80012 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 190 / Tuesday, October 1, 2024 / Notices 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David M. Gilmore, Director, 202–366– 

5737, Office of Marine Financing, 

Maritime Administration, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590, Email: TDavid.gilmore@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Application for Construction 

Reserve Fund (CRF) and Annual 

Statements. 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0032. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

previously approved collection. 

Abstract: The Construction Reserve 

Fund (CRF), authorized by 46 U.S.C. 

chapter 533, is a financial assistance 

program which provides tax deferral 

benefits to U.S.-flag operators. Eligible 

parties can defer the gain attributable to 

the sale or loss of a vessel, provided the 

proceeds are used to expand or 

modernize the U.S. merchant fleet. The 

primary purpose of the CRF is to 

promote the construction, 

reconstruction, reconditioning, or 

acquisition of merchant vessels which 

are necessary for national defense and to 

the development of U.S. commerce. 

Respondents: Citizens who own or 

operate vessels in the U.S. foreign or 

domestic commerce who desire tax 

benefits under the CRF program must 

respond. 

Affected Public: Owners or operators 

of vessels in the domestic or foreign 

commerce. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 10. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 9. 

Annual Estimated Total Annual 

Burden Hours: 90. 

Frequency of Response: Once 

Annually. 

(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended; and 

49 CFR 1.49.) 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2024–0123] 

Request for Comments on the Renewal 

of a Previously Approved Collection: 

Centers of Excellence (CoE) for 

Domestic Maritime Workforce Training 

and Education Annual Application for 

Designation 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration 

(MARAD) invites public comments on 

our intention to request the 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 2133–0549 

(Centers of Excellence (CoE) for 

Domestic Maritime Workforce Training 

and Education Annual Application for 

Designation) is used to determine the 

eligibility of certain qualified training 

entities to apply for CoE designation. 

Due to a change in the CoE program 

designation duration, the total 

responses, respondents, and burden 

hours for this collection have reduced 

since the last renewal. We are required 

to publish this notice in the Federal 

Register to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before December 2, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket No. MARAD– 

2024–0123 through one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Search using the 

above DOT docket number and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 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. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number for this rulemaking. 

Note: All comments received will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov including any personal 

information provided. 

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: 

Gerard Wall, Program Manager, 202– 

366–7273, Centers of Excellence, Room 

W23–470, Maritime Administration, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 

DC, 20590, Email: gerard.wall@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Centers of Excellence (CoE) for 

Domestic Maritime Workforce Training 

and Education Annual Application for 

Designation. 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0549. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

previously approved collection. 

Abstract: In order to implement 

section 3507 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act of 2018, Public Law 

115–91 (the ‘‘Act’’), codified at 46 

United States Code (U.S.C.) 51706 

(previously designated as 46 U.S.C. 

54102), MARAD developed a procedure 

to recommend to the Secretary the 

designation of eligible institutions as 

Centers of Excellence (CoE) for 

Domestic Maritime Workforce Training 

and Education. Pursuant to the Act, the 

Secretary of Transportation may 

designate certain eligible and qualified 

training entities as CoEs. Authority to 

administer the CoE program is delegated 

to MARAD in 49 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) 1.93(a). The 

previously approved policy for 

collecting information is required to 

administer the Center of Excellence 

program which supports the DOT 

strategic goal of Economic 

Competitiveness, and the MARAD 

strategic goal to Maintain and 

Modernize the Maritime workforce. 

Respondents: Postsecondary 

educational and vocational institutions, 

registered apprenticeship sponsors, and 

structured experiential learning training 

programs in certain eligible locations 

are eligible to apply for CoE designation. 

Additionally, ‘‘maritime training centers 

previously designated as a 2021 CoE’’ 

are eligible under the statute. 

Affected Public: Postsecondary 

educational and vocational institutions, 

registered apprenticeship sponsors, and 

structured experiential learning training 

programs. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

50. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 50. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 48. 

Annual Estimated Total Annual 

Burden Hours: 2,400. 

Frequency of Response: Once 

Annually. 

(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended; and 

49 CFR 1.49.) 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

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