[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 144 (Tuesday, July 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44944-44945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18427]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

[Docket ID: USN-2015-0005]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Navy (DON), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Cost Engineering and Industrial 
Analysis Group (SEA 05C) announces a proposed public information 
collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments 
are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize 
the burden of the information collection on respondents, including 
through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by 
September 28, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory 
and Audit Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
9010.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The 
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the 
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.

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    Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within 
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow 
the instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. 
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, 
form number, and title.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to the Naval Sea 
Systems Command (SEA 05C), 1333 Isaac Hull Avenue SE., STOP 1340, 
Washington Navy Yard, ATTN: Denitra Carter, Washington, DC 20376-1340, 
at (202) 781-5069.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Facilities Available for 
the Construction or Repair of Ships; Standard Form 17; OMB Control 
Number 0703-0006.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection is part of a joint 
effort between the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and the U.S. 
Maritime Administration (MARAD), to maintain a working data set on 
active U.S. Shipyards. The information collected is required by the 
Merchant Marine Act of 1936 as amended and is critical in providing 
both organizations with a comprehensive list of U.S. commercial 
shipyards and their capabilities and capacities. These shipyards play a 
crucial role in national defense, the economy and the U.S. 
transportation infrastructure and as such, are of considerable interest 
to the U.S. Government. The data collected is used to assess the 
capabilities and capacities of U.S. commercial shipyards in the areas 
of ship repair and ship construction. The data is also used to monitor 
employment numbers for labor forecasting for future build projects as 
well as providing information on the ability to raise labor to meet 
national industrial mobilization requirements during times of national 
emergency. The data collected is the main source of information on 
these shipyards and is used to these ends.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 800.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 4 hours.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Respondents are businesses involved in shipbuilding and/or ship 
repair who provide NAVSEA and MARAD with information and a list of 
facilities available for the construction or repair of ships that is 
utilized in a database for assessing the production capacity of the 
individual shipyards.

    Dated: July 23, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2015-18427 Filed 7-27-15; 8:45 am]
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