[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72873-72874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6919]


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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 29, 2005, and comments were due by October 28, 2005. No comments 
were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 6, 2006.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Otto Strassburg, Maritime 
Administration, 400 Seventh Street Southwest, Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-4161; 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: Approval of Underwriters for Marine Hull Insurance.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0517.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Marine insurance brokers and underwriters of 
marine insurance.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: This collection of information involves the approval of 
marine hull underwriters to insure MARAD program vessels. Applicants 
will be required to submit financial data upon which MARAD approval 
would be based. This information is needed in order that MARAD 
officials can evaluate the underwriters and determine their suitability 
for providing marine hull insurance on MARAD vessels.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 46 hours.
    Addressee: 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 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 November 29, 2005.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
 [FR Doc. E5-6919 Filed 12-6-05; 8:45 am]
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