[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 110 (Thursday, June 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 37599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12219]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2023-0134]


Request for Comments on the Approval of a New Information 
Collection: Building American Production Capacity for Electric Port 
Equipment and Other Port Infrastructure Items

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 of a new information collection. The proposed collection OMB 
2133-NEW (Building American Production Capacity for Electric Port 
Equipment and Other Port Infrastructure Items) will be used to identify 
the demand for electric-powered port equipment and other port 
infrastructure items supported by a pooled procurement. 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 this information collection was published on March 2, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collections 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: Kirk Claussen, (202) 366-5660, Office 
of Ports & Waterways, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Building American Production Capacity for Electric Port 
Equipment and Other Port Infrastructure Items.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-NEW.
    Type of Request: New Information Collection.
    Abstract: The Building American Production Capacity for Electric 
Port Equipment and Other Port Infrastructure Items collection is 
essential to identify the demand for electrically powered port 
equipment and infrastructure items supported by pooled procurement. 
This initiative, which is comprised of an online survey and interview 
with diverse American port stakeholders, will also support Buy 
American/Buy America objectives and American manufacturers of 
electrically powered port equipment. Survey responses will also help to 
identify a suitable port through which the procurement of electrically 
powered port equipment and infrastructure can be initiated. This survey 
is being conducted through a cooperative agreement between the Maritime 
Administration (MARAD) and the American Association of Port Authorities 
(AAPA).
    Currently, many U.S. port authorities and marine terminal operators 
purchase diesel-powered dockside equipment, necessary for loading, 
unloading, and organizing shipping containers. Much of this equipment 
is foreign made, in short supply, and increases exposure to dangerous 
emissions that contribute to climate change. The recent passage of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), commonly referred to as 
the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, which was signed into law on 
November 15, 2021, provides a federal grant stream that will modernize 
U.S. ports infrastructure over the next five years. Specifically, this 
Bill assures resources for the development of a domestic capacity of 
clean electric-powered American alternatives to replace and reduce 
emissions by predominantly foreign-made diesel port equipment.
    Respondents: U.S. port authorities, marine terminal operators, and 
port equipment manufacturers.
    Affected Public: Local and state governments and businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 200.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 2.25 hours.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 138.
    Frequency of Response: Once.

(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.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-12219 Filed 6-7-23; 8:45 am]
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