[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 53560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21824]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2019-0155]


Request for Comments on the Approval of a New Proposed 
Information Collection: Port Infrastructure Development Program

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 of a new information collection. The information to be 
collected are applications for grants to be used to support DOT's work 
with State, local, Tribal, and private partners to guide investments 
that stimulate economic growth, improve the condition of transportation 
infrastructure, and enable the efficient and safe movement of people 
and goods. 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-
0155 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: Robert Bouchard, 202-366-5076, Office 
of Infrastructure Development and Congestion Mitigation, Maritime 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Email: 
[email protected]. Copies of this collection also can be obtained 
from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Port Infrastructure Development Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-NEW.
    Type of Request: New information collection.
    Abstract: On February 15, 2019, the President signed the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (FY 2019 Appropriations Act), 
which appropriated $292,730,000 to be awarded by the U.S. Department of 
Transportation (Department) for the Port Infrastructure Development 
Program (Program). This appropriations act allows the Department to 
make discretionary grants to improve port facilities at or near coastal 
seaports. This Program supports the Department of Transportation (DOT) 
strategic goal of infrastructure investment to ensure safety and to 
stimulate economic growth, productivity and competitiveness for 
American workers and businesses. DOT seeks to work effectively with 
State, local, Tribal, and private partners to guide investments that 
stimulate economic growth, improve the condition of transportation 
infrastructure, and enable the efficient and safe movement of people 
and goods. To achieve this goal, DOT will provide guidance, technical 
assistance, and research that leverages Federal funding, accelerates 
project delivery, reduces project lifecycle costs, and optimizes the 
operation and performance of existing facilities. By using innovative 
forms of project delivery, encouraging partnerships between the public 
and private sectors, and strategically balancing investments across 
various modes of transportation to promote greater efficiencies, DOT 
can maximize the returns to the Nation's economy and people.
    Respondents: A port authority, a commission or its subdivision or 
agent under existing authority, as well as a State or political 
subdivision of a State or local government, a Tribal government, a 
public agency or publicly chartered authority established by one or 
more States, a special purpose district with a transportation function, 
a multistate or multijurisdictional group of entities, or a lead entity 
described above jointly with a private entity or group of private 
entities.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 250.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 250.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 160.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 40,000.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.

    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. 2019-21824 Filed 10-4-19; 8:45 am]
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