[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 3006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00912]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2015-0005]


Agency Requests for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection(s): Regulations for Making Excess or Surplus Federal 
Property Available to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, State Maritime 
Academies and Non-Profit Maritime Training Facilities

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments 
about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval to renew an information collection. We are required to 
publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by March 23, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-MARAD-
2015-0005] through one of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    <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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deveeda Midgette, (202) 366-2354, 
Office of Sealift Support, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0504.
    Title: Regulations for Making Excess or Surplus Federal Property 
Available to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, State Maritime Academies 
and Non-Profit Maritime Training Facilities.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The Maritime Administration requires approved maritime 
training institutions seeking excess or surplus government property to 
provide a statement of need/justification prior to acquiring the 
property. This information is needed by MARAD to determine compliance 
with applicable statutory requirements regarding surplus government 
property.
    Respondents: Maritime training institutions such as the U.S. 
Merchant Marine Academy, State Maritime Academies and non-profit 
maritime institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Frequency: Occasionally.
    Number of Responses: 40.
    Total Annual Burden: 40.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (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.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:93.

    Dated: January 13, 2015.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-00912 Filed 1-20-15; 8:45 am]
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