46 CFR Part 520 - Carrier Automated Tariff Systems and Related Form FMC-1

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form Form FMC-1 File Form FMC-1 Form and Instruction	Modified
3072-0064 CATS supporting statement - FINAL FOR ROCIS UPLOAD.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-03-04

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
32201	File Form FMC-1 Form and Instruction	Modified
185641	Maintain Shipper Notices & Shipment Records for Time/Volume	Unchanged
185640	Provide Reasonable Access to FMC of Tariff Publications	Modified
185639	Maintain Data in Tariff Publication Systems	Modified
185638	Publish Tariffs and Keep Open for Public Inspection	Modified
185637	File documents with FMC & Certifications	Modified
185636	Inform FMC in Writing of Certain Occurrences	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3072-0064	ICR Reference No: 202103-3072-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201711-3072-003
Agency/Subagency: FMC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 46 CFR Part 520 - Carrier Automated Tariff Systems and Related Form FMC-1
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/04/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	99,181	0
Time Burden (Hours)	2,295	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Except with respect to certain specified commodities, section 8(a) of the Shipping Act of 1984 requires that each common carrier and conference shall keep open to public inspection, in an automated tariff system, tariffs showing its rates, charges, classifications, rules, and practices between all ports and points on its own route and on any through transportation route that has been established. In addition, individual carriers or agreements among carriers are required to make available in tariff format certain enumerated essential terms of their service contracts. The Commission is responsible for reviewing the accessibility and accuracy of automated tariff systems in accordance with its regulations set forth at 46 CFR 520. The respondents in this information collection are ocean common carriers and conferences of ocean common carriers.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 46 USC 40501(a)-(c) 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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 64462	10/13/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 12464	03/03/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 7

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Inform FMC in Writing of Certain Occurrences
Maintain Shipper Notices & Shipment Records for Time/Volume
Maintain Data in Tariff Publication Systems
Publish Tariffs and Keep Open for Public Inspection
File Form FMC-1	Form FMC-1	Tariff Locator
Provide Reasonable Access to FMC of Tariff Publications
File documents with FMC & Certifications

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	99,181	0	0	-5,074	0	104,255
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,295	0	0	-113	0	2,408
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	-159,490	0	159,490

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 burden estimate for this information collection has been slightly reduced from the 2017 estimate of 2,408 hours, by 113 hours. We arrived at the estimate by using the actual respondent numbers and annual instances for FY 2018 through FY 2020 and divided by 3. Therefore, the total number of annual hours requested is 2,295. The start-up costs and operations and maintenance costs previously reported under question 13 have been eliminated due to advances in technology associated with publishing and making tariffs available to the public. Notably, 96% of all tariffs are published by the 14 major tariff publishers, and those start-up costs were incurred long ago, in many cases, decades ago. The remaining 4% of tariffs are published using commercially available software.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $67,259

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 03/04/2021

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