[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 197 (Friday, October 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 58150]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20095]



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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 17, 2007. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 13, 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: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    Title of Collection: Requirements for Establishing U.S. 
Citizenship--46 CFR parts 355 and 356.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0012.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Affected Public: Vessel owners acquiring ships from MARAD on 
credit, companies chartering ships from MARAD, and companies having 
Title XI guarantee obligations.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Abstract: 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.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 2,500 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.

    Dated: October 4, 2007.
Daron T. Threet,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
 [FR Doc. E7-20095 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am]
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