Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 184 / Friday, September 23, 2005 / Notices 55945 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated 

authority.10

Jill M. Peterson, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–19041 Filed 9–22–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8010–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 5193] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Form DS–3083, Training 

Registration (For Non-U.S. 

Government Persons), OMB Control 

No. 1405–0145 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Training Registration (for non-U.S. 

Government Persons). 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0145. 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Foreign Service 

Institute (FSI). 

• Form Number: DS–3083. 

• Respondents: Respondents are nonU.S. government persons and/or their 

eligible family members, authorized by 

Public Law 105–277 to receive training 

delivered by the Foreign Service 

Institute on a reimbursable or advance 

of funds basis. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

200. 

• Average Hours per Response: 0.5. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 100. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required To 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

DATES: Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from September 23, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Direct comments and 

questions to Katherine Astrich, the 

Department of State Desk Officer in the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs at the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), who may be reached at 

(202) 395–4718. You may submit 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• E-mail: 

Katherine_T._Astrich@omb.eop.gov. 

You must include the DS form number, 

information collection title, and OMB 

control number in the subject line of 

your message. 

• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM 

submissions): Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

• Fax: (202) 395–6974. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may obtain copies of the proposed 

information collection and supporting 

documents from Wayne A. Oshima, 

Foreign Service Institute, Office of 

Management, U.S. Department of State, 

Washington, DC 20522–4201, who may 

be reached on (703) 302–6730, or via email at oshimawa@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

soliciting public comments to permit 

the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary to 

properly perform our functions. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of technology. 

Abstract of proposed collection: This 

data collection tool is to be used to 

obtain information from non-U.S. 

Government persons so that they can 

enroll in courses offered by the 

Department of State’s Foreign Service 

Institute. This includes information of a 

personal and business nature, and credit 

card information so that the Department 

can receive reimbursement. 

Methodology 

This information will be collected in 

hard copy format, which is either 

mailed or transmitted by facsimile 

machine to the Foreign Service Institute. 

Dated: September 7, 2005. 

Catherine J. Russell, 

Executive Director, Foreign Service Institute, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 05–19053 Filed 9–22–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–34–P 

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. 

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 

approval. 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 27, 2005, and comments were 

due on August 26, 2005. No comments 

were received. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 24, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean 

McKeever, Maritime Administration, 

400 Seventh Street Southwest, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 

202–366–5737; FAX: 202–366–7901 or 

e-mail: jean.mckeever@dot.gov. Copies 

of this collection also can be obtained 

from that office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime 

Administration (MARAD). 

Title: Application for Capital 

Construction Fund and Exhibits. 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0027. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: U.S. citizens who 

own or lease one or more eligible 

vessels and who have a program to 

provide for the acquisition, construction 

or reconstruction of a qualified vessel. 

Forms: None. 

Abstract: This information collection 

consists of an application for a Capital 

Construction Fund (CCF) agreement 

under section 607 of the Merchant 

Marine Act, and annual submissions of 

appropriate schedules and exhibits. The 

Capital Construction Fund is a taxdeferred ship construction fund that 

was created to assist owners and 

operators of U.S.-flag vessels in 

accumulating the large amount of 

capital necessary for the modernization 

and expansion of the U.S. merchant 

marine. The program encourages 

construction, reconstruction, or 

acquisition of vessels through the 

deferment of Federal income taxes on 

certain deposits of money or other 

property placed into a CCF. 

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 

2198 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. 

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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. 

Authority: 49 CFR 1.66. 

Issued in Washington, DC on September 

12, 2005. 

Joel C. Richard, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 05–18981 Filed 9–22–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. 2005 22500] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Invitation for public comments 

on a requested administrative waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel 

ENCHANTRESS. 

SUMMARY: As authorized by Pub. L. 105–

383 and Pub. L. 107–295, the Secretary 

of Transportation, as represented by the 

Maritime Administration (MARAD), is 

authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- 

build requirement of the coastwise laws 

under certain circumstances. A request 

for such a waiver has been received by 

MARAD. The vessel, and a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. The complete application 

is given in DOT docket 2005–22500 at 

http://dms.dot.gov. Interested parties 

may comment on the effect this action 

may have on U.S. vessel builders or 

businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-flag 

vessels. If MARAD determines, in 

accordance with Pub. L. 105–383 and 

MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 

388 (68 FR 23084; April 30, 2003), that 

the issuance of the waiver will have an 

unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-vessel 

builder or a business that uses U.S.-flag 

vessels in that business, a waiver will 

not be granted. Comments should refer 

to the docket number of this notice and 

the vessel name in order for MARAD to 

properly consider the comments. 

Comments should also state the 

commenter’s interest in the waiver 

application, and address the waiver 

criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR part 388. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

October 24, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD 2005–22500. 

Written comments may be submitted by 

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, 

U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL–401, 

Department of Transportation, 400 7th 

St., SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

You may also send comments 

electronically via the Internet at http:// 

dmses.dot.gov/submit/. All comments 

will become part of this docket and will 

be available for inspection and copying 

at the above address between 10 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. An electronic 

version of this document and all 

documents entered into this docket is 

available on the World Wide Web at 

http://dms.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sharon Cassidy, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, MAR–830 Room 7201, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20590. Telephone 202–366–5506. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant the intended 

service of the vessel ENCHANTRESS is: 

Intended Use: ‘‘Passengers for hire, 

the ENCHANTRESS will act as a eco 

charter vessel normally carrying 6 

passengers for hire and also perform as 

a platform for sea kayak trips 

throughout the waters of the San Juan 

Archipelago and the waters of Puget 

Sound Washington.’’

Geographic Region: ‘‘Washington 

State, and it’s waters.’’

Dated: September 16, 2005. 

By order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Joel C. Richard, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 05–18980 Filed 9–22–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. 2005 22501] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Invitation for public comments 

on a requested administrative waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel 

MONTRACHET. 

SUMMARY: As authorized by Pub. L. 105–

383 and Pub. L. 107–295, the Secretary 

of Transportation, as represented by the 

Maritime Administration (MARAD), is 

authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- 

build requirement of the coastwise laws 

under certain circumstances. A request 

for such a waiver has been received by 

MARAD. The vessel, and a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. The complete application 

is given in DOT docket 2005–22501 at 

http://dms.dot.gov. Interested parties 

may comment on the effect this action 

may have on U.S. vessel builders or 

businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-flag 

vessels. If MARAD determines, in 

accordance with Pub. L. 105–383 and 

MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 

388 (68 FR 23084; April 30, 2003), that 

the issuance of the waiver will have an 

unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-vessel 

builder or a business that uses U.S.-flag 

vessels in that business, a waiver will 

not be granted. Comments should refer 

to the docket number of this notice and 

the vessel name in order for MARAD to 

properly consider the comments. 

Comments should also state the 

commenter’s interest in the waiver 

application, and address the waiver 

criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR part 388. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

October 24, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2005 22501. 

Written comments may be submitted by 

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, 

U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL–401, 

Department of Transportation, 400 7th 

St., SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

You may also send comments 

electronically via the Internet at http:// 

dmses.dot.gov/submit/. All comments 

will become part of this docket and will 

be available for inspection and copying 

at the above address between 10 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. An electronic 

version of this document and all 

documents entered into this docket is 

available on the World Wide Web at 

http://dms.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sharon Cassidy, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, MAR–830 Room 7201, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20590. Telephone (202) 366–5506. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant the intended 

service of the vessel MONTRACHET is: 

Intended Use: ‘‘Passenger vacation 

charters.’’