![]() Your client, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (“Great Lakes”) has proposed to transport and unlade “scour protection” materials to protect wind turbine generator (“WTG”) foundations in conjunction with the construction of the Vineyard Wind Project located on the OCS off the southeast shore of Martha’s Vineyard, an island that is part of the State of Massachusetts. Of course, once a coastwise point is established on the seabed of the OCS, the Jones Act will apply to transportation activity involving that coastwise point to the extent jurisdiction is extended to it by the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (“OCSLA”).įACTS The following facts are from your Februruling request and supporting information submitted to this office on March 23, 2020. As described more fully below, CBP is modifying its holdings relating to scenarios A, B, C, E, F, and G, such that with this modification, CBP holds that the Jones Act does not apply to activity occurring at the pristine seabed on the OCS, which has been CBP’s longstanding position on the issue. § 1625(c) because HQ H309186 has been in effect for less than 60 days this ruling modifying HQ H309186 is effective immediately pursuant to 19 CFR § 177.12(e). This modification is not subject to the notice and comment provisions of 19 U.S.C. ![]() As explained below, this ruling modifies certain holdings in HQ H309186. Outer Continental Shelf (“OCS”), would violate the coastwise laws. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued Headquarters Ruling HQ H309186 to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC regarding whether the transportation of scour rocks from Canada and coastwise points in the United States and its territorial waters to the U.S. ![]() RE:Ĝoastwise Transportation Coastwise Towing Scour Protection 46 U.S.C. Courtney Campion Holman Fenwick Willan USA LLP 5151 San Felipe, Suite 400 Houston, Texas 77056
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