[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44130-44131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14628]


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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

[Docket No. FMC-2023-0013]


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 web portal to collect information from the public regarding 
comments, complaints, concerns, reports of noncompliance, requests for 
investigation, and requests for alternative dispute resolution. The 
collection implements certain provisions of the Ocean Shipping Reform 
Act of 2022.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before September 11, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: The Commission has transitioned from accepting comments via 
email and is using its Electronic Reading Room through the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov. The docket of this notice 
can be found at https://www.regulations.gov/ under Docket No. FMC-2023-
0013. 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: William Cody, Secretary; Phone: (202) 
523-5725; Email: [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: FMC Web Portal.
    OMB Approval Number: 3072-XXXX.
    Abstract: Section 17(a) of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 
requires that the Commission ``establish on the public website of the 
Commission a web page that allows for the submission of comments, 
complaints, concerns, reports of noncompliance, requests for 
investigation, and requests for alternative dispute resolution'': and 
that it direct each submission to the appropriate component office of 
the Commission.
    The FMC will implement a new web portal available through the 
agency's website to collect this information from the public. The 
collected information will be internally routed to the appropriate 
component office for response. As this collection includes inquiries 
related to dispute resolution services, it also encompasses Forms FMC-
32 (Dispute Resolution Service Request-Cruise) and FMC-33 (Dispute 
Resolution Service Request--Cargo). These forms are available at 
https://www.fmc.gov/forms-and-applications/. The burden associated with 
these forms is included in this collection.
    Current Actions: The information being submitted contains a new 
data collection.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will use the web portal to receive 
requests from the public and ensure prompt response to the shipping 
public.
    Frequency: This information will be collected when members of the 
public choose to submit it.
    Type of Respondents: Individuals and establishments who wish to ask 
questions, express concerns, or submit complaints to the Federal 
Maritime Commission.
    Number of Annual Respondents: The Commission estimates an annual 
respondent universe of 5,000. The Commission further estimates 300 of 
these responses will require attaching an FMC form related to dispute 
resolution services (FMC-32 or FMC-33).
    Estimated Time per Response: The time per response is estimated at 
6 minutes per response for submissions that do not involve attaching 
forms and 20 minutes for responses requiring attaching forms.
    Total Annual Burden: Burden is calculated as 4,700 x 6 minutes = 
470 hours per portal submission that does not also include a form and 
300 x 20 minutes = 100 hours for a submission

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that also includes either a FMC-32 or FMC-33. Total burden equals 570 
hours.

William Cody,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-14628 Filed 7-10-23; 8:45 am]
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