[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 53927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21697]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket Number: 2008 0087]


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 has 
been forwarded 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 March 21, 2008. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 17, 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: Application for Construction Reserve Fund and Annual 
Statements.
    OMB Control No.: 2133-0032.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affective Public: Owners or operators in the domestic or foreign 
commerce.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: This information collection consists of an application 
required for all citizens who own and 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 tax return 
is filed.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 153 hours.
    Addressee: 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: September 11, 2008.

    By the Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Leonard Sutter,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-21697 Filed 9-16-08; 8:45 am]
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