[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 10423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5987]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket S-933]
OMI Patriot Transport, Inc.; OMI Courier Transport, Inc.; OMI
Rover Transport, Inc.; Application for Modification of Operating-
Differential Subsidy Agreements
By application of February 28, 1996, pursuant to Title VI of the
Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, and Article II-25 of Operating-
Differential Subsidy Agreements (ODSAs) No. MA/MSB-167 (a), (b), (c)
and (d), OMI Patriot Transport, Inc., OMI Courier Transport, Inc., and
OMI Rover Transport, Inc. (Applicants) requested approval for
modification of Article I-3(a) of the ODSAs to incorporate the PLATTE
in the ODSAs and approval to include the PLATTE in an Operating-
Differential Subsidy (ODS) sharing system among the vessels named in
the ODSAs. The vessels currently named in the ODSAs, under an ODS
sharing arrangement are the COURIER, PATRIOT, RANGER, ROVER, OMI
MISSOURI, OMI SACRAMENTO, and OMI COLUMBIA. In addition, the Applicants
request authorization to use unused subsidy days for the operation of
the PLATTE for its economic life (approximately 11 years). The PLATTE,
which is owned by OMI Corp., is a 37,060 DWT U.S.-flag dry bulk carrier
that began operating in 1982.
This application may be inspected in the Office of the Secretary,
Maritime Administration. Any person, firm, or corporation having any
interest in such application and desiring to submit comments concerning
the application must file written comments in triplicate with the
Secretary, Maritime Administration, Room 7210, Nassif Building, 400
Seventh Street SW., Washington, D.C. 20590. Comments must be received
no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 22, 1996. The Maritime Administration
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).)
Dated: March 8, 1996.
By Order of the Maritime Subsidy Board.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-5987 Filed 3-12-96; 8:45 am]
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