Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Voluntary Tanker Agreement
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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 in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection OMB 2133-0505 (Voluntary Tanker Agreement) is used to gather information from tanker operators who agree to contribute, either by direct charter to the Department of Defense or to other participants, tanker capacity as requested by the Maritime Administrator, to meet the essential need for the transportation of petroleum and petroleum products in bulk by sea. The public burden is being updated to include mailing costs for respondents to submit responses 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 87 (Friday, May 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29177-29178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09610]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2023-0100]
Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved
Information Collection: Voluntary Tanker Agreement
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.
ACTION: 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 in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection OMB 2133-0505
(Voluntary Tanker Agreement) is used to gather information from tanker
operators who agree to contribute, either by direct charter to the
Department of Defense or to other participants, tanker capacity as
requested by the Maritime Administrator, to meet the essential need for
the transportation of petroleum and petroleum products in bulk by sea.
The public burden is being updated to include mailing costs for
respondents to submit responses 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 July 5, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. DOT-MARAD
2023-0100 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> 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: David Hatcher, (202) 366-0688, Office
of Sealift Support, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#054164736c612b4d6471666d60773445616a712b626a73"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a0e2b3c232e64022b3e29222f387b0a2e253e642d253c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Voluntary Tanker Agreement.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0505.
Type of Request: Renewal of a previously approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Voluntary Tanker Agreement (VTA) is a voluntary
agreement, in accordance with section 708, Defense Production Act,
1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. 4558). The collection consists of a request
from the Maritime Administration (MARAD) that each VTA participant
submit a list of the names of ships owned, chartered, or contracted for
by the participant, their size, flags of registry, and other pertinent
information. This collection of information is necessary to evaluate
and plan for the use of tanker capability during national emergencies.
The collected information will also be used by both MARAD and
Department of Defense personnel to establish contingency plans.
Respondents: Coastwise-qualified vessel owners, operators,
charterers, brokers, and vessel representatives.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.
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Estimated Number of Responses: 15.
Estimated Hours per Response: 1.
Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.49.)
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By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-09610 Filed 5-4-23; 8:45 am]
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