Public Comment Request on Coastwise Use of Foreign-Built Passenger Vessel M/V ANDIAMO
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MARAD is asking for public comments on whether the foreign-built small passenger vessel M/V ANDIAMO should be allowed to operate in U.S. coastwise trade carrying no more than 12 passengers for hire. The review focuses on whether the proposed service would harm U.S. vessel builders or U.S. businesses that already use U.S.-built vessels in coastwise trade. Interested parties, especially vessel builders and passenger vessel operators, can submit comments by June 29, 2026.
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Key Changes
- Opens a public comment period on a coastwise trade request for the foreign-built vessel M/V ANDIAMO
- Asks whether the proposed service would negatively affect U.S. vessel builders or U.S.-built vessel operators
- Sets June 29, 2026 as the deadline for submitting comments
Obligations
What this law requires
Any person submitting comments on the MARAD determination request must identify the submission with DOT Docket Number MARAD-2026-0861 and include the agency name and specific DOT docket number in the submission.
Comments may be submitted through regulations.gov or by mail or hand delivery to the DOT Docket Management Facility at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, during stated business hours.