Pursuant to delegated authority under
the Defense Production Act (50 App. U.S.C. §§2061-2170), EO 13603,
EO 12656, and 46 CFR 340; MARAD issues pre-emergency, standby Port
Planning Orders (PPO) to the DoD-designated strategic commercial
seaports (port) for providing port facilities to support military
deployments during national emergencies. At DoD request (since the
1980's), MARAD has been collecting a Monthly Readiness Report from
each port to validate the port’s ability to provide the PPO
delineated facilities to DoD within the PPO delineated time frame.
GAO Report GAO-14-184SU, dated February 02, 2014, recommended that
MARAD collect additional data from the strategic commercial ports.
DoD now requires this enhanced data on a quarterly basis for DoD
contingency planning and readiness evaluation purposes. The
collected information is required to obtain and/or retain benefits.
All data collected from the strategic commercial seaports is
maintained by the Office of the Associate Administrator for
Strategic Sealift as For Official Use Only (FOUO) and is not
intended for release to the public.
US Code:
50 USC 2061-2170 Name of Law: the Defense Production Act of
1950
EO: EO 13603 Name/Subject of EO: National Defense
Resources Preparedness
EO: EO 12656 Name/Subject of EO: Assignment of
Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities
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.