[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55731-55732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22964]


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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 
June 15, 2010. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 11, 2011.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    Title: Elements of Request for Course Approval.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0535.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Respondents are public and private maritime 
security course training providers.
    Form(s): None.
    Abstract: Under this voluntary collection, public and private 
maritime security training course providers may choose to provide the 
Maritime

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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.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 990.
    Addressee: Send comments to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, 
NW., 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 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: August 30, 2011.

    By the Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-22964 Filed 9-7-11; 8:45 am]
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