82 FR 18965 - Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 77 (April 24, 2017)

Page Range		18965-18966
FR Document		2017-08169

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published in the Federal Register on January 19, 2017 (Volume 82, Number 12; Page 6723).

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD 2017-0076]


Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection

AGENCY: Maritime Administration (MARAD), Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) 
abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information 
collection was published in the Federal Register on January 19, 2017 
(Volume 82, Number 12; Page 6723).

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DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 24, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of the Secretary of 
Transportation, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Comments are 
invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the Department, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; the 
accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the 
burden of the collection of information on respondents, including the 
use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Linden Houston, Maritime 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W21-203, Washington, DC 
20590. Telephone: 202-366-4839; or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Application for Conveyance of Port Facility Property, 
formerly, Port Facility Conveyance Information.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0524.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: Section 2927 of Public Law 103-160 authorizes the 
Department of Transportation to convey excess federal real and related 
personal property needed by states and local government entities for 
the development or operation of a port facility. The requested 
information is required to evaluate the applicants need and eligibility 
for the property. Compliance data is required on a yearly basis to 
determine if conveyed property is being used in accordance with the 
terms of the conveyance.
    Affected Public: Eligible state and local public entities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 13.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 13.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 572.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.

(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.93)

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Date: April 18, 2017.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) collected information. Comments Web site at least once every two years.
electronic docket is no longer accepting submitted in response to this notice will Currently, there are a total of 192
electronic comments.) All electronic be summarized and/or included in the registered private charter service
submissions must be made to the U.S. request for OMB approval of this providers. Registration has consistently
Government electronic docket site at information collection. decreased over the years.
www.regulations.gov. Commenters Title: Charter Service Operations. Lastly, 49 CFR 604.7 permits
should follow the directions below for (OMB Number: 2132–0543). recipients to provide charter service to
mailed and hand-delivered comments. Background: FTA recipients may only Qualified Human Service Organizations
2. Fax: 202–366–7951. provide charter bus service with FTA- (QHSO) under limited circumstances.
3. Mail: U.S. Department of funded facilities and equipment if the QHSOs that do not receive Federal
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey charter service is incidental to the funding under programs listed in
Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30, provision of transit service (49 U.S.C. Appendix A to part 604 and seek to
West Building, Ground Floor, Room 5323(d). This restriction protects charter receive free or reduced rate services
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. service providers from unauthorized from recipients must register on FTA’s
4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of competition by FTA recipients. Charter Registration Web site (49 CFR
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey The requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5323(d) 604.15(a)).
Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30, are implemented in FTA’s charter Respondents: State and local
West Building, Ground Floor, Room regulation (Charter Service Rule) at 49 government, business or other for-profit
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001 CFR part 604. Amended in 2008, the
institutions, and non-profit institutions.
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Charter Service Rule now contains five
Estimated Annual Burden on
Monday through Friday, except federal (5) provisions that impose information
Respondents: 0.05 hours for each of the
holidays. collection requirements on FTA
955 Recipient respondents under 49
Instructions: You must include the recipients of financial assistance from
CFR 604.4, 1.25 hours for each of the
agency name and docket number for this FTA under Federal Transit Law.
First, 49 CFR 604.4 requires all 114 Recipient respondents under 49
notice at the beginning of your CFR 604.12, 0.50 hours for each of the
comments. Submit two copies of your applicants for Federal financial
assistance under Federal Transit Law, 114 Recipient respondents under 49
comments if you submit them by mail. CFR 604.14, 0.50 hours for each of the
For confirmation that FTA has received unless otherwise exempted under 49
CFR 604.2, to enter into a ‘‘Charter 53 non-profit respondents, and 0.50
your comments, include a self- hours for each of the estimated 192 for-
addressed stamped postcard. Note that Service Agreement,’’ contained in the
Certifications and Assurances for FTA profit respondents.
all comments received, including any Estimated Total Annual Burden:
personal information, will be posted Assistance Programs. The Certifications
and Assurances become a part of the 369.7 hours.
and will be available to Internet users, Frequency: Annually, bi-annually,
without change, to www.regulations.gov. Grant Agreement or Cooperative
Agreement for Federal financial quarterly, and as required.
You may review DOT’s complete
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal assistance upon receipt of Federal William Hyre,
Register published April 11, 2000, (65 funds. The rule requires each applicant Deputy Associate Administrator for
FR 19477), or you may visit to submit one Charter Service Administration.
www.regulations.gov. Agreement for each year that the [FR Doc. 2017–08148 Filed 4–21–17; 8:45 am]
Docket: For access to the docket to applicant intends to apply for the BILLING CODE P
read background documents and Federal financial assistance specified
comments received, go to above.
Second, 49 CFR 604.14(3) requires a DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
www.regulations.gov at any time.
recipient of Federal funds under Federal
Background documents and comments
Transit Law, unless otherwise exempt, Maritime Administration
received may also be viewed at the U.S.
to provide email notification to all
Department of Transportation, 1200 [Docket No. DOT–MARAD 2017–0076]
registered charter providers in the
New Jersey Avenue SE., Docket
recipient’s geographic service area each Request for Comments of a Previously
Operations, M–30, West Building,
time the recipient receives a request for Approved Information Collection
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
charter service that the recipient is
Washington, DC 20590–0001 between AGENCY: Maritime Administration
interested in providing.
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday Third, 49 CFR 604.12(c) requires a (MARAD), Department of
through Friday, except federal holidays. recipient, unless otherwise exempt Transportation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: under 49 CFR part 604.2, to submit on ACTION: Notice and request for
Bruce Walker, Office of the Chief a quarterly basis records of all instances comments.
Counsel, (202) 366–9109, or email at that the recipient provided charter
Bruce.Walker@dot.gov service. SUMMARY: In compliance with the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested Fourth, 49 CFR 604.13 requires a Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
parties are invited to send comments private charter provider to register on notice announces that the Information
regarding any aspect of this information FTA’s Charter Registration Web site at Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
collection, including: (1) The necessity http://ftawebprod.fta.dot.gov/ below is being forwarded to the Office
and utility of the information collection CharterRegistration/ in order to qualify of Management and Budget (OMB) for
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for the proper performance of the as a registered charter service provider review and comments. A Federal
functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy and receive email notifications by Register Notice with a 60-day comment
of the estimated burden; (3) ways to recipients that are interested in period soliciting comments on the
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity providing a requested charter service. following information collection was
of the collected information; and (4) The rule requires that a registered published in the Federal Register on
ways to minimize the collection burden charter service provider must update its January 19, 2017 (Volume 82, Number
without reducing the quality of the information on the Charter Registration 12; Page 6723).

