46 CFR 535-Ocean Common Carrier and Marine Terminal Operator Agreements Subject to the Shipping Act of 1984.

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form FMC-150 Information Form for Agreements	Form	Modified	Available
Form FMC-151 Monitoring Report	Form	Removed	Available
Form FMC-151 Monitoring Report	Form	Modified	Available
Form FMC-151 Monitoring Reports for Agreements Between or Among Ocean Common Carriers	Form	Removed	Available
Form FMC-151 Monitoring Report for Agreements Between or Among Ocean Common Carriers	Form	Modified	Available
Supporting Statement Agreements 3072-0045.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2016-08-11	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
32188	Information Form for Agreements	Form	Modified	Information Form for Agreements
32188	Information Form for Agreements	Instruction	Modified
192375	Monitoring Reports - Rate and Capacity Agreements	Form	Removed	Monitoring Report
192375	Monitoring Reports - Rate and Capacity Agreements	Instruction	Removed
178875	Recordkeeping		Modified
178873	Minutes Filing		Modified
178872	Contract Guidelines		Unchanged
178871	Reports other than FMC-151 (Periodic Reports)		Modified
178855	Monitoring Reports - Capacity Agreements	Form	Modified	Monitoring Report
178855	Monitoring Reports - Capacity Agreements	Instruction	Modified
178854	Monitoring Reports - Minor Rate Agreements	Form	Removed	Monitoring Reports for Agreements Between or Among Ocean Common Carriers
178854	Monitoring Reports - Minor Rate Agreements	Instruction	Removed
178853	Monitoring Reports - Rate Agreements	Form	Modified	Monitoring Report for Agreements Between or Among Ocean Common Carriers
178853	Monitoring Reports - Rate Agreements	Instruction	Modified
178852	Filing of Agreements and Modifications		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3072-0045	ICR Reference No: 201608-3072-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201308-3072-001
Agency/Subagency: FMC	Agency Tracking No: Docket No. 16-04
Title: 46 CFR 535-Ocean Common Carrier and Marine Terminal Operator Agreements Subject to the Shipping Act of 1984.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 03/13/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/15/2016
Terms of Clearance: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue the current approval for the ICR. The agency will resubmit this collection to OMB for approval prior to publishing the final rule.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2016	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2017
Responses	1,501	0	1,501
Time Burden (Hours)	13,629	0	13,629
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Federal Maritime Commission is seeking public comments on proposed modifications to its rules governing agreements by or among ocean common carriers and/or marine terminal operators subject to the Shipping Act of 1984 and its rules on the delegation of authority to and redelegation of authority by the Director, Bureau of Trade Analysis. These proposed modifications were developed in conformity with the objectives of Executive Order 13579, Regulation and Independent Regulatory Agencies (July 11, 2011), which aims to promote a regulatory system that protects public health, welfare, safety and our environment while promoting economic growth, innovation, competitiveness and job creation.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 46 USC 40301 et seq. Name of Law: Shipping Act of 1984
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3072-AC54	Proposed rulemaking	81 FR 53986	08/15/2016

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 8

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Contract Guidelines
Filing of Agreements and Modifications
Information Form for Agreements	FMC-150	Information Form for Agreements
Minutes Filing
Monitoring Reports - Capacity Agreements	FMC-151	Monitoring Report
Monitoring Reports - Minor Rate Agreements	FMC-151	Monitoring Reports for Agreements Between or Among Ocean Common Carriers
Monitoring Reports - Rate Agreements	FMC-151	Monitoring Report for Agreements Between or Among Ocean Common Carriers
Monitoring Reports - Rate and Capacity Agreements	FMC-151	Monitoring Report
Recordkeeping
Reports other than FMC-151 (Periodic Reports)

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The estimates have been updated to reflect agreement and related report filings for fiscal year 2015. In this period, the collection of information under part 535 included 258 agreements and modifications, 10 Information Forms (Form FMC-150), 105 Monitoring Reports (Form FMC-151), 16 other reports, 115 contract guidelines, 785 minute filings, and 1,295 recordkeeping items. The NPRM would exempt certain basic agreements from the 45-day waiting period and Information Form requirements. It would require more capacity agreements and modifications adding members to effective capacity and rate agreements to submit Information Forms, but reduce the amount of Information Form data required from parties to rate agreements. It would increase the number of capacity agreements required to submit Monitoring Reports, and reduce the amount of Monitoring Report data required from parties to rate agreements. It would likely increase the number of meeting minute filings to include discussions conducted by new forms of electronic media. Based on these changes, it is estimated that the annual burden for the collection of information under 46 CFR part 535 would be reduced by 1,544 hours, or 11 percent, from 13,571 hours (with no changes to the regulations) to 12,027 hours (with the changes proposed by the NPRM).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,827,350

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 08/15/2016

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