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###### Department of Transportation

###### Maritime Administration

          - [Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2016-0005]

# AGENCY:

Maritime Administration (MARAD), Department of Transportation.

# ACTION:

Notice and request for comments.

# SUMMARY:

                        In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501*et seq.*), 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 October 15, 2015 (80 FR 62167, No.199).                    

# DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before March 3, 2016.

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Hokana, 202-366-0760, Office of Cargo and Commercial Sealift, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

*Title:*                     Jones Act Vessel Availability Determinations.                

*OMB Control Number:*                     2133-0545.                

*Type of Request:*                     Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection.                

*Abstract:*                     The information is needed in order for the Maritime Administrator to make a timely and informed decision on the availability of coastwise qualified vessels in support of a request from the Department of Homeland Security prior to the final decision on granting a waiver request under 46 U.S.C. 501(b). The information will be specifically used to determine if there are coastwise qualified vessels available for a certain requirement.                

*Affected Public:*                     Coastwise qualified vessel owners, operators, charterers, brokers and representatives.                

*Form(s):*                     MA-1075, 1075A.                

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     85.                

*Estimated Number of Responses:*                     255.                

*Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:*                     383 hours.                

# 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: January 12, 2016.

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,

Secretary, Maritime Administration.

[FR Doc. 2016-01863 Filed 2-1-16; 8:45 am]

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