[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 203 (Monday, October 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62379-62380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24909]


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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 
August 8, 2008, and comments were due by October 7, 2008.
    No comments were received.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before November 19, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Harrelson, Maritime 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-5515; or E-Mail: [email protected]. Copies of 
this collection also can be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
     Title: Monthly Report of Ocean Shipments Moving under Export-
Import Bank Financing.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0013.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Shippers subject to Export/Import Bank financing.
    Form Numbers: MA-518.
     Abstract: 46 U.S.C. 55304, requires MARAD to monitor and enforce 
the U.S.-flag shipping requirements relative to the loans/guarantees 
extended by the Export-Import Bank (EXIMBANK) to foreign borrowers. 
Public Resolution 17 requires that shipments financed by EXIMBANK and 
that move by sea, must be transported exclusively on U.S.-flag 
registered vessels unless a waiver is obtained from MARAD.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 169 hours.
    Addresses: 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: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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.


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(Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.)

Issued in Washington, DC on October 14, 2008.
Leonard Sutter,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
 [FR Doc. E8-24909 Filed 10-17-08; 8:45 am]
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