[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 166 (Monday, August 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51110-51111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17082]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD 2005-22189]


Information Collection Available for Public Comments and 
Recommendations

ACTION: Notice and requests 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.

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DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before October 28, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: T. Mitchell Hudson, Maritime 
Administration, 400 Seventh Street Southwest, Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: (202) 366-5320; Fax: (202) 366-7485; or E-mail: 
[email protected]. Copies of this collection also can be obtained 
from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Eligibility of U.S.-flag Vessels 100 feet or 
Greater in Registered Length to Obtain a Fishery Endorsement to the 
Vessel's Documentation.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0530.
    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: In accordance with the 
American Fisheries Act of 1998, owners of vessels of 100 feet or 
greater who wish to obtain a fishery endorsement to the vessel's 
documentation are required to file with the Maritime Administration 
(MARAD) an Affidavit of United States Citizenship.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collection is 
necessary for MARAD to determine that a particular vessel is owned and 
controlled by United States citizens and is eligible to receive a 
fishery endorsement to its documentation.
    Description of Respondents: Vessel owners, charterers, mortgages, 
mortgage trustees and managers of vessels of 100 feet or greater who 
seek a fishery endorsement for the vessel.
    Annual Responses: 500 responses.
    Annual Burden: 2,950 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. 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.)

    Dated: August 23, 2005.

    By order of the Maritime Administrator.

Joel C. Richard
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-17082 Filed 8-26-05; 8:45 am]
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