Notice2022-17595
Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Requirements for Establishing U.S. Citizenship-46 CFR 355
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Published
August 16, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentMaritime Administration
Abstract
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. The information to be collected are Affidavits of U.S. Citizenship filed with MARAD to determine if the applicants are eligible to participate in various benefit programs offered by the agency. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50373-50374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17595]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2022-0182]
Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved
Information Collection: Requirements for Establishing U.S.
Citizenship--46 CFR 355
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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. The information to be
collected are Affidavits of U.S. Citizenship filed with MARAD to
determine if the applicants are eligible to participate in various
benefit programs offered by the agency. We are required to publish this
notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 17, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. DOT-MARAD-
2022-0182 through one of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Search
using the above DOT docket number and follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
<bullet> Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
<bullet> Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
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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
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> 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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Pucci, 202-366-5167, Office of
Maritime Program, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d29fbbb1bab3b7befc82a7b1b1bb92b6bda6fcb5bda4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ac7e3e9e2ebefe6a4daffe9e9e3caeee5fea4ede5fc">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Requirements for Establishing U.S. Citizenship--46 CFR 355.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0012.
Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract Maritime Administration implementing regulations at 46 CFR
parts 355 and 356 set forth requirements for establishing U.S.
citizenship in accordance with MARAD statutory authority. Those
receiving benefits under 46 U.S.C. Chapters 531, 535, and 537 (formerly
the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended), or applicants seeking a
fishery endorsement eligibility approval pursuant to the American
Fisheries Act must be citizens of the United States within the meaning
of 46 U.S.C. 50501, (formerly Section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as
amended). In either case, whether seeking program benefits or fishery
endorsement eligibility, Section 50501 sets forth the statutory
requirements for determining whether an applicant, be it a corporation,
partnership, or association is a U.S. citizen. 46 CFR part 356 is
distinguished from 46 CFR part 355 in that Part 356 establishes
requirements for U.S. citizenship exclusively in accordance with the
AFA while Part 355 is applied for purposes of establishing citizenship
across multiple MARAD programs arising under other statutory authority.
Most program participants are required to submit to MARAD on an annual
basis the form of affidavit prescribed by Part 355 or Part 356.
Respondents: Shipowners, charterers, equity owners, ship managers,
etc.
Affected Public: Business or other-for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 550.
Estimated Number of Responses: 550.
Estimated Hours per Response: 5.
Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,750.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.93.)
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-17595 Filed 8-15-22; 8:45 am]
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