The Department of the Navy, part of the Department of Defense (DoD), has submitted a proposal to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to collect information about U.S. shipyards under the Paperwork Reduction Act. This information will be used by the Naval Sea Systems Command and the U.S. Maritime Administration to maintain an updated list of commercial shipyards and their capabilities. The collection effort seeks responses from 200 businesses annually, with each response taking about four hours. Public comments on the proposal are open until January 15, 2025.
Simple Explanation
The Navy wants to ask shipyard companies questions to know what they can build or fix, but some grown-ups think the questions might not be very clear, and they're worried that people might not know how much work answering will be.