[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28845-28846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12109]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

Docket No. MARAD 2011 0062]


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 July 18, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila Brown, Maritime Administration, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: (202) 
366-5178, FAX: (202) 366-5904; or E-Mail: [email protected]. Copies 
of this collection can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    Title of Collection: Elements of Request for Course Approval.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0535.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.

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    Summary of Collection of Information: Under this proposed voluntary 
collection, public and private maritime security training course 
providers may choose to provide the Maritime Administration (MARAD) 
with information concerning the content and operation of their courses. 
MARAD will use this information to evaluate whether the course meets 
the training standards and curriculum promulgated under Section 109 of 
the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA) (Pub. L. 107-
295). Courses found to meet these standards will receive a course 
approval.
    Need and Use of the Information: This information collection is 
needed to facilitate the approval of maritime security training courses 
that meet the standards and curriculum developed under the MTSA.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents are public and private 
maritime security course training providers.
    Annual Responses: 45.
    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.

    Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.

     Dated: May 9, 2011.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Christine Gurland,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-12109 Filed 5-17-11; 8:45 am]
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