60-day Federal Register Notice

18116

Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 7, 2021 / Notices
from fulfilling the requirements of the
service obligation contract signed at the
time of their enrollment in USMMA or
the SIP program. It also permits the
Maritime Administration (MARAD) to
determine if a graduate, who wishes to
defer their service obligation to attend
graduate school, is eligible to receive a
deferment. Student or graduates who
submit a waiver or deferral request have
an opportunity to appeal MARAD’s
decision. This collection is essential for
determining if the original decision for
a waiver or deferral request should be
overturned. Their service obligation is
required by law.
Respondents: U.S. Merchant Marine
Academy students and graduates, and
subsidized students and graduates.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
11.
Estimated Number of Responses: 11.
Estimated Hours per Response: 30
minutes.
Annual Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours: 5.30.
Frequency of Response: Annually.

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.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1.93.

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) 366–5469, Office
of Maritime Workforce Development,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
Request for Waiver of Service
Obligation, Request for Deferment of
Service Obligation, Application for
Review.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0510.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract: The Information collection
is essential for determining if a student
or graduate of the USMMA or a SMA
that participated in the Student
Incentive Payment (SIP) Program has a
valid circumstance preventing them

By Order of the Acting Maritime
Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.

VerDate Sep<11>2014

17:50 Apr 06, 2021

Jkt 253001

*

*

*

*

[FR Doc. 2021–07143 Filed 4–6–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–81–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. DOT–MARAD–2021–0018]

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

AGENCY:
ACTION:

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 will be used to determine if
selected vessels are qualified to
participate in the Maritime Security
Program. We are required to publish this
notice in the Federal Register by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

SUMMARY:

PO 00000

Frm 00082

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

Comments must be submitted on
or before June 7, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
[identified by Docket No. DOT–
MARAD–2021–0018] 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:
Rhonda Davis, 202–366–6379, Office of
Sealift Support, Maritime
Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W23–343,
Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application and Reporting
Requirements for Participation in the
Maritime Security Program.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0525.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection.
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: 195.
Annual Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours: 210.
Frequency of Response: Monthly/
Annually.
DATES:

E:\FR\FM\07APN1.SGM

07APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 7, 2021 / Notices
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. 2021–07140 Filed 4–6–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–81–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2021–0039]
RIN 2137–AF51

Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Leak
Detection, Leak Repair, and Methane
Emission Reductions Public Meeting
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:

This notice announces a
public meeting during which
stakeholder groups and members of the
public will have the opportunity to
share and discuss perspectives on
improving gas pipeline leak detection
and repair. PHMSA expects to cover
subjects that include examining the
sources of methane emissions from
natural gas pipeline systems, current
regulatory requirements for managing
fugitive and vented emissions, industry
leak detection and repair practices, and
the use of advanced technologies and
practices to reduce methane emissions
from gas pipeline systems. The meeting
will occur virtually on May 5–6, 2021.
This discussion is intended to inform a
rulemaking and report to Congress on
natural gas pipeline leak detection and
repair mandated by Sections 113 and
114 of the Protecting our Infrastructure
of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act
of 2020.
DATES: The leak detection and repair
public meeting will occur on May 5–6,
2021. Members of the public who want
to participate in the virtual meeting
must register no later than April 30,
2021. Individuals requiring
accommodations, such as sign language
interpretation or other aids, are asked to
notify PHMSA no later than April 26,
2021. For additional information, please
see the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Individuals who are interested in
submitting comments on the subject of
the public meeting must do so by May
24, 2021.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held
virtually. The meeting agenda and
SUMMARY:

VerDate Sep<11>2014

17:50 Apr 06, 2021

Jkt 253001

instructions on how to attend virtually
will be published once they are
finalized on the following public
meeting registration page at: https://
primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/
MtgHome.mtg?mtg=152. Presentations
will be available on the meeting website
and on the E-gov website, https://
regulations.gov, under docket number
PHMSA–2021–0039, no later than 30
days following the meeting. You may
submit comments, identified by Docket
No. PHMSA–2021–0039, by any of the
following methods:
• E-Gov Web: http://
www.regulations.gov. This site allows
the public to enter comments on any
Federal Register notice issued by any
agency. Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
• Mail: Docket Management System:
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery: DOT Docket
Management System: West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, between 9:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Instructions: Identify the Docket
No. PHMSA–2021–0039, at the
beginning of your comments. If you
submit your comments by mail, please
submit two copies. If you wish to
receive confirmation that PHMSA
received your comments, you must
include a self-addressed stamped
postcard. Internet users may submit
comments at: http://
www.regulations.gov.
• Note: All comments received are
posted without edits to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act heading below.
• 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, including any
personal information the commenter
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
• Confidential Business Information:
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
is commercial or financial information
that is both customarily and actually
treated as private by its owner. Under
the Freedom of Information Act (5
U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public
disclosure. If your comments in
response to this notice contain
commercial or financial information
that is customarily treated as private,

PO 00000

Frm 00083

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

18117

that you actually treat as private, and
that is relevant or responsive to this
notice, it is important that you clearly
designate the submitted comments as
CBI. Pursuant to 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) § 190.343, you may
ask PHMSA to provide confidential
treatment to information you give to the
agency by taking the following steps: (1)
Mark each page of the original
document submission containing CBI as
‘‘Confidential;’’ (2) send PHMSA a copy
of the original document with the CBI
deleted along with the original,
unaltered document; and (3) explain
why the information you are submitting
is CBI. Unless you are notified
otherwise, PHMSA will treat such
marked submissions as confidential
under the Freedom of Information Act
and only the redacted version will be
placed in the public docket of this
notice. Submissions containing CBI
should be sent to Sayler Palabrica, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, DOT: PHMSA—
PHP–30, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Any commentary PHMSA receives that
is not specifically designated as CBI will
be placed in the public docket.
• Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for accessing the dockets.
Alternatively, you may review the
documents in person at the street
address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sayler Palabrica by phone at 202–744–
0825 or via email at sayler.palabrica@
dot.gov.
Sam Hall by phone at 804–551–3876
or via email at sam.hall@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Natural gas is composed primarily of
methane, a greenhouse gas several times
more potent than carbon dioxide.
Prompt detection and repair of methane
leaks from gas pipelines can result in
safety, environmental and economic
benefits. Section 113 of the Protecting
our Infrastructure of Pipelines and
Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 (PIPES
Act of 2020; Division R of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act of
2021; Pub. L. 116–260) mandates that
the Secretary of Transportation
promulgate a final rule concerning gas
pipeline leak detection and repair
programs no later than one year after the
enactment of the law (i.e., by December
27, 2021).
Additionally, Section 114(a) and (b) of
the PIPES Act of 2020 requires that each
pipeline operator update their
inspection and maintenance plans to

E:\FR\FM\07APN1.SGM

07APN1