[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 115 (Thursday, June 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 50405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13053]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2024-0076]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Schedule of Current Orderbook Construction

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 in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection OMB 2133-0029 
(Schedule of Current Orderbook Construction) is used to collect 
information on the current construction orderbook at U.S. Shipyards. We 
are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register to obtain 
comments from the public and affected agencies.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 12, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2024-
0076 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.
     Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S. 
Department 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.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number for this rulemaking.

    Note:  All comments received will be posted without change to 
www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided.

    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: Elizabeth Gearhart, 202-366-1867, 
Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Schedule of Current Orderbook Construction.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0029.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a Previously Approved 
Collection.
    Abstract: In compliance with 46 U.S.C. 50102 (2007), the Merchant 
Marine Act of 1936, as amended, MARAD conducts this survey to obtain 
information from the shipbuilding and ship repair industry to be used 
primarily to determine if an adequate mobilization base exists for 
national defense and for use in a national emergency.
    Respondents: Owners of U.S. shipyards who agree to complete the 
requested information.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 200.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100.
    Frequency of Response: Once Annually.

(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 Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2024-13053 Filed 6-12-24; 8:45 am]
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