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The agency will summarize and/or
include your comments in the request
for OMB’s clearance of this information
collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Albert Bratton, Telephone Number:
(202) 366–5769, Office of Financial
Approvals, Maritime Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Determination of Fair and
Reasonable Rates for the Carriage of
Agricultural Cargoes on U.S.
Commercial Vessels—46 CFR.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0514.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract: This collection of
information requires U.S.-flag operators
to submit annual vessel operating costs
and capital costs data to Maritime
Administration officials. The
information is used by the Maritime
Administration in determining fair and
reasonable guideline rates for the
carriage of preference cargoes on U.S.flag vessels. In addition, U.S.-flag vessel
operators are required to submit Post
Voyage Reports to the Maritime
Administration after completion of a
cargo preference voyage.
Respondents: U.S. citizens who own
and operate U.S.-flag vessels.
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
41.
Estimated Number of Responses: 68.
Annual Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours: 176.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and
49 CFR 1.93.)

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By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: February 6, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0017]

Request for Comments on the Renewal
of a Previously Approved Information
Collection: Application for
Construction Reserve Fund and
Annual Statements (CRF)
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

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 to be
collected is required in order for
MARAD to determine whether the
applicant is qualified for the benefits of
the CRF program. 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 April 13, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Docket No. DOT–MARAD–
2018–0017 through one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
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.
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:
Daniel Ladd, 202–366–1859, Office of
Financial Approvals, Maritime
Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Application for Construction
Reserve Fund (CRF) and Annual
Statements.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0032.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract: The Construction Reserve
Fund (CRF), authorized by 46 U.S.C.
Chapter 533, is a financial assistance
program which provides tax deferral
benefits to U.S.-flag operators. Eligible
parties can defer the gain attributable to
the sale or loss of a vessel, provided the
proceeds are used to expand or
modernize the U.S. merchant fleet. The
primary purpose of the CRF is to
promote the construction,
reconstruction, reconditioning, or
acquisition of merchant vessels which
are necessary for national defense and to
the development of U.S. commerce.
Respondents: Citizens who own or
operate vessels in the U.S. foreign or
domestic commerce who desire tax
benefits under the CRF program must
respond.
Affected Public: Owners or operators
of vessels in the domestic or foreign
commerce.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
17.
Estimated Number of Responses: 17.
Estimated Hours per Response: 9
hour.
Annual Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours: 153.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and
49 CFR 1.93.)

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By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: February 6, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr..
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0014]

Requested Administrative Waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
DELA; Invitation for Public Comments
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Secretary of
Transportation, as represented by the
Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.build requirement of the coastwise laws

SUMMARY:

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