[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 13, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20341-20342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-08313]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2025-0070]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Collection: Application for Participation in the Maritime Security 
Program

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.

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 2133-0525 
(Application for Participation in the Maritime Security Program) is 
being revised to align with current statutory authorities and industry 
practices. Proposed changes include instructions for electronic 
submission of applications, updates to statutory citations, removal of 
commercial references that are no longer relevant to the Maritime 
Security Program (such as capacity of LASH vessels), and changes to 
certain collected information that better reflects current maritime 
business practice. 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 July 14, 2025.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2025-
0070 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 lessened 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: Richard Wanerman, 202-366-2306, Office 
of Sealift Support, Room W25-317, Mail Stop 1, Maritime Administration, 
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC 20590, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Application for Participation in the Maritime Security 
Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0525.
    Type of Request: Revision of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: 46 U.S.C. 53101-11 provides for the enrollment of 
qualified vessels into the Maritime Security Fleet. Applications and 
amendments are used to select vessels for the Fleet.
    Respondents: Operators of oceangoing U.S.-registered commercial 
vessels.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.

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    Estimated Number of Responses: 212.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 1-6 hours.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 308.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly/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. 2025-08313 Filed 5-12-25; 8:45 am]
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