[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 131 (Monday, July 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 35826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17087]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2001-10049]


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 September 7, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Strassburg, Chief, Division of 
Marine Insurance, Office of Insurance and Shipping Analysis, Maritime 
Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone 202-366-4156 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: February 28, 2002.
    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: 1165.
    Annual Burden: 626 hours.
    Comments: Comments should refer to the docket number that appears 
at the top of this document. Written comments may be submitted to the 
Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590. Comments may also be submitted by electronic 
means via the Internet at http://dmses.dot.gov/submit. 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. EDT, 
Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. An electronic version 
of this document is available on the World Wide Web at http://dms.dot.gov.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Date: July 3, 2001.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-17087 Filed 7-6-01; 8:45 am]
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