Notice2022-26804
Agency Information Collection Activities: 30-Day Public Comment Request
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Published
December 9, 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 a new data collection concerning containerized vessel imports and exports to and from the United States described in this notice. The public is invited to comment on the proposed information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 236 (Friday, December 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75629-75630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26804]
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities: 30-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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 a new data collection concerning
containerized vessel imports and exports to and from the United States
described in this notice. The public is invited to comment on the
proposed information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before January 9, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Rita
Young, Desk Officer for Federal Maritime Commission,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#07484e5546585472656a6e74746e686947484a452942485729404851"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="feb1b7acbfa1ad8b9c93978d8d979190beb1b3bcd0bbb1aed0b9b1a8">[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#bad5d7defadcd7d994ddd5cc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4827252c082e252b662f273e">[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 information collections
and instructions, or copies of any comments received, may be obtained
by contacting Tara Nielsen at 202-523-5800 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fb94969fbb9d9698d59c948d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afc0c2cbefc9c2cc81c8c0d9">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
The Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on the continuing information collections
listed in this notice, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On August 8, 2022, the Commission
published a notice and request for comments in the Federal Register (87
FR 48182) regarding collection of information on Container Vessel
Imports and Exports. The Commission received six comments from the
Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay, World Shipping
Council, American Cotton Shippers Association, BassTech International,
National Industrial Transportation League, and National Fisheries
Institute. The American Cotton Shippers Association, National Fisheries
Institute, BassTech, and National Industrial Transportation League
supported the data collection. Both the American Cotton Shippers
Association and the National Industrial Transportation League
identified benefits to the shipping public from this data collection
due to increased transparency and insight. BassTech International
recommended that information collected should include equipment type
and port. This information is included in the current data collection
template.
The Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay opposed the
data collection as redundant with existing Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) collections, though they noted that the CBP automated
collection of export data is still in a pilot program. The World
Shipping Council likewise opposed the data collection noting the CBP
data collection, and also suggested supplementing data gaps with
information from the Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics, and commercial sources. They further contended that the PRA
requires the FMC to utilize data being provided to other Federal
agencies.
The Commission acknowledges that the CBP has a rich source of data
on U.S. imports and intends to use CBP data to validate the import data
that it collects. Additionally, the Commission notes that the
commercial sources of data referenced by the World Shipping Council are
largely derived from government data and will be helpful in verifying
the accuracy of the data submitted to the Commission. None of these
data sources (government or commercial) even if used in concert,
provide the level and scope of information required to meet the
Congressional requirements under the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022
(OSRA 2022). The Commission, however, intends to minimize the data
reporting burden as much as possible by using definitions and
terminology in its data collection that align with other Federal agency
data collections. This will allow carriers to use and leverage their
existing systems to generate the reports for items that have overlap.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be included or
summarized in our request for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of the relevant information collection. All comments are part
of the public record and subject to disclosure. Please do not include
any confidential or inappropriate material in your comments. We invite
comments on the value of collecting information on cargo loaded and
off-loaded outside of the U.S. on service strings that include U.S.
port calls.
Information Collections Open for Comment
Title: Container vessel imports and exports.
OMB Approval Number: 3072-XXXX.
Abstract: The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 2022)
includes the following language, ``The Federal Maritime Commission
shall publish on its website a calendar quarterly report that describes
the total import and export tonnage and the total loaded and empty 20-
foot equivalent units per vessel (making port in the United States,
including any territory or possession of the United States) operated by
each ocean common carrier covered under this chapter. Ocean common
carriers under this chapter shall provide to the Commission all
necessary information, as determined by the Commission, for completion
of this report.'' 46 U.S.C. 41110. The FMC will request information on
containerized imports and exports from each identified common carrier
on a monthly basis. The data elements will include both tonnage and
empty and laden 20-foot, 40-foot, and 45-foot containers discharged and
loaded. The scope will include each port of call on service strings
that include U.S. calls by vessel-operating common carriers operating
in the U.S. foreign oceanborne commerce.
The information will be used to compile and publish a quarterly
report on total U.S. export and import tonnage deployed and total
loaded and empty 20-foot equivalent units per vessel operated by
vessel-operating common carriers. The universe will be vessel-operating
common carriers that transport 1,500 or more 20-foot equivalent units
per month (total across imports and exports, regardless of whether they
are laden or empty) in or out of the U.S., in the U.S. oceanborne
foreign commerce. The Commission estimates that approximately 70 of the
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154 currently registered vessel-operating common carriers transport
1,500 or more 20-foot equivalent units per month, totaling over 99
percent of imported and exported containerized cargo.
Current Actions: This information being submitted contains a new
data collection.
Type of Review: New data collection.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will use collected data to publish a
quarterly report as directed by OSRA 2022.
Frequency: This information will be collected monthly.
Type of Respondents: The universe will be carriers who transport
1,500 20-foot equivalent units or more per month (total across imports
and exports, regardless of whether they are laden) in or out of the
U.S., in the U.S. oceanborne foreign commerce.
Number of Annual Respondents: The Commission estimates an annual
respondent universe of 70. The Commission expects the estimated number
of annual respondents to remain at 70 in the future.
Estimated Time per Response: The time per response is estimated at
80 person-hours for reporting.
Total Annual Burden: For the 70 annual respondents, the burden is
calculated as 70 x 80 hours = 5,600 hours.
William Cody,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-26804 Filed 12-8-22; 8:45 am]
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