Renewal of Agency Information Collections of Previously Approved Collections; Carrier Automated Tariffs; 3072-0064; 60-Day Public Comment Request
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) ...
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) invites comments on the continuing information collections related to Carrier Automated Tariffs and related form, FMC-1. This notice announces a renewal of an existing collection and includes updates to the collection based on the increase in the number of response and burden hours for respondents; and a new electronic platform to submit the Form FMC-1.
DATES:
Comments must be submitted on or before December 14, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
The Commission is accepting comments using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov.
The docket for this notice, which includes copies of applicable forms and submitted comments, can be found at
www.regulations.gov
under the FMC-2026-0431. Follow the instructions provided for submitting comments.
The Commission invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on any aspect of the continuing information collection listed in this notice, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501et seq.). We are particularly interested in receiving comments on: (1) the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be included or summarized in our request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the relevant information collection. All comments are part of the public record and subject to disclosure. Please do not include any confidential or inappropriate material in your comments.
Information Collections Open for Comment
Title:46 CFR part 520—Carrier Automated Tariffs and Related Form FMC-1.
OMB Control Number:
3072-0064 (Expires January 31, 2027).
Form Numbers:
FMC-1.
Abstract:
Except with respect to certain specified commodities, section 8(a) of the Shipping Act of 1984, 46 U.S.C. 40501(a)-(c), requires that each common carrier and conference shall keep open to public inspection, in an automated tariff system, tariffs showing its rates, charges, classifications, rules, and practices between all ports and points on its own route and on any through transportation route that has been established. In addition, individual carriers or agreements among carriers are required to make available in tariff format certain enumerated essential terms of their service contracts. 46 U.S.C. 40502. The Commission is responsible for reviewing the accessibility and accuracy of automated tariff systems, in accordance with its regulations set forth at 46 CFR part 520.
Type of Review:
Extension with change.
Current Actions:
The estimated number of responses and the burden hours for the collection have increased due to an increase in the number of respondents. Form FMC-1 continues to be submitted electronically but has been included with the agency's modernization initiative and will be included within the ServiceNow platform.
Needs and Uses:
The Commission uses information obtained from Form FMC-1 to ascertain the location of common carrier and conference tariff publications and to access their provisions regarding rules, rates, charges and practices.
Frequency:
This information is collected when common carriers or conferences publish tariffs.
Type of Respondents:
Persons desiring to operate as common carriers or conferences.
Number of Annual Respondents:
The Commission estimates there are 9,324 Carrier Automated Tariffs. It is estimated that the number of annual responses will be 189,134.
Estimated Time per Response:
The time per response ranges from 0.017 to 2 person-hours for reporting and recordkeeping requirements contained in the rules, and is estimated at 0.25
( printed page 65554)
person-hours for completing Form FMC-1.
Total Annual Burden:
The Commission estimates the total person-hour burden at 4,740.03 hours.
www.regulations.gov
44 U.S.C. 3501
46 CFR part 520