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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 

October 31, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Number 

MARAD–2024–0130 by any one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov. Search 

MARAD–2024–0130 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–2024–0130, 

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 KAINANI 

is: 

Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

Requester intends to offer passenger sail 

charters. 

Geographic Region Including Base of 

Operations: Hawaii. Base of Operations: 

Kawaihae, Hawaii. 

Vessel Length and Type: 33′ Monohull 

sail. 

The complete application is available 

for review identified in the DOT docket 

as MARAD 2024–0130 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 https://

www.regulations.gov, keyword search 

MARAD–2024–0130 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 

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. 2024–22509 Filed 9–30–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency 

[Docket ID OCC–OCC–2024–0016] 

Mutual Savings Association Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency (OCC), Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory 

committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The OCC announces a 

meeting of the Mutual Savings 

Association Advisory Committee 

(MSAAC). 

DATES: A public meeting of the MSAAC 

will be held on Tuesday, October 22, 

2024, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern 


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Daylight Time (EDT). The meeting will 

be in person and virtual. 

ADDRESSES: The OCC will host the 

October 22, 2024 meeting of the MSAAC 

at the OCC’s offices at 400 7th Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20219 and 

virtually. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael R. Brickman, Deputy 

Comptroller for Specialty Supervision, 

(202) 649–5420, Office of the 

Comptroller of the Currency, 

Washington, DC 20219. If you are deaf, 

hard of hearing, or have a speech 

disability, please dial 7–1–1 to access 

telecommunications relay services. You 

also may access prior MSAAC meeting 

materials on the MSAAC page of the 

OCC’s website.1

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

authority of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (the Act), 5 U.S.C. 1001 

et seq., and the regulations 

implementing the Act at 41 CFR part 

102–3, the OCC is announcing that the 

MSAAC will convene a meeting on 

Tuesday, October 22, 2024. The meeting 

is open to the public and will begin at 

8:30 a.m. EDT. The purpose of the 

meeting is for the MSAAC to advise the 

OCC on regulatory or other changes the 

OCC may make to ensure the health and 

viability of mutual savings associations. 

The agenda includes a discussion of 

current regulatory and policy topics of 

interest to the industry, for example, 

updates on economic trends affecting 

mutual savings associations and the 

implementation of rules and policies 

that affect the operations and consumer 

compliance activities of mutual savings 

associations. The agenda also includes a 

Roundtable discussion with MSAAC 

members and OCC staff. 

Members of the public may submit 

written statements to the MSAAC by 

emailing them to MSAAC@occ.treas.gov. 

The OCC must receive written 

statements no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT 

on Thursday, October 17, 2024. 

Members of the public who plan to 

attend the meeting should contact the 

OCC by 5:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, 

October 17, 2024, to inform the OCC of 

their desire to attend the meeting and 

whether they will attend in person or 

virtually, and to obtain information 

about participating in the meeting. 

Members of the public may contact the 

OCC via email at MSAAC@occ.treas.gov 

or by telephone at (202) 649–5420. 

Attendees should provide their full 

name, email address, and organization, 

if any. For persons who are deaf, hard 

of hearing, or have a speech disability, 

please dial 7–1–1 to arrange 

telecommunications relay services for 

this meeting. 

Michael J. Hsu, 

Acting Comptroller of the Currency. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22531 Filed 9–30–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Notice 2015–4 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service 

(IRS), as part of its continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

IRS is soliciting comments concerning, 

Property Qualifying for the Energy 

Credit under section 48 (Specifically, 

Performance & Quality for Small Wind 

Energy Property). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before December 2, 2024 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Andres Garcia, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

by email to pra.comments@irs.gov. 

Include ‘‘OMB Number 1545–2259— 

Property Qualifying for the Energy 

Credit under Section 48 (Specifically, 

Performance & Quality for Small Wind 

Energy Property)’’ in the subject line of 

the message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this collection should be 

directed to Martha R. Brinson, at (202) 

317–5753, or at Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

through the internet at 

Martha.R.Brinson@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Property Qualifying for the 

Energy Credit under Section 48 

(Specifically, Performance & Quality for 

Small Wind Energy Property). 

OMB Number: 1545–2259. 

Notice Number: 2015–4. 

Abstract: Section 48(a)(3)(D) of the 

Internal Revenue Code allows a credit 

for energy property which meets, among 

other requirements, the performance 

and quality standards (if any) which 

have been prescribed by the Secretary 

by regulations (after consultation with 

the Secretary of Energy), and are in 

effect at the time of the acquisition of 

the property. Energy property includes 

small wind energy property. This notice 

provides the performance and quality 

standards that small wind energy 

property must meet to qualify for the 

energy credit under section 48. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the notice at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, business or other for-profit 

organizations, and not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

160. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 

hours, 30 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 400. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

of the collections of information covered 

by this notice: 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

Books or records relating to a collection 

of information must be retained as long 

as their contents may become material 

in the administration of any internal 

revenue law. Generally, tax returns and 

tax return information are confidential, 

as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval. Comments 

will be of public record. Comments are 

invited on: (a) whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information has practical utility; (b) the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the collection of information; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on or other forms of information 

technology; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. 

Approved: September 25, 2024. 

Martha R. Brinson, 

Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22458 Filed 9–30–24; 8:45 am] 

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