Respondents will be commercial fishing industry individuals, partnerships, and corporations which entered into Capital Construction
Fund (CCF) agreements with the Secretary of Commerce allowing deferral of Federal taxation on fishing vessel income deposited into
the fund for use in the acquisition, construction or reconstruction of fishing vessels. The interim Capital Construction Fund Agreement and Certificate Family of Forms is required pursuant to 50 CFR part 259.30 and Public Law 99-514 (The Tax Reform Act, 1986). The deposit/withdrawal information collected from agreement holders is required pursuant to 50 CFR part 259.35 and Pub L. 99-514. The information collected from applicants for the Interim CCF Agreement is used to determine their eligibility to participate in the CCF Program. The information collected from agreement holders for the Certificate of Family of Forms is used to identify their program eligible vessels, their program projects and to certify the cost of a project at completion. The information collected on the deposit/withdrawal report is required to ensure that program users are complying with fund deposit/withdrawal regulatory requirements.
US Code:
46 USC 1111
Name of Law: Merchant Marine Act of 1936
The number of participants has been reduced since the last renewal. The program undertook a large effort to terminate those participants that have not reported and/or have had no account activity in the past 5 years or more. This resulted in a decrease of expected respondents from 2,000 to 1,445 since the last extension, resulting in a decrease of 555 responses, 435 hours and $3,247 in recordkeeping/reporting costs.
$44,388
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Richard VanGorder 301 713-2393 ext. 195
No
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:
(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;
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.