MARAD renews ship availability form—zero thrills here
Published Date: 3/24/2025
Notice
Summary
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is asking for public feedback as it seeks to renew a form that helps check if U.S.-flagged Jones Act vessels are available for shipping jobs. This affects vessel owners, operators, and brokers who provide info about their ships. The process stays mostly the same but with less paperwork, and comments are due within 30 days—no extra costs involved.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Jones Act vessel information renewal burden
If you own, operate, charter, broker, or represent a coastwise-qualified (Jones Act) U.S.-flag vessel, you must respond to MARAD’s renewed information collection (OMB Control No. 2133-0545). MARAD estimates 65 respondents, 260 total responses per year, 0.75 hours per response (195 total annual burden hours), with responses submitted up to four times annually, and notes there was a reduction in the public burden since the last renewal.
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