[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 250 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 79971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30957]


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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 
October 15, 2008, and comments were due by December 15, 2008. No 
comments were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 29, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert Bratton, Maritime 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-5769 or e-mail: [email protected]. Copies of 
this collection also can be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration.
    Title: Determination of Fair and Reasonable Rates for Carriage of 
Agriculture Cargoes on U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0514.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: U.S. citizens who own and operate U.S.-flag 
vessels.
    Forms: MA-1025, MA-1026, and MA-172.
    Abstract: This collection of information requires U.S.-flag 
operators to submit annual vessel operating costs and capital costs 
data to Maritime Administration officials. The information is used by 
the Maritime Administration in determining fair and reasonable 
guideline rates for the carriage of preference cargoes on U.S.-flag 
vessels. In addition, U.S.-flag vessel operators are required to submit 
Post Voyage Reports to the Maritime Administration after completion of 
a cargo preference voyage.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 600 hours.
    Addressees: Send comments to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention Maritime Administration 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 December 22, 2008.
Leonard Sutter,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-30957 Filed 12-29-08; 8:45 am]
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