[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 134 (Monday, July 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 40837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16320]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD 2014-0101]


Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection

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 Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following information collection was published on April 
23, 2014 (Vol. 79, No. 78, 22757).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 13, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Norman Serlin, 202-366-8159, Office of 
Marine Financing, MAR-720, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Title XI Obligation Guarantees.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0018.
    Type of Request: Revision of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: In accordance with the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, the 
Maritime Administration (MARAD) is authorized to execute a full faith 
and credit guarantee by the United States of debt obligations issued to 
finance or refinance the construction or reconstruction of vessels. In 
addition, the program allows for financing shipyard modernization and 
improvement projects. The information to be collected will be used to 
evaluate an applicant's project and capabilities, make the required 
determinations, and administer any agreements executed upon approval of 
loan guarantees.
    Affected Public: Individuals/businesses interested in obtaining 
loan guarantees for construction or reconstruction of vessels as well 
as businesses interested in shipyard modernization and improvements.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 10.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,500.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of the Secretary of 
Transportation, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department'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.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:93.

    Dated: July 7, 2014.
Christine Gurland,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-16320 Filed 7-11-14; 8:45 am]
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