81 FR 24814 - Agency Information Collection Activities: 60-Day Public Comment Request

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 81 (April 27, 2016)

Page Range		24814-24814
FR Document		2016-09817

As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) invites comments on the continuing information collection (extension with no changes) listed below in this notice.

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[FR Doc No: 2016-09817]


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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, the Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) invites comments on 
the continuing information collection (extension with no changes) 
listed below in this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 27, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments to: Vern W. Hill, Managing Director, 
Office of the Managing Director, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 North 
Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC 20573, Phone: (202) 523-5800, Email: 
[email protected].
    Please send separate comments for each specific information 
collection listed below. You must reference the information 
collection's title and OMB number in your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the information collections 
and instructions, or copies of any comments received, may be obtained 
by contacting Donna Lee on (202) 523-5800 or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Request for Comments

    The Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on the continuing information collection 
listed in this notice, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be included or 
summarized in our request for Office of Management and Budget (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. We invite 
comments on: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information 
collection for the proper 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.

Information Collection Open for Comment

    Title: 46 CFR part 532--NVOCC Negotiated Rate Arrangements.
    OMB Approval Number: 3072-0071 (Expires July 31, 2016).
    Abstract: Section 16 of the Shipping Act of 1984, 46 U.S.C. 40103, 
authorizes the Commission to exempt by order or regulation ``any class 
of agreements between persons subject to this [Act] or any specified 
activity of those persons from any requirement of this [Act] if the 
Commission finds that the exemption will not result in substantial 
reduction in competition or be detrimental to commerce.'' The 
Commission may attach conditions to any exemption and may, by order, 
revoke an exemption. In 46 CFR part 532, the Commission exempted non-
vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) from the tariff rate 
publication requirements of Part 520, and allowed an NVOCC to enter 
into an NVOCC Negotiated Rate Arrangement (NRA) in lieu of publishing 
its tariff rate(s), provided the NVOCC posts a prominent notice in its 
rules tariff invoking the NRA exemption and provides electronic access 
to its rules tariff to the public free of charge. This information 
collection corresponds to the rules tariff prominent notice and the 
requirement to make its tariff publicly available free of charge.
    Current Actions: There are no changes to this information 
collection, and it is being submitted for extension purposes only.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission uses the information filed by an 
NVOCC in its rules tariff to determine whether the NVOCC has invoked 
the exemption for a particular shipment or shipments. The Commission 
has used and will continue to use the information required to be 
maintained by NVOCCs for monitoring and investigatory purposes, and, in 
its proceedings, to adjudicate related issues raised by private 
parties.
    Frequency: An NVOCC invokes the NRA exemption by publishing a 
prominent notice in its rules tariff once.
    Type of Respondents: NVOCCs.
    Number of Annual Respondents: 255. While there has been a 
substantial decrease in the number of annual responses, in 2013 the NRA 
exemption was extended to include foreign unlicensed NVOCCs, which 
resulted in a ``one-time'' increase in the number of annual respondents 
to 626. The Commission expects the number of annual respondents to 
remain at 255 in the future, as new NVOCCs enter the market and some 
invoke the exemption.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes for those adding a tariff 
rule to use a combination of tariff rates and NRAs. One hour for those 
who make their tariff rules publicly available by opting to use NRAs 
exclusively and posting them to their Web site.
    Total Annual Burden: Based on the number of NVOCCs who have filed a 
rule or prominent notice in their respective tariffs, we calculate that 
25% of new NVOCCs will use the NRA exemption. Of those, about 3% will 
use NRAs exclusively. Almost all will likely use similar language 
invoking the exemption in their tariffs. For the 255 annual 
respondents, the total burden is calculated as follows:

8 x 1 hour = 8 hours (3% using NRAs exclusively)
247 x .25 hour = 61.75 hours rounded to 62 (combination of tariff rates 
and NRAs)
    Total annual burden is estimated to be 70 hours.


