[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38355-38356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15753]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD 2014-0096]


Agency Requests for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection(s): Determination of Fair and Reasonable Rates for the 
Carriage of Bulk and Package Preference Cargoes on U.S.-Flag Commercial 
Vessels

AGENCY: MARAD, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments 
about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval to renew an information collection. We are required to 
publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 5, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-OST-
2014-0096] through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert Bratton, Telephone Number: 
(202) 366-5769, Office of Business Finance, Maritime Administration, 
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0514.
    Title: Determination of Fair and Reasonable Rates for the Carriage 
of Bulk and Package Preference Cargoes on U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels.
    Form Numbers: MA-1025, MA-1026, and MA-172.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: This collection of information requires U.S.-flag 
operators to submit annual vessel operating costs and capital costs 
data to Maritime Administration officials. The information is used by 
the Maritime Administration in determining fair and reasonable 
guideline rates for the carriage of preference cargoes on U.S.-flag 
vessels. In addition, U.S.-flag vessel

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operators are required to submit Post Voyage Reports to the Maritime 
Administration after completion of a cargo preference voyage.
    Respondents: U.S. citizens who own and operate U.S.-flag vessels.
    Number of Respondents: 51.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Number of Responses: 102.
    Total Annual Burden: 306.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (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.

    Dated: June 30, 2014.
Christine Gurland,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-15753 Filed 7-3-14; 8:45 am]
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