83 FR 23995 - Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Quarterly Readiness of Strategic Seaport Facilities Reporting

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 100 (May 23, 2018)

Page Range23995-23996
FR Document2018-11071

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 collected information will be used by MARAD and Department of Defense (DoD) personnel to evaluate strategic commercial seaport readiness to meet contingency military deployment needs and make plans for the use of this capability to meet national emergency requirements. A Federal Register Notice with a 60- day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on February March 5, 2018 (Federal Register 9363, Vol. 83, No. 43).

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 100 (Wednesday, May 23, 2018)
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2018-0548]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Quarterly Readiness of Strategic Seaport 
Facilities Reporting

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 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. The collected information will be 
used by MARAD and Department of Defense (DoD) personnel to evaluate 
strategic commercial seaport readiness to meet contingency military 
deployment needs and make plans for the use of this capability to meet 
national emergency requirements. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-
day comment period soliciting comments on the following information 
collection was published on February March 5, 2018 (Federal Register 
9363, Vol. 83, No. 43).

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DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 22, 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 for OMB's clearance of this information 
collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nuns Jain, (757) 322-5801, Maritime 
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 7737 Hampton 
Boulevard, Building 19, Suite 300, Norfolk, VA 23505 or Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Quarterly Readiness of Strategic Seaport Facilities 
Reporting.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0548.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: Pursuant to the Defense Production Act of 1950, as 
amended (Pub. L. 111-67), E.O. 13603, E.O. 12656 and 46 CFR part 340, 
MARAD works with the DoD to ensure national defense preparedness. 
Accordingly, MARAD issues Port Planning Orders (PPOs) to Department of 
Defense-designated Strategic Commercial Seaports in order to provide 
the Department of Defense (DoD) port facilities in support of military 
deployments during national emergencies. The collection of quarterly 
information is necessary to validate the port's ability to provide the 
PPO delineated facilities to the DoD within the PPO delineated time 
frame. Quarterly reports will seek information related to berthing 
capability, staging and general availability of the port by readiness 
hours.
    Respondents: Strategic Commercial Seaports who have been designated 
by the Commander, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command 
(SDDC) and who have been issued a PPO by MARAD.
    Affected Public: Business and other for Profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 16.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 64 (four per respondent).
    Estimated Hours per Response: 1.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 64.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.

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

    Dated: May 18, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-11071 Filed 5-22-18; 8:45 am]
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesComments must be submitted on or before June 22, 2018.
ContactNuns Jain, (757) 322-5801, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 7737 Hampton Boulevard, Building 19, Suite 300, Norfolk, VA 23505 or Email: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 23995 

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