[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 35561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14321]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2021-0124]


Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection: Application and Reporting Elements for Participation in the 
Maritime Security Program

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 April 7, 2021.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 5, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice 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: Rhonda Davis, 202-366-6379, Office of 
Sealift Support, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W23-343, Washington, DC 
20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Application and Reporting Elements for Participation in the 
Maritime Security Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0525.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Background: The Maritime Security Act of 2003 extended under 
Section 3508 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013, Public Law 112-239 provides for the enrollment of qualified 
vessels in the Maritime Security Program Fleet. Applications and 
amendments are used to select vessels for the fleet. Periodic reporting 
is used to monitor adherence of contractors to program parameters.
    Respondents: Vessel Operators.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 212.
    Frequency of Collection: Monthly/Annually.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1-6 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 308.
    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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    By Order of the Acting Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-14321 Filed 7-2-21; 8:45 am]
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