Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Requirements for Establishing U.S. Citizenship-46 CFR 355, 50373-50374 [2022-17595]
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Management Facility is in the West
Building, Ground Floor of the U.S.
Department of Transportation. The
Docket Management Facility location
address is: U.S. Department of
Transportation, MARAD–2022–0181,
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.
Note: If you mail or hand-deliver your
comments, we recommend that you
include your name and a mailing
address, an email address, or a
telephone number in the body of your
document so that we can contact you if
we have questions regarding your
submission.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
specific docket number. All comments
received will be posted without change
to the docket at www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided. For detailed instructions on
submitting comments, or to submit
comments that are confidential in
nature, see the section entitled Public
Participation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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James Mead, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W23–459,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
366–5723, Email James.Mead@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
described in the application, the
intended service of the vessel
MEANWHILE is:
—Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
‘‘Yacht charters for pleasure cruises.’’
—Geographic Region Including Base of
Operations: ‘‘Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas.’’ (Base of
Operations: Virginia Beach, VA).
—Vessel Length and Type: 51′ Sailing
Catamaran
The complete application is available
for review identified in the DOT docket
as MARAD 2022–0181 at https://
www.regulations.gov. Interested parties
may comment on the effect this action
may have on U.S. vessel builders or
businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-flag
vessels. If MARAD determines, in
accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
388, that the employment of the vessel
in the coastwise trade to carry no more
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than 12 passengers will have an unduly
adverse effect on a U.S.-vessel builder or
a business that uses U.S.-flag vessels in
that business, MARAD will not issue an
approval of the vessel’s coastwise
endorsement eligibility. Comments
should refer to the vessel name, state the
commenter’s interest in the application,
and address the eligibility criteria given
in section 388.4 of MARAD’s
regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
Public Participation
How do I submit comments?
Please submit your comments,
including the attachments, following the
instructions provided under the above
heading entitled ADDRESSES. Be advised
that it may take a few hours or even
days for your comment to be reflected
on the docket. In addition, your
comments must be written in English.
We encourage you to provide concise
comments and you may attach
additional documents as necessary.
There is no limit on the length of the
attachments.
Where do I go to read public comments,
and find supporting information?
Go to the docket online at https://
www.regulations.gov, keyword search
MARAD–2022–0181 or visit the Docket
Management Facility (see ADDRESSES for
hours of operation). We recommend that
you periodically check the Docket for
new submissions and supporting
material.
Will my comments be made available to
the public?
Yes. Be aware that your entire
comment, including your personal
identifying information, will be made
publicly available.
May I submit comments confidentially?
If you wish to submit comments
under a claim of confidentiality, you
should submit the information you
claim to be confidential commercial
information by email to SmallVessels@
dot.gov. Include in the email subject
heading ‘‘Contains Confidential
Commercial Information’’ or ‘‘Contains
CCI’’ and state in your submission, with
specificity, the basis for any such
confidential claim highlighting or
denoting the CCI portions. If possible,
please provide a summary of your
submission that can be made available
to the public.
In the event MARAD receives a
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
request for the information, procedures
described in the Department’s FOIA
regulation at 49 CFR 7.29 will be
followed. Only information that is
ultimately determined to be confidential
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under those procedures will be exempt
from disclosure under FOIA.
Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic
form of all comments received into any
of our dockets by the name of the
individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on
behalf of an association, business, labor
union, etc.). For information on DOT’s
compliance with the Privacy Act, please
visit https://www.transportation.gov/
privacy.
(Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,
46 U.S.C. 12121)
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022–17604 Filed 8–15–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. DOT–MARAD–2022–0182]
Request for Comments on the Renewal
of a Previously Approved Information
Collection: Requirements for
Establishing U.S. Citizenship—46 CFR
355
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Maritime Administration
(MARAD) invites public comments on
our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to renew an information
collection. The information to be
collected are Affidavits of U.S.
Citizenship filed with MARAD to
determine if the applicants are eligible
to participate in various benefit
programs offered by the agency. We are
required to publish this notice in the
Federal Register by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before October 17, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Docket No. DOT–MARAD–
2022–0182 through one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. Search using the
above DOT docket number and 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
SUMMARY:
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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.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number for this rulemaking.
Note: All comments received will be
posted without change to
www.regulations.gov including any
personal information provided.
Comments are invited on: (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.
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Electronic Access and Filing
A copy of the notice may be viewed
online at www.regulations.gov using the
docket number listed above. A copy of
this notice will be placed in the docket.
Electronic retrieval help and guidelines
are available on the website. It is
available 24 hours each day, 365 days
each year. An electronic copy of this
document may also be downloaded
from the Office of the Federal Register’s
website at www.FederalRegister.gov and
the Government Publishing Office’s
website at www.GovInfo.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Pucci, 202–366–5167, Office of
Maritime Program, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590,
Email: Michael.Pucci@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Requirements for Establishing
U.S. Citizenship—46 CFR 355.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0012.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract Maritime Administration
implementing regulations at 46 CFR
parts 355 and 356 set forth requirements
for establishing U.S. citizenship in
accordance with MARAD statutory
authority. Those receiving benefits
under 46 U.S.C. Chapters 531, 535, and
537 (formerly the Merchant Marine Act,
1936, as amended), or applicants
seeking a fishery endorsement eligibility
approval pursuant to the American
Fisheries Act must be citizens of the
United States within the meaning of 46
U.S.C. 50501, (formerly Section 2 of the
Shipping Act, 1916, as amended). In
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either case, whether seeking program
benefits or fishery endorsement
eligibility, Section 50501 sets forth the
statutory requirements for determining
whether an applicant, be it a
corporation, partnership, or association
is a U.S. citizen. 46 CFR part 356 is
distinguished from 46 CFR part 355 in
that Part 356 establishes requirements
for U.S. citizenship exclusively in
accordance with the AFA while Part 355
is applied for purposes of establishing
citizenship across multiple MARAD
programs arising under other statutory
authority. Most program participants are
required to submit to MARAD on an
annual basis the form of affidavit
prescribed by Part 355 or Part 356.
