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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 126 / Tuesday, July 6, 2021 / Notices

Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the
following information collection was
published on April 7, 2021.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before August 5, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gerard Wall, Maritime Administration,
at gerard.wall@dot.gov or at 202–366–
7273. You may send mail to Gerard
Wall, Centers of Excellence Program
Manager, Room W23–470, Maritime
Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Center of Excellence for
Domestic Maritime Workforce Training
and Education Annual Applications for
Designation.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0549.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection.
Background: To implement Section
3507 of the National Defense
Authorization Act of 2018, Public Law
115–91 (the ‘‘Act’’), codified at 46
U.S.C. 51705 (previously designated as
46 U.S.C. 54102), MARAD developed a
procedure to recommend to the
Secretary the designation of eligible
institutions as Centers of Excellence for
Domestic Maritime Workforce Training
and Education (CoE). Pursuant to the
Act, the Secretary of Transportation may
designate certain eligible and qualified
training entities as CoEs and may
subsequently execute Cooperative
Agreements with CoE designees.
Authority to administer the CoE
program is delegated to MARAD in 49
CFR 1.93(a). The previously approved
policy for collecting information is
required to administer the Center of
Excellence program which supports the
DOT strategic goal of Economic
Competitiveness, and the MARAD
strategic goal to Maintain and
Modernize the Maritime workforce.
Respondents: ‘‘Community Colleges
or Technical Colleges’’ and ‘‘Maritime
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locations are eligible to apply for CoE
designation. Additionally, only
‘‘Maritime Training Centers’’ with a
maritime training program in operation
on 12 December 2017 are eligible under
the statute.
Affected Public: Community Colleges,
Technical Colleges and Maritime
Training Centers.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 100.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Estimated time per Respondent: 48
hrs.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 4,800.
Public Comments Invited: 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)
By Order of the Acting Maritime
Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021–14324 Filed 7–2–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–81–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2021–0123]

Request for Comments of a Previously
Approved Information Collection:
Application for Construction Reserve
Fund and Annual Statements (CRF)
Maritime Administration, DOT.
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. A Federal

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Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the
following information collection was
published on April 7, 2021.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before August 5, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
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 (CRF) and Annual
Statements.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0032.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
previously approved collection.
Background: 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.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 17.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated time per Respondent: 9
Hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 153.

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Public Comments Invited: 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

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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.

By Order of the Acting Maritime
Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021–14323 Filed 7–2–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–81–P

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

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