[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 68230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23474]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[MARAD 2007 0016]


Information Collection Available for Public Comments and 
Recommendations

ACTION: Notice 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) intention to 
request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for a new 
information collection related to MARAD's marine transportation 
economic impact model data needs.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before February 4, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wassel Mashagbeh, Maritime 
Administration, MAR-700, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 
20590. Telephone: (202) 366-1715 or E-Mail: [email protected]. 
Copies of this collection can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title of Collection: MARAD's Marine Transportation Economic Impact 
Model Data Needs.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-New.
    Form Numbers: MA-1051, MA-1052.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Summary of Collection of Information: This collection will provide 
current marine transportation system operational data for MARAD's 
Marine Transportation Economic Impact Model that is not available 
through other means. The model uses information collected through 
surveys of the maritime operating areas to develop a profile of the 
industry. Since the last survey in 1999, significant increases in fuel, 
surface transportation, and security costs have occurred, as well as 
the introduction of new information and environmental technologies that 
have substantially affected marine transportation system operations.
    Need and Use of the Information: MARAD's Marine Transportation 
Economic Impact Model is designed to explore and quantify the economic 
contribution of the nation's marine industry to our national economy, 
such as output, employment, and tax receipts. The information to be 
collected will provide the basis to calculate the impacts on other 
surface transportation modes (i.e., rail and truck) should marine 
transportation become unavailable in any given region. The last 
detailed collection of information occurred in 1999 during the 
development of the MARAD Port Kit. The agency is now proposing to 
update marine terminal and vessel operator cost information that has 
substantially changed since the last collection. Collecting up-to-date 
information is essential to ensure that the model accurately depicts 
the current economic environment of the U.S. maritime industry. No 
secondary sources of this information are readily available.
    Description of Respondents: The target population for the survey 
will be approximately 100 U.S. vessel and marine terminal operating 
companies.
    Annual Responses: 56.
    Annual Burden: 17.5.
    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://www.regulations.gov. 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://www.regulations.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://www.regulations.gov.

    Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: November 26, 2007.
Christine S. Gurland,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-23474 Filed 12-3-07; 8:45 am]
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