[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 88854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26003]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2024-0142]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Collection: Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement

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 2133-0532 
(Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA)) is used by MARAD and 
United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) to assess an 
applicant's eligibility for participation in VISA. The form is being 
updated to reflect changes in statute and to better align with current 
program operations. We are required to publish this notice in the 
Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected 
agencies.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collections should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Hatcher, (202) 366-0688, 
Director, Office of Sealift Support, Maritime Administration, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W-25-310, 
Mail Stop 1, Washington, DC 20590, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f9bd988f909dd7b1988d9a919c8bc8b99d968dd79e968f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d793b6a1beb3f99fb6a3b4bfb2a5e697b3b8a3f9b0b8a1">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA).
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0532.
    Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection.
    Abstract: The collection supports the operation of VISA, a 
voluntary agreement and plan of action established under section 708 of 
the Defense Production Act, 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. 4558), under 
which participants agree to provide commercial sealift capacity and 
associated intermodal shipping services and systems necessary to meet 
national defense requirements in times of armed conflict or national 
emergency. To meet national defense requirements, the Government must 
assure the continued availability of commercial sealift resources for 
logistics planning in contingencies. The information collection is 
needed by MARAD and the Department of Defense, including 
representatives from USTRANSCOM, to evaluate and assess the applicants' 
eligibility for participation in the VISA program.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of qualified U.S.-Flag dry cargo 
vessels.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 40.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 5.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 200.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    A 60-day Federal Register Notice soliciting comments on this 
information collection was published on August 9, 2024 (89 FR 65486).

(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. 2024-26003 Filed 11-7-24; 8:45 am]
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