[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24561-24562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10571]


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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 
February 3, 2011, and comments were due by April 4, 2011. No comments 
were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 1, 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: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    Title: MARAD's Marine Transportation Economic Impact Model Data 
Needs.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0538.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: The target population for the survey will be 
approximately 100 U.S. vessel and marine terminal operating companies.
    Forms: MA-1051, MA-1052.
    Abstract: This collection will provide current marine 
transportation system operational data for the Marine Transportation 
Economic Impact Model that is not available through other means. The 
model uses information collected through surveys of the maritime 
operating areas to develop a profile of the industry. Since the last 
survey in 1999, significant increases in fuel, surface transportation, 
and security costs have occurred, as well as the introduction of new 
information and environmental technologies that have substantially 
affected marine transportation system operations.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 450 hours.
    Addressees: Send comments to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, 
Northwest, 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

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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.

    Dated: April 20, 2011.
Christine Gurland,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-10571 Filed 4-29-11; 8:45 am]
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