[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 29, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17880-17881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07364]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2025-0067]
Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved
Collection: Uniform Financial Reporting Requirements
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments on
our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to renew an information collection in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection OMB 2133-0005
(Uniform Financial Reporting Requirements) is used to evaluate the
financial condition of entities borrowing funds from or receiving
financial benefits from MARAD. Since the last renewal, the public
burden for this collection was updated to include mailing costs for
respondents. 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 June 30, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2024-
0067 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 reasonable 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 modified 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: Steven S. Park, 202-366-1464, Office
of Financial Approvals and Marine Insurance, Maritime Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Uniform Financial Reporting Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0005.
Type of Request: Extension with change of a currently approved
collection.
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Abstract: The Uniform Financial Reporting Requirements are used as
a basis for preparing and filing semi-annual and annual financial
statements with the Maritime Administration. Regulations requiring
financial reports to the Maritime Administration are authorized by
Section 801 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936. Financial reports are
also required by regulation of purchasers of ships from MARAD on
credit, companies chartering ships from MARAD, and of companies having
Title XI guarantee obligations.
Respondents: Vessel owners and vessel managers.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
Estimated Number of Responses: 100.
Estimated Hours per Response: 9.5.
Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 950.
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 Administration.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2025-07364 Filed 4-28-25; 8:45 am]
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