[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 184 (Friday, September 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55945-55946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18981]


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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 
June 27, 2005, and comments were due on August 26, 2005. No comments 
were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 24, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean McKeever, Maritime 
Administration, 400 Seventh Street Southwest, Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-5737; 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: Application for Capital Construction Fund and Exhibits.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0027.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: U.S. citizens who own or lease one or more 
eligible vessels and who have a program to provide for the acquisition, 
construction or reconstruction of a qualified vessel.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: This information collection consists of an application 
for a Capital Construction Fund (CCF) agreement under section 607 of 
the Merchant Marine Act, and annual submissions of appropriate 
schedules and exhibits. The Capital Construction Fund is a tax-deferred 
ship construction fund that was created to assist owners and operators 
of U.S.-flag vessels in accumulating the large amount of capital 
necessary for the modernization and expansion of the U.S. merchant 
marine. The program encourages construction, reconstruction, or 
acquisition of vessels through the deferment of Federal income taxes on 
certain deposits of money or other property placed into a CCF.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 2198 hours.
    Addressee: 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.

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    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 September 12, 2005.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-18981 Filed 9-22-05; 8:45 am]
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