[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 38356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15750]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD 2014-0097]


Agency Requests for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection(s): Procedures for Determining Vessel Services Categories 
for Purposes of the Cargo Preference Act

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments 
about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval to renew a previously approved information collection 
that is summarized below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We are 
required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 5, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-MARAD-
2014-0097] through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251
     Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Building, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Brennan, 202-366-1029, Office 
of Cargo and Commercial Sealift, Maritime Administration, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey, Avenue SE., Washington, 
DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0540.
    Title: Procedures for Determining Vessel Services Categories for 
Purposes of the Cargo Preference Act.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The purpose is to provide information to be used in the 
designation of service categories of individual vessels for purposes of 
compliance with the Cargo Preference Act under a Memorandum of 
Understanding entered into by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. 
Agency for International Development, and the Maritime Administration. 
MARAD will use the data submitted by vessel operators to create a list 
of Vessel Self-Designations and determine whether MARAD agrees or 
disagrees with a vessel owner's designation of a vessel.
    Respondents: Owners or operators of U.S.-registered vessels and 
foreign-registered vessels.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Number of Responses: 100.
    Total Annual Burden: 800 Hours/8 hours per Respondent.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the Department's 
performance; (b) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for the 
Department to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information collection; and (d) ways that the burden could be minimized 
without reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency 
will summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB's 
clearance of this information collection.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.93.

    Dated: June 30, 2014.
Christine Gurland,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-15750 Filed 7-3-14; 8:45 am]
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