Respondents will be commercial fishing
industry individuals, partnerships, and corporations which entered
into Capital Construction Fund (CCF) agreements with the Secretary
of Commerce allowing deferral of Federal taxation on fishing vessel
income deposited into the fund for use in the acquisition,
construction or reconstruction of fishing vessels. The interim
Capital Construction Fund Agreement and Certificate Family of Forms
is required pursuant to 50 CFR part 259.30 and Public Law 99-514
(The Tax Reform Act, 1986). The deposit/withdrawal information
collected from agreement holders is required pursuant to 50 CFR
part 259.35 and Pub L. 99-514. The information collected from
applicants for the Interim CCF Agreement is used to determine their
eligibility to participate in the CCF Program. The information
collected from agreement holders for the Certificate of Family of
Forms is used to identify their program eligible vessels, their
program projects and to certify the cost of a project at
completion. The information collected on the deposit/withdrawal
report is required to ensure that program users are complying with
fund deposit/withdrawal regulatory requirements.
US Code:
46
USC 1111 Name of Law: Merchant Marine Act of 1936
The number of participants has
been reduced since the last renewal. The program undertook a large
effort to terminate those participants that have not reported
and/or have had no account activity in the past 5 years or more.
This resulted in a decrease of expected respondents from 2,000 to
1,445 since the last extension, resulting in a decrease of 555
responses, 435 hours and $3,247 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
$44,388
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Richard VanGorder 301 713-2393
ext. 195
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.