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

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 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 (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 burden. The

Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting

comments on the following collection of information was published on

November 10, 1998, [63 FR 63105].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 11, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Strassburg, Chief, Division of

Marine Insurance, Office of Subsidy and Insurance, Maritime

Administration, MAR-575, Room 8117, 400 Seventh Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20590. Telephone 202-366-4161 or FAX 202-366-7901.

Copies of this collection can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Title: War Risk Insurance.

OMB Control Number: 2133-0011.

Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Vessel(s) owner or charterer interested in

participation in MARAD's war risk insurance program.

Form(s):MA-355; MA-528; MA-742; MA-828; and, MA-942.

Abstract: As authorized by Section 1202, Title XII, Merchant Marine

Act, 1936, as amended, (46 App. U.S.C. 1282), 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. It consists of forms MA-355; MA-528; MA-742;

MA-828; and MA-942.

Need and Use of the Information: The collected information is

necessary to determine the eligibility of the applicant and the

vessel(s) for participation in the war risk insurance program.

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The current burden is estimated at

930 hours.

Addressee: 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.

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.

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 January 27, 1999.

Phillip A. Leach,

Clearance Officer, Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 99-3140 Filed 2-8-99; 8:45 am]

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