Notice2026-06110
Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Eligibility of US-Flag Vessels of 100 Feet or Greater in Registered Length To Obtain a Fishery Endorsement
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Published
March 30, 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 2133-0530 (Eligibility of US-flag Vessels of 100 Feet or Greater in Registered Length to Obtain a Fishery Endorsement), is necessary for MARAD to determine if a particular vessel is owned and controlled by United States citizens and is eligible to receive a fishery endorsement to its documentation. 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 60 (Monday, March 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15689-15690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06110]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2026-0463]
Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved
Information Collection: Eligibility of US-Flag Vessels of 100 Feet or
Greater in Registered Length To Obtain a Fishery Endorsement
AGENCY: Maritime Administration (MARAD), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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 2133-0530 (Eligibility of US-flag Vessels of
100 Feet or Greater in Registered Length to Obtain a Fishery
Endorsement), is necessary for MARAD to determine if a particular
vessel is owned and controlled by United States citizens and is
eligible to receive a fishery endorsement to its documentation. MARAD
is 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 May 29, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2026-
0463 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 reasonable for the Department's performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for the Department to
enhance the quality,
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utility, and clarity of the information collection; and (d) ways that
the burden could be lessened without reducing the quality of the
collected information. The agency will summarize or include your
comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information
collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael C. Pucci, 202-366-5167,
Division of Maritime Programs, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bbd6d2d8d3daded795cbced8d8d2fbdfd4cf95dcd4cd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="177a7e747f76727b39676274747e5773786339707861">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Requirements for Eligibility of U.S.-Flag Vessels of 100
Feet or Greater in Registered Length to Obtain a Fishery Endorsement.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0530.
Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: The parties subject to this information collection
include vessel owners, charterers, preferred mortgagees, mortgage
trustees, vessel managers, and parties involved in long- term contracts
for the sale of all or a significant portion of a vessel's catch. The
information collected will be used by MARAD to determine if a vessel is
owned and controlled by U.S. citizens, in accordance with the
requirements of the American Fisheries Act (AFA), and is eligible to be
documented with a fishery endorsement to its documentation. The
information collected in the Affidavit of United States Citizenship and
other supporting documentation may also be used by MARAD to determine
whether the vessel owner, charterer, processor, or other entity has
violated harvesting and processing caps imposed under Section 210(e)(1)
and (2) of the AFA. In addition, the information may be used to
determine whether there is a conflict with an international treaty or
agreement, that would result in an exemption from the requirements of
the rule for a particular vessel owner or mortgagee.
Respondents: Certain vessel owners, vessel operators, mortgagees,
and financial institutions.
Affected Public: Vessel owners, charterers, mortgagees, mortgage
trustees and managers of vessels of 100 feet or greater, who seek a
fishery endorsement for the vessel.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
Estimated Number of Responses: 500.
Estimated Hours per Response: 5-6.
Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,950.
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. 2026-06110 Filed 3-27-26; 8:45 am]
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