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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 190 / Tuesday, October 1, 2024 / Notices

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

ACTION:

David M. Gilmore, Director, 202–366–
5737, Office of Marine Financing,
Maritime Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590, Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application for Construction
Reserve Fund (CRF) and Annual
Statements.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0032.
Type of Request: Extension of a
previously approved collection.
Abstract: The Construction Reserve
Fund (CRF), authorized by 46 U.S.C.
chapter 533, 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: Citizens who own or
operate vessels in the U.S. foreign or
domestic commerce who desire tax
benefits under the CRF program must
respond.
Affected Public: Owners or operators
of vessels in the domestic or foreign
commerce.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
10.
Estimated Number of Responses: 10.
Estimated Hours per Response: 9.
Annual Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours: 90.
Frequency of Response: Once
Annually.
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended; and
49 CFR 1.49.)
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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[Docket No. MARAD–2024–0123]

Request for Comments on the Renewal
of a Previously Approved Collection:
Centers of Excellence (CoE) for
Domestic Maritime Workforce Training
and Education Annual Application for
Designation
AGENCY:

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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 2133–0549
(Centers of Excellence (CoE) for
Domestic Maritime Workforce Training
and Education Annual Application for
Designation) is used to determine the
eligibility of certain qualified training
entities to apply for CoE designation.
Due to a change in the CoE program
designation duration, the total
responses, respondents, and burden
hours for this collection have reduced
since the last renewal. We are required
to publish this notice in the Federal
Register to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before December 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Docket No. MARAD–
2024–0123 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.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number for this rulemaking.
SUMMARY:

Note: All comments received will be
posted without change to http://
www.regulations.gov including any personal
information provided.

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:
Gerard Wall, Program Manager, 202–
366–7273, Centers of Excellence, Room
W23–470, Maritime Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200

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New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
DC, 20590, Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Centers of Excellence (CoE) for
Domestic Maritime Workforce Training
and Education Annual Application for
Designation.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0549.
Type of Request: Extension of a
previously approved collection.
Abstract: In order to implement
section 3507 of the National Defense
Authorization Act of 2018, Public Law
115–91 (the ‘‘Act’’), codified at 46
United States Code (U.S.C.) 51706
(previously designated as 46 U.S.C.
54102), MARAD developed a procedure
to recommend to the Secretary the
designation of eligible institutions as
Centers of Excellence (CoE) for
Domestic Maritime Workforce Training
and Education. Pursuant to the Act, the
Secretary of Transportation may
designate certain eligible and qualified
training entities as CoEs. Authority to
administer the CoE program is delegated
to MARAD in 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) 1.93(a). The
previously approved policy for
collecting information is required to
administer the Center of Excellence
program which supports the DOT
strategic goal of Economic
Competitiveness, and the MARAD
strategic goal to Maintain and
Modernize the Maritime workforce.
Respondents: Postsecondary
educational and vocational institutions,
registered apprenticeship sponsors, and
structured experiential learning training
programs in certain eligible locations
are eligible to apply for CoE designation.
Additionally, ‘‘maritime training centers
previously designated as a 2021 CoE’’
are eligible under the statute.
Affected Public: Postsecondary
educational and vocational institutions,
registered apprenticeship sponsors, and
structured experiential learning training
programs.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
50.
Estimated Number of Responses: 50.
Estimated Hours per Response: 48.
Annual Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours: 2,400.
Frequency of Response: Once
Annually.
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended; and
49 CFR 1.49.)
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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