Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Application and Reporting Elements for Participation in the Tanker Security Program

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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 2133-0554 (Application and Reporting Elements for Participation in the Tanker Security Program) is used to evaluate the eligibility of applicants for participation in the Tanker Security Program (TSP). Since the last renewal, the application form for this collection is being updated to include minor clerical amendments regarding the authorizing statute and procedures for electronic submission. 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 195 (Friday, October 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 64741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20760]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2026-1684]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Application and Reporting Elements for 
Participation in the Tanker Security Program

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 2133-0554 (Application and Reporting Elements 
for Participation in the Tanker Security Program) is used to evaluate 
the eligibility of applicants for participation in the Tanker Security 
Program (TSP). Since the last renewal, the application form for this 
collection is being updated to include minor clerical amendments 
regarding the authorizing statute and procedures for electronic 
submission. 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 collections 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: Richard Wanerman, 202-366-2306, Office 
of Sealift Support, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Room W23-103, Mail Stop 2, Washington, DC 20590, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#75271c161d1407115b22141b100718141b35111a015b121a03"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="36645f555e5744521861575853445b57587652594218515940">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Application and Reporting Elements for Participation in the 
Tanker Security Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0554.
    Type of Request: Extension with change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: 46 U.S.C. chapter 534 established the Tanker Security 
Program (TSP) as a fleet of active, commercially viable, militarily 
useful, privately owned product tank vessels to meet national defense 
and other security requirements and maintain a United States presence 
in international commercial shipping. TSP provides for enrollment of 
eligible tank vessels in the program for FY 2022 through FY 2040. 
Applications and amendments will be used to select vessels for the 
fleet. Periodic reporting will be used to monitor adherence of 
participants to program parameters.
    Respondents: Operators of United States-registered product tank 
vessels.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 160.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 1-6.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 280.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly/Annually.
    A 60-day Federal Register Notice soliciting comments on this 
information collection was published on July 30, 2026 (FR 48216, 
Vol.91, No. 145). No comments were received.

(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. 2026-20760 Filed 10-8-26; 8:45 am]
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