MARAD Reviews Waivers for Small Passenger Boat Trades
Published Date: 8/28/2025
Notice
Summary
MARAD wants to keep collecting info from small passenger vessel owners who ask to skip certain U.S. trade rules. This helps protect American boat builders and businesses. More people are applying now, so MARAD is asking for your thoughts before renewing this paperwork, which takes more time and money than before.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Collection Used to Protect U.S. Boat Builders
MARAD will use the Application for Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws for Small Passenger Vessels to identify how potential foreign-built small passenger vessel coastwise operations affect U.S. vessel builders and coastwise trade businesses. That information is used to help protect American boat builders and coastwise businesses when deciding on waiver requests.
Renewed Paperwork for Waiver Applicants
If you own a small passenger vessel and apply for a waiver of the coastwise trade laws, MARAD plans to renew the required application form (OMB 2133-0529). The agency says there has been an increase in total respondents, responses, burden hours, and cost to respondents since the last renewal, so the paperwork will continue and now involves more time and expense for applicants.
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