[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67249-67250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28028]


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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

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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 July 15, 2011, and comments were due by 
September 13, 2011. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 30, 2011.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    Title: Shipbuilding Orderbook and Shipyard Employment.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0029.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners of U.S. shipyards who agree to complete the 
requested information.
    Forms: MA-832.
    Abstract: MARAD collects this information from the shipbuilding and 
ship repair industry primarily to determine if an adequate mobilization 
base exists for national defense and for use in a national emergency.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 400.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding these information collections to the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: 
MARAD Desk Officer. Alternatively, comments may be sent via email to 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of 
Management and Budget, at the following address: 
[email protected].
    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.

    By the Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: October 25, 2011.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-28028 Filed 10-28-11; 8:45 am]
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