[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 18, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 45013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21447]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration


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

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 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 abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The nature of the 
information collection is described as well as its expected burden. The 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following collection of information was published on 
June 7, 1999 [64 FR 30374].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 17, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Willis, Office of Sealift 
Support, MAR-630, Maritime Administration, MAR-630, Room 7307, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, D.C. 20590. Telephone 202-366-2323 or 
FAX 202-366-3889. Copies of this collection can also be obtained from 
that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).

    Title: Application and Reporting Elements for participation in the 
Maritime Security Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0525.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Operators of U.S.-flag vessels who are interested 
in participating in the Maritime Security Fleet.
    Form (s): None.
    Abstract: The Maritime Security Act of 1996 established the 
Maritime Security Program which supports the operations of U.S.-flag 
vessels in the foreign commerce of the United States through assistance 
payments. Participating vessel operators receive assistance payments 
and are required to make their ships and other commercial 
transportation resources available to the Government during times of 
war or national emergency. The vessel operators who are interested in 
participating in the Maritime Security Fleet are required to submit an 
application to MARAD for its review and approval.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: Approximately four to six hours.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, 
Washington, D.C. 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 agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the agency'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 August 13, 1999.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-21447 Filed 8-17-99; 8:45 am]
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