[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 41353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16596]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 Maritime Administration (MARAD)

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2014-0103]


Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection: Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System (AMVER)

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 (Federal Register 22756, Vol. 79, No. 78).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 14, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Russell Alan Krause, 202-366-1031, 
Division of Sealift Operations, W23-102-306, Maritime Administration, 
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel 
Rescue System (AMVER)
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0025
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection
    Abstract: This collection of information is used to gather 
information regarding the location of U.S.-flag vessels and certain 
other U.S. citizen-owned vessels for the purpose of search and rescue 
in the saving of lives at sea and for the marshalling of ships for 
national defense and safety purposes. This collection consists of 
vessels that transmit their positions through various electronic means.
    Affected Public: U.S.-flag and U.S. citizen-owned vessels that are 
required to respond under current statute and regulation.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,998
    Estimated Number of Responses: 731,634
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 51,214

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.

    Date: July 8, 2014.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-16596 Filed 7-14-14; 8:45 am]
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