83_FR_10593 83 FR 10546 - Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Procedures for Determining Vessel Services Categories for Purposes of the Cargo Preference Act

83 FR 10546 - Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Procedures for Determining Vessel Services Categories for Purposes of the Cargo Preference Act

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 47 (March 9, 2018)

Page Range10546-10547
FR Document2018-04806

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. The Maritime Administration will use the data submitted by vessel operators to create a list of Vessel Self-Designations and determine whether the Agency agrees or disagrees with a vessel owner's designation of a vessel. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on December 5, 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 47 (Friday, March 9, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-04806]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2018-0031]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Procedures for Determining Vessel Services 
Categories for Purposes of the Cargo Preference Act

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

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. The Maritime Administration will 
use the data submitted by vessel operators to create a list of Vessel 
Self-Designations and determine whether the Agency agrees or disagrees 
with a vessel owner's designation of a vessel. A Federal Register 
Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the 
following information collection was published on December 5, 2017.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 9, 2018.

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: (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

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for OMB's clearance of this information collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan Downing, 202-366-0783, Office of 
Cargo and Commercial Sealift, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department 
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W23-308, Washington, 
DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Procedures for Determining Vessel Services Categories for 
Purposes of the Cargo Preference Act.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0540.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: The purpose is to provide information to be used in the 
designation of service categories of individual vessels for purposes of 
compliance with the Cargo Preference Act under a Memorandum of 
Understanding entered into by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. 
Agency for International Development, and the Maritime Administration. 
The Maritime Administration will use the data submitted by vessel 
operators to create a list of Vessel Self-Designations and determine 
whether the Agency agrees or disagrees with a vessel owner's 
designation of a vessel. It will use data submitted with re-designation 
requests to determine whether or not a vessel should be re-designated 
into a different service category.
    Respondents: Owners or operators of U.S.-registered vessels and 
foreign-registered vessels.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 200.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 0.25.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 50.
    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: March 6, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-04806 Filed 3-8-18; 8:45 am]
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10546 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 47 / Friday, March 9, 2018 / Notices parties of the time and place of the 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, comments containing proprietary or public meetings and the public hearing. Washington, DC 20590. You may also confidential information, please contact The Draft EIS will be available for send comments electronically via the the agency for alternate submission public and agency review and comment internet at http://www.regulations.gov. instructions. prior to the public hearing. All comments will become part of this (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103, To ensure that the full range of issues docket and will be available for 46 U.S.C. 12121) related to this proposed action is inspection and copying at the above By Order of the Maritime Administrator. addressed and all significant issues are address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 identified, comments and suggestions p.m., Monday through Friday, except Dated: March 6, 2018. are invited from all interested parties. Federal holidays. An electronic version T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., Written comments or questions of this document and all documents Secretary, Maritime Administration. concerning this proposed action and the entered into this docket is available at [FR Doc. 2018–04763 Filed 3–8–18; 8:45 am] EIS should be directed to UDOT http://www.regulations.gov. BILLING CODE 4910–81–P representatives at the mail or email FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: addresses provided above by May 4, Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of 2018. For additional information please Transportation, Maritime DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION visit the project website at Administration, 1200 New Jersey www.udot.utah.gov/littlecottonwoodeis. Maritime Administration Avenue SE, Room W23–453, Information requests or comments can Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0031] also be provided by email to 366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov. littlecottonwoodeis@utah.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As Request for Comments on the Renewal (Catalog of Federal and Domestic Assistance described by the applicant the intended of a Previously Approved Information Program Number 20.205, Highway Research, service of the vessel PRIMA STELLA is: Collection: Procedures for Determining Planning and Construction. The regulations —Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: Vessel Services Categories for implementing Executive Order 12372 ‘‘Passenger Charter’’ Purposes of the Cargo Preference Act regarding intergovernmental consultation on —Geographic Region: ‘‘California’’ Federal programs and activities apply to this Maritime Administration, DOT. AGENCY: program.) The complete application is given in DOT docket MARAD–2018–0027 at Notice and request for ACTION: Dated: March 5, 2018. http://www.regulations.gov. Interested comments. Ivan Marrero, parties may comment on the effect this Division Administrator, Federal Highway SUMMARY: In compliance with the action may have on U.S. vessel builders Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah. or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- [FR Doc. 2018–04808 Filed 3–8–18; 8:45 am] notice announces that the Information flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in Collection Request (ICR) abstracted BILLING CODE 4910–22–P accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and below is being forwarded to the Office MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part of Management and Budget (OMB) for 388, that the issuance of the waiver will review and comments. The Maritime DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- Administration will use the data vessel builder or a business that uses submitted by vessel operators to create Maritime Administration U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a a list of Vessel Self-Designations and [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0027] waiver will not be granted. Comments determine whether the Agency agrees or should refer to the docket number of disagrees with a vessel owner’s Requested Administrative Waiver of this notice and the vessel name in order designation of a vessel. A Federal the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel for MARAD to properly consider the Register Notice with a 60-day comment PRIMA STELLA; Invitation for Public comments. Comments should also state period soliciting comments on the Comments the commenter’s interest in the waiver following information collection was application, and address the waiver published on December 5, 2017. AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. criteria given in section 388.4 of ACTION: Notice. DATES: Comments must be submitted on MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 388. or before April 9, 2018. SUMMARY: The Secretary of ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding Transportation, as represented by the Privacy Act the burden estimate, including Maritime Administration (MARAD), is In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), suggestions for reducing the burden, to authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- DOT/MARAD solicits comments from the Office of Management and Budget, build requirement of the coastwise laws the public to better inform its Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of under certain circumstances. A request rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts the Secretary of Transportation, 725 for such a waiver has been received by these comments, without edit, to 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. MARAD. The vessel, and a brief www.regulations.gov, as described in Comments are invited on: (a) Whether description of the proposed service, is the system of records notice, DOT/ALL– the proposed collection of information listed below. 