[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28349-28350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2018-0097]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Shipbuilding Orderbook and Shipyard Employment

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

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. MARAD collects this information 
from the shipbuilding and ship repair industry primarily to

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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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1b797e6f73357c7e7a69737a696f5b7f746f357c746d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="21434455490f464440534940535561454e550f464e57">[email protected]</span></a>, 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)
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    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: June 13, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-12994 Filed 6-15-18; 8:45 am]
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