[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 210 (Tuesday, November 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65968-65969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21733]


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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 
August 15, 2005, and comments were due by October 14, 2005. No comments 
were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 1, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Harrelson, Maritime 
Administration, 400 Seventh Street, Southwest, Washington, DC 20590; 
Telephone: (202) 366-4610; FAX: (202) 366-5522; or e-mail: 
[email protected]. Copies of this collection also can be obtained 
from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    Title: Monthly Report of Ocean Shipments Moving under Export-Import 
Bank Financing.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0013.
    Type Of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Shippers subject to Export/Import Bank Financing.
    Forms: MA-518.
    Abstract: 46 App. U.S.C. 1241-1, Public Resolution 17, required 
MARAD to monitor and enforce the U.S.-flag shipping requirements 
relative to the loans/guarantees extended by the Export-Import Bank 
(EXIMBANK) to foreign borrowers. Public Resolution 17 requires that 
shipments financed by EXIMBANK and that move by sea, must be 
transported exclusively on U.S.-flag registered vessels unless a waiver 
is obtained from MARAD.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 168 hours.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, Northwest, 
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

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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 October 24, 2005.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-21733 Filed 10-31-05; 8:45 am]
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