[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 212 (Tuesday, November 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 59359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29414]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-98-4461]


Information Collection Available for Public Comments and 
Recommendations

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Maritime Administration's (MARAD's) intentions to 
request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved 
information collection.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before January 4, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Strassburg, Chief, Division of 
Marine Insurance, Office of Subsidy and Insurance, Maritime 
Administration, MAR-575, Room 8117, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20590. Telephone 202-366-4161 or FAX 202-366-7901. 
Copies of this collection can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: War Risk Insurance.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0011.
    Form Numbers: MA-355; MA-528; MA-742; MA-828; and, MA-942.
    Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 1999.
    Summary of Collection of Information: As authorized by Section 
1202, Title XII, Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, (46 App. U.S.C. 
1282), the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation may 
provide war risk insurance adequate for the needs of the waterborne 
commerce of the United States if such insurance cannot be obtained on 
reasonable terms from qualified insurance companies operating in the 
United States. This collection is required for the program. It consists 
of forms MA-355; MA-528; MA-742; MA-828; and MA-942.
    Need and Use of the Information: The collected information is 
necessary to determine the eligibility of the applicant and the 
vessel(s) for participation in the war risk insurance program.
    Description of Respondents: Vessel(s) owner or charterer interested 
in participation in MARAD's war risk insurance program.
    Annual Responses: 1730.
    Annual Burden: 930 hours.
    Comments: Signed written comments should refer to the docket number 
that appears at the top of this document and must be submitted to the 
Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. 
Specifically, address whether this information collection is necessary 
for proper performance of the function of the agency and will have 
practical utility, accuracy of the burden estimates, ways to minimize 
this burden, and ways to enhance quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected. All comments received will be available 
for examination at the above address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t. 
Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. An electronic version 
of this document is available on the World Wide Web at http:/
dms.dot.gov.

    Dated: October 28, 1998.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

Joel C. Richard,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-29414 Filed 11-2-98; 8:45 am]
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