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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 235 (Friday, December 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 97167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28614]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2024-0156]

Request for Comments on the Reinstatement of a Previously 
Approved Information Collection: United States Marine Highway Program

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 2133-0541 
(United States Marine Highway Program) (also known as America's Marine 
Highway Program) will be used to evaluate and review applications being 
submitted for grant award consideration. This collection was initially 
discontinued on August 28, 2023, due to the elimination of the project 
designation application for this program from the James M. Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. However, in 
order to facilitate the operation of the United States Marine Highway 
Program Grant Program (the Program), which provides funding to develop, 
expand, or promote marine highway transportation or shipper use of 
marine highway transportation, this collection is being reinstated. We 
are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register to obtain 
comments from the public and affected agencies.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 4, 2025.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2024-
0156 through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Search 
using the above DOT docket number and follow the online instructions 
for submitting comments.
     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.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number for this rulemaking.

    Note: All comments received will be posted without change to 
www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided.

    Comments are invited on: (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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Pickering, 202-366-0704, 
Office of Ports & Waterways Planning, Maritime Administration, 1200 New 
Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: United States Marine Highway Program
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0541.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Collection 
Abstract: The Department of Transportation will reinstate solicitation 
of grant applications for Marine Highway Grant Funding as specified in 
the United States Marine Highway Program, codified at 46 U.S.C. 55601. 
These applications must comply with the requirements of the referenced 
United States Marine Highway Notice of Funding Opportunity and be 
submitted in accordance with the instructions contained in that Notice 
of Funding Opportunity. United States Marine Highway Grant Notice of 
Funding Opportunities occurs when funds are appropriated by Congress.
    Respondents: States, political subdivisions of a State, or a local 
government, a United States metropolitan planning organization, a 
United States port authority, a Tribal government, or a United States 
private sector operator of marine highway projects.
    Affected Public: Vessel Operators.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 25.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 25.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 125.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,700.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.

(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. 2024-28614 Filed 12-5-24; 8:45 am]
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