[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 55212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22348]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2019-0162]


Request for Comments on the Approval of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Maritime Administration (MARAD) Jones Act 
Vessel Availability Determinations

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 to be 
collected is U.S.-flag coastwise qualified Jones Act Vessel 
availability information. 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 16, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2019-
0162 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.

Specific Issue for Comment

    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: Michael Hokana, (202) 366-0760, Office 
of Cargo and Commercial Sealift, Maritime Administration, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 
20590, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Maritime Administration (MARAD) Jones Act Vessel 
Availability Determinations.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0545.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: Pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 501(b), the Maritime Administrator 
is required to make determinations of the availability of qualified 
United States flag capacity to carry coastwise cargo in connection with 
all requests for waivers of the Jones Act (46 U.S.C. 55102). This 
information collection supports that mission.
    Respondents: Respondents include but are not limited to coastwise 
qualified vessel owners, operators, charterers, brokers and 
representatives.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 85.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 255/3 responses per respondent.
    Estimated Hours per Response: .5 Hrs.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 127.5.
    Frequency of Response: 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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    Dated: October 8, 2019.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-22348 Filed 10-11-19; 8:45 am]
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