Department of Transportation
Maritime Administration
- [Docket No. MARAD-2026-1684]
AGENCY:
Maritime Administration (MARAD), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
MARAD invites public comments on its intention to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection OMB 2133-0554 (Application and Reporting Elements for Participation in the Tanker Security Program) is used to evaluate the eligibility of applicants for participation in the Tanker Security Program (TSP). Since the last renewal, the application form for this collection is being updated to include minor clerical amendments regarding the authorizing statute and procedures for electronic submission. MARAD is required to publish this notice in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
ADDRESSES:
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function.
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMainFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Wanerman, 202-366-2306, Office of Sealift Support, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W23-103, Mail Stop 2, Washington, DC 20590, Richard.Wanerman@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application and Reporting Elements for Participation in the Tanker Security Program.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0554.
Type of Request: Extension with change of a currently approved collection.
Abstract:46 U.S.C. chapter 534 established the Tanker Security Program (TSP) as a fleet of active, commercially viable, militarily useful, privately owned product tank vessels to meet national defense and other security requirements and maintain a United States presence in international commercial shipping. TSP provides for enrollment of eligible tank vessels in the program for FY 2022 through FY 2040. Applications and amendments will be used to select vessels for the fleet. Periodic reporting will be used to monitor adherence of participants to program parameters.
46 U.S.C. chapter 534Respondents: Operators of United States-registered product tank vessels.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
Estimated Number of Responses: 160.
Estimated Hours per Response: 1-6.
Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 280.
Frequency of Response: Monthly/Annually.
A 60-day Federal Register Notice soliciting comments on this information collection was published on July 30, 2026 (FR 48216, Vol.91, No. 145). No comments were received.
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.49.)
49 CFR 1.49By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2026-20760 Filed 10-8-26; 8:45 am]
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