[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 190 (Friday, October 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60856-60857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24695]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD 2010 0084]


Information Collection Available for Public Comments and 
Recommendations

ACTION: Notice of intention to request extension of OMB approval and 
request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Maritime Administration's (MARAD's) intention to 
request extension of approval (with modifications) for three years of a 
currently approved information collection.

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DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before November 30, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Pucci, Maritime 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-5167; or e-mail: [email protected]. Copies of 
this collection also can be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Requirements for Establishing U.S. 
Citizenship--46 CFR Parts 355 and 356.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0012.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Summary of Collection of Information: Maritime Administration 
implementing regulations at 46 CFR Parts 355 and 356 set forth 
requirements for establishing U.S. citizenship in accordance with MARAD 
statutory authority. Those receiving benefits under 46 U.S.C. chapters 
531, 535, and 537 (formerly the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended), 
or applicants seeking a fishery endorsement eligibility approval 
pursuant to the American Fisheries Act must be citizens of the United 
States within the meaning of 46 U.S.C. 50501, (formerly Section 2 of 
the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended). In either case, whether seeking 
program benefits or fishery endorsement eligibility, Section 50501 sets 
forth the statutory requirements for determining whether an applicant, 
be it a corporation, partnership, or association is a U.S. citizen. 46 
CFR part 356 is distinguished from 46 CFR part 355 in that part 356 
establishes requirements for U.S. citizenship exclusively in accordance 
with the AFA while part 355 is applied for purposes of establishing 
citizenship across multiple MARAD programs arising under other 
statutory authority. Most program participants are required to submit 
to MARAD on an annual basis the form of affidavit prescribed by part 
355 or part 356.
    Need and Use of the Information: MARAD will review the Affidavits 
of U.S. Citizenship to determine if the applicants are eligible to 
participate in the programs offered by the agency or to receive a MARAD 
fishery endorsement eligibility approval.
    Description of Respondents: The Affidavits of U.S. Citizenship are 
filed with MARAD by shipowners, trustees, ship mortgagees, charterers, 
equity owners, ship managers, etc.
    Annual Responses: 500 responses.
    Annual Burden: 2,500 hours.
    Comments: Comments should refer to the docket number that appears 
at the top of this document. Written comments may be submitted to the 
Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 
SE., Washington, DC 20590. Comments also may be submitted by electronic 
means via the Internet at http://regulations.gov/search/index.jsp. 
Specifically address whether this information collection is necessary 
for proper performance of the functions of the agency and will have 
practical utility, accuracy of the burden estimates, ways to minimize 
this burden, and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected. All comments received will be 
available for examination at the above address between 10 a.m. and 5 
p.m. EDT (or EST), Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. An 
electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web 
at http://regulations.gov.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit 
http://regulations.gov.

    Authority:  49 CFR 1.66.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: September 23, 2010.
Christine Gurland,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-24695 Filed 9-30-10; 8:45 am]
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