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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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application for Construction
Reserve Fund and Annual Statements
(CRF).
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 (the Act), 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: Owners or operators of
vessels in the domestic or foreign
commerce.
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.
Annual Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours: 153.
Frequency of Response: Annually.

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(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: May 18, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0085]

Request for Comments on the Renewal
of a Previously Approved Information
Collection: Application and Reporting
Elements for Participation in the
Maritime Security Program
Maritime Administration.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

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 information
to be collected will be used to determine
if selected vessels are qualified to
participate in the Maritime Security
Program. A Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following information
collection was published on February
12, 2018, (Federal Register 6086, Vol.
83, No. 29).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before June 22, 2018.
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: (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:
William McDonald, 202–366–0688,
Office of Sealift Support, Maritime
Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W23–308,
Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application and Reporting
Elements for Participation in the
Maritime Security Program.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0525.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection.
SUMMARY:

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Abstract: The Maritime Security Act
of 2003 extended under Section 3508 of
the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2013, Public Law 112–
239 provides for the enrollment of
qualified vessels in the Maritime
Security Program Fleet. Applications
and amendments are used to select
vessels for the fleet. Periodic reporting
is used to monitor adherence of
contractors to program parameters.
Respondents: Vessel operators.
Affected Public: Business or other for
Profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
15.
Estimated Number of Responses: 212.
Annual Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours: 308.
Frequency of Response: Monthly/
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: May 18, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018–11070 Filed 5–22–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0548]

Request for Comments on the Renewal
of a Previously Approved Information
Collection: Quarterly Readiness of
Strategic Seaport Facilities Reporting
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

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 collected
information will be used by MARAD
and Department of Defense (DoD)
personnel to evaluate strategic
commercial seaport readiness to meet
contingency military deployment needs
and make plans for the use of this
capability to meet national emergency
requirements. A Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following information
collection was published on February
March 5, 2018 (Federal Register 9363,
Vol. 83, No. 43).

SUMMARY:

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