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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 53 / Monday, March 20, 2023 / Notices
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001 between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. EST, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and docket
number. For detailed instructions on
submitting comments, see the Public
Participation heading below. Note that
all comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act heading below.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, and follow the
online instructions for accessing the
docket, or go to the street address listed
above.
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5
U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its
decision-making process. DOT posts
these comments, without edit, including
any personal information the
commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.
Public Participation: The Federal
eRulemaking Portal is available 24
hours each day, 365 days each year. You
can obtain electronic submission and
retrieval help and guidelines under the
‘‘FAQ’’ section of the Federal
eRulemaking Portal website. If you want
us to notify you that we received your
comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or
postcard, or print the acknowledgement
page that appears after submitting
comments online. Comments received
after the comment closing date will be
included in the docket and will be
considered to the extent practicable.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff
Secrist, Office of Registration and Safety
Information, DOT, FMCSA, West
Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590–
0001; 202–385–2367; email jeff.secrist@
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background: FMCSA registers for-hire
motor carriers of regulated commodities
under 49 U.S.C. 13902, surface freight
forwarders under 49 U.S.C. 13903, and
property brokers under 49 U.S.C. 13904.
Each registration is effective from the
date specified under 49 U.S.C. 13905
(c). Subsection (d) of 49 U.S.C. 13905
also provides that on application of the
registrant, the Secretary may amend or
revoke a registration, and hence the
registrant’s operating authority. Form
OCE–46 allows these registrants to
apply voluntarily for revocation of their
operating authority or parts thereof. If
the registrant fails to maintain evidence
of the required level of insurance
coverage on file with FMCSA, its
operating authority will be revoked
involuntarily. Although the effect of
both types of revocation is the same,
some registrants prefer to request
voluntary revocation. For various
business reasons, a registrant may
request revocation of some part, but not
all, of its operating authority. This
information collection, which supports
the DOT Strategic Goal of Safety, is
being revised to reflect modified
estimates of burden hours and costs. For
respondents, the program adjustment
has resulted in increased total burden
hours and an increase in respondent
costs. The burden hour increase is due
to an estimated increase in the number
of annual filings of Form OCE–46 from
5,901 to 8,699 per year, resulting in an
increase of 2,798 responses and 700
burden hours. The estimated annual
labor cost for industry resulting from
submitting Form OCE–46 is $67,287, an
increase of $17,760. The total annual
respondent cost has increased by
$7,992. This increase is due to the
increase in the number of respondents
filing paper forms. While the online
submission option exists, FMCSA still
estimates that approximately 2,310
respondents will continue to file the
form by mail, which incurs notarization
and postage fees. For the Federal
Government, the program costs have
increased by $19,707 due to the increase
in the number of forms received by
FMCSA.
Title: Request for Revocation of
Authority Granted.
OMB Control Number: 2126–0018.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
currently-approved ICR.
Respondents: For-hire motor carriers,
freight forwarders, and property brokers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
8,699.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes (0.25 hours).
Expiration Date: September 30, 2023.

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Frequency of Response: Other (As
needed).
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
2,175.
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 performance of
FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways for
FMCSA to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected
information; and (4) ways that the
burden could be minimized without
reducing the quality of the collected
information. The Agency will
summarize or include your comments in
the request for OMB’s clearance of this
ICR.
Issued under the authority of 49 CFR
1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research
and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2023–05581 Filed 3–17–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. DOT MARAD 2023–0055]

Request for Comments on the Renewal
of a Previously Approved Information
Collection: Application and Reporting
Elements for Participation in the
Tanker Security Program
Maritime Administration, DOT.
60-Day Federal Register notice.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Maritime Administration
(MARAD) invites public comments on
our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to renew an information
collection in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
proposed collection OMB 2133–0554
(Application and Reporting Elements for
Participation in the Tanker Security
Program) will be used to evaluate the
eligibility of the applicant for
participation in the Tanker Security
Program (TSP). A minor change request
to include a privacy act statement for
the collection of personally identifiable
information will be added to the form
for this collection. The Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 requires that we
publish this notice in the Federal
Register to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before May 19, 2023.
SUMMARY:

