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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60751-60752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24226]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD 2008 0095]

Information Collection Available for Public Comments and 
Recommendations

ACTION: Notice of intention to request extension of OMB approval 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 (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: T. Mitchell Hudson, Maritime 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-9373; or e-mail: [email protected]. Copies of 
this collection also can be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD)
    Title of Collection: Requirements for Eligibility of U.S.-Flag 
Vessels of 100 Feet or Greater in Registered Length to Obtain a Fishery 
Endorsement.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0530.
    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: In accordance with the 
American Fisheries Act of 1998, owners of vessels of 100 feet or 
greater who wish to obtain a fishery endorsement to the vessel's 
documentation are required to file with the Maritime Administration 
(MARAD) an Affidavit of United States Citizenship.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collection is 
necessary for MARAD to determine that a particular vessel is owned and 
controlled by United States citizens and is eligible to receive a 
fishery endorsement to its documentation.
    Description of Respondents: Vessel owners, charterers, mortgagees, 
mortgage trustees and managers of vessels of 100 feet or greater who 
seek a fishery endorsement for the vessel.
    Annual Responses: 1 response.
    Annual Burden: 2,950 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: September 25, 2008.
Leonard Sutter,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
 [FR Doc. E8-24226 Filed 10-14-08; 8:45 am]
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