82_FR_57754 82 FR 57522 - Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Application for Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws for Small Passenger Vessels

82 FR 57522 - Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Application for Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws for Small Passenger Vessels

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 232 (December 5, 2017)

Page Range57522-57523
FR Document2017-26173

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments on our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The information to be collected will be used to process applications for waivers of the coastwise trade laws, and to determine the effect such waivers would have on United States vessel builders and United States-built vessel operators before granting or denying the waiver request. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 232 (Tuesday, December 5, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57522-57523]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26173]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2017-0190]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Application for Waiver of the Coastwise Trade 
Laws for Small Passenger Vessels

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments on 
our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval to renew an information collection. The information to be 
collected will be used to process applications for waivers of the 
coastwise trade laws, and to determine the effect such waivers would 
have on United States vessel builders and United States-built vessel 
operators before granting or denying the waiver request. We are 
required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 5, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-MARAD-
20XX-0190 through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Search using the above DOT docket number and 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.
    Comments are invited on: (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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Hokana, 202-366-0760, Office 
of Cargo and Commercial Sealift, Maritime Administration, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 
DC 20590, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Application for Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws for Small 
Passenger.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0529.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: Owners of small, foreign-built passenger vessels desiring 
a waiver of U.S. build requirement to operate commercially in the 
carriage of twelve passengers or less in domestic trade will be 
required to file a written application to the Maritime Administration 
(MARAD). The agency will review the application, post it for 30-days in 
the Federal Register to seek public comment, and then make a 
determination based on the record as to whether to grant the requested 
waiver or not.

[[Page 57523]]

    Respondents: Small passenger vessel owners who desire to operate in 
the coastwise trade.
    Affected Public: Business or other for Profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 138.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 138.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 138.
    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.

    Dated: November 30, 2017.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-26173 Filed 12-4-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-81-P

