[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 121 (Thursday, June 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 40954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14906]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2016-0064]


Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.

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. On April 
7, 2015, MARAD published an information collection notice with a 60-day 
comment period (FR 80 18706).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 25, 2016.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Simmons, 202-366-2321, Office of 
Financial Approvals, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE., Washington, DC 20590. FAX: 202-366-7901 or email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Capital Construction Funds and Exhibits.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0027.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: This information collection consists of an application 
for a Capital Construction Fund (CCF) agreement under 46 U.S.C. Chapter 
535 and annual submissions of appropriate schedules and exhibits. The 
Capital Construction Fund is a tax-deferred ship construction fund that 
was created to assist owners and operators of U.S.-flag vessels in 
accumulating the large amount of capital necessary for the 
modernization and expansion of the U.S. merchant marine. The program 
encourages construction, reconstruction, or acquisition of vessels 
through the deferment of Federal income taxes on certain deposits of 
money or other property placed into a CCF.
    Affected Public: United States citizens who own or lease one or 
more eligible vessels and have a program to provide for the 
acquisition, construction or reconstruction of a qualified vessel.
    Form(s): None.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 143.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 143.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1790.

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

    Dated: June 20, 2016.
Gabriel Chavez,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-14906 Filed 6-22-16; 8:45 am]
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