14 FDMS, accessible through is necessary for the Department’s DATES: Submit comments on or before www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to performance; (b) the accuracy of the April 9, 2018. facilitate comment tracking and estimated burden; (c) ways for the amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to response, we encourage commenters to Department to enhance the quality, docket number MARAD–2018–0027. provide their name, or the name of their utility and clarity of the information Written comments may be submitted by organization; however, submission of collection; and (d) ways that the burden hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, names is completely optional. 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 47 / Friday, March 9, 2018 / Notices 10547 for OMB’s clearance of this information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION at 45 minutes. This includes any time collection. needed to retrieve information. National Highway Traffic Safety Total Estimated Annual Burden FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan Administration Hours: 217 hours. Downing, 202–366–0783, Office of Frequency of Collection: The Cargo and Commercial Sealift, Maritime Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping information collection will be Administration, U.S. Department of Requirements: Agency Information administered a single time. Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Collection Activity Under OMB Review Abstract: State Law Enforcement Avenue SE, Room W23–308, Liaisons (LELs) promote NHTSA’s AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Washington, DC 20590. Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. traffic safety programs and initiatives. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The way LELs are organized and carry ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of out their mission varies widely across Title: Procedures for Determining information collection and solicitation States. NHTSA proposes to collect Vessel Services Categories for Purposes of public comment. information from LELs and their State of the Cargo Preference Act. SUMMARY: In compliance with the and/or sponsoring agencies to improve OMB Control Number: 2133–0540. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this NHTSA’s understanding of LEL notice announces that the Information programs in the United States and to Type of Request: Renewal of a Collection Request (ICR) abstracted evaluate the programmatic and cost Previously Approved Information below will be submitted to the Office of effectiveness of existing LEL Collection. approaches. The study will use online Management and Budget (OMB) for Abstract: The purpose is to provide review. The ICR describes the nature of website-based surveys designed to information to be used in the the information collection and its identify their program characteristics, designation of service categories of expected burden. A Federal Register costs, and State-recommended program individual vessels for purposes of Notice with a 60-day comment period practices. The following data will be compliance with the Cargo Preference soliciting public comments on the collected: Number of LELs, program Act under a Memorandum of following information collection was structure and organization, job Understanding entered into by the U.S. published on July 27, 2017. description, program objectives, Department of Agriculture, U.S. Agency DATES: Submit comments to the Office reporting requirements, performance for International Development, and the of Management and Budget (OMB) on or monitoring practices, program costs, Maritime Administration. The Maritime before April 9, 2018. communication networks, reported Administration will use the data usefulness of specific program practices, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: submitted by vessel operators to create site and conference attendance Randolph Atkins at the National a list of Vessel Self-Designations and practices, and public outreach activities. Highway Traffic Safety Administration, determine whether the Agency agrees or Study outcomes will be used to inform Office of Behavioral Safety Research funding agencies and LEL programs disagrees with a vessel owner’s (NTI–131), W46–500, Department of about LEL best practices and what is designation of a vessel. It will use data Transportation, 1200 New Jersey required to maintain maximum LEL submitted with re-designation requests Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Dr. program effectiveness. The information to determine whether or not a vessel Atkins’ phone number is 202–366–5597 will support States and other agencies should be re-designated into a different and his email address is and organizations in their efforts to service category. randolph.atkins@dot.gov reduce and prevent injuries among the Respondents: Owners or operators of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: motoring public using traffic safety U.S.-registered vessels and foreign- OMB Control Number: 2127—New. programs promoted by the LELs. Title: Effectiveness of State Law registered vessels. ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding Enforcement Liaison Programs. Estimated Number of Respondents: Form No.: NHTSA Form 1408 and the burden estimate, including 200. NHTSA Form 1409. suggestions for reducing the burden, to Estimated Number of Responses: 200. Type of Review: Regular. the Office of Information and Regulatory Respondents: NHTSA proposes to Affairs, Office of Management and Estimated Hours per Response: 0.25. conduct two one-time surveys. The first Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Annual Estimated Total Annual survey will include all the State Law Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Burden Hours: 50. Enforcement Liaisons (LELs) across the Officer for Department of Frequency of Response: Annually. country. The second survey will include Transportation, National Highway the LELs’ supervisors from their Traffic Safety Administration, or by (Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of sponsoring agencies in the 49 States that email at oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and use LELs, either State Highway Safety or fax: 202–395–5806. 49 CFR 1.93.) Office (SHSO) or other sponsoring Comments are Invited on: Whether * * * * * agency personnel. the proposed collection of information By Order of the Maritime Administrator. Estimated Number of Respondents: is necessary for the proper performance There are approximately 240 State LELs of the functions of the Department of Dated: March 6, 2018. and 49 staff from the sponsoring Transportation, including whether the T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., agencies that supervise the LELs—a information will have practical utility; amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES Secretary, Maritime Administration. total of 289 respondents. the accuracy of the Department’s [FR Doc. 2018–04806 Filed 3–8–18; 8:45 am] Estimated Time per Response: There estimate of the burden of the proposed BILLING CODE 4910–81–P are two survey questionnaires of equal information collection; ways to enhance length, one for LELs and one for their the quality, utility and clarity of the supervisors. 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Document Created: 2018-03-09 03:48:19
Document Modified: 2018-03-09 03:48:19
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 April 9, 2018.
ContactJan Downing, 202-366-0783, Office of Cargo and Commercial Sealift, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W23-308, Washington, DC 20590.
FR Citation83 FR 10546 
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