Notice2026-03976

Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Regulations for Making Excess or Surplus Federal Property Available to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, State Maritime Academies and Non-Profit Maritime Training Facilities

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Published
February 27, 2026

Issuing agencies

Transportation DepartmentMaritime Administration

Abstract

MARAD invites public comments on its intention to request 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 2133-0504 (Regulations for Making Excess or Surplus Federal Property Available to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, State Maritime Academies and Non-Profit Maritime Training Facilities) is used to determine compliance with applicable statutory requirements regarding surplus government property. This collection is being revised to include a new form MA-1073C Agreement for Donation of Federal Property for Historical Purposes. MARAD is 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 91, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9916-9917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03976]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2026-0266]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Regulations for Making Excess or Surplus 
Federal Property Available to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, State 
Maritime Academies and Non-Profit Maritime Training Facilities

AGENCY: Maritime Administration (MARAD), U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: MARAD invites public comments on its intention to request 
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 2133-0504 (Regulations for Making Excess or 
Surplus Federal Property Available to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, 
State Maritime Academies and Non-Profit Maritime Training Facilities) 
is used to determine compliance with applicable statutory requirements 
regarding surplus government property. This collection is being revised 
to include a new form MA-1073C Agreement for Donation of Federal 
Property for Historical

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Purposes. MARAD is 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 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: Katrina McRae, 202-366-3198, Office of 
Sealift Support, U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Email: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cd86acb9bfa4a3ace3a0aebfaca88da9a2b9e3aaa2bb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="511a302523383f307f3c3223303411353e257f363e27">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Regulations for Making Excess or Surplus Federal Property 
Available to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, State Maritime Academies 
and Non-Profit Maritime Training Facilities.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0504.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: MARAD requires approved maritime training institutions 
seeking excess or surplus government property to provide a statement of 
need/or justification prior to acquiring the property, using this 
information collection.
    Respondents: Maritime training institutions, such as the U.S. 
Merchant Marine Academy, State Maritime Academies and non-profit 
maritime institutions.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 40.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 360.
    Estimated Hours per Response: Between 1 and 4.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 360.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    A 60-day Federal Register Notice soliciting comments on this 
information collection was published on December 23, 2025, (90 Federal 
Register (FR) 60233).

(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. 2026-03976 Filed 2-26-26; 8:45 am]
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