Notice2024-26003
Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Collection: Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement
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Published
November 8, 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 2133-0532 (Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA)) is used by MARAD and United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) to assess an applicant's eligibility for participation in VISA. The form is being updated to reflect changes in statute and to better align with current program operations. 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 217 (Friday, November 8, 2024)]
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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: 2024-26003]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2024-0142]
Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved
Collection: Voluntary Intermodal Sealift 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 2133-0532
(Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA)) is used by MARAD and
United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) to assess an
applicant's eligibility for participation in VISA. The form is being
updated to reflect changes in statute and to better align with current
program operations. We are required to publish this notice in the
Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected
agencies.
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: David Hatcher, (202) 366-0688,
Director, Office of Sealift Support, Maritime Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W-25-310,
Mail Stop 1, Washington, DC 20590, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f9bd988f909dd7b1988d9a919c8bc8b99d968dd79e968f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d793b6a1beb3f99fb6a3b4bfb2a5e697b3b8a3f9b0b8a1">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA).
OMB Control Number: 2133-0532.
Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection.
Abstract: The collection supports the operation of VISA, a
voluntary agreement and plan of action established under section 708 of
the Defense Production Act, 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. 4558), under
which participants agree to provide commercial sealift capacity and
associated intermodal shipping services and systems necessary to meet
national defense requirements in times of armed conflict or national
emergency. To meet national defense requirements, the Government must
assure the continued availability of commercial sealift resources for
logistics planning in contingencies. The information collection is
needed by MARAD and the Department of Defense, including
representatives from USTRANSCOM, to evaluate and assess the applicants'
eligibility for participation in the VISA program.
Respondents: Owners and operators of qualified U.S.-Flag dry cargo
vessels.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit entities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 40.
Estimated Number of Responses: 1.
Estimated Hours per Response: 5.
Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 200.
Frequency of Response: Once annually.
A 60-day Federal Register Notice soliciting comments on this
information collection was published on August 9, 2024 (89 FR 65486).
(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. 2024-26003 Filed 11-7-24; 8:45 am]
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