administrator will consider any comments

submitted and take such action with respect thereto as may be deemed

appropriate.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 20.804

(Operating-Differential Subsidies))

By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

Date: July 20, 1994.

Joel C. Richard,

Secretary, Maritime Administration.

[FR Doc. 94-18017 Filed 7-22-94; 8:45 am]

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