March 10, 2003

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B03-022

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) has forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval, an information collection entitled Approval of Underwriters for Marine Hull Insurance. A Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments was published on December 2, 2002. No comments were received.

Written comments referencing Control No. 2133-0517 should be forwarded to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17^th St., NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention MARAD Desk Officer by 5:00 p.m. April 10, 2003.

For further information contact Otto A. Strassburg, Maritime Administration, 400 7^th St., SW, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-4161; fax (202) 366-7901, or

E-MAIL: joe.strassburg@marad.dot.gov. Copies of this collection also can be obtained from that office. 

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 The mission of the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) is to promote the development and maintenance of an adequate, well-balanced United States merchant marine, sufficient to carry the Nation's domestic waterborne commerce and a substantial portion of its waterborne foreign commerce, and capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency. MARAD also seeks to ensure that the United States enjoys adequate shipbuilding and repair services, efficient ports, effective intermodal water and land transportation systems, and reserve shipping capacity in time of national emergency.

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