[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 165 (Friday, August 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 44662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21463]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2001-10456]


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 October 23, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip Budwick, Maritime 
Administration, MAR 226, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-5167 or FAX: 202-366-7485. Copies of this collection 
can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Requirements for Establishing U.S. 
Citizenship.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0012.
    Form Numbers: Special Format.
    Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 2002.
    Summary of Collection of Information: In accordance with the 
Merchant Marine Act, 1936, participants in the various programs offered 
by the Maritime Administration (MARAD) must be citizens of the United 
States within the meaning of Section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as 
amended. In addition, the participants in the programs must file 
annually an affidavit with MARAD attesting to their continuing 
citizenship.
    Need and Use of the Information: MARAD will review the Affidavits 
of U.S. Citizenship to determine if the applicants are eligible to 
participate in the programs offered by agency.
    Annual Responses: 300.
    Annual Burden: 1,500 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 functions of the agency and will have practical 
utility, accuracy of the burden estimates, ways to minimize this 
burden, and ways to enhance the 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. 

    Dated: August 20, 2001.

    By order of the Maritime Administrator.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-21463 Filed 8-23-01; 8:45 am]
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