[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 29 (Monday, February 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9322-9323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03027]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2023-0029]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Capital Construction Fund and Exhibits

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 in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collected in the 
proposed collection OMB 2133-0027 (Capital Construction Fund and 
Exhibits) is necessary for MARAD to determine an applicant's 
eligibility to enter a Capital Construction Fund (CCF) Agreement, and 
their compliance with the requirements of this program. This collection 
is being revised to include additional respondents, responses, and 
burden hours, due to the recent approval of the Defense Authorization 
Act of 2023 expanding the current pool of eligible CCF program 
participants. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 requires that we 
publish this notice in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the 
public and affected agencies.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 14, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2023-
0029 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

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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: Daniel Ladd, Office of Financial 
Approvals, by mail at U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Room W23-322, Washington, DC 20590, by email at 
[email protected], or by telephone at (202) 366-1859.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Capital Construction Fund and Exhibits.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0027.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a previously approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: This information collection consists of an application 
for a Capital Construction Fund (CCF) agreement under 46 U.S.C. chapter 
535 and annual submissions of appropriate schedules and exhibits. The 
Capital Construction Fund is a tax-deferred ship construction fund that 
was created to assist owners and operators of U.S.-flag vessels in 
accumulating the large amount of capital necessary for the 
modernization and expansion of the U.S. merchant marine. The program 
encourages construction, reconstruction, or acquisition of vessels 
through the deferment of Federal income taxes on certain deposits of 
money or other property placed into a CCF.
    Respondents: U.S. citizens who own or lease one or more eligible 
vessels and who have or desire to establish a program to provide for 
the acquisition, construction, or reconstruction of a qualified vessel.
    Affected Public: Individuals and businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 243.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 243.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,281.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.

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

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    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-03027 Filed 2-10-23; 8:45 am]
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