81 FR 35439 - Agency Requests for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection(s): Voluntary Tanker Agreement

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 106 (June 2, 2016)

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. This collection of information is used to gather information on tanker operators who agree to contribute, either by direct charter to the Department of Defense or to other participants tanker capacity as requested by the Maritime Administrator at such times and such amounts as determined to be necessary to meet the essential needs of DOD for the transportation of petroleum and petroleum products in bulk by sea. The Voluntary Tanker Agreement is a voluntary emergency preparedness agreement in accordance with Section 708, Defense Production Act, 195, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2158). We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 106 (Thursday, June 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35439-35440]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12974]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2016-0057]


Agency Requests for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection(s): Voluntary Tanker Agreement

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments 
about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval to renew an information collection. This collection of 
information is used to gather information on tanker operators who agree 
to contribute, either by direct charter to the Department of Defense or 
to other participants tanker capacity as requested by the Maritime 
Administrator at such times and such amounts as determined to be 
necessary to meet the essential needs of DOD for the transportation of 
petroleum and petroleum products in bulk by sea. The Voluntary Tanker 
Agreement is a voluntary emergency preparedness agreement in accordance 
with Section 708, Defense Production Act, 195, as amended (50 U.S.C. 
App. 2158). We are required to publish this notice in the Federal 
Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by August 1, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. DOT-MARAD-
2016-0057 through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William G. McDonald, 202-366-0688, 
Director, Office of Sealift Support, Maritime Administration, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 
DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0505.
    Title: Voluntary Tanker Agreement.
    Form Numbers: MA-1060.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The collection consists of a request from the Maritime 
Administration (MARAD) that each participant in the Voluntary Tanker 
Agreement submit a list of the names of ships owned, chartered or 
contracted for

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by the participant, their size and flags of registry and other 
pertinent information. There is a recommended format for this 
information included as part of the application. The collection of 
information is necessary to evaluate tanker capability and make plans 
for use of this capability to meet national emergency requirements. 
This information will be used by both MARAD and Department of Defense 
to establish overall contingency plans.
    Respondents: Tanker companies that operate in international trade 
and who have agreed to participate in this agreement.
    Number of Respondents: 15.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Number of Responses: 15 (1 per respondent).
    Total Annual Burden: 15.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a) whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary 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 collection; and (d) ways that the burden could be minimized 
without reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency 
will summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB's 
clearance of this information collection.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:93.

    Dated: May 25, 2016.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-12974 Filed 6-1-16; 8:45 am]
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