[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 154 (Friday, August 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 65486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17702]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2024-0112]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA)

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 2133-0532 
(Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA)) is used by MARAD and 
United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) to assess an 
applicant's eligibility for participation in VISA. The form is being 
updated to reflect changes in statute and to better align with current 
program operations. 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 8, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2024-
0112 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: David Hatcher, 202-366-0688, Director, 
Office of Sealift Support, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W25-310, Mail Stop 1, 
Washington, DC 20590, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA).
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0532.
    Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection.
    Abstract: The collection is in accordance with the operation of a 
voluntary agreement and plan of action established under section 708 of 
the Defense Production Act, 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. 4558), under 
which participants agree to provide commercial sealift capacity and 
associated intermodal shipping services and systems necessary to meet 
national defense requirements in times of armed conflict or national 
emergency. To meet national defense requirements, the Government must 
assure the continued availability of commercial sealift resources. The 
information collection is needed by MARAD and the Department of 
Defense, including representatives from USTRANSCOM, to evaluate and 
assess the applicants' eligibility for participation in the VISA 
program.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of qualified U.S.-Flag dry cargo 
vessels.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 40.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 5.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 200.
    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. 2024-17702 Filed 8-8-24; 8:45 am]
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