[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53559-53560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21820]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2019-0156]


Request for Comments on the Approval of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Requirements for Eligibility of U.S.-Flag 
Vessels of 100 Feet or Greater in Registered Length To Obtain a Fishery 
Endorsement

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments on 
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 determine that a particular vessel is owned 
and controlled by United States citizens and is eligible to receive a 
fishery endorsement to its documentation. We are required to publish 
this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 6, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2019-
0156 through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Search using the above DOT docket number and 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: Michael C. Pucci, (202) 366-5167, 
Division of Maritime Programs, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Requirements for Eligibility of U.S.-Flag Vessels of 100 
Feet or Greater in Registered Length to Obtain a Fishery Endorsement.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0530.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a previously approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: In accordance with the American Fisheries Act of 1998, 
owners of vessels of 100 feet or greater who wish to obtain a fishery 
endorsement to the vessels' documentation are required to file with the 
Maritime Administration (MARAD) an Affidavit of United States 
Citizenship. The information collected will be used by MARAD to 
determine that a vessel is owned and controlled by citizens of the 
United States in accordance with the requirements of the American 
Fisheries Act (AFA) of 1998 and, therefore, is eligible to be 
documented with a fishery endorsement to its documentation.
    Respondents: Certain vessel owners, vessel operators, financial 
institutions, and professional trusts.
    Affected Public: Vessel owners, charterers, mortgagees, mortgage 
trustees and managers of vessels of 100 feet or greater who seek a 
fishery endorsement for the vessel.

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    Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 500.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2950.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Public Comments Invited: 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.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.49.
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    Dated: October 2, 2019.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-21820 Filed 10-4-19; 8:45 am]
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