[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75596-75597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27603]


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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 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 
September 29, 2004. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 18, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frances Jerry, Maritime 
Administration, 400 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 
202-366-5861; FAX: 202-366-5980; or e-mail: 
[email protected]. Copies of this collection also can be 
obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    Title: Uniform Financial Reporting Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0005.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Vessel owners acquiring ships from MARAD on 
credit, companies chartering ships from MARAD, and companies having 
Title XI guarantee obligations.
    Forms: MA-172.
    Abstract: The Uniform Financial Reporting Requirements are used as 
a basis for preparing and filing semi-annual and annual financial 
statements with the Maritime Administration (MARAD). Regulations 
requiring financial reports to MARAD are authorized by Section 801, 
Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 1862 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.

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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 December 10, 2004.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-27603 Filed 12-16-04; 8:45 am]
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