46 CFR 530 - Service Contracts and Related Form FMC-83

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FMC-83 Form FMC-83 - Service Contract Registration Form and Instruction	Modified
3072-0065 - SERVCON supporting statement.docx Supporting Statement A	2014-09-24

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
32204	Form FMC-83 - Service Contract Registration Form and Instruction	Modified
185810	Disclosure/Third Party	Modified
185809	Recordkeeping/Audit Requirements	Modified
185807	Notification/Filing Requirements	Modified
185806	Essential Terms Publication	Modified
185805	Service Contracts/Formats	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3072-0065	ICR Reference No: 201408-3072-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201105-3072-005
Agency/Subagency: FMC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 46 CFR 530 - Service Contracts and Related Form FMC-83
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/02/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/24/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2017	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2014
Responses	1,680,695	0	1,187,187
Time Burden (Hours)	74,517	0	92,210
Cost Burden (Dollars)	230	0	315

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Abstract: Sec. 8(c) of the Shipping Act of 1984, as amended by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998, requires ocean common carriers and agreements among such carriers to file their service contracts confidentially with the Commission and to publish certain essential terms of those service contracts. Service contracts are written contracts between one or more shippers or a shippers' association and an individual ocean common carrier or an agreement between or among ocean common carriers in which the shipper makes a commitment to provide a certain minimum quantity or portion of its cargo or freight revenue over a fixed period, and the ocean common carrier or the agreement commits to a certain rate or rate schedule as well as defined service level, such as assured space, transit time, port rotation, etc. Authority to file or delegate the authority to file must be requested by a responsible official of the service contract carrier in writing by submitting the Form FMC-83, Service Contract Registration. The respondents to this information collection are ocean common carriers.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 46 USC 40502 Name of Law: Shipping Act of 1984
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 34748	06/18/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 57099	09/24/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 6

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Form FMC-83 - Service Contract Registration	FMC-83	Service Contract Registration
Service Contracts/Formats
Notification/Filing Requirements
Essential Terms Publication
Recordkeeping/Audit Requirements
Disclosure/Third Party

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,680,695	1,187,187	0	493,508	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	74,517	92,210	0	-17,693	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	230	315	0	-85	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Using Information Technology

Short Statement: The burden estimate for this information collection has been reduced from the 2011 estimate of 92,210 hours, by 17,693 hours. The average hours per response was slightly reduced due to advancements in technology. Therefore, the total number of annual hours requested is 74,517.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $598,771

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 09/24/2014

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