Notice2026-18438
Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Application To Participate in the Voluntary Tanker Agreement
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Published
September 10, 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 2133-0505 (Application to Participate in the Voluntary Tanker Agreement) is used to determine capacity commitments by participants in the event the Agreement is activated to meet the essential need for the transportation of petroleum and petroleum products in bulk by sea. Minor changes are being made to the form for this collection to improve clarity and ensure consistency with program operations. 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 174 (Thursday, September 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57682-57683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18438]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2026-1454]
Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved
Information Collection: Application To Participate in the Voluntary
Tanker Agreement
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 2133-0505 (Application to Participate in the
Voluntary Tanker Agreement) is used to determine capacity commitments
by participants in the event the Agreement is activated to meet the
essential need for the transportation of petroleum and petroleum
products in bulk by sea. Minor changes are being made to the form for
this collection to improve clarity and ensure consistency with program
operations. 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 November 9, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2026-
1454 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, utility, and clarity of the information
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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: Richard Wanerman, 202-366-2306, Office
of Sealift Support, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
MAR-620.2, Mail Stop 1, Washington, DC 20590, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e5b78c868d849781cbb2848b809788848ba5818a91cb828a93"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="04566d676c6576602a53656a617669656a44606b702a636b72">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application to Participate in the Voluntary Tanker
Agreement.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0505.
Type of Request: Extension with change of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: The Voluntary Tanker Agreement provides the United States
with guaranteed, assured access to product tankers for the
transportation of fuels for use by the armed forces of the United
States in times of conflict or national emergency. MARAD personnel will
use the collected information to evaluate tanker capacity and develop
plans for the use of this capability to meet national emergency
requirements and establish overall contingency plans, in coordination
with United States Transportation Command. The contingency plans and
associated tanker data are considered classified national security
information and are thus unavailable to the general public.
Respondents: Owners and operators of United States-registered
product tankers.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.
Estimated Number of Responses: 15.
Estimated Hours per Response: 1.
Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15.
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. 2026-18438 Filed 9-9-26; 8:45 am]
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