[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 58 (Monday, March 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 18217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06183]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2023-0066]


Request for Comments on the Renewal 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: 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. A 60-day Federal 
Register Notice soliciting comments on the following information 
collection was published on January 19, 2023 (Federal Register 3459, 
Vol. 88, No.12).

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: 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 
(AFA), 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 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 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.)

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    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-06183 Filed 3-24-23; 8:45 am]
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