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determine if an adequate mobilization 

base exists for national defense and for 

use in a national emergency. A Federal 

Register Notice with a 60-day comment 

period soliciting comments on the 

following information collection was 

published on February 20, 2018. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before July 18, 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: 

Elizabeth Gearhart, Telephone: 202– 

366–1867; or email: beth.gearhart@

dot.gov, Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Shipbuilding Orderbook and 

Shipyard Employment. 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0029. 

Type of Request: Renewal of a 

Previously Approved Information 

Collection. 

Abstract: In compliance with 46 

U.S.C. 50102 (2007), the Merchant 

Marine Act of 1936, as amended, 

MARAD conducts this survey to obtain 

information from the shipbuilding and 

ship repair industry to be used 

primarily to determine, if an adequate 

mobilization base exists for national 

defense and for use in a national 

emergency. 

Respondents: Owners of U.S. 

shipyards who agree to complete the 

requested information. 

Affected Public: Owners of U.S. 

shipyards who agree to complete the 

requested information. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 200. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Annual Estimated Total Annual 

Burden Hours: 100. 

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: June 13, 2018. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–NEW] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Program of Comprehensive 

Assistance for Family Caregivers 

(PCAFC) 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA), is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each new 

approved collection, and allow 60 days 

for public comment in response to the 

notice. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before August 17, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Brian McCarthy, Office of Regulatory 

and Administrative Affairs (10B4), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 

20420 or email to Brian.McCarthy4@

va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control 

No. 2900–NEW’’ in any correspondence. 

During the comment period, comments 

may be viewed online through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian McCarthy at (202) 615–9241. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must 

obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. This request for comment is 

being made pursuant to Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, VHA invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VHA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VHA’s estimate of 

the burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

the use of other forms of information 

technology. 

Authority: Public Law 111–163; 38 

U.S.C., Part I, Chapter 5, Section 527. 

Title: Program of Comprehensive 

Assistance for Family Caregivers 

(PCAFC). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–NEW. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Abstract: Public Law 111–163, 

Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus 

Health Services Act of 2010 authorized 

the Department of Veteran Affairs to 

implement the Program of 

Comprehensive Assistance for Family 

Caregivers (PCAFC). The resultant data 

from the individual Veteran and 

caregiver satisfaction surveys will be 

used to inform VA with an overall gauge 

of satisfaction with PCAFC participants 

and will assist in the identification of 

possible future program improvements. 

The surveys will solicit voluntary 

opinions and are not intended to collect 

information required to obtain or 

maintain eligibility for a Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA) program or 

benefit. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 

Veteran Survey: 6,750 hours. 

Caregiver Survey: 7,000 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 

Veteran Survey: 15 minutes. 

Caregiver Survey: 15 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

Veteran Survey: 27,000. 

Caregiver Survey: 28,000. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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