57522 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 232 / Tuesday, December 5, 2017 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Abstract: In accordance with 46 denying the waiver request. We are U.S.C. Chapter 537, the Maritime required to publish this notice in the Maritime Administration Administration (MARAD) is authorized Federal Register by the Paperwork [Docket No. DOT–MARAD–2017–0193] to execute a full faith and credit Reduction Act of 1995. guarantee by the United States of debt DATES: Comments must be submitted on Request for Comments on the Renewal obligations issued to finance or or before February 5, 2018. of a Previously Approved Information refinance the construction or ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Collection: Title XI Obligation reconstruction of vessels. In addition, [identified by Docket No. DOT– Guarantees the program allows for financing MARAD–20XX–0190 through one of the shipyard modernization and following methods: Maritime Administration, DOT. AGENCY: improvement projects. Notice and request for ACTION: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Respondents: Individuals/businesses comments. www.regulations.gov. Search using the interested in obtaining loan guarantees above DOT docket number and follow for construction or reconstruction of SUMMARY: In compliance with the the online instructions for submitting vessels as well as businesses interested Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this comments. in shipyard modernization and notice announces that the Information • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. improvements. Collection Request (ICR) abstracted • Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Affected Public: Individuals/ below is being forwarded to the Office Management Facility, U.S. Department businesses interested in obtaining loan of Management and Budget (OMB) for of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey guarantees for construction or review and comments. The information Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12– reconstruction of vessels as well as to be collected will be used to evaluate 140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 businesses interested in shipyard an applicant’s project and capabilities, a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through modernization and improvements. make the required determinations, and Friday, except on Federal holidays. Estimated Number of Respondents: administer any agreements executed Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 10. upon approval of loan guarantees. A Estimated Number of Responses: 10. the proposed collection of information Federal Register Notice with a 60-day Estimated Hours per Response: 150. is necessary for the Department’s comment period soliciting comments on Annual Estimated Total Annual performance; (b) the accuracy of the the following information collection Burden Hours: 1500. estimated burden; (c) ways for the was published on September 1, 2017 Frequency of Response: Annually. Department to enhance the quality, (Federal Register 41675, Vol. 82, No. utility and clarity of the information 169). Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act collection; and (d) ways that the burden of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; could be minimized without reducing DATES: Comments must be submitted on and 49 CFR 1.93. * * * or before January 4, 2018. the quality of the collected information. By Order of the Maritime Administrator. The agency will summarize and/or ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding Dated: November 30, 2017. include your comments in the request the burden estimate, including T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., for OMB’s clearance of this information suggestions for reducing the burden, to Secretary, Maritime Administration. collection. the Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of [FR Doc. 2017–26172 Filed 12–4–17; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the Secretary of Transportation, 725 BILLING CODE 4910–81–P Michael Hokana, 202–366–0760, Office 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. of Cargo and Commercial Sealift, Comments are invited on: (a) Whether Maritime Administration, U.S. the proposed collection of information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Department of Transportation, 1200 is necessary for the Department’s New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, Maritime Administration DC 20590, Email: Michael.Hokana@ performance; (b) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for the [Docket No. DOT–MARAD–2017–0190] dot.gov. Department to enhance the quality, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: utility and clarity of the information Request for Comments on the Renewal Title: Application for Waiver of the collection; and (d) ways that the burden of a Previously Approved Information Coastwise Trade Laws for Small could be minimized without reducing Collection: Application for Waiver of Passenger. the quality of the collected information. the Coastwise Trade Laws for Small OMB Control Number: 2133–0529. The agency will summarize and/or Passenger Vessels Type of Request: Renewal of a include your comments in the request Maritime Administration, DOT. AGENCY: Previously Approved Information for OMB’s clearance of this information Collection. Notice and request for ACTION: collection. Abstract: Owners of small, foreign- comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: built passenger vessels desiring a waiver Brian Rogers, 202–366–8159, Office of SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration of U.S. build requirement to operate Marine Financing, Maritime (MARAD) invites public comments on commercially in the carriage of twelve Administration, U.S. Department of our intention to request the Office of passengers or less in domestic trade will Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Management and Budget (OMB) be required to file a written application Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. approval to renew an information to the Maritime Administration sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: collection. The information to be (MARAD). The agency will review the Title: Title XI Obligation Guarantees— collected will be used to process application, post it for 30-days in the 46 CFR part 298. applications for waivers of the coastwise Federal Register to seek public OMB Control Number: 2133–0018. trade laws, and to determine the effect comment, and then make a Type of Request: Renewal of a such waivers would have on United determination based on the record as to Previously Approved Information States vessel builders and United States- whether to grant the requested waiver or Collection. built vessel operators before granting or not. