[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 23 (Thursday, February 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6181-6182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2416]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD 2011 0008]


Information Collection Available for Public Comments and 
Recommendations

ACTION: Notice 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 for three years of a currently approved 
information collection.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before April 4, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Lolich, Maritime 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-0704 or e-mail: [email protected]. Copies of 
this collection also can be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: MARAD's Marine Transportation Economic Impact 
Model Data Needs.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0538.
    Form Numbers: MA-1051 and MA-1052.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Summary of Collection of Information: MARAD's Marine Transportation 
Economic Impact Model Data Needs Survey is designed to explore and 
quantify the economic contribution of the nation's marine industry to 
our national economy (output, employment and tax receipts) and to 
provide the underpinnings to calculate modal impacts on surface 
transportation should marine transportation become unavailable in any 
given region to shippers.
    Need and Use of the Information: This collection of information 
will be used to obtain more detailed information on the freight-based 
transportation sectors than currently

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available from other sources; obtain information on the change in costs 
(operational and handling costs) since 1999 of terminal operators and 
ocean-going vessels.
    Description of Respondents: U.S. vessels and marine terminal 
operating companies.
    Annual Responses: 90 responses.
    Annual Burden: 450 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://www.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://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp.
    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://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp.

    By order of the Maritime Administrator.
    Dated: January 24, 2011.
Christine Gurland,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-2416 Filed 2-2-11; 8:45 am]
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