[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 55 (Monday, March 24, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 13511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-04924]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2025-0006]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Collection: Maritime Administration (MARAD) Jones Act Vessel 
Availability Determinations

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments on 
our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) to renew an information collection in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection OMB 2133-0545 
(Maritime Administration (MARAD) Jones Act Vessel Availability 
Determinations) is used to collect information about the availability 
of qualified Jones Act vessels. Since the last renewal, there was a 
reduction in the public burden for this collection. We are required to 
publish this notice in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the 
public and affected agencies.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collections 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: Lance Murray, 202-617-7792, Office of 
Cargo and Commercial Sealift, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department 
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Maritime Administration (MARAD) Jones Act Vessel 
Availability Determinations.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0545.
    Type of Request: Extension of a previously approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 501(b), the Maritime Administrator 
is required to make determinations about the availability of qualified 
United States flag capacity to carry coastwise cargo in connection with 
all requests for waivers of the Jones Act (46 U.S.C. 55102). This 
information collection supports that mission.
    Respondents: Coastwise qualified vessel owners, operators, 
charterers, brokers, and representatives.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 65.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 260.
    Estimated Hours per Response: .75.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 195.
    Frequency of Response: Four Times Annually.
    A 60-day Federal Register Notice soliciting comments on this 
information collection was published on January 6, 2025 (90 Federal 
Register (FR) 725).

(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.49.)

    By Order of the Executive Director in lieu of the Maritime 
Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2025-04924 Filed 3-21-25; 8:45 am]
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