Notice2026-10477
Renewal of Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Requested; Containerized Freight Statistics-Imports and Exports; 3072-0074
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Published
May 27, 2026
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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 extension, with revision, for Collection of Information 3072-0074 (Container vessel imports and exports). The public is invited to comment on this information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31455-31456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10477]
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
[FMC-2026-0067]
Renewal of Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission
for OMB Review; Comment Requested; Containerized Freight Statistics--
Imports and Exports; 3072-0074
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 extension, with revision, for Collection of
Information 3072-0074 (Container vessel imports and exports). The
public is invited to comment on this information collection pursuant to
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 26, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted to: (1) the Office of
Management and Budget's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
through the portal at <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find
this particular information collection at <a href="http://Reginfo.gov">Reginfo.gov</a> by selecting
``Currently under Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the
search function, and (2) the Commission through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (docket FMC-2026-0067). If your material
cannot be submitted to the addresses above, contact the person in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, please
contact Michael Johnson, (202) 523-5796, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cca1bea6a3a4a2bfa3a28caaa1afe2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d8b5aab2b7b0b6abb7b698beb5bbf6bfb7ae">[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
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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 January 26, 2026, the Commission published a notice and request
for comment in the Federal Register (91 FR 3195) 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 from Gnosis Freight. The comment was
relevant to the collection, but the FMC views the recommendations as a
risk to ocean carrier proprietary information, an excessive burden on
the maritime industry, and outside the scope of what the Ocean Shipping
Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 2022) mandate requires. The proposed mandatory
master bill of lading number and container number fields would
transform vessel-level aggregate reporting into container-level
shipment tracking, substantially increasing compliance costs and
exposing competitively sensitive operational data.
Information Collection Open for Comment
Title: Container vessel imports and exports.
OMB Approval Number: 3072-0074 (Expires October 31, 2026).
Abstract: The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 2022)
mandates that: ``The Federal Maritime Commission shall publish on its
website a calendar quarterly report that describes the total import and
export tonnage and the total loaded and empty 20-foot equivalent units
per vessel (making port in the United States, including any territory
or possession of the United States) operated by each ocean common
carrier covered under this chapter. Ocean common carriers under this
chapter shall provide to the Commission all necessary information, as
determined by the Commission, for completion of this report.'' 46
U.S.C. 41110. To comply with this quarterly reporting requirement the
Commission will request information on tonnage and 20-foot equivalent
units from each identified common carrier on a monthly basis. The
information will be used to compile and publish a quarterly report on
total import and export tonnage and total loaded and empty 20-foot
equivalent units per vessel operated by common carriers.
Current Actions: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Type of Review: Extension.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will use collected data to publish a
quarterly report as directed by 46 U.S.C. 41110.
Frequency: Information will be collected monthly.
Type of Respondents: The thirty (30) largest vessel-operating
common carriers by containerized cargo volume transporting 20-foot
equivalent units (total across imports and exports, regardless of
whether they are laden) in or out of the United States in ocean borne
foreign commerce. (The Commission estimates that these thirty (30)
largest carriers are responsible for transporting 98 percent of the
market share of containerized freight moving in international commerce
to and from the United States.).
Number of Annual Respondents: 30.
Estimated Time per Response: 6 hours and 40 minutes.
Total Annual Burden: 2,401 hours.
Jennifer Everling,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-10477 Filed 5-26-26; 8:45 am]
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