[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 136 (Friday, July 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 41860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17851]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD 2011 0096]


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 September 13, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Gearhardt, Maritime 
Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-1867 or E-MAIL: [email protected]. Copies 
of this collection also can be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Shipbuilding Orderbook and Shipyard 
Employment.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0029.
    Form Numbers: MA-832.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years after date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Summary of Collection of Information: In compliance with 46 U.S.C. 
50102 (2007), the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended, MARAD 
conducts this survey to obtain information from the shipbuilding and 
ship repair industry to be used primarily to determine, if an adequate 
mobilization base exists for national defense and for use in a national 
emergency.
    Need and Use of the Information: The collection of information is 
necessary in order for MARAD to perform and carry out its duties 
required by Sections 210 and 211 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936.
    Description of Respondents: Owners of U.S. shipyards who agree to 
complete the requested information.
    Annual Responses: 800.
    Annual Burden: 400 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 may also be submitted by electronic 
means via the Internet at http://regulations.gov. 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 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://www.regulations.gov.

    Authority:  49 CFR 1.66.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: July 11, 2011.
Christine Gurland,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-17851 Filed 7-14-11; 8:45 am]
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