[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 13699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5748]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements 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 abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The nature of the
information collection is described as well as its expected burden. The
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collection of information was published on
December 7, 2010. No comments were received.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 13, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frances Jerry, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Telephone: (202) 366-5861; or e-mail: [email protected]. Copies of
this collection also can be obtained from that office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
Title of Collection: Uniform Financial Reporting Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0005.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Vessel owners acquiring ships from MARAD on
credit, companies chartering ships from MARAD, and companies having
Title XI guarantee obligations.
Form(s): MA-172.
Abstract: The Uniform Financial Reporting Requirements are used as
a basis for preparing and filing semi-annual and annual financial
statements with the Maritime Administration. Regulations requiring
financial reports to MARAD are authorized by Section 801, Merchant
Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 App. U.S.C. 1211). Financial reports
are also required by regulation of purchasers of ships from MARAD on
credit, companies chartering ships from MARAD, and of companies having
Title XI guarantee obligations (46 CFR part 298).
Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by
the Office of Management and Budget.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 1,254.
Addressee: Send comments to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: MARAD Desk Officer.
Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency'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. A comment to OMB is best assured of having its
full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: March 7, 2011.
Christine Gurland,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-5748 Filed 3-11-11; 8:45 am]
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