[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 6416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3140]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes 
the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following collection of information was published on 
November 10, 1998, [63 FR 63105].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 11, 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:

Maritime Administration (MARAD)

    Title: War Risk Insurance.
     OMB Control Number: 2133-0011.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Vessel(s) owner or charterer interested in 
participation in MARAD's war risk insurance program.
    Form(s):MA-355; MA-528; MA-742; MA-828; and, MA-942.
    Abstract: 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.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The current burden is estimated at 
930 hours.
    Addressee: Send comments to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention MARAD Desk Officer.
    Comments are Invited on: whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden 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.
    A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on January 27, 1999.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 99-3140 Filed 2-8-99; 8:45 am]
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