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1995, this notice announces that FHWA
will submit the collection of
information described below to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments on
the following collection of information
was published on December 28, 2017.
The PRA submission describes the
nature of the information collection and
its expected cost and burden.
DATES: Please submit comments by June
22, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket ID FHWA
2018–0029 by any of the following
methods:
Website: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received go to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S.
Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James March, 202–366–9237, or William
Linde, 202–366–9637, Office of
Transportation Policy Studies, Federal
Highway Administration, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Using Behavioral Economics to
Better Understand Managed Lane Use.
Background: The Exploratory
Advanced Research (EAR) Program is
administered by the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) and intends to
spur innovation by focusing on higher
risk research. A research project
awarded under the EAR program will
use experiments with behavioral
economics (BE) to improve models used
to predict travelers’ use of priced
managed lanes (MLs). The research will
recruit participants who currently travel
on freeways with MLs. Based on prior
research, travelers either make a predetermined decision or consciously
choose between taking and not taking
the ML trip. Selected research
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based BE tests to examine the personal
decision-making process used to select
or not select the ML trip. The
laboratory-based tests will incorporate
an initial survey of participants and the
use of a driving simulator. The tests will
also examine whether behavior can
charge given stimuli. Follow-up field
trials will attempt to generalize the
results from the BE simulator
experiments for use in real-world
settings. The field trials will investigate
the impact of how the communication
of travel information will influence
travelers’ lane choice. The results from
the research will potentially form a new
model for estimating travelers’ lane
choice behavior, if findings show a
deviation of practice from traditional
estimates of ML use.
Respondents: Approximately 24,000
respondents will be engaged at the
beginning of the project. The later tasks
will require 240 respondents, with half
from the Washington, DC metropolitan
region and the other half from the
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX metropolitan
region. Approximately 400 student
respondents will be surveyed to help
refine the survey instrument.
Frequency: Approximately 24,000
potential participants will complete a
short survey at to gauge interest for later
research activities. Approximately 400
students will complete at least one
survey collection and one in-person
computer-based test. The 240-person
respondent pool will complete at least
one survey collection and one in-person
computer-based test. An approximate
subset of 40 participants from the 240person respondent pool will participate
in a second simulator test to help pretest the methodology for the latter field
trials. An approximate subset of 120
participants from the 240-person
respondent pool will participate in the
field test.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: The 24,000-person
respondent pool will need 5 minutes to
compete the initial survey. The 400person student group will need 3 hours
to complete the survey and in-person
computer-based test. The 240-person
respondent pool will need 3 hours to
complete the survey and in-person
computer-based test. The 40-person
subset from the 240-person respondent
pool will need 2 hours to complete a
driving simulator study. The 120-person
subset from the 240-person respondent
pool will need 45 minutes to partake in
the field test.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: Approximately 2,000 hours to
complete the initial 5-minute survey.
Approximately 2,790 hours to complete
all the other later activities.

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Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
Whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the FHWA’s performance;
(2) the accuracy of the estimated
burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to
enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the collected information; and
(4) ways that the burden could be
minimized, including the use of
electronic technology, 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.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued On: May 16, 2018.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0083]

Request for Comments on the Renewal
of a Previously Approved Information
Collection: Application for
Construction Reserve Fund and
Annual Statements (CRF)
Maritime Administration
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. The information
to be collected is required in order for
MARAD to determine whether the
applicant is qualified for the benefits of
the CRF program. A Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
information collection was published on
February 12, 2018 (Federal Register
6084, Vol. 83, No. 29).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before June 22, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to
the Office of Management and Budget,
Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of
the Secretary of Transportation, 725
17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
SUMMARY:

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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.
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 and Annual Statements
(CRF).
OMB Control Number: 2133–0032.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract: The Construction Reserve
Fund (CRF), authorized by 46 U.S.C.
Chapter 533 (the Act), 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: Owners or operators of
vessels in the domestic or foreign
commerce.
Affected Public: Owners or operators
of vessels in the domestic or foreign
commerce.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
17.
Estimated Number of Responses: 17.
Estimated Hours per Response: 9.
Annual Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours: 153.
Frequency of Response: Annually.

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(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and
49 CFR 1.93.)

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By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: May 18, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0085]

Request for Comments on the Renewal
of a Previously Approved Information
Collection: Application and Reporting
Elements for Participation in the
Maritime Security Program
Maritime Administration.
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. The information
to be collected will be used to determine
if selected vessels are qualified to
participate in the Maritime Security
Program. A Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following information
collection was published on February
12, 2018, (Federal Register 6086, Vol.
83, No. 29).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before June 22, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to
the Office of Management and Budget,
Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of
the Secretary of Transportation, 725
17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William McDonald, 202–366–0688,
Office of Sealift Support, Maritime
Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W23–308,
Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application and Reporting
Elements for Participation in the
Maritime Security Program.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0525.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection.
SUMMARY:

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Abstract: The Maritime Security Act
of 2003 extended under Section 3508 of
the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2013, Public Law 112–
239 provides for the enrollment of
qualified vessels in the Maritime
Security Program Fleet. Applications
and amendments are used to select
vessels for the fleet. Periodic reporting
is used to monitor adherence of
contractors to program parameters.
Respondents: Vessel operators.
Affected Public: Business or other for
Profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
15.
Estimated Number of Responses: 212.
Annual Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours: 308.
Frequency of Response: Monthly/
Annually.
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and
49 CFR 1.93.)

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By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: May 18, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0548]

Request for Comments on the Renewal
of a Previously Approved Information
Collection: Quarterly Readiness of
Strategic Seaport Facilities Reporting
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

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. The collected
information will be used by MARAD
and Department of Defense (DoD)
personnel to evaluate strategic
commercial seaport readiness to meet
contingency military deployment needs
and make plans for the use of this
capability to meet national emergency
requirements. A Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following information
collection was published on February
March 5, 2018 (Federal Register 9363,
Vol. 83, No. 43).

SUMMARY:

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