Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Application and Reporting Elements for Participation in the Tanker Security Program

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2026-1123]

Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Application and Reporting Elements for Participation in the Tanker Security Program

AGENCY:

Maritime Administration (MARAD), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

MARAD invites public comments on its intention to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection OMB 2133-0554 (Application and Reporting Elements for Participation in the Tanker Security Program) is used to evaluate the eligibility of applicants for participation in the Tanker Security Program (TSP). Since the last renewal, the application form for this collection is being updated to include minor clerical amendments regarding the authorizing statute and electronic submission procedures. MARAD is required to publish this notice in the

Federal Register

to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.

DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before September 28, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2026-1123 through one of the following methods:

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Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov.

Search using the above DOT docket number and follow the online instructions for submitting comments.

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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.

Instructions:

All submissions must include the agency name and docket number for this rulemaking.

Note:

All comments received will be posted without change to

www.regulations.gov

including any personal information provided.

Comments are invited on:

(a) whether the proposed collection of information is reasonable 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 lessened without reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency will summarize or include your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Wanerman, 202-366-2306, Office of Sealift Support, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W23-103, Mail Stop 2, Washington, DC 20590,

Richard.Wanerman@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title:

Application and Reporting Elements for Participation in the Tanker Security Program.

OMB Control Number:

2133-0554.

Type of Request:

Extension with change of a currently approved collection.

Abstract:

46 U.S.C. Chapter 534 established the Tanker Security Program (TSP) as a fleet of active, commercially viable, militarily useful, privately owned product tank vessels to meet national defense and other security requirements and maintain a United States presence in international commercial shipping. TSP provides for enrollment of eligible tank vessels in the program for FY 2022 through FY 2040. Applications and amendments will be used to select vessels for the fleet. Periodic reporting will be used to monitor adherence of participants to program parameters.

Respondents:

Product tanker operators.

Affected Public:

Business or other for profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

10.

Estimated Number of Responses:

160.

Estimated Hours per Response:

1-6.

Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:

280.

Frequency of Response:

Monthly/Annually.

(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.49.)

By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,

Secretary, Maritime Administration.

[FR Doc. 2026-15378 Filed 7-29-26; 8:45 am]

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