Maritime Agency Renews Tax-Deferral Fund Forms
Published Date: 6/11/2026
Notice
Summary
The Maritime Administration wants to keep collecting info from U.S. ship owners who use the Capital Construction Fund, a special savings plan that helps them build or upgrade vessels by delaying some taxes. Fewer people are responding now, but the rules and forms won’t change. If you’re involved, you’ve got 30 days to share your thoughts—no extra costs or new paperwork coming your way!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
CCF Paperwork Continues Annually
If you are a U.S. citizen who owns or leases one or more eligible vessels, you must continue to submit a Capital Construction Fund (CCF) application and annual schedules and exhibits so MARAD can determine eligibility and compliance under 46 U.S.C. chapter 535. The collection is estimated at 160 respondents and 160 responses annually, with an estimated 1 to 12.5 hours per response and a total annual burden of 2,160 hours.
Renewal Is ‘Extension Without Change’
MARAD is requesting OMB approval to renew the CCF information collection as an "extension without change," meaning the currently approved collection is being renewed without changes to the forms or requirements. The request is listed under OMB Control Number 2133-0027 and will follow the same annual filing process.
Reported Reduction in Reporting Burden
MARAD reports that since the last renewal there was a reduction in total respondents, responses, and burden hours for this CCF collection. The notice gives the estimated number of respondents as 160, estimated responses as 160, estimated hours per response as 1–12.5, and total annual burden hours as 2,160.
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