Notice2023-04258
Request for Comments on the Approval of a New Information Collection: Building American Production Capacity for Electric Port Equipment and Other Port Infrastructure Items
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Published
March 2, 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 of a new information collection. The proposed collection OMB 2133-NEW (Building American Production Capacity for Electric Port Equipment and other Port Infrastructure Items) will be used to identify the demand for electric-powered port equipment and other port infrastructure items supported by a pooled procurement. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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<body><pre>[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 41 (Thursday, March 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13226-13227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04258]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2023-0038]
Request for Comments on the Approval of a New Information
Collection: Building American Production Capacity for Electric Port
Equipment and Other Port Infrastructure Items
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 of a new information collection. The proposed collection OMB
2133-NEW (Building American Production Capacity for Electric Port
Equipment and other Port Infrastructure Items) will be used to identify
the demand for electric-powered port equipment and other port
infrastructure items supported by a pooled procurement. 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 May 1, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-MARAD-
2023-0038] 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 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirk Claussen, (202) 366-5660, Office
of Ports & Waterways, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ce85a7bca5e08da2afbbbdbdaba08eaaa1bae0a9a1b8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85ceecf7eeabc6e9e4f0f6f6e0ebc5e1eaf1abe2eaf3">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Building American Production Capacity for Electric Port
Equipment and other Port Infrastructure Items.
OMB Control Number: 2133-NEW.
Type of Request: New Information Collection.
Abstract: The Building American Production Capacity for Electric
Port Equipment and other Port Infrastructure Items collection is
essential to identify the demand for electrically powered port
equipment and infrastructure items supported by pooled procurement.
This initiative, which is comprised of an online survey and interview
with diverse American port stakeholders, will also support Buy
American/Buy America objectives and American manufacturers of
electrically powered port equipment. Survey responses will also help to
identify a suitable port through which the procurement of electrically
powered port equipment and infrastructure can be initiated. This survey
is being conducted through a cooperative agreement between the Maritime
Administration (MARAD) and the American Association of Port Authorities
(AAPA).
Currently, many U.S. port authorities and marine terminal operators
purchase diesel-powered dockside equipment, necessary for loading,
unloading, and organizing shipping containers. Much of this equipment
is foreign made, in short supply, and increases exposure to
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dangerous emissions that contribute to climate change. The recent
passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), commonly
referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, which was signed
into law on November 15, 2021, provides a federal grant stream that
will modernize U.S. ports infrastructure over the next five years.
Specifically, this Bill assures resources for the development of a
domestic capacity of clean electric-powered American alternatives to
replace and reduce emissions by predominantly foreign-made diesel port
equipment.
Respondents: U.S. port authorities, marine terminal operators, and
port equipment manufacturers.
Affected Public: Local and state governments, and businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
Estimated Number of Responses: 50.
Estimated Hours per Response: 2 hours.
Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100.
Frequency of Response: Once.
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.93.)
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By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-04258 Filed 3-1-23; 8:45 am]
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