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hearing on any petition being processed 

in accordance with the emergency 

waiver procedures must notify FRA of 

such request in their comments 

submitted to the docket. Interested 

persons may submit their comments 

using any of the following methods: 

(1) E-mail to FRA at 

RRS.Correspondence@dot.gov; 

(2) Fax to FRA at 202–493–6309; or 

(3) Hand deliver or expedited delivery 

to the Docket Clerk, Docket Operations 

Facility, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590 or electronically via the internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov. 

All communications concerning any 

petition in the Emergency Relief Docket 

should identify the appropriate docket 

number (e.g., Docket Number FRA– 

2008–0009). 

Anyone is able to search all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

665, Number 7, Pages 19477–78). The 

statement may also be found at http:// 

www.dot.gov/privacy.html. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 6, 

2008. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E8–24379 Filed 10–14–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD 2008 0099] 

Information Collection Available for 

Public Comments and 

Recommendations 

ACTION: Notice of intention to request 

extension of OMB approval and request 

for comments. 

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 (with 

modifications) for three years of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

on or before December 15, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Otto 

Strassburg, Maritime Administration, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 

202–366–4161; or e-mail: 

joe.strassburg@dot.gov. Copies of this 

collection also can be obtained from that 

office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime 

Administration (MARAD). 

Title of Collection: Approval of 

Underwriters for Marine Hull Insurance. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved information 

collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0517. 

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: This collection of 

information involves the approval of 

marine hull underwriters to insure 

MARAD program vessels. Foreign and 

domestic applicants will be required to 

submit financial data upon which 

MARAD approval would be based. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

This information is needed in order that 

MARAD officials can evaluate the 

underwriters and determine their 

suitability for providing marine hull 

insurance on MARAD vessels. 

Description of Respondents: Marine 

insurance brokers and underwriters of 

marine insurance. 

Annual Responses: 62 responses. 

Annual Burden: 46 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 W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Comments also 

may be submitted by electronic means 

via the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp. 

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:// 

www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78) or you 

may visit http://www.regulations.gov/ 

search/index.jsp. 

Authority: 49 CFR 1.66. 

By order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Dated: October 7, 2008. 

Leonard Sutter, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–24362 Filed 10–14–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD 2008 0098] 

Information Collection Available for 

Public Comments and 

Recommendations 

ACTION: Notice of intention to request 

extension of OMB approval and request 

for comments. 

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 (with 

modifications) for three years of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

on or before December 15, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Albert Bratton, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

Telephone: 202–366–5769; or e-mail: 

albert.bratton@dot.gov. Copies of this 

collection also can be obtained from that 

office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime 

Administration (MARAD). 

Title of Collection: Determination of 

Fair and Reasonable Rates for Carriage 

of Agriculture Cargoes on U.S.-Flag 

Commercial Vessels. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved information 

collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0514. 

Form Numbers: MA–1025, MA–1026, 

and MA–172. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years from date of approval by the 

Office of Management and Budget. 

Summary of Collection of 

Information: This data collection 

requires U.S.-flag operators to submit 


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