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You may submit comments
identified by Docket No. DOT–MARAD–
2023–0055 through one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. Search using the
above DOT docket number and follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays.
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:
David Hatcher, (202) 366–0688, Office
of Sealift Support, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590,
Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application and Reporting
Elements for Participation in the Tanker
Security Program.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0554.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
previously approved information
collection.
Abstract: The National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
(FY21 NDAA) authorized the Secretary
of Transportation to establish the
Tanker Security Program (TSP)
comprised of a fleet of active,
commercially viable, militarily useful,
privately owned product tank vessels of
the United States. The fleet will meet
national defense and other security
requirements and maintain a United
States presence in international
commercial shipping. The National
Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year
2022 (FY22 NDAA) made minor
adjustments related to the participation
of long-term charters in the TSP. OMB
2133–0554 (Application and Reporting
Elements for Participation in the Tanker
Security Program) provides for
enrollment of eligible tank vessels in the
program for FY 2022 through FY 2035.
This information collection supports
the Department of Transportation’s

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strategic goal for National Security. A
fuel tanker study required by the fiscal
year 2020 National Defense
Authorization Act (FY20 NDAA)
examined the sufficiency of the U.S.flagged tanker fleet to meet National
Defense Strategy (NDS) requirements.
The report’s summary found there to be
a substantial risk to the nation’s defense
associated with a heavy reliance on
foreign-flagged tankers, particularly
within a contested environment. The
location, timing, and specific missions
associated with some tanker
requirements dictate the need for U.S.flagged assets, for which there currently
are insufficient numbers available. The
report’s gap analysis found a clear and
critical need for a tanker security
program to increase U.S.-flagged tanker
capacity, to reduce the risk of reliance
on foreign-flagged tankers for the most
important fuel missions, and to ensure
the Department of Defense (DoD) has
sufficient tanker capabilities to meet
NDS objectives.
In response to the FY20 NDAA Fuel
Tanker Study, Congress directed in the
FY21 NDAA, with minor adjustments in
the FY22 NDAA, that the Secretary of
Transportation, in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense, establish a fleet of
active, commercially viable, militarily
useful, privately owned product tanker
vessels to meet national defense and
other security requirements and
maintain a United States presence in
international commercial shipping. The
Maritime Administration worked with
the DoD’s United States Transportation
Command to identify and shape TSP
requirements and timelines.
Respondents: Vessel Owners.
Affected Public: Business Assistance,
Water Transportation Operations,
Merchant Marine.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
10.
Estimated Number of Responses: 160.
Estimated Hours per Response: 1.75.
Annual Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours: 280.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and
49 CFR 1.49.)

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By Order of the Acting Maritime
Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2023–0059]

Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility
Determination for a Foreign-Built
Vessel: NUNYA (Sail); Invitation for
Public Comments
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Secretary of
Transportation, as represented by the
Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
authorized to issue coastwise
endorsement eligibility determinations
for foreign-built vessels which will carry
no more than twelve passengers for hire.
A request for such a determination has
been received by MARAD. By this
notice, MARAD seeks comments from
interested parties as to any effect this
action may have on U.S. vessel builders
or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.flag vessels. Information about the
requestor’s vessel, including a brief
description of the proposed service, is
listed below.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
April 19, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket Number
MARAD–2023–0059 by any one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov. Search
MARAD–2023–0059 and follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility is in the West
Building, Ground Floor of the U.S.
Department of Transportation. The
Docket Management Facility location
address is: U.S. Department of
Transportation, MARAD–2023–0059,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West
Building, Room W12–140, Washington,
DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except on
Federal holidays.
SUMMARY:

Note: If you mail or hand-deliver your
comments, we recommend that you include
your name and a mailing address, an email
address, or a telephone number in the body
of your document so that we can contact you
if we have questions regarding your
submission.

Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
specific docket number. All comments
received will be posted without change
to the docket at www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided. For detailed instructions on
submitting comments, or to submit
comments that are confidential in

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