[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52234-52235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20528]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review; Reports, 
Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements

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 
May 14, 2013, and comments were due by July 15, 2013. No comments were 
received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 23, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Brennan, Maritime 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.

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Telephone: 202-366-1029 or email: [email protected]. Copies of 
this collection also can be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    Title: Procedures for Determining Vessel Services Categories for 
Purposes of the Cargo Preference Act.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0540.
    Type Of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners or operators of U.S.-registered vessels and 
foreign-registered vessels.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: The purpose is to provide information to be used in the 
designation of service categories of individual vessels for purposes of 
compliance with the Cargo Preference Act under a Memorandum of 
Understanding entered into by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. 
Agency for International Development, and the Maritime Administration. 
The Maritime Administration will use the data submitted by vessel 
operators to create a list of Vessel Self-Designations and determine 
whether the Agency agrees or disagrees with a vessel owner's 
designation of a vessel.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 800 hours.

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.

    Dated: August 12, 2013.
Christine Gurland,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-20528 Filed 8-21-13; 8:45 am]
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