[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 95729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31330]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2016-0131]


Agency Request for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection: Requirements for Establishing U.S. Citizenship--46 CFR 355

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.

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. 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 February 27, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2016-
0131 through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     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.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Pucci, 202-366-5167, Office of 
Maritime Program, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590, Email: [email protected]. Copies of this 
collection also can be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0012.
    Title: Requirements for Establishing U.S. Citizenship--46 CFR 355.
    Form Numbers:
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: Maritime Administration implementing regulations at 46 
CFR parts 355 and 356 set forth requirements for establishing U.S. 
citizenship in accordance with MARAD statutory authority. Those 
receiving benefits under 46 U.S.C. Chapters 531, 535, and 537 (formerly 
the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended), or applicants seeking a 
fishery endorsement eligibility approval pursuant to the American 
Fisheries Act must be citizens of the United States within the meaning 
of 46 U.S.C. 50501, (formerly Section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as 
amended). In either case, whether seeking program benefits or fishery 
endorsement eligibility, Section 50501 sets forth the statutory 
requirements for determining whether an applicant, be it a corporation, 
partnership, or association is a U.S. citizen. 46 CFR part 356 is 
distinguished from 46 CFR part 355 in that Part 356 establishes 
requirements for U.S. citizenship exclusively in accordance with the 
AFA while Part 355 is applied for purposes of establishing citizenship 
across multiple MARAD programs arising under other statutory authority. 
Most program participants are required to submit to MARAD on an annual 
basis the form of affidavit prescribed by Part 355 or Part 356.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Frequency: Once annually.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 5 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 2500.
    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.
    Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits 
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT 
posts these comments, without edit, to www.regulations.gov, as 
described in the system of records notice, DOT/ALL-14 FDMS, accessible 
through www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to facilitate comment tracking 
and response, we encourage commenters to provide their name, or the 
name of their organization; however, submission of names is completely 
optional. Whether or not commenters identify themselves, all timely 
comments will be fully considered. If you wish to provide comments 
containing proprietary or confidential information, please contact the 
agency for alternate submission instructions.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.93.
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    Dated: December 22, 2016.

    By order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-31330 Filed 12-27-16; 8:45 am]
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