Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 44 / Monday, March 7, 2022 / Notices 12771 

By Order of the Acting Maritime 

Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04731 Filed 3–4–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2022–0050] 

Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility 

Determination for a Foreign-Built 

Vessel: THE MATRIX (Motor); Invitation 

for Public Comments 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

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 

April 6, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Number 

MARAD–2022–0050 by any one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Search 

MARAD–2022–0050 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–2022–0050, 

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: 

James Mead, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W23–459, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–5723, Email James.Mead@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described in the application, the 

intended service of the vessel THE 

MATRIX is: 

—Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘Recreational charters.’’ 

—Geographic Region Including Base of 

Operations: ‘‘Florida’’ (Base of 

Operations: Fort Lauderdale, FL) 

—Vessel Length and Type: 64′ Motor 

The complete application is available 

for review identified in the DOT docket 

as MARAD 2022–0050 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 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 http://

www.regulations.gov, keyword search 

MARAD–2022–0050 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 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), 

DOT solicits comments from the public 

to better inform its rulemaking process. 

DOT posts these comments, without 

edit, to www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice, DOT/ALL–14 FDMS, accessible 

through www.dot.gov/privacy. To 

facilitate comment tracking and 

response, we encourage commenters to 

provide their name, or the name of their 

organization; however, submission of 

names is completely optional. Whether 

or not commenters identify themselves, 

all timely comments will be fully 

considered. 

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103, 

46 U.S.C. 12121) 


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12772 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 44 / Monday, March 7, 2022 / Notices 

By Order of the Acting Maritime 

Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04742 Filed 3–4–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2022–0018] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Notice and Request for 

Comment; Title: FMVSS 

Considerations for Vehicles With 

Automated Driving Systems: Seating 

Preference Study 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments on a request for approval of 

a new information collection. 

SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA) invites 

public comments about our intention to 

request approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for a 

new information collection. Before a 

Federal agency can collect certain 

information from the public, it must 

receive approval from OMB. Under 

procedures established by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

before seeking OMB approval, Federal 

agencies must solicit public comment 

on proposed collections of information, 

including extensions and reinstatement 

of previously approved collections. This 

document describes a collection of 

information for which NHTSA intends 

to seek OMB approval to conduct an 

experiment to gather both objective and 

subjective data regarding occupant/ 

passenger seat preference in Automated 

Driving System-Dedicated Vehicles 

(ADS–DVs). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before May 6, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by the Docket No. NHTSA– 

2022–0018 through any of the following 

methods: 

• Electronic Submissions: Go to the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management, 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. To 

be sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 366–9322 before 

coming. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number for this notice. Note that all 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Please 

see the Privacy Act heading below. 

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 (65 FR 

19477–78) or you may visit https://

www.transportation.gov/privacy. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov or the street 

address listed above. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the dockets 

via internet. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or access to 

background documents, contact Arryn 

Robbins, Office of Behavioral Safety 

Research (NPD–320), (202) 366–8996, 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration, W46–466, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), before an agency 

submits a proposed collection of 

information to OMB for approval, it 

must first publish a document in the 

Federal Register providing a 60-day 

comment period and otherwise consult 

with members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning each proposed 

collection of information. The OMB has 

promulgated regulations describing 

what must be included in such a 

document. Under OMB’s regulation (at 

5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask 

for public comment on the following: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) how to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) how to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. In compliance with these 

requirements, NHTSA asks for public 

comments on the following proposed 

collection of information for which the 

agency is seeking approval from OMB. 

Title: FMVSS Considerations for 

Vehicles with Automated Driving 

Systems: Seating Preference Study. 

OMB Control Number: New. 

Form Number(s): NHTSA Forms 1624, 

1625, and 1626. 

TABLE 1—FORMS TO BE USED IN THE

STUDY

NHTSA 

Form 

1624.

Eligibility Questionnaire—FMVSS 

Considerations for Vehicles with 

Automated Driving Systems: 

Seating Preference Study. 

NHTSA 

Form 

1625.

Demographic Questionnaire— 

FMVSS Considerations for Vehicles with Automated Driving 

Systems: Seating Preference 

Study. 

NHTSA 

Form 

1626.

Post Experiment Questionnaire— 

FMVSS Considerations for Vehicles with Automated Driving 

Systems: Seating Preference 

Study. 

Type of Request: New collection. 

Type of Review Requested: Regular. 

Requested Expiration Date of 

Approval: 3 years from date of approval. 

Summary of the Collection of 

Information: 49 U.S.C. 30181, 30182, 

and 30183 authorize the Secretary of 

Transportation (NHTSA by delegation) 

to conduct research, development, and 

testing programs, including activities 

related to new and emerging 

technologies that impact, or that may 

impact, motor vehicle safety. NHTSA 

proposes to collect information from the 

public regarding occupant/passenger 

seat preference in Automated Driving 

System-Dedicated Vehicles (ADS–DVs). 

Adults aged 18 and older will 

participate in an on-road study after 

giving informed consent. Participants 

will ride in one passenger vehicle and 

two ADS–DVs on a closed test track. 

Questionnaire data will be collected at 

the beginning and end of participation 

for each participant. Objective data will 

be collected via the data acquisition 

systems installed in each study vehicle. 

The data from each participant will be 

combined, stratified by demographic 

information and analyzed. 

There are four information collections 

for the study. The (1) Eligibility 


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