[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 167 (Thursday, August 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 53061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18843]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2020-0153]


Request for Comments on the Approval of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act (CVSSA) 
Training Provider Certification

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 will be used to assess CVSSA Training Provider Certification 
applicants against the CVSSA Model Course Standard. 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 October 26, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. MARAD-
2020-0153] 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.
    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: Cameron Naron, 202-366-1883, Office of 
Maritime Security, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Training Provider 
Certification.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0547.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: Section 3508 of the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act 
(CVSSA) of 2010, Public Law 111-207 (as codified at 46 U.S.C. 3507-
3508) provides the Maritime Administrator with discretionary authority 
to certify CVSSA training providers that comply with training standards 
developed by the USCG, FBI and the Maritime Administration (MARAD). The 
certification process necessarily requires applicants to provide 
supporting information to evidence their compliance with the CVSSA 
Model Course training standards.
    Respondents: Cruise line companies and maritime industry training 
providers.
    Affected Public: Passengers and crew onboard cruise lines.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 10.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 40.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 400.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.

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

    Dated: August 24, 2020.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-18843 Filed 8-26-20; 8:45 am]
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