Notice2022-06621
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
March 30, 2022
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Federal Maritime Commission
Abstract
The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) is giving public notice that the agency has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval the continuing information collections (extensions with no changes) described in this notice. The public is invited to comment on the proposed information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18368-18370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06621]
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) is giving public
notice that the agency has submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for approval the continuing information collections
(extensions with no changes) described in this notice. The public is
invited to comment on the proposed information collections pursuant to
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted at the addresses below on or
before April 29, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Shannon
Joyce, Desk Officer for Federal Maritime Commission,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bef1f7ecffe1edcbdcd3d7cdcdd7d1d0fef1f3fc90fbf1ee90f9f1e8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d996908b98868aacbbb4b0aaaab0b6b79996949bf79c9689f79e968f">[email protected]</span></a>, and to: Lucille L. Marvin, Managing
Director, Office of the Managing Director, Federal Maritime Commission,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#741b1910341219175a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b44464f6b4d4648054c445d">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please send separate comments for each specific information
collection listed below, and reference the information collection's
title and OMB number in your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by contacting Lucille Marvin at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e71737a7e58535d10595148">[email protected]</a> or 202-523-5800.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13),
the Commission invites the general public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed information collections. On December 7, 2021, the
Commission published a notice and request for comments in the Federal
Register (85 FR 69254) regarding the agency's request for continued
approval from OMB for information collections as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. During the 60-day period, a clerical
error was discovered in the reporting for ICR 3072-0071. A correction
was published in the Federal Register on February 9, 2022, and the
Commission extended the comment period for both ICR 3072-0071 and ICR
3072-0070 for an additional 30 days (87 FR 7453). The Commission
received no comments on any of the requests for extensions of OMB
clearance. The Commission has submitted the described information
collections to OMB for approval.
In response to this notice, comments and suggestions should address
one or more of the following points: (1) The necessity and utility of
the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the
agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways
to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection
burden.
Information Collections Open for Comment
Title: 46 CFR part 531--NVOCC Service Arrangements.
OMB Approval Number: 3072-0070 (Expires April 30, 2022).
Abstract: Section 16 of the Shipping Act of 1984, 46 U.S.C. 40103,
authorizes the Commission to exempt by rule ``any class of agreements
between persons subject to this part or any specified activity of those
persons from any requirement of this part if the Commission finds that
the exemption will not result in substantial reduction in competition
or be detrimental to commerce. The Commission may attach conditions to
an exemption and may, by order, revoke an exemption.'' 46 CFR part 531
allows non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) and shippers'
associations with NVOCC members to act as shipper parties in NVOCC
Service Arrangements (NSAs), and to be exempt from certain tariff
publication requirements of the Shipping Act provided the carriage in
question is done pursuant to an NSA filed with the Commission and the
essential terms are published in the NVOCC's tariff. Current Actions:
There are no changes to this information collection, and it is being
submitted for extension purposes only.
Type of Review: Extension.
Needs and Uses: The Commission uses filed NSAs and associated data
for monitoring and investigatory purposes and, in its proceedings, to
adjudicate related issues raised by private parties.
Frequency: The filing of NSAs is not assigned a specific time by
the Commission; NSAs are filed as they may be entered into by private
parties. When parties enter into an NSA, it must be filed with the
Commission.
Type of Respondents: Parties that enter into NSAs are NVOCCs and
shippers' associations with NVOCC members.
Number of Annual Respondents: The Commission estimates an annual
respondent universe of 325. The Commission expects the estimated number
of annual respondents to remain at 325 in the future.
Estimated Time per Response: The time per response is estimated to
be 15 minutes to add a tariff rule invoking the NSA exemption, and 1
hour for recordkeeping requirements.
Total Annual Burden: For the 325 respondents, the burden is
calculated as 325 x .25 hour = 81.25 hours, rounded to 81 and 325 x 1 =
325. Total annual burden is estimated to be 406 hours.
Title: 46 CFR part 532--NVOCC Negotiate Rate Arrangements.
OMB Approval Number: 3072-0071 (Expires April 30, 2022).
Abstract: Section 16 of the Shipping Act of 1984, 46 U.S.C. 40103,
authorizes the Commission to exempt by order or regulation ``any class
of agreements between persons subject to this [Act] or any specified
activity of those persons from any requirement of this [Act] if the
Commission finds that the exemption will not result in substantial
reduction in competition or be detrimental to commerce.'' The
Commission may attach conditions to any exemption and may, by order,
revoke an exemption. In 46 CFR part 532, the Commission exempted non-
vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) from the tariff rate
publication requirements of Part 520, and allowed an NVOCC to enter
into an NVOCC Negotiated Rate Arrangement (NRA) in lieu of publishing
its tariff rate(s), provided the NVOCC posts a prominent notice in its
rules tariff invoking the NRA exemption and provides electronic access
to its rules tariff to the public free of charge. This information
collection corresponds to the rules tariff prominent notice and the
requirement to make its tariff publicly available free of charge.
Current Actions: There are no changes to this information
collection, and it is being submitted for extension purposes only.
Type of Review: Extension.
Needs and Uses: The Commission uses the information filed by an
NVOCC in its rules tariff to determine whether the NVOCC has invoked
the exemption for a particular shipment or shipments. The Commission
has used and will continue to use the information required to be
maintained by NVOCCs for monitoring and investigatory purposes, and, in
its proceedings, to adjudicate related issues raised by private
parties.
Frequency: NVOCCs that opt to enter into an NRA in lieu of
publishing tariff rate(s) must post a one-time notice in its rules
tariff invoking the NRA exemption. NVOCCs that opt to use NRAs
exclusively must publish an NRA rules tariff.
Type of Respondents: NVOCCs.
Number of Annual Respondents: 194. An average of 2,129 NVOCCs
annually have invoked the NRA exemption thus far. The Commission
estimates the annual number of NVOCCs that will
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invoke the exemption to be 194 in the future.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes for those adding a tariff
rule to use a combination of tariff rates and NRAs, and 1 hour for
recordkeeping requirements. For those using NRAs exclusively, one hour
to publish an NRA rules tariff.
Total Annual Burden: Of the 194 new NVOCCs estimated to file a rule
or prominent notice in their respective tariffs, we estimate that 3%
(6) will use NRAs exclusively. The burden is calculated as follows: 188
x .25 hours = 47 hours and 6 x 1 hour = 6 hours (3% using NRAs
exclusively). Recording keeping requirements for the total number of
NVOCCs that have invoked the exemption thus far is 2,349 x 1 hour =
2,349. Total annual burden is estimated to be 2,402 hours.
William Cody,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-06621 Filed 3-29-22; 8:45 am]
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