[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 55731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22888]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD 2011-0115]


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 November 7, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael C. 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 Eligibility of U.S.-Flag 
Vessels of 100 Feet or Greater in Registered Length to Obtain a Fishery 
Endorsement.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0530.
    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: In accordance with the 
American Fisheries Act of 1998, owners of vessels of 100 feet or 
greater who wish to obtain a fishery endorsement to the vessels' 
documentation are required to file with the Maritime Administration 
(MARAD) an Affidavit of United States Citizenship.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collection is 
necessary for MARAD to determine that a particular vessel is owned and 
controlled by United Sates citizens and is eligible to receive a 
fishery endorsement to its documentation.
    Description of Respondents: Vessel owners, charterers, mortgagees, 
mortgage trustees and managers of vessels of 100 feet or greater who 
seek a fishery endorsement for the vessel.
    Annual Responses: 500.
    Annual Burden: 2,950 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. 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.
    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.

    Dated: August 30, 2011.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Julie Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-22888 Filed 9-7-11; 8:45 am]
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