Transportation Department, Maritime Administration
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) requests applications from qualified candidates to enter into Maritime Security Program (MSP) Operating Agreements for the operation of two U.S.-registered merchant vessels in international trade, subject to the availability of appropriations. The MSP maintains a fleet of active, commercially viable, militarily useful, privately-owned U.S.-flagged vessels that are engaged in international trade and are capable of supporting both U.S. economic competitiveness in peacetime and national defense and security requirements in times of conflict or emergency. This request for applications provides, among other things, application criteria and a deadline for submitting applications for vessel enrollment into MSP.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) requests applications from qualified candidates to enter into Maritime Security Program (MSP) Operating Agreements for the operation of two U.S.-registered merchant vessels in international trade, subject to the availability of appropriations. The MSP maintains a fleet of active, commercially viable, militarily useful, privately-owned U.S.-flagged vessels that are engaged in international trade and are capable of supporting both U.S. economic competitiveness in peacetime and national defense and security requirements in times of conflict or emergency. This request for applications provides, among other things, application criteria and a deadline for submitting applications for vessel enrollment into MSP. DATES: Applications must be received no later than June 26, 2023. ADDRESSES: Applications may be submitted in hard copy or electronically. Applications may be submitted electronically to sealiftsupport@dot.gov and in hard copy to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Maritime Security Program, Room W25-310, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Application forms and instructions are available on the MARAD website at https:// ( printed page 34222) maritime.dot.gov/​national-security/​strategic-sealift/​maritime-security-program-msp . Applicants with…
Citation: 88 FR 34221
