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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 197 / Friday, October 12, 2007 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping
Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:

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ACTION:

SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information
Collection abstracted below will be
submitted 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 July 17, 2007. No comments were
received.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before November 13, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mitch 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
Establishing U.S. Citizenship—46 CFR
parts 355 and 356.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0012.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three
years from date of approval by the
Office of Management and Budget.
Affected Public: Vessel owners
acquiring ships from MARAD on credit,
companies chartering ships from
MARAD, and companies having Title XI
guarantee obligations.
Form Numbers: None.
Abstract: Maritime Administration
implementing regulations at 46 CFR
parts 355 and 356 set forth requirements
for establishing U.S. citizenship in
accordance with MARAD statutory
authority. Those receiving benefits
under 46 U.S.C. Chapters 531, 535, and
537 (formerly the Merchant Marine Act,
1936, as amended), or applicants
seeking a fishery endorsement eligibility
approval pursuant to the American
Fisheries Act must be citizens of the
United States within the meaning of 46
U.S.C. 50501, (formerly Section 2 of the
Shipping Act, 1916, as amended). In

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either case, whether seeking program
benefits or fishery endorsement
eligibility, Section 50501 sets forth the
statutory requirements for determining
whether an applicant, be it a
corporation, partnership, or association
is a U.S. citizen. 46 CFR Part 356 is
distinguished from 46 CFR Part 355 in
that Part 356 establishes requirements
for U.S. citizenship exclusively in
accordance with the AFA while Part 355
is applied for purposes of establishing
citizenship across multiple MARAD
programs arising under other statutory
authority. Most program participants are
required to submit to MARAD on an
annual basis the form of affidavit
prescribed by Part 355 or Part 356.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three
years from date of approval by the
Office of Management and Budget.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours:
2,500 hours.
ADDRESSES: 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.
Dated: October 4, 2007.
Daron T. Threet,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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BILLING CODE 4910–81–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2007–29366]

Requested Administrative Waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Invitation for public comments
on a requested administrative waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel
LIQUID BLUE.
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SUMMARY: As authorized by Pub. L. 105–
383 and Pub. L. 107–295, the Secretary
of Transportation, as represented by the
Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.build requirement of the coastwise laws
under certain circumstances. A request
for such a waiver has been received by
MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
description of the proposed service, is
listed below. The complete application
is given in DOT docket MARAD–2007–
29366 at http://www.regulations.gov.
Interested parties may comment on the
effect this action may have on U.S.
vessel builders or businesses in the U.S.
that use U.S.-flag vessels. If MARAD
determines, in accordance with Pub. L.
105–383 and MARAD’s regulations at 46
CFR part 388 (68 FR 23084; April 30,
2003), that the issuance of the waiver
will have an unduly adverse effect on a
U.S.-vessel builder or a business that
uses U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
waiver will not be granted. Comments
should refer to the docket number of
this notice and the vessel name in order
for MARAD to properly consider the
comments. Comments should also state
the commenter’s interest in the waiver
application, and address the waiver
criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
November 13, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
docket number MARAD–2007–29366.
Written comments may be submitted by
hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M–30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. You may also
send comments electronically via the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
All comments will become part of this
docket and will be available for
inspection and copying at the above
address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
E.T., Monday through Friday, except
federal holidays. An electronic version
of this document and all documents
entered into this docket is available on
the World Wide Web at http://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joann Spittle, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Room W21–203,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
366–5979.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
described by the applicant the intended
service of the vessel LIQUID BLUE is:
Intended Use: ‘‘6 passenger dive
boat.’’

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