Notices. Notice and request for comments

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BILLING CODE 4910-81-P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Maritime Administration [Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2017-0062] Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information Collection AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. 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 December 28, 2016 ( **Federal Register** 95729, Vol. 81, No. 249). DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 24, 2017. 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. *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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Pucci, Telephone: 202-366-5167; FAX: 202-366-7485, Office of Maritime Programs, Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W26-494, Washington, DC 20590. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Title:* Requirements for Establishing U.S. citizenship—46 CFR 355. *OMB Control Number:* 2133-0012. *Type of Request:* Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection. *Abstract:* In accordance with 46 CFR part 355, shipowners, charterers, equity owners, ship managers, etc., seeking benefits provided by statute are required to provide on an annual basis, an Affidavit of U.S. Citizenship to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for analysis. The Affidavits of U.S. Citizenship filed with MARAD will be reviewed to determine if the Applicants are eligible to participate in the programs offered by the agency. *Affected Public:* Shipowners, charterers, equity owners, ship managers. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 500. *Estimated Number of Responses:* 500. *Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 2,500. *Frequency of Response:* Annually. (Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.93) By Order of the Maritime Administrator. Dated: April 18, 2017. T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., Secretary, Maritime Administration. [FR Doc. 2017-08171 Filed 4-21-17; 8:45 am]

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