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In the event MARAD receives a 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

request for the information, procedures 

described in the Department’s FOIA 

regulation at 49 CFR 7.29 will be 

followed. Only information that is 

ultimately determined to be confidential 

under those procedures will be exempt 

from disclosure under FOIA. 

Privacy Act 

Anyone can search the electronic 

form of all comments received into any 

of our dockets by the name of the 

individual submitting the comment (or 

signing the comment, if submitted on 

behalf of an association, business, labor 

union, etc.). For information on DOT’s 

compliance with the Privacy Act, please 

visit https://www.transportation.gov/ 

privacy. 

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103, 

46 U.S.C. 12121) 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21874 Filed 10–2–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2023–0187] 

Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility 

Determination for a Foreign-Built 

Vessel: Sol Shine (Motor); Invitation 

for Public Comments 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of 

Transportation, as represented by the 

Maritime Administration (MARAD), is 

authorized to issue coastwise 

endorsement eligibility determinations 

for foreign-built vessels which will carry 

no more than twelve passengers for hire. 

A request for such a determination has 

been received by MARAD. By this 

notice, MARAD seeks comments from 

interested parties as to any effect this 

action may have on U.S. vessel builders 

or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- 

flag vessels. Information about the 

requestor’s vessel, including a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

November 2, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Number 

MARAD–2023–0187 by any one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov. Search 

MARAD–2023–0187 and follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility is in the West 

Building, Ground Floor of the U.S. 

Department of Transportation. The 

Docket Management Facility location 

address is: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, MARAD–2023–0187, 

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. 

Note: If you mail or hand-deliver your 

comments, we recommend that you include 

your name and a mailing address, an email 

address, or a telephone number in the body 

of your document so that we can contact you 

if we have questions regarding your 

submission. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

specific docket number. All comments 

received will be posted without change 

to the docket at www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments, or to submit 

comments that are confidential in 

nature, see the section entitled Public 

Participation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Hagerty, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W23–461, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 

(202) 366–0903. Email patricia.hagerty@

dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described in the application, the 

intended service of the vessel Sol Shine 

is: 

Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘Coastwise Charter.’’ 

Geographic Region Including Base of 

Operations: ‘‘Florida, Alabama, 

Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Georgia, 

South Carolina, North Carolina, 

Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, New 

Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode 

Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, 

Maine (Base of Operations: Fort 

Lauderdale, FL).’’ 

Vessel Length and Type: 78′ Motor. 

The complete application is available 

for review identified in the DOT docket 

as MARAD 2023–0187 at https:// 

www.regulations.gov. Interested parties 

may comment on the effect this action 

may have on U.S. vessel builders or 

businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-flag 

vessels. If MARAD determines, in 

accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and 

MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 

388, that the employment of the vessel 

in the coastwise trade to carry no more 

than 12 passengers will have an unduly 

adverse effect on a U.S.-vessel builder or 

a business that uses U.S.-flag vessels in 

that business, MARAD will not issue an 

approval of the vessel’s coastwise 

endorsement eligibility. Comments 

should refer to the vessel name, state the 

commenter’s interest in the application, 

and address the eligibility criteria given 

in section 388.4 of MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR part 388. 

Public Participation 

How do I submit comments? 

Please submit your comments, 

including the attachments, following the 

instructions provided under the above 

heading entitled ADDRESSES. Be advised 

that it may take a few hours or even 

days for your comment to be reflected 

on the docket. In addition, your 

comments must be written in English. 

We encourage you to provide concise 

comments and you may attach 

additional documents as necessary. 

There is no limit on the length of the 

attachments. 

Where do I go to read public comments, 

and find supporting information? 

Go to the docket online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, keyword search 

MARAD–2023–0187 or visit the Docket 

Management Facility (see ADDRESSES for 

hours of operation). We recommend that 

you periodically check the Docket for 

new submissions and supporting 

material. 

Will my comments be made available to 

the public? 

Yes. Be aware that your entire 

comment, including your personal 

identifying information, will be made 

publicly available. 

May I submit comments confidentially? 

If you wish to submit comments 

under a claim of confidentiality, you 

should submit the information you 

claim to be confidential commercial 

information by email to SmallVessels@

dot.gov. Include in the email subject 

heading ‘‘Contains Confidential 

Commercial Information’’ or ‘‘Contains 

CCI’’ and state in your submission, with 

specificity, the basis for any such 

confidential claim highlighting or 

denoting the CCI portions. If possible, 

please provide a summary of your 

submission that can be made available 

to the public. 

