Comment Request on Foreign-Built Passenger Vessel M/V MADIGALE
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MARAD is asking for public comments on a request to use the foreign-built small passenger vessel M/V MADIGALE in U.S. coastwise trade. The vessel would carry no more than 12 passengers for hire, and MARAD must decide whether allowing that service would harm U.S. vessel builders or U.S. operators that use U.S.-built vessels. Businesses in passenger vessel services, U.S. boatbuilders, and other interested parties can submit comments by June 22, 2026, under docket MARAD-2026-0797. Comments will be posted publicly, including any personal information submitted.
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Key Changes
- Opens a public comment period on a request to use the foreign-built M/V MADIGALE in U.S. coastwise passenger service
- Focuses MARAD’s review on whether the proposed service would harm U.S. vessel builders or U.S. operators using U.S.-built vessels
- Sets a June 22, 2026 deadline for submitting comments to docket MARAD-2026-0797
Obligations
What this law requires
Anyone submitting comments on the M/V MADIGALE coastwise trade request must identify the submission with agency name Maritime Administration and DOT Docket Number MARAD-2026-0797.
Commenters using mail or hand delivery should submit comments to the DOT Docket Management Facility at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, during business hours Monday through Friday except Federal holidays.
Commenters should not include information they do not want made public, because comments submitted to the docket will be posted publicly, including any personal information provided.