Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information Collection

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#  Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information Collection

**AGENCY:**

Maritime Administration (MARAD), Department of Transportation.

**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 October 15, 2015 (80 FR 62167, No.199).

**DATES:**

Comments must be submitted on or before March 3, 2016.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Michael Hokana, 202-366-0760, Office of Cargo and Commercial Sealift, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

*Title:* Jones Act Vessel Availability Determinations.

*OMB Control Number:* 2133-0545.

*Type of Request:* Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection.

*Abstract:* The information is needed in order for the Maritime Administrator to make a timely and informed decision on the availability of coastwise qualified vessels in support of a request from the Department of Homeland Security prior to the final decision on granting a waiver request under 46 U.S.C. 501(b). The information will be specifically used to determine if there are coastwise qualified vessels available for a certain requirement.

*Affected Public:* Coastwise qualified vessel owners, operators, charterers, brokers and representatives.

*Form(s):* MA-1075, 1075A.

*Estimated Number of Respondents:* 85.

*Estimated Number of Responses:* 255.

*Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 383 hours.

**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: January 12, 2016.

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,

Secretary, Maritime Administration.