[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 27, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 44721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17004]


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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 approval. 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 
April 16, 2004. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 26, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Strassburg, Maritime 
Administration, 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 
(202) 366-4156; FAX: (202) 366-7901; or e-mail: 
[email protected]. Copies of this collection also can be 
obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    Title: War Risk Insurance.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0011.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Vessel owners or charterers interested in 
participating in MARAD's war risk insurance program.
    Forms: MA-355; MA-528; MA-742; MA-828, and MA-942.
    Abstract: As authorized by Section 1202, Title XII, Merchant Marine 
Act, 1936, as amended, 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.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 768 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 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.

    Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2004.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-17004 Filed 7-26-04; 8:45 am]
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