[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 121 (Thursday, June 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 40954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14906]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2016-0064]
Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information
Collection
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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. On April
7, 2015, MARAD published an information collection notice with a 60-day
comment period (FR 80 18706).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 25, 2016.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Simmons, 202-366-2321, Office of
Financial Approvals, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., Washington, DC 20590. FAX: 202-366-7901 or email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Capital Construction Funds and Exhibits.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0027.
Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract: This information collection consists of an application
for a Capital Construction Fund (CCF) agreement under 46 U.S.C. Chapter
535 and annual submissions of appropriate schedules and exhibits. The
Capital Construction Fund is a tax-deferred ship construction fund that
was created to assist owners and operators of U.S.-flag vessels in
accumulating the large amount of capital necessary for the
modernization and expansion of the U.S. merchant marine. The program
encourages construction, reconstruction, or acquisition of vessels
through the deferment of Federal income taxes on certain deposits of
money or other property placed into a CCF.
Affected Public: United States citizens who own or lease one or
more eligible vessels and have a program to provide for the
acquisition, construction or reconstruction of a qualified vessel.
Form(s): None.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 143.
Estimated Number of Responses: 143.
Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1790.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.93.
Dated: June 20, 2016.
Gabriel Chavez,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-14906 Filed 6-22-16; 8:45 am]
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