[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 104 (Friday, May 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 30744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12109]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2004-17957]


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 July 27, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Kurfehs, Maritime 
Administration, 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 
(202) 366-2318; fax: (202) 493-2180; or e-mail: 
[email protected]. Copies of this collection also can be 
obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Application and Reporting Requirements for 
Participation in the Maritime Security Program.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0525.
    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: The Maritime Security Act of 
2003 provides for the enrollment of qualified vessels in the Maritime 
Security Program Fleet. Applications and amendments are used to select 
vessels for the fleet. Periodic reporting is used to monitor adherence 
of contractors to program parameters.
    Need and Use of the Information: The collected information is 
necessary for MARAD to determine if selected vessels are qualified to 
participate in the Maritime Security Program.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents are vessel operators.
    Annual Responses: 198.5.
    Annual Burden: 224 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 
for examination at the above address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. e.d.t. 
(or e.s.t.), Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. An 
electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web 
at http://dms.dot.gov.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit 
http://dms.dot.gov.

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.)

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: May 24, 2004.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-12109 Filed 5-27-04; 8:45 am]
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