[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 145 (Monday, July 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60966-60967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16584]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2024-0100]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Port Infrastructure Development Program

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 2133-0552 
(Port Infrastructure Development Program) is being updated to reflect 
the elimination of the MA-1083 Port Infrastructure Development Program 
(PIDP) Project Information Form, which is no longer needed. The total 
respondents and public burden have also reduced since this collection 
was implemented in 2019. 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 September 27, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2024-
0100 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: Jonathan Holt, 202-366-8713, Office of 
Port Infrastructure Development, Maritime Administration, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Port Infrastructure Development Program..
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0552.
    Type of Request: Extension With Change of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
    Abstract: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-
58, November 15, 2021) (``Bipartisan Infrastructure Law'' or ``BIL'') 
appropriated $450 million to the PIDP for FY 2024 to make discretionary 
grants for eligible projects. On March 9, 2024, the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2024 (Pub. L. 118-42) (``FY 2024 Appropriations 
Act'') appropriated an additional $120,460,124 for the FY 2024 PIDP 
grant program. Of that amount, $50 million is available to be awarded 
as discretionary grants. Altogether, a total $500 million in funding is 
now available to be awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation 
(Department) for the Port Infrastructure Development Program (Program). 
This appropriations act allows the Department to make discretionary 
grants to improve port facilities at or near coastal seaports. The 
purpose of the Program is to accept applications to make grants. 
Submitted applications will be reviewed to determine if respondents 
meet the criteria for selection as grant recipients.
    The Port Infrastructure Development Program was established under 
46 U.S.C. 50302. The statute authorizes the Department of 
Transportation (``Department'' or ``DOT'') to establish a port 
infrastructure development program for the improvement of port 
facilities. To carry out a project under this program, the Department 
may provide financial assistance, including grants to port authorities 
or commissions, or to their subdivisions and agents, for port and 
intermodal infrastructure-related projects.
    The Department seeks to fund projects that will advance 
Departmental

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priorities of safety, equity, Justice40, climate and sustainability, 
workforce development, job quality, and wealth creation, as described 
in the DOT's Strategic Plan and executive orders. MARAD encourages 
applicants to propose projects that will improve safety, efficiency, or 
the reliability of the movement of goods through ports and intermodal 
connection to ports, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the 
transportation sector. Proposed projects must also create proportional 
impacts to all populations in a project area, increase equitable access 
to project benefits, support the creation of good-paying jobs with the 
free and fair choice to join a union, and include the incorporation of 
strong labor standards, training, and placement programs, especially 
registered apprenticeships.
    Respondents: A State, a political subdivision of a State or a local 
government, a public agency or publicly chartered authority established 
by one or more States, a special purpose district with a transportation 
function, an Indian Tribe or consortium of Indian Tribes, a multistate 
or multijurisdictional group of entities, or a lead entity described 
above jointly with a private entity or group of private entities 
(including the owners or operators of a facility, or collection of 
facilities, at a port).
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 200.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 160.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 32,000.
    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 Administration.
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