[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 32975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14005]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD 2011 0072]
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 August 8, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joann Spittle, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Telephone: 202-366-5979; or e-mail [email protected]. Copies of
this collection also can be obtained from that office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD)
Title of Collection: Application for Waiver of the Coastwise Trade
Laws for Small Passenger Vessels.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0529.
Form Numbers: MA-1023, Request for Administrative Waiver of the
Jones Act 46 U.S.C. 12121, 46 CFR 388.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by
the Office of Management and Budget.
Summary of Collection of Information: Owners of small passenger
vessels desiring waiver of the coastwise trade laws affecting small
passenger vessels will be required to file a written application and
justification for waiver to the Maritime Administration (MARAD). The
agency will review the application and make a determination whether to
grant the requested waiver.
Need and Use of the Information: MARAD requires the information in
order to process applications for waivers of the coastwise trade laws
and to determine the effect of waivers of the coastwise trade laws on
United States vessel builders and United States-built vessel coastwise
trade businesses.
Description of Respondents: Small passenger vessel owners who
desire to operate in the coastwise trade.
Annual Responses: 75 responses.
Annual Burden: 75 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/search/index.jsp.
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/search/index.jsp.
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, 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/search/index.jsp.
Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.
Dated: May 31, 2011.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Christine Gurland,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-14005 Filed 6-6-11; 8:45 am]
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