Notice2023-00914
Request for Comments on the Approval of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Requirements for Eligibility of U.S.-Flag Vessels of 100 Feet or Greater in Registered Length To Obtain a Fishery Endorsement
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Published
January 19, 2023
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 collection OMB 2133-0530 (Requirements for Eligibility of U.S.-Flag Vessels of 100 Feet or Greater in Registered Length to Obtain a Fishery Endorsement) is necessary for MARAD to determine if a particular vessel is owned and controlled by United Sates citizens and is eligible to receive a fishery endorsement to its documentation. A minor change request to include privacy act statements for the collection of personally identifiable information will be added to the affidavits for this collection. 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 88, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3459-3460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00914]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD 2023-0010]
Request for Comments on the Approval of a Previously Approved
Information Collection: Requirements for Eligibility of U.S.-Flag
Vessels of 100 Feet or Greater in Registered Length To Obtain a Fishery
Endorsement
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.
ACTION: 60-Day Federal Register notice.
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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 collection
OMB 2133-0530 (Requirements for Eligibility of U.S.-Flag Vessels of 100
Feet or Greater in Registered Length to Obtain a Fishery Endorsement)
is necessary for MARAD to determine if a particular vessel is owned and
controlled by United Sates citizens and is eligible to receive a
fishery endorsement to its documentation. A minor change request to
include privacy act statements for the collection of personally
identifiable information will be added to the affidavits for this
collection. 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 March 20, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2019-
0156 through one of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://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.
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<bullet> 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.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael C. Pucci, (202) 366-5167,
Division of Maritime Programs, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9af7f3f9f2fbfff6b4eaeff9f9f3dafef5eeb4fdf5ec"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cfa2a6aca7aeaaa3e1bfbaacaca68faba0bbe1a8a0b9">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Requirements for Eligibility of U.S.-Flag Vessels of 100
Feet or Greater in Registered Length to Obtain a Fishery Endorsement.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0530.
Type of Request: Renewal of a previously approved information
collection.
Abstract: In accordance with the American Fisheries Act of 1998,
owners of vessels of 100 feet or greater who wish to obtain a fishery
endorsement are required to file an Affidavit of United States
Citizenship with the Maritime Administration (MARAD). The information
collected will be used by MARAD to determine if a vessel is owned and
controlled by citizens of the United States in accordance with the
requirements of the American Fisheries Act (AFA) of 1998 and,
therefore, is eligible to be documented with a fishery endorsement to
its documentation.
Respondents: Certain vessel owners, vessel operators, financial
institutions, and professional trusts.
Affected Public: Vessel owners, charterers, mortgagees, mortgage
trustees and managers of vessels of 100 feet or greater who seek a
fishery endorsement for the vessel.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
Estimated Number of Responses: 500.
Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,950.
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 Administrator.
Gabriel Chavez,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-00914 Filed 1-18-23; 8:45 am]
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