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:13 Dec 04, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05DEN1.SGM 05DEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 232 / Tuesday, December 5, 2017 / Notices 57523 Respondents: Small passenger vessel • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. By Order of the Maritime Administrator. owners who desire to operate in the • Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Dated: November 30, 2017. coastwise trade. Management Facility, U.S. Department T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., Affected Public: Business or other for of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Secretary, Maritime Administration. Profit. Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12– [FR Doc. 2017–26170 Filed 12–4–17; 8:45 am] Estimated Number of Respondents: 140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 138. a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Estimated Number of Responses: 138. Friday, except on Federal holidays. Estimated Hours per Response: 1 Comments are invited on: (a) Whether hour. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY the proposed collection of information Annual Estimated Total Annual is necessary for the Department’s Internal Revenue Service Burden Hours: 138. performance; (b) the accuracy of the Frequency of Response: Annually. estimated burden; (c) ways for the Proposed Information Collection; Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act Department to enhance the quality, Comment Request for Regulation of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; utility and clarity of the information Project and 49 CFR 1.93. * * * collection; and (d) ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), By Order of the Maritime Administrator. the quality of the collected information. Treasury. Dated: November 30, 2017. The agency will summarize and/or ACTION: Notice and request for T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., include your comments in the request comments. Secretary, Maritime Administration. for OMB’s clearance of this information [FR Doc. 2017–26173 Filed 12–4–17; 8:45 am] collection. SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, BILLING CODE 4910–81–P as part of its continuing effort to reduce FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan paperwork and respondent burden, Downing, 202–366–0783, Office of invites the general public and other DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Cargo and Commercial Sealift, Maritime Federal agencies to take this Administration, U.S. Department of opportunity to comment on continuing Maritime Administration Transportation, 1200 New Jersey information collections, as required by Avenue SE., Room W23–308, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. [Docket No. DOT–MARAD 2017–0192] Washington, DC 20590. IRS is soliciting comments concerning Request for Comments on the Renewal SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Payout Requirements for Type III of a Previously Approved Information Title: Procedures for Determining Supporting Organizations that are not Collection: Procedures for Determining Vessel Services Categories for Purposes Functionally Integrated. Vessel Services Categories for of the Cargo Preference Act. DATES: Written comments should be Purposes of the Cargo Preference Act OMB Control Number: 2133–0540. received on or before February 5, 2018 Type of Request: Renewal of a Maritime Administration, DOT. AGENCY: to be assured of consideration. Previously Approved Information Notice and request for ACTION: Collection. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments comments. Abstract: The purpose is to provide to L. Brimmer, Internal Revenue information to be used in the Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration designation of service categories of Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. (MARAD) invites public comments on individual vessels for purposes of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: our intention to request the Office of compliance with the Cargo Preference Please send separate comments for each Management and Budget (OMB) Act under a Memorandum of specific information collection listed approval to renew an information Understanding entered into by the U.S. below. You must reference the collection. The information to be Department of Agriculture, U.S. Agency information collection’s title, form collected will be used by the Maritime for International Development, and the number, reporting or record-keeping Administration to create a list of Vessel Maritime Administration. MARAD will requirement number, and OMB number Self-Designations and determine use the data submitted by vessel (if any) in your comment. Requests for whether the Agency agrees or disagrees operators to create a list of Vessel Self- additional information, or copies of the with a vessel owner’s designation of a Designations and determine whether information collection and instructions, vessel. It will use data submitted with MARAD agrees or disagrees with a or copies of any comments received, re-designation requests to determine vessel owner’s designation of a vessel. contact Elaine Christophe, at (202) 317– whether or not a vessel should be re- Respondents: Owners or operators of 5745, at Internal Revenue Service, Room designated into a different service U.S.-registered vessels and foreign- 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., category. We are required to publish this registered vessels. Washington, DC 20224, or through the notice in the Federal Register by the Affected Public: Owners or operators internet, at Elaine.H.Christophe@irs.gov. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. of U.S.-registered vessels and foreign- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IRS is DATES: Comments must be submitted on registered vessels. seeking comments concerning the or before February 5, 2018. Estimated Number of Respondents: following forms, and reporting and ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 200. record-keeping requirements: Estimated Number of Responses: 200. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES [identified by Docket No. DOT– Title: Payout Requirements for Type MARAD–2017–0192] through one of the Estimated Hours per Response: 0.25. III Supporting Organizations that are not following methods: Annual Estimated Total Annual Functionally Integrated • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Burden Hours: 50. OMB Number: 1545–2157. www.regulations.gov. Search using the Frequency of Response: Annually. Form Number: TD 9605 (REG– above DOT docket number and follow Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 155929–06). the online instructions for submitting of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; Abstract: This document contains comments. and 49 CFR 1.93. * * * both final regulations and temporary VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:03 Dec 04, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05DEN1.SGM 05DEN1


Document Created: 2017-12-04 23:45:33
Document Modified: 2017-12-04 23:45:33
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesComments must be submitted on or before February 5, 2018.
ContactMichael Hokana, 202-366-0760, Office of Cargo and Commercial Sealift, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, Email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 57522 
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