Respondents: Shipowners, charterers,
equity owners, ship managers, etc.
Affected Public: Business or other-forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
550.
Estimated Number of Responses: 550.
Estimated Hours per Response: 5.
Annual Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours: 2,750.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and
49 CFR 1.93.)
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
[Docket No. MARAD–2022–0178]
Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility
Determination for a Foreign-Built
Vessel: BUCKYMAI (Motor); Invitation
for Public Comments
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Secretary of
Transportation, as represented by the
Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
authorized to issue coastwise
endorsement eligibility determinations
for foreign-built vessels which will carry
no more than twelve passengers for hire.
A request for such a determination has
been received by MARAD. By this
notice, MARAD seeks comments from
interested parties as to any effect this
action may have on U.S. vessel builders
or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.flag vessels. Information about the
requestor’s vessel, including a brief
description of the proposed service, is
listed below.
SUMMARY:
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Submit comments on or before
September 15, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket Number
MARAD–2022–0178 by any one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Search
MARAD–2022–0178 and follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility is in the West
Building, Ground Floor of the U.S.
Department of Transportation. The
Docket Management Facility location
address is: U.S. Department of
Transportation, MARAD–2022–0178,
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.
Note: If you mail or hand-deliver your
comments, we recommend that you
include your name and a mailing
address, an email address, or a
telephone number in the body of your
document so that we can contact you if
we have questions regarding your
submission.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
specific docket number. All comments
received will be posted without change
to the docket at www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided. For detailed instructions on
submitting comments, or to submit
comments that are confidential in
nature, see the section entitled Public
Participation.
DATES:
James Mead, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W23–459,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
366–5723, Email James.Mead@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
described in the application, the
intended service of the vessel
BUCKYMAI is:
—Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
‘‘Sightseeing tours along the Na Pali
Coastline.’’
—Geographic Region Including Base of
Operations: ‘‘Hawaii.’’ (Base of
Operations: Kekaha, Kauai, HA).
—Vessel Length and Type: 20′ Motor
(Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat)
The complete application is available
for review identified in the DOT docket
as MARAD 2022–0178 at https://
www.regulations.gov. Interested parties
may comment on the effect this action
may have on U.S. vessel builders or
businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-flag
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2022-0182]
Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved
Information Collection: Requirements for Establishing U.S.
Citizenship--46 CFR 355
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments on
our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to renew an information collection. The information to be
collected are Affidavits of U.S. Citizenship filed with MARAD to
determine if the applicants are eligible to participate in various
benefit programs offered by the agency. We are required to publish this
notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 17, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. DOT-MARAD-
2022-0182 through one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Search
using the above DOT docket number and 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
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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.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number for this rulemaking.
Note: All comments received will be posted without change to
www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided.
Comments are invited on: (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.
Electronic Access and Filing
A copy of the notice may be viewed online at www.regulations.gov
using the docket number listed above. A copy of this notice will be
placed in the docket. Electronic retrieval help and guidelines are
available on the website. It is available 24 hours each day, 365 days
each year. An electronic copy of this document may also be downloaded
from the Office of the Federal Register's website at
www.FederalRegister.gov and the Government Publishing Office's website
at www.GovInfo.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Pucci, 202-366-5167, Office of
Maritime Program, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Requirements for Establishing U.S. Citizenship--46 CFR 355.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0012.
Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract Maritime Administration implementing regulations at 46 CFR
parts 355 and 356 set forth requirements for establishing U.S.
citizenship in accordance with MARAD statutory authority. Those
receiving benefits under 46 U.S.C. Chapters 531, 535, and 537 (formerly
the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended), or applicants seeking a
fishery endorsement eligibility approval pursuant to the American
Fisheries Act must be citizens of the United States within the meaning
of 46 U.S.C. 50501, (formerly Section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as
amended). In either case, whether seeking program benefits or fishery
endorsement eligibility, Section 50501 sets forth the statutory
requirements for determining whether an applicant, be it a corporation,
partnership, or association is a U.S. citizen. 46 CFR part 356 is
distinguished from 46 CFR part 355 in that Part 356 establishes
requirements for U.S. citizenship exclusively in accordance with the
AFA while Part 355 is applied for purposes of establishing citizenship
across multiple MARAD programs arising under other statutory authority.
Most program participants are required to submit to MARAD on an annual
basis the form of affidavit prescribed by Part 355 or Part 356.
Respondents: Shipowners, charterers, equity owners, ship managers,
etc.
Affected Public: Business or other-for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 550.
Estimated Number of Responses: 550.
Estimated Hours per Response: 5.
Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,750.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.93.)
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-17595 Filed 8-15-22; 8:45 am]
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