[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 77 (Monday, April 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20168-20169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7693]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2007-27905]


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 June 22, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rodney McFadden, Maritime 
Administration, MAR-410, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: (202) 366-2647, Fax: (202) 366-7403; or E-mail: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#31435e555f54481f5c5257505555545f71555e451f565e47"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e99b868d878c90c7848a8f888d8d8c87a98d869dc78e869f">[email protected]</span></a>. Copies of this collection can also be obtained 
from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Elements of Request for Course Approval.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0535.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Summary of Collection of Information: Under this proposed voluntary 
collection, public and private maritime security training course 
providers may choose to provide the Maritime Administration (MARAD) 
with information concerning the content and operation of their courses. 
MARAD will use this information to evaluate whether the course meets 
the training standards and curriculum promulgated under Section 109 of 
the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA) (Pub. L. 107-
295). Courses found to meet these standards will receive a course 
approval.

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    Need and Use of the Information: This information collection is 
needed to facilitate the approval of maritime security training courses 
that meet the standards and curriculum developed under the MTSA.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents are public and private 
maritime security course training providers.
    Annual Responses: 300.
    Annual Burden: 3,000 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 PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590. Comments also may be submitted by electronic 
means via the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov/submit. 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://dms.dot.gov.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: April 12, 2007.
Murray Bloom,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-7693 Filed 4-20-07; 8:45 am]
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