Notice2024-07087
Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Collection: Determining Vessel Services Categories for Purposes of the Cargo Preference Act
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Published
April 3, 2024
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 in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection OMB 2133-0540 (Determining Vessel Services Categories For Purposes of the Cargo Preference Act) will be used to create a list of Vessel Self- Designations. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 23082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07087]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2024-0052]
Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved
Collection: Determining Vessel Services Categories for Purposes of the
Cargo Preference Act
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 2133-0540
(Determining Vessel Services Categories For Purposes of the Cargo
Preference Act) will be used to create a list of Vessel Self-
Designations. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal
Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2024-
0052 through one of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://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.
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: James Mead, Office of Cargo and
Commercial Sealift, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington DC 20590, Telephone: 202-366-5723 or Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#97fdf6faf2e4b9faf2f6f3d7f3f8e3b9f0f8e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d4beb5b9b1a7fab9b1b5b094b0bba0fab3bba2">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Determining Vessel Services Categories For Purposes of the
Cargo Preference Act.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0540.
Type of Request: Extension without change of a Previously Approved
Information Collection.
Abstract: OMB 2133-0540 (Determining Vessel Services Categories For
Purposes of the Cargo Preference Act) is used in the designation of
service categories of individual vessels, which is required for
compliance with the Cargo Preference Act under a Memorandum of
Understanding entered into by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S.
Agency for International Development, and the Maritime Administration
(MARAD). MARAD will use the data submitted by vessel operators to
create a list of Vessel Self-Designations.
Respondents: Vessel owners/operators or their appointed agents.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit entities owning and/
or operating ocean vessels.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.
Estimated Number of Responses: 200.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.25.
Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 50.
Frequency of Response: Once annually (if needed).
(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. 2024-07087 Filed 4-2-24; 8:45 am]
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