[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33613-33614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11082]


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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

[Docket No. FMC-2023-0012]


Agency Information Collection Activities: 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission.

ACTION: Sixty-day notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, the Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) invites comments on 
a new data collection concerning empty container volumes at intermodal 
locations. The collection also implements certain provisions of the 
Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 24, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments for the proposed information collection 
requests to Lucille L. Marvin, Managing Director at email: [email protected]. 
The FMC will summarize any comments received in response to this notice 
in a subsequent notice and include them in its information collection 
submission to OMB for approval.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the information collections 
and instructions, or copies of any comments received, may be obtained 
by contacting Tara Nielsen at 202-523-5800 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments

    The Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on the continuing information collections 
listed in this notice, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be included or 
summarized in our request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval of the relevant information collection. All comments are part 
of the public record and subject to disclosure. Please do not include 
any confidential or inappropriate material in your comments. We invite 
comments on: (1) the necessity and utility of the proposed information 
collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) 
the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the 
use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology to minimize the information collection burden.

Information Collections Open for Comment

    Title: Empty Containers Ready for Use by Location.
    OMB Approval Number: 3072-XXXX.
    Abstract: The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 2022) 
mandated new data collections for Federal agencies to address key gaps 
in available data. See 46 U.S.C. 41110. The Federal Maritime Commission 
(FMC) was instructed to collect and report on vessel-level tonnage as 
well as full and empty containers entering and leaving U.S. ports in 
international trade. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics (BTS) was instructed to collect operational 
data on intermodal equipment and dwell times. Both agencies have work 
underway on these data collections. The FMC and BTS have further 
identified data gaps related to location of intermodal shipping 
containers (as defined in ISO 668--Series 1 Freight Containers) ready 
for use by shippers, particularly exporters, at key intermodal 
locations. Exporters would benefit from current information on the 
geographic areas where empty ocean intermodal equipment is positioned. 
FMC is seeking to collect daily data on empty containers on a weekly 
basis as well as a two-week outlook for containers ready for use at 30 
intermodal locations, which will include inland dry ports, intermodal 
container transfer facilities, and marine terminals.
    The information collected would be used to compile and publish a 
weekly report on the throughput and availability of multiple container 
types (e.g., refrigerated and dry) and sizes (e.g., 20-foot, 40-foot, 
and 45-foot) at key intermodal locations. The universe of respondents 
is the top 12 ocean common carriers, measured by container volume.
    Current Actions: This information being submitted contains a new 
data collection.
    Type of Review: New data collection.
    Needs and Uses: The Federal Maritime Commission and Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics will use collected data to produce a weekly 
report and to monitor current industry trends.
    Frequency: This information will be collected weekly each year. 
There are 52 weeks in a year.
    Type of Respondents: The universe will be the 12 largest ocean 
common carriers, measured by the total volume of containers moving 
through U.S. ports in international common carriage.
    Number of Annual Respondents: The FMC estimates an annual 
respondent universe of 12 ocean common carriers, each of which will 
provide data weekly. The total number of responses will be 624. The FMC 
expects the estimated number of annual respondents to remain constant 
in the future.

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    Estimated Time per Response: The time per response is estimated at 
2.5 person-hours for reporting requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: For the 12 carriers with weekly reporting, the 
burden is calculated as 12 x 52 x 2.5 hours = 1,560 hours.

William Cody,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-11082 Filed 5-23-23; 8:45 am]
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