[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 54509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18899]


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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, this 
notice announces that the Information Collection abstracted below will 
be submitted 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 July 2, 2007. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 25, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Willis, Maritime 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-2306; or E-mail: [email protected]. Copies of 
this collection also can be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    Title of Collection: Application and Reporting Requirements for 
Participation in the Maritime Security Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0525.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    Affected Public: Vessel operators.
    Form Numbers: MA-172.
    Abstract: The Maritime Security Act of 2003 provides for the 
enrollment of qualified vessels in the Maritime Security Program Fleet. 
Applications and amendments are used to select vessels for the fleet. 
Periodic reporting is used to monitor adherence of contractors to 
program parameters.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 224 hours.

ADDRESSES: 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.
    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)

    Dated: September 14, 2007.

    By order of the Maritime Administrator.
Daron T. Threet,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
 [FR Doc. E7-18899 Filed 9-24-07; 8:45 am]
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