[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 56 (Friday, March 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 15256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5721]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2008-0024]


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's) intentions to 
request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved 
information collection.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before May 20, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean McKeever, Maritime 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-5737; FAX 202-366-6988 or e-mail: 
[email protected].
    Copies of this collection can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Application for Construction Reserve Fund 
(CRF) and Annual Statements.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0032.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years after date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Summary of Collection of Information: The collection consists of an 
application required for all citizens who own or operate vessels in the 
U.S. foreign or domestic commerce and desire tax benefits under the 
Construction Reserve Fund (CRF) program. The annual statement sets 
forth a detailed analysis of the status of the CRF when each income tax 
return is filed.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information is required in 
order for MARAD to determine whether the applicant is qualified for the 
benefits of the CRF program.
    Description of Respondents: Owners or operators of vessels in the 
domestic or foreign commerce.
    Annual Responses: 17 responses.
    Annual Burden: 153 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 may also 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: March 17, 2008.
Christine S. Gurland,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-5721 Filed 3-20-08; 8:45 am]
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