[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 43 (Monday, March 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 11046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4360]


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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 
November 30, 2004. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 6, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Thomas, Maritime 
Administration, Office of Sealift Support, 400 7th Street, 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:

Maritime Administration (MARAD)

    Title: 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.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0504.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Maritime training institutions such as the U.S. 
Merchant Marine Academy, State Maritime Academies and non-profit 
maritime institutions.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: 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.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 60 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 February 16, 2005.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-4360 Filed 3-4-05; 8:45 am]
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