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shipyard modernization and 

improvement projects. 

Respondents: Individuals/businesses 

interested in obtaining loan guarantees 

for construction or reconstruction of 

vessels as well as businesses interested 

in shipyard modernization and 

improvements. 

Affected Public: Individuals/ 

businesses interested in obtaining loan 

guarantees for construction or 

reconstruction of vessels as well as 

businesses interested in shipyard 

modernization and improvements. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 10. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 150. 

Annual Estimated Total Annual 

Burden Hours: 1500. 

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 Maritime Administrator. 

Dated: August 29, 2017. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18594 Filed 8–31–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2017–0143] 

Request for Comments on the Renewal 

of a Previously Approved Information 

Collection: Automated Mutual 

Assistance Vessel Rescue System 

(AMVER) 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

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. The collection of 

information is necessary for plotting of 

U.S.-flag and U.S.-owned vessel 

locations. A Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following information 

collection was published on April 24, 

2017 (Federal Register 18966, Vol. 82, 

No.77). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 2, 2017. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Russell Krause, 202–366–1031, Division 

of Sealift Operations and Emergency 

Response, Maritime Administration, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. 

Title: Automated Mutual Assistance 

Vessel Rescue System (AMVER). 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0025. 

Type of Request: Renewal of a 

Previously Approved Information 

Collection. 

Abstract: This collection of 

information is used to gather 

information regarding the location of 

U.S.-flag vessels and certain other U.S. 

citizen-owned vessels for the purpose of 

search and rescue in the saving of lives 

at sea and for the marshalling of ships 

for national defense and safety 

purposes. This collection consists of 

vessels that transmit their positions 

through various electronic means. 

Respondents: U.S.-flag and U.S. 

citizen-owned vessels that are required 

to respond under current statute and 

regulation. 

Affected Public: U.S.-flag and U.S. 

citizen-owned vessels that are required 

to respond under current statute and 

regulation. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

171. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

31293/183 per respondent. 

Estimated Hours per Response: .07. 

Annual Estimated Total Annual 

Burden Hours: 2,191. 

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 Maritime Administrator. 

Dated: August 29, 2017 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18592 Filed 8–31–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2017–0152] 

Request for Comments on the Renewal 

of a Previously Approved Information 

Collection: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

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. The collection 

involves collecting, analyzing, and 

interpreting information to identify 

strengths and weaknesses of current 

services and make improvements in 

service delivery based on feedback. If 

this information is not collected, vital 

feedback from customers and 

stakeholders on the Agency’s services 

will be unavailable. A Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on the following 

information collection was published on 

May 19, 2017, (Federal Register 23123, 

Vol. 82, No. 96). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 2, 2017. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Jackson, 202–366–0615, Office 

of Management and Administrative 

Services, Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., W26–494, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 


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