Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Application for Construction Reserve Fund and Annual Statements, 57292-57293 [2020-20313]
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2020/2021 waiver. Continuing relief for
this additional period subject to the
proposed conditions is reasonable to
balance the interests of all stakeholders
to the greatest extent possible under
established slot management rules and
regulations in the United States. While
the FAA is proposing continued, albeit
conditional, relief through the Winter
2020/2021 season, carriers should not
assume that further relief on the basis of
COVID–19 will be forthcoming beyond
the end of the Winter 2020/2021
scheduling season.
If the FAA extends relief at slotcontrolled airports to March 27, 2021,
the FAA expects that foreign slot
coordinators will provide reciprocal
relief to U.S. carriers. To date, many
coordinators have indicated that they
will similarly provide additional relief
on a conditional basis. To the extent
that U.S. carriers fly to a foreign carrier’s
home jurisdiction and that home
jurisdiction does not offer reciprocal
relief to U.S. carriers, the FAA may
determine not to grant a waiver to that
foreign carrier. A foreign carrier seeking
a waiver may wish to ensure that the
responsible authority of the foreign
carrier’s home jurisdiction submits a
statement by email to ScheduleFiling@
dot.gov confirming reciprocal treatment
of the slot holdings of U.S. carriers.
Discussion of Proposed Relief for
Operators at U.S. Designated IATA
Level 2 Airports (EWR/LAX/ORD/SFO)
The FAA also proposes to extend
through December 31, 2020, with
conditions, its COVID–19-related policy
for prioritizing flights canceled at
designated IATA Level 2 airports in the
United States, for purposes of
establishing a carrier’s operational
baseline in that portion of the next
corresponding season. The FAA
recognizes that some carriers may still
be considering schedule plans and
assessing demand. An extension of
relief through the end of the calendar
year would provide time for carriers at
IATA Level 2 airports to make schedule
decisions, market flights, and plan for
aircraft utilization, crew, and facilities
for the initial months of the Winter
2020/2021 scheduling season before a
return to the standard schedule review
and facilitation process.
The FAA has previously approved
schedules by carriers for the Winter
2020/2021 scheduling season and
carriers could choose to operate as
approved, apply this proposed policy
through December 31, 2020, or submit
new schedule proposals for the season.
The application of this policy would be
contingent on carriers notifying the FAA
of any previously approved Winter
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2020/2021 schedules no longer intended
to be operated, at least on a monthly
basis, four weeks prior to the start of the
month (for example, by November 1,
carriers must notify the FAA of all
approved schedules not intended to be
operated in December due to COVID–
19), in order to make these times
available for use on an ad hoc basis by
other carriers. Consistent with the
proposal for Level 3 airports, the FAA
proposes to consider, in coordination
with OST, allowing exceptions to this
condition at Level 2 airports under
extraordinary circumstances if a
government’s action (i.e., travel
restrictions) directly prevents the
operation of a flight on a particular
route that the carrier would otherwise
intend to operate.
The more limited relief proposed at
Level 2 airports as compared to slotcontrolled airports reflects that the
IATA Level 2 construct differs from the
rules and process in place at slotcontrolled airports in the United States
and at airports globally under the WSG
and WASG. The concepts of historic
rights, series of slots, or minimum usage
requirements do not exist under the
Level 2 construct. The voluntary,
cooperative nature of Level 2 schedule
facilitation is less amenable to a policy
that provides priority for flights that are
not operated for extended periods of
time while potentially denying access to
carriers that seek to add service.
Under this proposal, a carrier could
receive priority for flights only through
December 31, 2020, that were approved
but are not operated due to COVID–19related impacts. For flights after
December 31, 2020, priority would be
based on approved schedules as
operated for the balance of the
scheduling season. The FAA would also
provide priority consideration in Winter
2021/2022 for flights approved on an ad
hoc basis in Winter 2020/2021 if there
is sufficient availability within the
scheduling limits.
Invitation for Comment
The FAA seeks views and information
regarding this proposal. Interested
persons are invited to submit comments
why the FAA should or should not
finalize this decision as proposed, and
to submit any information relevant to
making this decision. Written views and
supporting data may be submitted no
later than September 22, 2020, by email
to the Slot Administration Office at 7awa-slotadmin@faa.gov. Information
submitted to the FAA may be subject to
disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act.
