[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 28044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11834]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2015-0056]


Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection: Requirements for Eligibility of U.S.-Flag Vessels of 100 
Feet or Greater in Registered Length To Obtain a Fishery Endorsement

AGENCY: Maritime Administration (MARAD), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following information collection was published on 
February 18, 2015 (80 FR 8755).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 15, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael C. Pucci, (202) 366-5167, 
Division of Maritime Programs, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Requirements for Eligibility of U.S.-Flag Vessels of 100 
Feet or Greater in Registered Length to Obtain a Fishery Endorsement.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0530.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: In accordance with the American Fisheries Act of 1998, 
owners of vessels of 100 feet or greater who wish to obtain a fishery 
endorsement to the vessel's documentation are required to file with the 
Maritime Administration (MARAD) an Affidavit of United States 
Citizenship and other supporting documentation.
    Affected Public: Vessel owners, charterers, mortgagees, mortgage 
trustees and managers of vessels of 100 feet or greater who seek a 
fishery endorsement for the vessel.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 500.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2950.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of the Secretary of 
Transportation, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

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

    Dated: May 11, 2015.
Thomas M. Hudson, Jr.,
Acting Maritime Secretary, Office of Chief Council.
[FR Doc. 2015-11834 Filed 5-14-15; 8:45 am]
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