Notice2023-12219
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
June 8, 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. A 60-day Federal Register Notice soliciting comments on this information collection was published on March 2, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 110 (Thursday, June 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12219]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2023-0134]
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, 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 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. A 60-day Federal Register Notice soliciting
comments on this information collection was published on March 2, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collections should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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#8bc0e2f9e0a5c8e7eafef8f8eee5cbefe4ffa5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80cbe9f2ebaec3ece1f5f3f3e5eec0e4eff4aee7eff6">[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 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: 200.
Estimated Number of Responses: 200.
Estimated Hours per Response: 2.25 hours.
Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 138.
Frequency of Response: Once.
(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.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-12219 Filed 6-7-23; 8:45 am]
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