[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 9936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03344]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2020-0021]


Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection: Maritime Administration Jones Act Vessel Availability 
Determinations

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. A Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information 
collection was published on October 15, 2019.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 23, 2020.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Hokana, (202) 366-0760, Office 
of Cargo and Commercial Sealift, Maritime Administration, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Maritime Administration (MarAd) Jones Act Vessel 
Availability Determinations.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0545.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Background: 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.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 85.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: .5 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 127.5.
    Public Comments Invited: Comments are invited on: Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the Department, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the 
Department's estimate of the burden of the proposed information 
collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

(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: February 14, 2020.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-03344 Filed 2-19-20; 8:45 am]
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