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vessel-operating costs and capital costs 

data to MARAD officials on an annual 

basis. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

This information is needed by MARAD 

to establish fair and reasonable 

guideline rates for carriage of specific 

cargoes on U.S. vessels. 

Description of Respondents: U.S. 

citizens who own and operate U.S.-flag 

vessels. 

Annual Responses: 25 responses. 

Annual Burden: 600 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. E8–24363 Filed 10–14–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD 2008 0100] 

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: 

Anne Dougherty, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

Telephone: 202–366–5469; or e-mail: 

anne.dougherty@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime 

Administration (MARAD). 

Title of Collection: Information to 

Determine Seamen’s Re-employment 

Rights—National Emergency. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved information 

collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0526. 

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 is needed 

in order to implement provisions of the 

Maritime Security Act of 1996. These 

provisions grant re-employment rights 

and other benefits to certain merchant 

seamen serving aboard vessels used by 

the United States during times of 

national emergencies. The Maritime 

Security Act of 1996 establishes the 

procedures for obtaining the necessary 

MARAD certification for re-employment 

rights and other benefits. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

MARAD will use the information to 

determine if U.S. civilian mariners are 

eligible for re-employment rights under 

the Maritime Security Act of 1996. 

Description of Respondents: U.S. 

merchant seamen who have completed 

designated national service during a 

time of maritime mobilization need and 

are seeking re-employment with a prior 

employer. 

Annual Responses: 10 responses. 

Annual Burden: 10 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. E8–24364 Filed 10–14–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 9, 2008. 

The Department of the Treasury will 

submit the following public information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 on or after the date 

of publication of this notice. Copies of 

the submission(s) may be obtained by 

calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance 

Officer listed. Comments regarding this 

information collection should be 

addressed to the OMB reviewer listed 

and to the Treasury Department 


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