[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 183 (Thursday, September 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57977-57978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20536]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2022-0194]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Requirements for Establishing U.S. Citizenship

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 are Affidavits of U.S. Citizenship filed with MARAD to 
determine if the applicants are eligible to participate in various 
benefit programs offered by the agency. We are required to publish this 
notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 24, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. DOT-MARAD-
2022-0194 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: Michael Pucci, 202-366-5167, Office of 
Maritime Program, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC 20590, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Requirements for Establishing U.S. Citizenship--46 CFR 355.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0012.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection Abstract Maritime Administration implementing regulations at 
46 CFR parts 355 and 356 set forth requirements for establishing U.S. 
citizenship in accordance with MARAD statutory authority. Those 
receiving benefits under 46 U.S.C. chapters 531, 535, and 537 (formerly 
the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended), or applicants seeking a 
fishery endorsement eligibility approval pursuant to the American 
Fisheries Act must be citizens of the United States within the meaning 
of 46 U.S.C. 50501, (formerly Section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as 
amended). In either case, whether seeking program benefits or fishery 
endorsement eligibility, Section 50501 sets forth the statutory 
requirements for determining whether an applicant, be it a corporation, 
partnership, or association is a U.S. citizen. 46 CFR part 356 is 
distinguished from 46 CFR part 355 in that part 356 establishes 
requirements for U.S. citizenship exclusively in accordance with the 
AFA while part 355 is applied for purposes of establishing citizenship 
across multiple MARAD programs arising under other statutory authority. 
Most program participants are required to submit to MARAD on an annual 
basis the form of affidavit prescribed by part 355 or part 356.
    Respondents: Shipowners, charterers, equity owners, ship managers, 
etc.
    Affected Public: Business or other-for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 550.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 550.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 5.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2750.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.

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

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-20536 Filed 9-21-22; 8:45 am]
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