[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 23995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11070]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2018-0085]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Application and Reporting Elements for 
Participation in the Maritime Security Program

AGENCY: Maritime Administration.

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 determine if selected vessels are qualified to 
participate in the Maritime Security Program. A Federal Register Notice 
with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following 
information collection was published on February 12, 2018, (Federal 
Register 6086, Vol. 83, No. 29).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 22, 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: William McDonald, 202-366-0688, Office 
of Sealift Support, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W23-308, Washington, DC 
20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Application and Reporting Elements for Participation in the 
Maritime Security Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0525.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: The Maritime Security Act of 2003 extended under Section 
3508 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, 
Public Law 112-239 provides for the enrollment of qualified vessels in 
the Maritime Security Program Fleet. Applications and amendments are 
used to select vessels for the fleet. Periodic reporting is used to 
monitor adherence of contractors to program parameters.
    Respondents: Vessel operators.
    Affected Public: Business or other for Profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 212.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 308.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly/Annually.

(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.93.)
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    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: May 18, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-11070 Filed 5-22-18; 8:45 am]
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