[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 38354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15756]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD 2014-0094]


Agency Requests for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection(s): Application and Reporting Requirements for Participation 
in the Maritime Security Program

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments 
about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The collection 
involves enrollment of eligible vessels in the Maritime Security 
Program (MSP). The information to be collected will be used to 
determine if selected vessels are qualified to participate in the 
Maritime Security Program. 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 August 6, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-MARAD-
2014-0094] 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: Bill Kurfehs, 202-366-2318, Office of 
Sealift Support, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0525.
    Title: Application and Reporting Requirements for Participation in 
the Maritime Security Program.
    Form Numbers: MA-172.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The Maritime Security Act of 2003 extended under 
Section 3508 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013, Public Law 112-239 provides for the enrollment of qualified 
vessels in the Maritime Security Program Fleet. Applications and 
amendments are used to select vessels for the fleet. Periodic reporting 
is used to monitor adherence of contractors to program parameters.
    The collected information is necessary for MARAD to determine if 
selected vessels are qualified to participate in the Maritime Security 
Program.
    Respondents: Respondents are vessel operators.
    Number of Respondents: 15.
    Frequency: Monthly/Annually.
    Number of Responses: 195.
    Total Annual Burden: 210 hours.
    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. 2014-15756 Filed 7-3-14; 8:45 am]
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