[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 63248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17056]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2024-0517]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Approval of Underwriters for Marine Hull 
Insurance

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 2133-0517 
(Approval of Underwriters for Marine Hull Insurance) will be used to 
provide approval of foreign underwriters based on an assessment of 
their financial condition, the regulatory regime under which they 
operate, and a statement attesting to a lack of discrimination in their 
country against U.S. hull insurers. The regulations also require that 
American underwriters be given an opportunity to compete for every 
placement, thereby necessitating in some cases certification that such 
opportunity was offered. 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 October 1, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2024-
0517 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: Cameryn L. Miller, 202-366-0907, 
Office of Marine Insurance, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590, Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Approval of Underwriters for Marine Hull Insurance.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0517.
    Type of Request: Extension Without Change of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
    Abstract: This collection of information involves the approval of 
marine hull underwriters to insure MARAD program vessels. Applicants 
will be required to submit financial data upon which MARAD approval 
would be based. This information is needed in order that MARAD 
officials can evaluate the underwriters and determine their suitability 
for providing marine hull insurance on MARAD vessels.
    Respondents: Marine Insurance Underwriters and Brokers.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 66.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 66.
    Estimated Hours per Response: .5-1 hour.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 49.
    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.
[FR Doc. 2024-17056 Filed 8-1-24; 8:45 am]
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