# 2026-15895: Feds Weigh Foreign Bucket List Yacht for US Coastal Passenger Runs

2026-15895, Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, S/V BUCKET LIST, is a Federal Register notice from Transportation Department, Maritime Administration published 2026-08-05, effective 2026-08-05; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15895
- As of: 2026-08-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15895
- Title: Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, S/V BUCKET LIST
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Maritime Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 50595
- Published: 2026-08-05
- Effective: 2026-08-05
- Comments close: 2026-09-04
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-12

## In one line

Feds Weigh Foreign Bucket List Yacht for US Coastal Passenger Runs

## Summary

The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by MARAD, is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and foreign rebuilt vessels that solely carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. MARAD has received such a determination request and is publishing this notice to solicit comments to assist with determining whether the proposed use of the vessel set forth in the request would have an adverse effect on U.S. vessel builders or U.S. coastwise trade businesses that use U.S.- built vessels in those businesses. Information about the requestor's vessel, including a description of the proposed service, is in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.

## Effects PRIA read

- Foreign-built 12-passenger Vessel Request: cost, low. MARAD received a request for the foreign-built vessel S/V BUCKET LIST to operate in U.S. coastwise trade carrying no more than 12 passengers for hire. MARAD is asking for public comments by September 4, 2026 to help decide whether that use would have an undue adverse effect on U.S. vessel builders…
- Public Posting of Comments: cost, low. If you submit a comment to the DOT docket (Docket No. MARAD-2026-1193), your entire comment, including personal identifying information, will be posted publicly to regulations.gov. You may request confidential commercial treatment by emailing MARAD, but ultimately disclosed material may be subject…

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## Sources
- [2026-15895 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/05/2026-15895/request-notice-use-of-foreign-built-small-passenger-vessel-in-united-states-coastwise-trade-sv)
- [2026-15895 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-05/pdf/2026-15895.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15895 (as of 2026-08-12).