Rachel E. Dickon,
Assistant Secretary.
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and UASC on their respective services comments received, may be obtained by the rules tariff prominent notice and the
in the trade between the United States contacting Donna Lee on (202) 523– requirement to make its tariff publicly
West Coast and China (including Hong 5800 or email at dlee@fmc.gov. available free of charge.
Kong), Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Current Actions: There are no changes
Vietnam. to this information collection, and it is
Request for Comments
Agreement No.: 201232–001. being submitted for extension purposes
Title: NYSA–ILA Assessment The Commission, as part of its only.
Agreement. continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the Type of Review: Extension.
Parties: International Longshoremen’s
Association and New York Shipping general public and other Federal Needs and Uses: The Commission
Association. agencies to comment on the continuing uses the information filed by an NVOCC
Filing Parties: Donato Caruso, Esq.; information collection listed in this in its rules tariff to determine whether
The Lambos Firm, LLP; 303 South notice, as required by the Paperwork the NVOCC has invoked the exemption
Broadway,Suite 410; Tarrytown, NY Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 for a particular shipment or shipments.
10591 and Andre Mazzola, Esq.; et seq.). The Commission has used and will
Marrinan & Mazzola Mardon, P.C.; 26 Comments submitted in response to continue to use the information required
Broadway, 17th Floor; New York, NY this notice will be included or to be maintained by NVOCCs for
10004. summarized in our request for Office of monitoring and investigatory purposes,
Synopsis: The amendment reduces Management and Budget (OMB) and, in its proceedings, to adjudicate
the assessment for all House Containers approval of the relevant information related issues raised by private parties.
Within 260 Miles to $89.00 per collection. All comments are part of the Frequency: An NVOCC invokes the
container in all trades except in the public record and subject to disclosure. NRA exemption by publishing a
Bermuda Trade. Please do not include any confidential prominent notice in its rules tariff once.
or inappropriate material in your
By Order of the Federal Maritime comments. We invite comments on: (1) Type of Respondents: NVOCCs.
Commission.
The necessity and utility of the Number of Annual Respondents: 255.
Dated: April 22, 2016. proposed information collection for the While there has been a substantial
Rachel E. Dickon, proper performance of the agency’s decrease in the number of annual
Assistant Secretary. functions; (2) the accuracy of the responses, in 2013 the NRA exemption
[FR Doc. 2016–09845 Filed 4–26–16; 8:45 am] estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance was extended to include foreign
BILLING CODE 6731–AA–P the quality, utility, and clarity of the unlicensed NVOCCs, which resulted in
information to be collected; and (4) the a ‘‘one-time’’ increase in the number of
use of automated collection techniques annual respondents to 626. The
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION or other forms of information Commission expects the number of
technology to minimize the information annual respondents to remain at 255 in
Agency Information Collection collection burden. the future, as new NVOCCs enter the
Activities: 60-Day Public Comment market and some invoke the exemption.
Request Information Collection Open for
Comment Estimated Time per Response: 15
Federal Maritime Commission.
AGENCY: minutes for those adding a tariff rule to
Title: 46 CFR part 532—NVOCC
Notice and request for
ACTION: Negotiated Rate Arrangements. use a combination of tariff rates and
comments. OMB Approval Number: 3072–0071 NRAs. One hour for those who make
(Expires July 31, 2016). their tariff rules publicly available by
SUMMARY: As part of our continuing opting to use NRAs exclusively and
Abstract: Section 16 of the Shipping
effort to reduce paperwork and posting them to their Web site.
Act of 1984, 46 U.S.C. 40103, authorizes
respondent burden, and as required by Total Annual Burden: Based on the
the Commission to exempt by order or
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, number of NVOCCs who have filed a
regulation ‘‘any class of agreements
the Federal Maritime Commission rule or prominent notice in their
between persons subject to this [Act] or
(Commission) invites comments on the respective tariffs, we calculate that 25%
any specified activity of those persons
continuing information collection of new NVOCCs will use the NRA
from any requirement of this [Act] if the
(extension with no changes) listed exemption. Of those, about 3% will use
Commission finds that the exemption
below in this notice. NRAs exclusively. Almost all will likely
will not result in substantial reduction
DATES: Written comments must be in competition or be detrimental to use similar language invoking the
submitted on or before June 27, 2016. commerce.’’ The Commission may exemption in their tariffs. For the 255
ADDRESSES: Address all comments to: attach conditions to any exemption and annual respondents, the total burden is
Vern W. Hill, Managing Director, Office may, by order, revoke an exemption. In calculated as follows:
of the Managing Director, Federal 46 CFR part 532, the Commission
Maritime Commission, 800 North 8 × 1 hour = 8 hours (3% using NRAs
exempted non-vessel-operating common
Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC exclusively)
carriers (NVOCCs) from the tariff rate
20573, Phone: (202) 523–5800, Email: publication requirements of Part 520, 247 × .25 hour = 61.75 hours rounded
omd@fmc.gov. and allowed an NVOCC to enter into an to 62 (combination of tariff rates
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Please send separate comments for NVOCC Negotiated Rate Arrangement and NRAs)
each specific information collection (NRA) in lieu of publishing its tariff Total annual burden is estimated to be
listed below. You must reference the rate(s), provided the NVOCC posts a 70 hours.
information collection’s title and OMB prominent notice in its rules tariff
number in your comments. invoking the NRA exemption and Rachel E. Dickon,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: provides electronic access to its rules Assistant Secretary.
Copies of the information collections tariff to the public free of charge. This [FR Doc. 2016–09817 Filed 4–26–16; 8:45 am]
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Written comments must be submitted on or before June 27, 2016.
Contact		Copies of the information collections and instructions, or copies of any comments received, may be obtained by contacting Donna Lee on (202) 523-5800 or email at [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 24814