[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 17502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07234]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2017-0062]


Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection

AGENCY: Maritime Administration (MARAD), Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 December 28, 2016 (Federal Register 95729, 
Vol. 81, No. 249).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 11, 2017.

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: Michael Pucci, Telephone: 202-366-
5167; FAX: 202-366-7485, Office of Maritime Programs, Maritime 
Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE., W26-494, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Requirements for Establishing U.S. Citizenship--46 CFR 355.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0012.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: In accordance with 46 CFR part 355, shipowners, 
charterers, equity owners, ship managers, etc., seeking benefits 
provided by statute are required to provide on an annual basis, an 
Affidavit of U.S. Citizenship to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) 
for analysis. The Affidavits of U.S. Citizenship filed with MARAD will 
be reviewed to determine if the Applicants are eligible to participate 
in the programs offered by the agency.
    Affected Public: Shipowners, charterers, equity owners, ship 
managers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 500.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,500.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.

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

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: April 6, 2017.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-07234 Filed 4-10-17; 8:45 am]
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