Notice2025-04937
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Requested; Controlled Carriers
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Published
March 24, 2025
Issuing agencies
Federal Maritime Commission
Abstract
The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) is giving public notice that the agency has submitted the continuing information collection listed below in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. The public is invited to comment on the proposed information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 55 (Monday, March 24, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13486-13487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-04937]
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
[FMC-2024-0015]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Requested; Controlled Carriers
AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) is giving public
notice that the agency has submitted the continuing information
collection listed below in this notice to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for approval. The public is invited to comment on the
proposed information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 23, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection 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: For additional information, please
email Lucille Marvin, 202-523-5800, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e2adafa6a2848f81cc858d94"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e8a7a5aca88e858bc68f879e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to comment on any aspect of the continuing
information collection listed in this notice, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). We are
particularly interested in receiving comments on: (1) The necessity and
utility of the proposed information collection for the proper
performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection burden.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be included or
summarized in our request for OMB approval of the relevant information
collection. All comments are part of the public record and subject to
disclosure. Please do not include any confidential or inappropriate
material in your comments.
Previous Request for Comments
On August 23, 2024, the Commission published a notice and request
for comment in the Federal Register (89 FR 68159) regarding the
agency's request for approval from OMB for information collections as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. During the 60-day
period, the Commission received one comment. That comment was outside
the scope of the information collection and was not considered.
Information Collection Open for Comment
Title: 46 CFR part 565--Controlled Carriers.
OMB Approval Number: 3072-0060 (Expires April 30, 2025).
Abstract: The Shipping Act requires that the Commission monitor the
practices of controlled carriers (defined at 46 U.S.C. 40102(9)) to
ensure that they do not maintain rates or charges in their tariffs and
service contracts that are below a level that is just and reasonable;
nor establish, maintain, or enforce unjust or unreasonable
classifications, rules, or regulations in those tariffs or service
contracts that result or are likely to result in the carriage or
handling of cargo at rates or charges that are below a just and
reasonable level, 46 U.S.C. 40701-40706. Part 565, title 46 of the Code
of Federal Regulations establishes the method by which the Commission
determines whether a particular ocean common carrier is a controlled
carrier subject to 46 U.S.C. 40701-40706. When a government acquires a
controlling interest in an ocean common carrier, or when a controlled
carrier newly enters a United States trade, the Commission's rules
require that such a carrier notify the Commission of these events.
Current Actions: There are no changes to this information
collection, and it is being submitted for extension purposes only.
Type of Review: Extension.
Needs and Uses: The Commission uses these notifications in order to
effectively discharge its statutory duty to determine whether a
particular ocean common carrier is a controlled carrier and therefore
subject to the requirements of 46 U.S.C. 40701-40706.
Frequency: The submission of notifications from controlled carriers
is not assigned to a specific time frame by the Commission; they are
submitted as circumstances warrant. The Commission only requires
notification when a majority portion of an ocean common carrier becomes
owned or controlled by a foreign government, or when a controlled
carrier newly begins operation in any United States trade.
Type of Respondents: Controlled carriers are ocean common carriers
that are, or whose operating assets are, directly or indirectly, owned
or controlled by a foreign government. The Shipping Act defines
``controlled carriers'' at 46 U.S.C. 40102(9).
Number of Annual Respondents: The Commission cannot anticipate when
a new controlled carrier may enter the United States trade, when
ownership or control of a carrier will change so that notification is
required, or when a controlled carrier exits the United States trade.
Over the past three years, the Commission has received, on average,
fewer than one notification per year. However, as the Commission has
recently classified several additional carriers as controlled carriers,
the total estimated burden is increased.
Estimated Time per Response: The estimated time for each
notification is 2 hours.
Total Annual Burden: For purposes of calculating total annual
burden, the Commission assumes 12 responses annually. The Commission
thus estimates the total annual burden to be
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24 hours (12 responses x 2 hours per response).
David Eng,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-04937 Filed 3-21-25; 8:45 am]
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