[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3459-3460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00914]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD 2023-0010]


Request for Comments on the Approval of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Requirements for Eligibility of U.S.-Flag 
Vessels of 100 Feet or Greater in Registered Length To Obtain a Fishery 
Endorsement

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: 60-Day Federal Register notice.

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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 collection 
OMB 2133-0530 (Requirements for Eligibility of U.S.-Flag Vessels of 100 
Feet or Greater in Registered Length to Obtain a Fishery Endorsement) 
is necessary for MARAD to determine if a particular vessel is owned and 
controlled by United Sates citizens and is eligible to receive a 
fishery endorsement to its documentation. A minor change request to 
include privacy act statements for the collection of personally 
identifiable information will be added to the affidavits for this 
collection. 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 March 20, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2019-
0156 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.

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     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: Michael C. Pucci, (202) 366-5167, 
Division of Maritime Programs, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Requirements for Eligibility of U.S.-Flag Vessels of 100 
Feet or Greater in Registered Length to Obtain a Fishery Endorsement.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0530.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a previously approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: In accordance with the American Fisheries Act of 1998, 
owners of vessels of 100 feet or greater who wish to obtain a fishery 
endorsement are required to file an Affidavit of United States 
Citizenship with the Maritime Administration (MARAD). The information 
collected will be used by MARAD to determine if a vessel is owned and 
controlled by citizens of the United States in accordance with the 
requirements of the American Fisheries Act (AFA) of 1998 and, 
therefore, is eligible to be documented with a fishery endorsement to 
its documentation.
    Respondents: Certain vessel owners, vessel operators, financial 
institutions, and professional trusts.
    Affected Public: Vessel owners, charterers, mortgagees, mortgage 
trustees and managers of vessels of 100 feet or greater who seek a 
fishery endorsement for the vessel.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 500.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,950.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.

(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.49.)

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Gabriel Chavez,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-00914 Filed 1-18-23; 8:45 am]
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