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tion in the Federal Register.

The purpose of the Agreement is to promote and facilitate the use of intermodal transportation sys- tems, including ships, ships' space, intermodal equipment and related management services, and to max- imize Department of Defense's use of commercial transportation resources to support the emer- gency deployment and sustain- ment of U.S. military forces through cooperation among the maritime industry, the Depart- ment of Transportation and the

Department of Defense.

Copies of the VISA are available to the public upon request from

MarAd's Office of National

Security Plans.

For further information contact:

Thomas M.P. Christensen,

Director, Office of National Secur- ity Plans, Maritime Admin- istration, 400 Seventh St., SW,

Washington, D.C. 20590; tel: (202) 366-5900; fax: (202) 488-0941.

MarAd Modifies Rules

MarAd is publishing a final rule in the Federal Register amending regulations prescribing procedures for obtaining seamen's service awards to conform to the provi- sions of the PL. 100-324, Merchant

Marine Decorations and Medals

Act of 1988.

This rule modifies 46 CFR Part 350 by specifying the medals, awards and decorations that the

Secretary of Transportation may issue, and by establishing the pro- cedure for determining eligibility to receive these indicia of recogni- tion for service in the U.S. mer- chant marine. The rule, assigned

Docket No.R-162, is effective upon publication.

For additional information, con- tact Patricia Thomas, Maritime

Industry Analyst, Office of

Maritime Labor and Training and

Safety, 400 Seventh St., SW, Room 7302, Washington, D.C. 20590; tel: (202) 366-5755. from Marine Bulkcarriers, Inc.,

Weehawken, N.J., for permission to sell the 52,179-dwt bulk carrier

Marine Princess. The proposed purchaser is A.H. Offshore Ltd., of

Gibralter. The vessel was built in 1967 in Sunderland, U.K. MarAd's permission is required under sec- tion 9 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended.

Mormcic asks to operate ships in domestic trade

Mormac Marine Transport, Inc., (Mormac) has asked written per- mission from MarAd to operate the 39,300-dwt Mormacstar and

Mormacsun in the domestic inter- coastal or coastwise trade, effective

December 10, 1995, and June 23, 1996, respectively. The vessels

MarAd Updates Brochure

MarAd has updated its brochure, "Introducing MarAd."

Limited copies are available from

MarAd's Office of Congressional and Public Affairs, 400 Seventh

St., SW, Washington, D.C. 20590; tel: (202) 366-5807.

Requests Received

Marine Bulkcarriers seeks to sell bulk carrier

MarAd has received a request

November, 1995

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