Request for Comments on the Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection: United States Marine Highway Program
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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 2133-0541 (United States Marine Highway Program) (also known as America's Marine Highway Program) will be used to evaluate and review applications being submitted for grant award consideration. This collection was initially discontinued on August 28, 2023, due to the elimination of the project designation application for this program from the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. However, in order to facilitate the operation of the United States Marine Highway Program Grant Program (the Program), which provides funding to develop, expand, or promote marine highway transportation or shipper use of marine highway transportation, this collection is being reinstated. 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 235 (Friday, December 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 97167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28614]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2024-0156]
Request for Comments on the Reinstatement of a Previously
Approved Information Collection: United States Marine Highway Program
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 2133-0541
(United States Marine Highway Program) (also known as America's Marine
Highway Program) will be used to evaluate and review applications being
submitted for grant award consideration. This collection was initially
discontinued on August 28, 2023, due to the elimination of the project
designation application for this program from the James M. Inhofe
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. However, in
order to facilitate the operation of the United States Marine Highway
Program Grant Program (the Program), which provides funding to develop,
expand, or promote marine highway transportation or shipper use of
marine highway transportation, this collection is being reinstated. 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 February 4, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2024-
0156 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.
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: Timothy Pickering, 202-366-0704,
Office of Ports & Waterways Planning, Maritime Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ec98858183988495c29c858f87899e85828bac888398c28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c38252123382435623c252f27293e25222b0c282338622b233a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: United States Marine Highway Program
OMB Control Number: 2133-0541.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Collection
Abstract: The Department of Transportation will reinstate solicitation
of grant applications for Marine Highway Grant Funding as specified in
the United States Marine Highway Program, codified at 46 U.S.C. 55601.
These applications must comply with the requirements of the referenced
United States Marine Highway Notice of Funding Opportunity and be
submitted in accordance with the instructions contained in that Notice
of Funding Opportunity. United States Marine Highway Grant Notice of
Funding Opportunities occurs when funds are appropriated by Congress.
Respondents: States, political subdivisions of a State, or a local
government, a United States metropolitan planning organization, a
United States port authority, a Tribal government, or a United States
private sector operator of marine highway projects.
Affected Public: Vessel Operators.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 25.
Estimated Number of Responses: 25.
Estimated Hours per Response: 125.
Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,700.
Frequency of Response: 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. 2024-28614 Filed 12-5-24; 8:45 am]
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