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: 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 abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The nature of the

information collection is described as well as its expected burden. The

Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting

comments on the following collection of information was published on

June 7, 1999 [64 FR 30374].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 17, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Willis, Office of Sealift

Support, MAR-630, Maritime Administration, MAR-630, Room 7307, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, D.C. 20590. Telephone 202-366-2323 or

FAX 202-366-3889. Copies of this collection can also be obtained from

that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).

Title: Application and Reporting Elements for participation in the

Maritime Security Program.

OMB Control Number: 2133-0525.

Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Operators of U.S.-flag vessels who are interested

in participating in the Maritime Security Fleet.

Form (s): None.

Abstract: The Maritime Security Act of 1996 established the

Maritime Security Program which supports the operations of U.S.-flag

vessels in the foreign commerce of the United States through assistance

payments. Participating vessel operators receive assistance payments

and are required to make their ships and other commercial

transportation resources available to the Government during times of

war or national emergency. The vessel operators who are interested in

participating in the Maritime Security Fleet are required to submit an

application to MARAD for its review and approval.

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: Approximately four to six hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention MARAD Desk Officer.

Comments Are Invited on: Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of

the agency, including whether the information will have practical

utility; the accuracy of the agency'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. A comment to OMB is best assured of having its

full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on August 13, 1999.

Joel C. Richard,

Secretary, Maritime Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-21447 Filed 8-17-99; 8:45 am]

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