[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 3481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00836]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2019-0155]
Request for Comments on a New Information Collection
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A Federal Register Notice with a
60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information
collection was published on October 7, 2019.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 20, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of the Secretary of
Transportation, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Bouchard, 202-366-5076, Office
of Infrastructure Development and Congestion Mitigation, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590. Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Port Infrastructure Development Program.
OMB Control Number: 2133-NEW.
Type of Request: New Information Collection.
Background: A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the information collection was published on
October 7, 2019. One comment was received in response to the Notice.
The commenter recommended that harmful materials not be allowed or
permitted to be transferred under this program. In response, the
Maritime Administration will implement the program in accordance with
the eligibility requirements as provided in the statute.
On February 15, 2019, the President signed the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2019 (FY 2019 Appropriations Act), and on December
20, 2019 the President signed the Further Consolidated Appropriations
Act 2020 (FY 2020 Appropriations Act), to make grants to improve port
facilities as authorized under section 50302 of title 46, to be awarded
by the U.S. Department of Transportation (Department) for the Port
Infrastructure Development Program (Program). These appropriations acts
allow the Department to make discretionary grants to improve port
facilities. This Program supports the Department of Transportation
(DOT) strategic goal of infrastructure investment to ensure safety and
to stimulate economic growth, productivity and competitiveness for
American workers and businesses. DOT seeks to work effectively with
State, local, Tribal, and private partners to guide investments that
stimulate economic growth, improve the condition of transportation
infrastructure, and enable the efficient and safe movement of people
and goods. To achieve this goal, DOT will provide guidance, technical
assistance, and research that leverages Federal funding, accelerates
project delivery, reduces project lifecycle costs, and optimizes the
operation and performance of existing facilities. By using innovative
forms of project delivery, encouraging partnerships between the public
and private sectors, and strategically balancing investments across
various modes of transportation to promote greater efficiencies, DOT
can maximize the returns to the Nation's economy and people.
Respondents: 250.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 250.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 160.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 40,000.
Public Comments Invited: Comments are invited on whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Department, including whether the
information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the
Department's estimate of the burden of the proposed information
collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
(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: January 15, 2020.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-00836 Filed 1-17-20; 8:45 am]
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