[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55774-55775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22039]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. Marad 2013 0100]


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 12, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Brand, Maritime Administration, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-
7057; or email [email protected]. Copies of this collection also can 
be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Maritime Administration (MARAD)

    Title of Collection: America's Marine Highway Program.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0541.
    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: The Department of 
Transportation will solicit applications for Marine Highway Projects as 
specified in the America's Marine Highway Program Final Rule, MARAD-
2010-0035, published in the Federal Register on April 9, 2010. These 
applications must comply with the requirements of the referenced 
America's Marine Highway Program Final Rule, and be submitted in 
accordance with the instructions contained in that Final Rule. This 
application period begins immediately upon publication of the 
Solicitation of Applications for Marine Highway Projects. The 
solicitation will occur during FY 2014.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information will be used by 
the Maritime Administration to evaluate and review applications being 
submitted for project designation. The review will assess factors such 
as project scope, impact, public benefit, environmental effect, 
offsetting costs, cost to the government (if any), the likelihood of 
long-term self-supporting operations, and its relationship with Marine 
Highway Routes once designated.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government and 
Business or other for-profit.
    Annual Responses: 20 responses.
    Annual Burden: 200 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,

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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 Sec.  1.93.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: September 4, 2013.
Christine Gurland,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-22039 Filed 9-10-13; 8:45 am]
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