[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80011-80012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22514]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2024-0131]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Collection: Application for Construction Reserve Fund and Annual 
Statements (CRF)

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 2133-0032 
(Application for Construction Reserve Fund (CRF) and Annual Statements) 
is used to evaluate an applicant's eligibility for CRF program 
benefits. There was a reduction in the public burden 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-
2024-0131] through one of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Search using the above DOT docket number and follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> 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 
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.

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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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8adeceebfce3eea4ede3e6e7e5f8efcaeee5fea4ede5fc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cf9b8baeb9a6abe1a8a6a3a2a0bdaa8faba0bbe1a8a0b9">[email protected]</span></a>.

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.
[FR Doc. 2024-22514 Filed 9-30-24; 8:45 am]
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