[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8262-8263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3782]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD 2004 17127]


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 approval for three years of a new information collection.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before April 23, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Farrell, Maritime 
Administration, 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 
202-366-9041, FAX: 202-366-7485; or E-Mail: 
[email protected]. Copies of this collection also can be 
obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Elements of Request for Course Approval.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-New.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Summary of Collection of Information: Under this proposed voluntary 
collection, public and private maritime security training course 
providers may choose to provide the Maritime Administration (MARAD) 
with information concerning the content and operation of their courses. 
MARAD will use this information to evaluate whether the course meets 
the training standards and curriculum promulgated under Section 109 of 
the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA) (Pub. L. 107-
295). Courses found to meet these standards will receive a course 
approval.
    Need and Use of the Information: This information collection is 
needed to facilitate the approval of maritime security training courses 
that meet the standards and curriculum developed under the MTSA.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents are public and private 
maritime security course training providers.
    Annual Responses: 300.
    Annual Burden: 3,000 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 also may be submitted by electronic 
means via the Internet at http://dms.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 
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examination at the above address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT (or 
EST), 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: February 17, 2004.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator,
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administrator.
[FR Doc. 04-3782 Filed 2-20-04; 8:45 am]
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