[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69667-69668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26391]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2004-19775]


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) intention to 
request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved 
information collection.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before January 31, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Thomas, Maritime 
Administration, Office of Sealift Support, 400 Seventh St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-2646; 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: Regulations for Making 
Excess or Surplus Federal Property Available to the U.S. Merchant 
Marine Academy, State Maritime Academies and Non-Profit Maritime 
Training Facilities.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0504.
    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 Administration 
requires approved maritime training institutions seeking excess or 
surplus government property to provide a statement of need/
justification prior to acquiring the property.
    Need and Use of the Information: This information is needed by 
MARAD to determine compliance with applicable statutory requirements 
regarding surplus government property.
    Description of Respondents: Maritime training institutions such as 
the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, State Maritime Academies and non-
profit maritime institutions.
    Annual Responses: 60 respondents.
    Annual Burden: 60 hours.
    Comments: Comments should refer to the docket number that appears 
at the

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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. 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.
    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: November 24, 2004.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-26391 Filed 11-29-04; 8:45 am]
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