[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 77 (Monday, April 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 18966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08172]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD 2017-0078]


Agency Requests for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection(s): Uniform Financial Reporting Requirements

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments 
about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The information 
collection is necessary for MARAD to evaluate the financial condition 
of entities borrowing funds from or receiving financial benefits from 
MARAD. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register 
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by June 23, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. DOT-MARAD-
2017-0078 through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251
     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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Ladd, Director, 202-366-1859, 
Office of Financial Approvals, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department 
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0005.
    Title: Uniform Financial Reporting Requirements.
    Form Numbers: MA-172.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The Uniform Financial Reporting Requirements are used 
as a basis for preparing and filing semi-annual and annual financial 
statements with the Maritime Administration. Regulations requiring 
financial reports to the Maritime Administration are authorized by 
Section 801 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 53101 note). 
Financial reports are also required by regulation of purchasers of 
ships from MARAD on credit, companies chartering ships from MARAD, and 
of companies having Title XI guarantee obligations (46 CFR part 298).
    Respondents: Vessel owners acquiring ships from MARAD on credit, 
companies chartering ships from MARAD, and companies having Title XI 
guarantee obligations.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Frequency: Twice a year.
    Number of Responses: 100.
    Total Annual Burden: 950.
    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.

(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 18, 2017.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-08172 Filed 4-21-17; 8:45 am]
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