Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT), Maritime Administration

(MARAD).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request

(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature

of the information collection and its expected cost and burden. The

Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting

comments on the following collection of information was published on

March 7, 1996 [FR 61, page 9223].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 8, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Freeman, (202) 366-6057, and

refer to the OMB Control Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Applications and Amendments for Participant Under Section

651, Subtitle B, Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as Amended.

OMB Control Number: 2133-0525.

Abstract: The Maritime Security Bill provides for the acceptance of

applications for enrollment in the Maritime Security Fleet. Because

each vessel accepted as a participant in the Maritime Security Fleet

will receive support payments for up to ten years, the information

submitted on the application must be certified to be true and correct.

The information collected will form the pool of vessels from which

the Maritime Security Fleet will be selected.

The information collected is intended for: the initial application

for participation in the Maritime Security Fleet, and amendments for

additional vessels or changes to existing vessels or status of the

applicant.

Respondents: The respondents are carrier desiring to enroll their

vessels in the Maritime Security Program Fleet.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: The number of

respondents are approximately 10. The total annual responses are 10.

The total annual burden hours are 80.

Frequency: Reporting is one-time.

Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW, Washington, DC

20503, Attention MARAD Desk Officer.

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 6, 1996.

Phillip A. Leach,

Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 96-14982 Filed 6-12-96; 8:45 am]

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