Notice2024-22514
Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Collection: Application for Construction Reserve Fund and Annual Statements (CRF)
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Published
October 1, 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 2133-0032 (Application for Construction Reserve Fund (CRF) and Annual Statements) is used to evaluate an applicant's eligibility for CRF program benefits. There was a reduction in the public burden since the last renewal. 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 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80011-80012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22514]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2024-0131]
Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved
Collection: Application for Construction Reserve Fund and Annual
Statements (CRF)
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 2133-0032
(Application for Construction Reserve Fund (CRF) and Annual Statements)
is used to evaluate an applicant's eligibility for CRF program
benefits. There was a reduction in the public burden since the last
renewal. 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 December 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by [Docket No. MARAD-
2024-0131] 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> 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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David M. Gilmore, Director, 202-366-
5737, Office of Marine Financing, Maritime Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8adeceebfce3eea4ede3e6e7e5f8efcaeee5fea4ede5fc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cf9b8baeb9a6abe1a8a6a3a2a0bdaa8faba0bbe1a8a0b9">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application for Construction Reserve Fund (CRF) and Annual
Statements.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0032.
Type of Request: Extension of a previously approved collection.
Abstract: The Construction Reserve Fund (CRF), authorized by 46
U.S.C. chapter 533, is a financial assistance program which provides
tax deferral benefits to U.S.-flag operators. Eligible parties can
defer the gain attributable to the sale or loss of a vessel, provided
the proceeds are used to expand or modernize the U.S. merchant fleet.
The primary purpose of the CRF is to promote the construction,
reconstruction, reconditioning, or acquisition of merchant vessels
which are necessary for national defense and to the development of U.S.
commerce.
Respondents: Citizens who own or operate vessels in the U.S.
foreign or domestic commerce who desire tax benefits under the CRF
program must respond.
Affected Public: Owners or operators of vessels in the domestic or
foreign commerce.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
Estimated Number of Responses: 10.
Estimated Hours per Response: 9.
Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 90.
Frequency of Response: Once 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.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-22514 Filed 9-30-24; 8:45 am]
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