Sea-Land Service, Inc.; Notice of Application To Increase Service in the Non-Contiguous Domestic Trade for Puerto Rico

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket MSP-008]

Sea-Land Service, Inc.; Notice of Application To Increase Service

in the Non-Contiguous Domestic Trade for Puerto Rico

Sea-Land Service, Inc. (Sea-Land), by application dated October 1,

1997, has applied for an increase in the authorized level of the

service Sea-Land provides to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Puerto

Rico), pursuant to section 656(d) of Subtitle B, Title VI, of the

Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as Amended (1936 Act). In support of its

application, Sea-Land has provided information related to the growth of

real gross product for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as supplied to

Sea-Land by the Planning Board of the Office of the Governor of Puerto

Rico.

As originally approved, Sea-Land's authorized service level for

Puerto Rico was 230,612 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), as of

August 9, 1995. Based on increases in the gross product of Puerto Rico

for Fiscal Year (FY) 1996 (July 1, 1995 to June 30, 1996) Sea-Land has

asked for an additional 6,365 TEUs of authorized service. Based on

increases in Puerto Rico's gross product for FY 1997 (July 1, 1996 to

June 30, 1997), Sea-Land has asked for a second additional increase in

authorized service of 6,365 TEUs. Additionally, Sea-Land has requested

a third increase of 3,167 TEUs projected for the period July 1, to

December 31, 1997. In summary, Sea-Land is seeking an increase of

16,167 TEUs in the trade to a total of 246,779 TEUs. A summation of

Sea-Land's request is attached hereto as Table I.

Any person, firm or corporation having an interest in this

application for increased service authorization, and who desires to

submit comments concerning Sea-Land's application, is requested to

provide those comments to the Secretary, Maritime Administration, Room

7210, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20590. Such comments must be filed in triplicate and received no later

than 5:00 pm Eastern Time November 17, 1997.

Dated: October 10, 1997.

By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

Joel C. Richard,

Secretary, Maritime Administration.

Sea-Land Service, Inc.; Requested Increases in Authorized Non-

Contiguous Domestic Service for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Original Grandfather authorization as of August 9, 1995: 230,612 TEUs

For Fiscal Year 1996 (July 1, 1995 to June 30, 1996).

Gross Product for FY 1996: +3.1 Percent.

Proration, August 9, 1995 to June 30, 1996 = 326/366 Days (1996 was a

leap year) = .89

(.89) x (3.1) = 2.76 Percent.

Increase = (.0276) x (230,612) = 6,365 TEUs

Total for June 30, 1996 = 236,977 TEUs

For Fiscal Year 1997 (July 1, 1996 to June 30, 1997)

Gross Product for FY 1997: +2.8 Percent (Tentative)

Increase = (.028) x (236,977) = 6,635 TEUs

Total for June 30, 1997 = 243,612 TEUs

Projected Increase July 1, 1997 to December 31, 1997

Gross Product: +2.6 Percent (Projected)

July 1 to December 31=184 days 184/365 = .5

Proration, July 1 to December 31, 1997 = (.5) x (2.6) = 1.3 Percent.

Increase = (.013) x (243,977) = 3,167 TEUs

Total for December 31, 1997 = 246,779 TEUs

Total Requested Increase: 16,167 TEUs

[FR Doc. 97-27614 Filed 10-16-97; 8:45 am]

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