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DATES: Comments must be submitted on Date: April 18, 2017. annual and annual financial statements
or before May 24, 2017. T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., with the Maritime Administration.
Secretary, Maritime Administration. Regulations requiring financial reports
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
[FR Doc. 2017–08169 Filed 4–21–17; 8:45 am] to the Maritime Administration are
the burden estimate, including
authorized by Section 801 of the
suggestions for reducing the burden, to BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C.
the Office of Management and Budget,
53101 note). Financial reports are also
Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION required by regulation of purchasers of
the Secretary of Transportation, 725
ships from MARAD on credit,
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Maritime Administration companies chartering ships from
Comments are invited on: Whether the
[Docket No. DOT–MARAD 2017–0078] MARAD, and of companies having Title
proposed collection of information is
XI guarantee obligations (46 CFR part
necessary for the proper performance of
Agency Requests for Renewal of a 298).
the functions of the Department,
Previously Approved Information Respondents: Vessel owners acquiring
including whether the information will
Collection(s): Uniform Financial ships from MARAD on credit,
have practical utility; the accuracy of
Reporting Requirements companies chartering ships from
the Department’s estimate of the burden
MARAD, and companies having Title XI
of the proposed information collection; AGENCY: Maritime Administration, guarantee obligations.
ways to enhance the quality, utility and Department of Transportation. Number of Respondents: 50.
clarity of the information to be
ACTION: Notice and request for Frequency: Twice a year.
collected; and ways to minimize the
comments. Number of Responses: 100.
burden of the collection of information
Total Annual Burden: 950.
on respondents, including the use of SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration Public Comments Invited: You are
automated collection techniques or (MARAD) invites public comments asked to comment on any aspect of this
other forms of information technology. about our intention to request the Office information collection, including (a)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. of Management and Budget (OMB) whether the proposed collection of
Linden Houston, Maritime approval to renew an information information is necessary for the
Administration, 1200 New Jersey collection. The information collection is Department’s performance; (b) the
Avenue SE., W21–203, Washington, DC necessary for MARAD to evaluate the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c)
20590. Telephone: 202–366–4839; or financial condition of entities borrowing ways for the Department to enhance the
email Linden.Houston@dot.gov. funds from or receiving financial quality, utility and clarity of the
benefits from MARAD. We are required information collection; and (d) ways
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: to publish this notice in the Federal that the burden could be minimized
Title: Application for Conveyance of Register by the Paperwork Reduction without reducing the quality of the
Port Facility Property, formerly, Port Act of 1995. collected information. The agency will
Facility Conveyance Information. DATES: Written comments should be summarize and/or include your
OMB Control Number: 2133–0524. submitted by June 23, 2017. comments in the request for OMB’s
Type of Request: Renewal of a ADDRESSES: You may submit comments clearance of this information collection.
Previously Approved Information identified by Docket No. DOT–MARAD– (Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of
Collection. 2017–0078 through one of the following 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and
methods: 49 CFR 1.93)
Abstract: Section 2927 of Public Law
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
103–160 authorizes the Department of
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
Transportation to convey excess federal Dated: April 18, 2017.
instructions for submitting comments.
real and related personal property T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251
needed by states and local government
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Secretary, Maritime Administration.
entities for the development or [FR Doc. 2017–08172 Filed 4–21–17; 8:45 am]
Management Facility, U.S. Department
operation of a port facility. The
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
requested information is required to
Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12–
evaluate the applicants need and
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
eligibility for the property. Compliance DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
data is required on a yearly basis to
Friday, except on Federal holidays.
determine if conveyed property is being Maritime Administration
used in accordance with the terms of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Ladd, Director, 202–366–1859, [Docket No. DOT–MARAD 2017–0077]
conveyance.
Office of Financial Approvals, Maritime
Affected Public: Eligible state and Administration, U.S. Department of Agency Requests for Renewal of a
local public entities. Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Previously Approved Information
Estimated Number of Respondents: Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Collection(s): Automated Mutual
13. Assistance Vessel Rescue System
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Estimated Number of Responses: 13. OMB Control Number: 2133–0005. AGENCY: Maritime Administration,
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Annual Estimated Total Annual Title: Uniform Financial Reporting Department of Transportation.
Burden Hours: 572. Requirements. ACTION: Notice and request for
Form Numbers: MA–172. comments.
Frequency of Response: Annually. Type of Review: Renewal of an
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of information collection. SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration
1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and Background: The Uniform Financial (MARAD) invites public comments
49 CFR 1.93) Reporting Requirements are used as a about our intention to request the Office
By Order of the Maritime Administrator. basis for preparing and filing semi- of Management and Budget (OMB)

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before May 24, 2017.
Contact		Mr. Linden Houston, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W21-203, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-4839; or email [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 18965

82 FR 18965 - Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONMaritime Administration

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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