[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 19707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07900]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2014-0053]


Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection

AGENCY: Maritime Administration (MARAD), Department of Transportation.

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 
December 20, 2013 (Federal Register 77203, Vol. 78, No. 245).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 9, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Yarrington, Chief, Office of 
Marine Insurance, MAR-712, Maritime Administration, Room W23-312, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 
DC 20590, (202) 366-1915.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: War Risk Insurance, Applications and Related Information.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0011.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: As authorized by Section 1202, Title XII, Merchant Marine 
Act, 1936, as amended, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of 
Transportation may provide war risk insurance adequate for the needs of 
the waterborne commerce of the United States if such insurance cannot 
be obtained on reasonable terms from qualified insurance companies 
operating in the United States. This collection is required for the 
program.
    Affected Public: Vessel owners or charterers interested in 
participating in MARAD's war risk insurance program.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 20.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 256.

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: April 1, 2014.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-07900 Filed 4-8-14; 8:45 am]
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