[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 54894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22136]



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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 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), 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 
July 10, 2008, and comments were due by September 8, 2008. No comments 
were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 23, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Otto Strassburg, Maritime 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-4161; FAX: 202-366-7901; or e-mail: 
[email protected]. Copies of this collection also can be obtained 
from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    Title: Seamen's Claims--Administrative Action and Litigation.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0522.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Officers or members of a crew who suffered death, 
injury, or illness while employed on vessels owned or operated by the 
United States. Also included are surviving dependents, beneficiaries, 
and legal representatives of officers or crew members.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: The collection consists of information obtained from 
claimants for death, injury, or illness suffered while serving as 
officers or members of a crew on board a vessel owned or operated by 
the United States. The Maritime Administration reviews the information 
and makes a determination regarding the issues of agency and vessel 
liability and the reasonableness of the recovery demand.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 750 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.

    Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.

    Issued in Washington, DC on September 15, 2008.
Leonard Sutter,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-22136 Filed 9-22-08; 8:45 am]
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