
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 213 (Monday, November 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 76278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24467]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

[Docket Number OST-2023-0115]


Agency Information Collection Activity; Notice of Request for 
Approval To Collect New Information: Safe Maritime Transportation 
System (SafeMTS)--Voluntary Near-Miss Incident Reporting and Analysis 
System

AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), U.S. 
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: 30-Day notice of new information collection and request for 
comments.

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SUMMARY: On August 8, 2023, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics 
(BTS) announced its intention in a Federal Register Notice to request 
that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the following 
information collection: SafeMTS--Voluntary Near-Miss Reporting and 
Analysis System, a voluntary program for confidential reporting of 
`near-misses' occurring on vessels within the Maritime Transportation 
System (MTS). BTS encouraged interested parties to submit comments to 
docket number 2023-0115 during the 60-day comment period. One comment 
was received, from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) 
expressing the agency's support for such a program.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted within 30 days of 
publication of this notice.

ADDRESSES: BTS seeks public comments on its proposed information 
collection. Comments should address whether the information will have 
practical utility; the accuracy of the estimated burden hours 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. Send comments to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street 
NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: BTS Desk Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Fischman, Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics, Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Research and Technology, USDOT, Office of Safety Data and Analysis, 
RTS-34 E36-303, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, 
Phone No. (202) 748-0546; email: [email protected].
    Data Confidentiality Provisions: The confidentiality of the Safe 
Maritime Transportation System (SafeMTS) data is protected under the 
Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act 
(CIPSEA) of 2018 (Pub. L.: 115-435 Foundations for Evidence-Based 
Policymaking Act of 2018, Title III of the Foundations for Evidence-
Based Policymaking Act of 2018). In accordance with CIPSEA, only 
aggregated and non-identifying data will be made publicly available by 
BTS through its reports for statistical purposes only. BTS will not 
release information that might reveal the identity of individuals or 
organizations mentioned in event notices or reports without explicit 
consent of the respondent and any other affected entities.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 
comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of 
information was published on August 8, 2023 at 88 FR 53594.
    Title: Near-Miss Reporting and Analysis Program for the Maritime 
Transportation System.
    OMB Control Number: Not yet known.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Businesses in the maritime industry that involve 
ownership or operation of vessels.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100, submitted on a quarterly 
basis.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Annual Burden: 400 hours.

Allison Fischman,
Acting Director, Office of Safety Data and Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2023-24467 Filed 11-3-23; 8:45 am]
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