Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review, 11269 [2013-03506]

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 11269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03506]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

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 forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. The ICR describes 
the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. A 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following information collection was published on 
December 4, 2012 and comments were due by February 4, 2013. No comments 
were received.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before March 18, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Hokana, Maritime 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-0760; or email michael.hokana@dot.gov. Copies of 
this collection also can be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    Title: Jones Act Vessel Availability Determinations.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0545
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The information is needed in order for the Maritime 
Administrator to make a timely and informed decision on the 
availability of coastwise qualified vessels in support of a request 
from the Department of Homeland Security prior to the final decision on 
granting a waiver request under 46 U.S.C. Section 501(b). The 
information will be specifically used to determine if there are 
coastwise qualified vessels available for a certain requirement.
    Affected Public: Coastwise qualified vessel owners, operators, 
charterers, brokers and representatives.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 383 hours.
    Forms: MA-1075, 1075A.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding this information collection to the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street NW., Washington, DC, 20503, Attention: 
MARAD Desk Officer. Alternatively, comments may be sent via email to 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of 
Management and Budget, at the following address: 
oira.submissions@omb.eop.gov.
    Comments Are Invited On: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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. A comment to OMB is best assured of having its 
full effect if OMB receives it receives it within 30 days of 
publication.
    (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93.)

    Dated: February 11, 2013.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-03506 Filed 2-14-13; 8:45 am]
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