[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 65920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26427]


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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 16, 2008, and comments were due on September 15, 2008. No comments 
were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 5, 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 Capital Construction Fund and Exhibits.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0027.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: 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.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: 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.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 2,865 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 October 30, 2008.
Murray Bloom,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-26427 Filed 11-4-08; 8:45 am]
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