[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 208 (Tuesday, October 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 68119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23717]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2020-0143]


Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection: Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA)

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. The information requested is 
needed by the Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the Department of 
Defense (DoD), including representatives from U.S. Transportation 
Command and its components, to assess respondents' eligibility for 
participation in the VISA program. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-
day comment period soliciting comments on the following information 
collection was published on August 12, 2020.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 27, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William McDonald, 202-366-0688, Office 
of Sealift Support, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, W25-310, Washington, DC, 
20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA).
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0532.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Background: The Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) is a 
voluntary agreement, in accordance with section 708, Defense Production 
Act, 1950, as amended, under which participants agree to provide 
commercial sealift capacity and intermodal shipping services and 
systems, necessary to meet national defense requirements. In order to 
meet national defense requirements, the Government must assure the 
continued availability of commercial sealift resources.
    Respondents: Operators of qualified dry cargo vessels.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 40.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 5 hrs.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 200.
    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

    Dated: October 22, 2020.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-23717 Filed 10-26-20; 8:45 am]
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