[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 202 (Monday, October 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 62706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24799]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD 2014--0135]


Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection: Application and Reporting Elements for Participation in the 
Maritime Security Program

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following information collection was published on July 
7, 2014 (Federal Register 38354, Vol. 79, No. 129).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 19, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Kurfehs, 202-366-2318, Office of 
Sealift Support, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD)
    Title: Application and Reporting Elements for Participation in the 
Maritime Security Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0525.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: The Maritime Security Act of 2003, extended under Section 
3508 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, 
Public Law 112-239, provides for the enrollment of qualified vessels in 
the Maritime Security Program Fleet. Applications and amendments are 
used to select vessels for the fleet. Periodic reporting is used to 
monitor adherence of contractors to program parameters.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Affected Public: Vessel Operators.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 195.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 210.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of the Secretary of 
Transportation, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Comments are 
invited on: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the Department, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; the 
accuracy of the Department'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.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.93.

    Dated: October 14, 2014.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-24799 Filed 10-17-14; 8:45 am]
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