[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40908-40909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16258]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD 2008 0066]


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.

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DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before September 15, 2008.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    Title of Collection: Capital Construction Fund and Exhibits.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0027.
    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: This information collection 
consists of an application for a Capital Construction Fund (CCF) 
agreement under 46 U.S.C. 53501, et seq., and annual submissions of 
appropriate schedules and exhibits. The Capital Construction Fund is a 
tax-deferred ship construction fund that was created to assist owners 
and operators of U.S.-flag vessels in accumulating the large amount of 
capital necessary for the modernization and expansion of the U.S. 
merchant marine. The program encourages construction, reconstruction, 
or acquisition of vessels through the deferment of Federal income taxes 
on certain deposits of money or other property placed into a CCF.
    Need and Use of the Information: The collected information is 
necessary for MARAD to determine an applicant's eligibility to enter 
into a CCF Agreement.
    Description of Respondents: U.S. citizens who own or lease one or 
more eligible vessels and who have a program to provide for the 
acquisition, construction or reconstruction of a qualified vessel.
    Annual Responses: 180 responses.
    Annual Burden: 2865 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://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp. 
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/search/index.jsp.
    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/search/index.jsp.

    Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: July 9, 2008.
Christine Gurland,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-16258 Filed 7-15-08; 8:45 am]
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