The FAA recognizes that commenters
may seek to submit business
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information that is both customarily and
actually treated as confidential.
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
is commercial or financial information
that is both customarily and actually
treated as private by its owner. Under
the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
(5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from
public disclosure. If your comments
responsive to this notice contain
commercial or financial information
that is customarily treated as private,
that you actually treat as private, and
that is relevant or responsive to this
notice, it is important that you clearly
designate the submitted comments, or
any relevant portions thereof, as CBI.
Please mark each page of your
submission containing CBI as
‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA will treat such
marked submissions as confidential
under FOIA, and will not place
confidential content in the public
docket for this notice. Any commentary
that the FAA receives that is not
specifically designated as CBI will be
placed in the public docket for this
notice. The FAA will take the necessary
steps to protect properly designated
information to the extent allowable by
law.
After receiving and reviewing
comments, the FAA anticipates
subsequently providing notice of its
final decision.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September
11, 2020.
Lorelei Dinges Peter,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2020–0121]
Request for Comments of a Previously
Approved Information Collection:
Application for Construction Reserve
Fund and Annual Statements
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 June 19, 2020.
SUMMARY:
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Comments must be submitted on
or before October 15, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection 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:
Daniel Ladd, 202–366–1859, Office of
Financial Approvals, Maritime
Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application for Construction
Reserve Fund (CRF) and Annual
Statements.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0032.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
previously approved collection.
Background: The Construction
Reserve Fund (CRF), authorized by 46
U.S.C. Chapter 533, is a financial
assistance program which provides tax
deferral benefits to U.S.-flag operators.
Eligible parties can defer the gain
attributable to the sale or loss of a
vessel, provided the proceeds are used
to expand or modernize the U.S.
merchant fleet. The primary purpose of
the CRF is to promote the construction,
reconstruction, reconditioning, or
acquisition of merchant vessels which
are necessary for national defense and to
the development of U.S. commerce.
Respondents: Citizens who own or
operate vessels in the U.S. foreign or
domestic commerce who desire tax
benefits under the CRF program must
respond.
Affected Public: Owners or operators
of vessels in the domestic or foreign
commerce.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
17.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 17.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated time per Respondent: 9
hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 153.
Public Comments Invited: 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
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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: September 10, 2020.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2020–0120]
Request for Comments of a Previously
Approved Information Collection:
Determination of Fair and Reasonable
Rates for the Carriage of Agricultural
Cargoes on U.S. Commercial Vessels
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 June 19, 2020.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before October 15, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection 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:
Albert Bratton, (202) 366–5769, Office of
Financial Approvals, Maritime
Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Determination of Fair and
Reasonable Rates for the Carriage of
Agricultural Cargoes on U.S.
Commercial Vessels—46 CFR.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0514.
SUMMARY:
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Type of Request: Renewal of a
Previously Approved 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
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.
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 68.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1–4
hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 176.
Public Comments Invited: 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: September 10, 2020.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing the names
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2020-0121]
Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information
Collection: Application for Construction Reserve Fund and Annual
Statements
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 June 19, 2020.
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DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 15, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection 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: Daniel Ladd, 202-366-1859, Office of
Financial Approvals, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application for Construction Reserve Fund (CRF) and Annual
Statements.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0032.
Type of Request: Renewal of a previously approved collection.
Background: The Construction Reserve Fund (CRF), authorized by 46
U.S.C. Chapter 533, is a financial assistance program which provides
tax deferral benefits to U.S.-flag operators. Eligible parties can
defer the gain attributable to the sale or loss of a vessel, provided
the proceeds are used to expand or modernize the U.S. merchant fleet.
The primary purpose of the CRF is to promote the construction,
reconstruction, reconditioning, or acquisition of merchant vessels
which are necessary for national defense and to the development of U.S.
commerce.
Respondents: Citizens who own or operate vessels in the U.S.
foreign or domestic commerce who desire tax benefits under the CRF
program must respond.
Affected Public: Owners or operators of vessels in the domestic or
foreign commerce.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 17.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 17.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated time per Respondent: 9 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 153.
Public Comments Invited: 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: September 10, 2020.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-20313 Filed 9-14-20; 8:45 am]
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