Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 156 / Tuesday, August 17, 2021 / Notices 46075 

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) 

* * * * * 

By Order of the Acting Maritime 

Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17572 Filed 8–16–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. DOT–MARAD–2021–0186] 

Request for Comments on the Renewal 

of a Previously Approved Information 

Collection: Maritime Administration 

Annual Service Obligation Compliance 

Report 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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. The information collected 

will be used to determine if a graduate 

of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 

or a State maritime academy Student 

Incentive Payment (SIP) program 

graduate is complying with the terms of 

the service obligation. We are required 

to publish this notice in the Federal 

Register by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 18, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

[identified by Docket No. DOT– 

MARAD–2021–0186] 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. 

• 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. 

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. 

Electronic Access and Filing 

A copy of the notice may be viewed 

online at www.regulations.gov using the 

docket number listed above. A copy of 

this notice will be placed in the docket. 

Electronic retrieval help and guidelines 

are available on the website. It is 

available 24 hours each day, 365 days 

each year. An electronic copy of this 

document may also be downloaded 

from the Office of the Federal Register’s 

website at www.FederalRegister.gov and 

the Government Publishing Office’s 

website at www.GovInfo.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Danielle Bennett, 202–366–7618, Office 

of Maritime Labor and Training, 

Maritime Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Room W23–458, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Maritime Administration 

Annual Service Obligation Compliance 

Report. 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0509. 

Type of Request: Renewal of a 

Previously Approved Information 

Collection. 

Abstract: 46 U.S.C. 51306 and 46 

U.S.C. 51509 imposes a service 

obligation on every graduate of the U.S. 

Merchant Marine Academy and every 

State maritime academy Student 

Incentive Payment (SIP) program 

graduate. This mandatory service 

obligation is for the Federal financial 

assistance the graduate received as a 

student. The obligation consists of (1) 

maintaining a U.S. Coast Guard 

merchant mariner credentials with an 

officer endorsement; (2) serving as a 

commissioned officer in the U.S. Naval 

Reserve, the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve 

or any other reserve unit of an armed 

force of the United States following 

graduation from an academy (3) serving 

as a merchant marine officer on U.S.- 

flag vessels or as a commissioned officer 

on active duty in an armed or uniformed 

force of the United States, NOAA Corps, 

PHS Corps, or other MARAD approved 

service; and (4) report annually on their 

compliance with their service obligation 

after graduation. 

Respondents: Graduates of the U.S. 

Merchant Marine Academy and State 

maritime academy Student Incentive 

Payment (SIP) program graduates. 

Affected Public: Individuals and/or 

household. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,100. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

2,100. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Annual Estimated Total Annual 

Burden Hours: 700. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 

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

49 CFR 1.93.) 

By Order of the Acting Maritime 

Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17590 Filed 8–16–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2021–0177] 

Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility 

Determination for a Foreign-Built 

Vessel: PHOENIX (Motor); Invitation for 

Public Comments 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Transportation (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. 


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DATES: Submit comments on or before 

September 16, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Number 

MARAD–2021–0177 by any one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Search 

MARAD–2021–0177 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–2021–0177, 

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 PHOENIX 

is: 

—Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘Private vessel charters, passengers 

only.’’ 

—Geographic Region Including Base of 

Operations: ‘‘New York, 

Massachusetts, and Florida.’’ (Base 

of Operations: Montauk, NY) 

—Vessel Length and Type: 71.2′ Motor 

The complete application is available 

for review identified in the DOT docket 

as MARAD 2021–0177 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–2021–0177 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) 

By Order of the Acting Maritime 

Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17582 Filed 8–16–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2021–0183] 

Request for Comments of a Previously 

Approved Information Collection: 

Quarterly Readiness of Strategic 

Seaport Facilities Reporting 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces that the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted 

below is being forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comments. A Federal 

Register Notice with a 60-day comment 

period soliciting comments on the 

following information collection was 

published on May 21, 2021. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before September 16, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 


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