[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 177 (Thursday, September 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 74371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20679]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2024-0121]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue 
(AMVER) System

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation (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 2133-0025 
(Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER) System) is used to 
maintain a current plot of U.S.-Flag and U.S.-owned vessels. Since the 
last renewal, there was an increase in the total respondents to this 
collection, which has resulted in more responses and higher burden 
hours. There are no other changes to this collection. 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 November 12, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2024-
0121 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: Alex Sedlacek, 202-366-1031, Division 
of Sealift Operations and Emergency Response, Maritime Administration, 
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, 
DC 20590, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER) System.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0025.
    Type of Request: Extension with Change of a Previously Approved 
Collection.
    Abstract: The collection of information will be used to gather 
information regarding the location of U.S.-flag vessels and certain 
other U.S. citizen-owned vessels for the purpose of search and rescue 
in the saving of lives at sea and for the marshalling of ships for 
national defense and safety purposes.
    Respondents: U.S.-flag and U.S. citizen-owned vessels.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 185.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 33,855.
    Estimated Hours per Response: .07.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,370.
    Frequency of Response: 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. 2024-20679 Filed 9-11-24; 8:45 am]
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