[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 56533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23007]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2019-0171]


Request for Comments on the Approval of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Title XI Obligation Guarantees--46 CFR Part 298

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: 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. The information to be 
collected will be used to evaluate an applicant's project and 
capabilities, make the required determinations, and administer any 
agreements executed upon approval of loan guarantees. We are required 
to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 23, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. MARAD-
2019-0171] through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Search using the above DOT docket number and follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    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 Gilmore, (202) 366-2118, Office 
of Marine Financing, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Title XI Obligations Guarantees--46 CFR part 298.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0018.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: In accordance with 46 U.S.C. Chapter 537, the Maritime 
Administration (MARAD) is authorized to execute a full faith and credit 
guarantee by the United States of debt obligations issued to finance or 
refinance the construction or reconstruction of vessels. In addition, 
the program allows for financing shipyard modernization and improvement 
projects.
    Respondents: Individuals/businesses interested in obtaining loan 
guarantees for construction or reconstruction of vessels as well as 
businesses interested in shipyard modernization and improvements.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 10.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 150.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,500.
    Frequency of Response: 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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    Dated: October 17, 2019.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-23007 Filed 10-21-19; 8:45 am]
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