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Affected Public: Owners of U.S. 

shipyards who agree to complete the 

requested information. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 800. 

Annual Estimated Total Annual 

Burden Hours: 400. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding 

the burden estimate, including 

suggestions for reducing the burden, to 

the Office of Management and Budget, 

Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of 

the Secretary of Transportation, 725 

17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

Comments are invited on: Whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 

and 49 CFR 1.93. 

Dated: February 10, 2015. 

Christine Gurland, 

Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03372 Filed 2–17–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

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. 

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: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251 

• 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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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. DOT–MARAD–2015–0011] 

Agency Requests for Renewal of a 

Previously Approved Information 

Collection(s): U.S. Merchant Marine 

Academy Candidate Application for 

Admission. 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments 

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–2015–0011] through one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251 

• 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: 

Office of Admission, 516–726–5646, 

Maritime Administration, U.S. 

Merchant Marine Academy, Office of 

Admissions, 300 Steamboat Road, New 

York, NY 11024. Copies of this 

collection also can be obtained from that 

office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0010. 

Title: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 

Candidate Application for Admission. 

Form Numbers: KP 2–65. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: The collection consists 

of Parts I, II, and III of Form KP 2–65 


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(U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 

Application for Admission). Part I of the 

form is completed by individuals 

wishing to be admitted as students to 

the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. 

The information on the Candidate 

Application Parts II and III is used by 

the USMMA admissions staff and its 

Candidate Evaluation Board to select the 

best qualified candidates for the 

Academy. Part II is completed by the 

applicant and Part III by an official at 

the secondary school where the 

applicant attends or has attended. 

Respondents: Individuals desiring to 

become students at the U.S. Merchant 

Marine Academy. 

Number of Respondents: 2500. 

Frequency: Once. 

Number of Responses: 2500. 

Total Annual Burden: 25,000 Hours. 

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. 2015–03377 Filed 2–17–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2015–0014] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel 

ALCYONE; Invitation for Public 

Comments 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 

12121, the Secretary of Transportation, 

as represented by the Maritime 

Administration (MARAD), is authorized 

to grant waivers of the U.S.-build 

requirement of the coastwise laws under 

certain circumstances. A request for 

such a waiver has been received by 

MARAD. The vessel, and a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

March 20, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2015–0014. 

Written comments may be submitted by 

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. You may also 

send comments electronically via the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

All comments will become part of this 

docket and will be available for 

inspection and copying at the above 

address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

E.T., Monday through Friday, except 

federal holidays. An electronic version 

of this document and all documents 

entered into this docket is available on 

the World Wide Web at http://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Linda Williams, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W23–453, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@

dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant the intended 

service of the vessel ALCYONE is: 

Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘Private Vessel Charters, Passengers 

Only.’’ 

Geographic Region: ‘‘Maine, New 

Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode 

Island, Connecticut, New York, New 

Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, 

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, 

South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, 

California, Oregon, Washington and 

Alaska (excluding waters in 

Southeastern Alaska and waters north of 

a line between Gore Point to Cape 

Suckling [including the North Gulf 

Coast and Prince William Sound]).’’ 

The complete application is given in 

DOT docket MARAD–2015–0014 at 

http://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 issuance of the waiver will 

have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- 

vessel builder or a business that uses 

U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a 

waiver will not be granted. Comments 

should refer to the docket number of 

this notice and the vessel name in order 

for MARAD to properly consider the 

comments. Comments should also state 

the commenter’s interest in the waiver 

application, and address the waiver 

criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR part 388. 

Privacy Act 

Anyone is able to 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.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Dated: February 10, 2015. 

Christine Gurland, 

Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03353 Filed 2–17–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2015–0018] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel 

TORTOLA; Invitation for Public 

Comments 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 

12121, the Secretary of Transportation, 

as represented by the Maritime 

Administration (MARAD), is authorized 

to grant waivers of the U.S.-build 

requirement of the coastwise laws under 

certain circumstances. A request for 

such a waiver has been received by 

MARAD. The vessel, and a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

March 20, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2015–0018. 

Written comments may be submitted by 

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. You may also 

send comments electronically via the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

All comments will become part of this 


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