[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26172]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2017-0193]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Title XI Obligation Guarantees

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

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. The information to be collected 
will be used to evaluate an applicant's project and capabilities, make 
the required determinations, and administer any agreements executed 
upon approval of loan guarantees. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-
day comment period soliciting comments on the following information 
collection was published on September 1, 2017 (Federal Register 41675, 
Vol. 82, No. 169).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 4, 2018.

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: (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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Rogers, 202-366-8159, Office of 
Marine Financing, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Title XI Obligation Guarantees--46 CFR part 298.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0018.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: In accordance with 46 U.S.C. Chapter 537, the Maritime 
Administration (MARAD) is authorized to execute a full faith and credit 
guarantee by the United States of debt obligations issued to finance or 
refinance the construction or reconstruction of vessels. In addition, 
the program allows for financing shipyard modernization and improvement 
projects.
    Respondents: Individuals/businesses interested in obtaining loan 
guarantees for construction or reconstruction of vessels as well as 
businesses interested in shipyard modernization and improvements.
    Affected Public: Individuals/businesses interested in obtaining 
loan guarantees for construction or reconstruction of vessels as well 
as businesses interested in shipyard modernization and improvements.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 10.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 150.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1500.
    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: November 30, 2017.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-26172 Filed 12-4-17; 8:45 am]
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