In the event MARAD receives a 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

request for the information, procedures 

described in the Department’s FOIA 

regulation at 49 CFR 7.29 will be 

followed. Only information that is 

ultimately determined to be confidential 


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under those procedures will be exempt 

from disclosure under FOIA. 

Privacy Act 

Anyone can search the electronic 

form of all comments received into any 

of our dockets by the name of the 

individual submitting the comment (or 

signing the comment, if submitted on 

behalf of an association, business, labor 

union, etc.). For information on DOT’s 

compliance with the Privacy Act, please 

visit https://www.transportation.gov/ 

privacy. 

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103, 

46 U.S.C. 12121) 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21873 Filed 10–2–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2023–0078 (Notice No. 

2023–11)] 

Hazardous Materials: Information 

Collection Activities 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

PHMSA invites comments on two 

information collections pertaining to 

hazardous materials transportation for 

which PHMSA intends to request 

renewal from the Office of Management 

and Budget. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 4, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by the Docket Number 

PHMSA–2023–0078 (Notice No. 2023– 

11) by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management System; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

West Building, Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, Routing Symbol M–30, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. 

• Hand Delivery: To the Docket 

Management System; Room W12–140 

on the ground floor of the West 

Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and Docket 

Number (PHMSA–2023–0078) for this 

notice at the beginning of the comment. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) and will 

include any personal information you 

provide. 

Requests for a copy of an information 

collection should be directed to Steven 

Andrews or Nina Vore, Standards and 

Rulemaking Division, (202) 366–8553, 

ohmspra@dot.gov, Pipeline and 

Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

Docket: For access to the dockets to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov or DOT’s Docket 

Operations Office (see ADDRESSES). 

Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments 

from the public to better inform its 

rulemaking process. DOT posts these 

comments, without edit, including any 

personal information the commenter 

provides, to www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. 

Confidential Business Information: 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

is commercial or financial information 

that is both customarily and actually 

treated as private by its owner. Under 

the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

(5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from 

public disclosure. If your comments 

responsive to this notice contain 

commercial or financial information 

that is customarily treated as private, 

that you actually treat as private, and 

that is relevant or responsive to this 

notice, it is important that you clearly 

designate the submitted comments as 

CBI. Please mark each page of your 

submission containing CBI as 

‘‘PROPIN.’’ PHMSA will treat such 

marked submissions as confidential 

under the FOIA, and they will not be 

placed in the public docket of this 

notice. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Steven Andrews or 

Nina Vore, Standards and Rulemaking 

Division and addressed to the Pipeline 

and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001 or ohmspra@dot.gov. Any 

commentary that PHMSA receives 

which is not specifically designated as 

CBI will be placed in the public docket 

for this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Andrews or Nina Vore, 

Standards and Rulemaking Division, 

(202) 366–8553, ohmspra@dot.gov, 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Section 1320.8(d), title 5, Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) requires 

PHMSA to provide interested members 

of the public and affected agencies an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping requests. 

This notice identifies information 

collection requests that PHMSA will be 

submitting to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for renewal and 

extension. These information 

collections are contained in 49 CFR 

171.6 of the Hazardous Materials 

Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR parts 171– 

180). PHMSA has revised burden 

estimates, where appropriate, to reflect 

current reporting levels or adjustments 

based on changes in proposed or final 

rules published since the information 

collections were last approved. The 

following information is provided for 

each information collection: (1) title of 

the information collection, including 

former title if a change is being made; 

(2) OMB control number; (3) summary 

of the information collection activity; (4) 

description of affected public; (5) 

estimate of total annual reporting and 

recordkeeping burden; and (6) 

frequency of collection. PHMSA will 

request a 3-year term of approval for 

each information collection activity and 

will publish a notice in the Federal 

Register upon OMB’s approval. 

PHMSA requests comments on the 

following information collections: 

Title: Hazardous Materials Security 

Plans. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0612. 

Summary: To assure public safety, 

shippers and carriers must take 

reasonable measures to plan and 

implement procedures to prevent 

unauthorized persons from taking 

control of, or attacking, hazardous 

materials shipments. Part 172 of the 

HMR requires persons who offer or 

transport certain hazardous materials to 

develop and implement written plans to 

enhance the security of hazardous 

materials shipments. The security plan 

requirements as prescribed in 

§ 172.800(b) apply to specific types of 

shipments. Such shipments include but 


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