[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 39133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13769]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD 2007 28708]


Information Collection Available for Public Comments and 
Recommendations

ACTION: Notice of intention to request extension of OMB approval and 
request 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 (with modifications) for three years of a 
currently approved information collection.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before September 17, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mitch Hudson, Maritime Administration, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-
9373; or E-Mail: [email protected]. Copies of this collection also 
can be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Requirements for Establishing U.S. 
Citizenship--46 CFR Parts 355 and 356.
    Type of Request: Extension with modifications of currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0012.
    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: Maritime Administration 
implementing regulations at 46 CFR parts 355 and 356 set forth 
requirements for establishing U.S. citizenship in accordance with MARAD 
statutory authority. Those receiving benefits under 46 U.S.C. Chapters 
531, 535, and 537 (formerly the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended), 
or applicants seeking a fishery endorsement eligibility approval 
pursuant to the American Fisheries Act must be citizens of the United 
States within the meaning of 46 U.S.C. 50501, (formerly Section 2 of 
the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended). In either case, whether seeking 
program benefits or fishery endorsement eligibility, Section 50501 sets 
forth the statutory requirements for determining whether an applicant, 
be it a corporation, partnership, or association is a U.S. citizen. 46 
CFR part 356 is distinguished from 46 CFR part 355 in that part 356 
establishes requirements for U.S. citizenship exclusively in accordance 
with the AFA while part 355 is applied for purposes of establishing 
citizenship across multiple MARAD programs arising under other 
statutory authority. Most program participants are required to submit 
to MARAD on an annual basis the form of affidavit prescribed by part 
355 or part 356.
    Need and Use of the Information: MARAD will review the Affidavits 
of U.S. Citizenship to determine if the applicants are eligible to 
participate in the programs offered by the agency or to receive a MARAD 
fishery endorsement eligibility approval.
    Description of Respondents: The Affidavits of U.S. Citizenship are 
filed with MARAD by shipowners, trustees, ship mortgagees, charterers, 
equity owners, ship managers, etc.
    Annual Responses: 500 responses.
    Annual Burden: 2,500 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 W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 
SE., 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: July 10, 2007.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator,
Daron T. Threet,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
 [FR Doc. E7-13769 Filed 7-16-07; 8:45 am]
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