[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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