Request for Transfer of Ownership, Registry, and Flag, or Charter, Lease, or Mortgage of U.S. Citizen-Owned Documented

OMB 2133-0006

The owners of U.S. documented vessels must obtain approval from MARAD prior to transfer of such vessels to foreign registry. These forms are used by the owners to obtain the required approval. The information will be used on occasion by MARAD when there is a prospective foreign transfer of a U.S.-flag vessel. As such, this information will assist in the determination as to whether the vessel proposed for transfer will initially require retention under the U.S.-flag statutory regulations.

The latest form for Request for Transfer of Ownership, Registry, and Flag, or Charter, Lease, or Mortgage of U.S. Citizen-Owned Documented expires 2022-08-31 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Form MA-29B Request for Transfer of Ownership, Registry, and Flag or Charter of Foreign Flag Vessel Under Maritime Administration Contract with Foreign Owner Form and Instruction
Form MA-29 Request for Transfer of Ownership, Registry, and Flag, or Charter of U.S. Documented Vessels Form and Instruction
Supporting Statement_8.24.22.docx Supporting Statement A
46 USC 56101.pdf Supplementary Document
Shipping Act, 1916.pdf Supplementary Document
46 CFR Part 221.pdf Supplementary Document
46 56103.pdf Supplementary Document
87 FR 43933 for 2133-0006.pdf Supplementary Document
60-day FRN pub 5.12.22.pdf Supplementary Document
Request for Transfer of Ownership, Registry, and Flag or Charter of Foreign Flag Vessel Under Maritime Administration Contract with Foreign Owner Form and Instruction
Request for Transfer of Ownership, Registry, and Flag, or Charter of U.S. Documented Vessels Form and Instruction

All Historical Document Collections

202208-2133-001 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2022-08-25
201906-2133-003 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2019-07-17
201510-2133-001 Approved with change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2015-10-26
201209-2133-003 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2012-10-23
200908-2133-001 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2009-09-30
200607-2133-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2006-07-12
200305-2133-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2003-05-28
200006-2133-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2000-06-16
199907-2133-001 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1999-07-06
199811-2133-004 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1998-11-10
199709-2133-001 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1997-09-29
199407-2133-001 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1994-07-06
199106-2133-001 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1991-06-27
198904-2133-009 Approved with change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1989-04-07
198811-2133-003 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1988-11-16
198602-2133-001 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1986-02-28
198411-2133-001 Approved with change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1984-11-29
198310-2133-002 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1983-10-24
198107-2133-014 Approved with change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1981-07-30
198104-2133-003 Approved with change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1981-04-10
198001-2133-001 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1980-01-09
197809-2133-001 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1978-09-25
197805-2133-001 Approved without change	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	1978-05-22
197709-2133-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1977-09-21
197702-2133-003 Approved with change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1977-02-01
197702-2133-002 Approved with change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1977-02-01

OMB Details

Request for Transfer of Ownership, Registry, and Flag, or Charter, Lease, or Mortgage of U.S. Citizen-Owned Documented

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Transportation - Water Transportation

Form MA-29	Request for transfer of Ownership, Registry, and Flag, or Charter of U.S. Documented Vessels	www.marad.dot.gov/library_landing_page/public_forms/public_forms.htm	Form and instruction
Form MA-29B	Request for Transfer of Ownership, Registry, and Flag or Charter of Foreign Flag Vessel Under Maritime Administration Contract with Foreign Owner	www.marad.dot.gov/library_landing_page/public_forms/public_forms.htm	Form and instruction
Form MA-29A	Request for Transfer of Ownership, Registry, and Flag, or Charter of U.S. Citizen-Owned Undocumented or Foreign Flagged Vessels	www.marad.dot.gov/library_landing_page/public_forms/public_forms.htm	Form and instruction

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