MARAD Comment Request on Foreign-Built Passenger Vessel S/V LEARNING CURVES
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This notice opens a public comment period on whether the foreign-built vessel S/V LEARNING CURVES should be allowed to carry up to 12 paying passengers in U.S. coastwise trade. MARAD is asking for input on whether the vessel’s proposed service would harm U.S. vessel builders or U.S. passenger vessel businesses that use U.S.-built vessels. Comments are due by June 22, 2026.
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Key Changes
- Opens public comments on a request to use a foreign-built small passenger vessel in U.S. coastwise trade
- Asks whether the proposed service could harm U.S. vessel builders or U.S.-built passenger vessel operators
- Sets a June 22, 2026 deadline for public comments
Obligations
What this law requires
Interested parties submitting comments on the S/V LEARNING CURVES coastwise trade determination request must submit comments identified by DOT Docket Number MARAD-2026-0763 through regulations.gov or by mail/hand delivery to the DOT Docket Management Facility.
Comment submissions must include the agency name and DOT Docket Number MARAD-2026-0763.