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###### Department of Transportation

###### Maritime Administration

          - [Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2014 0148]

# AGENCY:

Maritime Administration, Transportation.

# 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 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 September 18, 2014 (                        **Federal Register**                         56119, Vol. 79, No. 181) and comments were due by November 17, 2014. No comments were received.                    

# DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before January 12, 2015.

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Daniel Ladd, 202-366-1859, Office of Financial Approvals, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, 20590.

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

*Title:*                     Application for Construction Reserve Fund and Annual Statements (CRF).                

*OMB Control Number:*                     2133-0032                

*Type of Request:*                     Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection                

*Abstract:*                     In accordance with Section 511 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended, all citizens who own or operate vessels in the U.S. domestic or foreign commerce and desire “tax” benefits under the Construction Reserve Fund (CRF) program, are required to submit to MARAD an application for benefits. The annual statement provided to MARAD officials sets forth a detailed analysis of the CRF when each income tax return is filed. The application is required in order for MARAD to determine whether the applicant is qualified for the benefits, and the annual statements are required in order for MARAD to assure that the requirements of the program are being satisfied.                

*Affected Public:*                     Owners or operators of vessels in the domestic or foreign commerce.                

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     17                

*Estimated Number of Responses:*                     17                

*Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:*                     153                

# 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;                               ( print page 73698)                            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: December 2, 2014.

Julie P. Agarwal,

Secretary, Maritime Administration.

[FR Doc. 2014-29084 Filed 12-10-14; 8:45 am]

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