[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 133 (Thursday, July 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37405-37406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15066]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2021-0122]


Request for Comments on a Previously Approved Information 
Collection: Application for Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility 
Determinations for Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessels

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Transportation (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 a previously approved information collection. The 
information to be collected is necessary for MARAD to identify the 
effect of potential foreign-built small passenger vessel coastwise 
operations on U.S. vessel builders and coastwise trade businesses. 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 September 13, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. MARAD-
2021-0122] through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: 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.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number for this rulemaking.
    Note: All comments received will be posted without change to 
www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided.
    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.

Electronic Access and Filing

    A copy of the notice may be viewed online at www.regulations.gov 
using the docket number listed above. A copy of this notice will be 
placed in the docket. Electronic retrieval help and guidelines are 
available on the website. It is available 24 hours each day, 365 days 
each year. An electronic copy of this document may also be downloaded 
from the Office of the Federal Register's website at 
www.FederalRegister.gov and the Government Publishing Office's website 
at www.GovInfo.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Mead, 202-366-5723, 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: Application for Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility 
Determinations for Foreign-built Small Passenger Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0529.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: Owners of foreign-built small passenger vessels desiring 
a coastwise endorsement to their USCG issued certificate of 
documentation must first obtain a Maritime Administration (MARAD) 
eligibility determination. Applications for MARAD small passenger 
vessel coastwise endorsement eligibility provide justification for a 
positive determination and a uniform means for MARAD to obtain relevant 
information necessary to perform its administrative function in 
accordance with statute.
    Respondents: Owners of foreign-built small passenger vessels, 
prospective vessel owners and operators, vessel brokers.
    Affected Public: Maritime businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 138.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 138.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 138.
    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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    By Order of the Acting Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-15066 Filed 7-14-21; 8:45 am]
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