# Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Requirements for Eligibility of U.S.-Flag Vessels of 100 Feet or Greater in Registered Length To Obtain a Fishery Endorsement
**AGENCY:**
Maritime Administration (MARAD), DOT.
**ACTION:**
Notice and request for comments.
**SUMMARY:**
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ), 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 Register* Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on February 18, 2015 (80 FR 8755).
**DATES:**
Comments must be submitted on or before June 15, 2015.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Michael C. Pucci, (202) 366-5167, Division of Maritime Programs, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
*Title:* Requirements for Eligibility of U.S.-Flag Vessels of 100 Feet or Greater in Registered Length to Obtain a Fishery Endorsement.
*OMB Control Number:* 2133-0530.
*Type of Request:* Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection.
*Abstract:* In accordance with the American Fisheries Act of 1998, owners of vessels of 100 feet or greater who wish to obtain a fishery endorsement to the vessel's documentation are required to file with the Maritime Administration (MARAD) an Affidavit of United States Citizenship and other supporting documentation.
*Affected Public:* Vessel owners, charterers, mortgagees, mortgage trustees and managers of vessels of 100 feet or greater who seek a fishery endorsement for the vessel.
*Estimated Number of Respondents:* 500.
*Estimated Number of Responses:* 500.
*Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 2950.
**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: 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.
Dated: May 11, 2015.
Thomas M. Hudson, Jr.,
Acting Maritime Secretary, Office of Chief Council.