[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 8755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03380]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD--2015-0012]


Agency Requests for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection(s): Requirements for Eligibility of U.S.-Flag Vessels of 100 
Feet or Greater in Registered Length to Obtain a Fishery Endorsement

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

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 April 20, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-MARAD-
2015-0012] 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: Michael C. Pucci, (202) 366-5167, 
Division of Maritime Programs, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0530
    Title: Form Numbers: Requirements for Eligibility of U.S.-Flag 
Vessels of 100 Feet or Greater in Registered Length to Obtain a Fishery 
Endorsement.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: In accordance with the American Fisheries Act of 1998, 
owners of vessels of 100 feet or greater who wish to obtain a fishery 
endorsement to the vessels' documentation are required to file with the 
Maritime Administration (MARAD) an Affidavit of United States 
Citizenship. The information collection is necessary for MARAD to 
determine that a particular vessel is owned and controlled by United 
Sates citizens and is eligible to receive a fishery endorsement to its 
documentation.
    Respondents: Vessel owners, charterers, mortgagees, mortgage 
trustees and managers of vessels of 100 feet or greater who seek a 
fishery endorsement for the vessel.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Number of Responses: 500.
    Total Annual Burden: 2950.
    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: February 3, 2015.
Christine Gurland,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-03380 Filed 2-17-15; 8:45 am]
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