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 War Risk Insurance. A Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments was published on April 16, 2004. No comments were received.

Written comments referencing Control No. 2133-0011 should be forwarded to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th St., NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention MARAD Desk Officer by 5:00 p.m. August 26, 2004.

For further information contact Joseph Strassburg, Maritime Administration, 400 7th St., SW, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-4156; fax (202) 366-7901, or e-mail: joe.strassburg@marad.dot.gov. Copies of this collection also can be obtained from that office.

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) has published a notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment on six separate waiver applications under MARAD's Small Passenger Vessel Waiver Program. The following are the foreign-built, or vessels with lost documentation, that have applied to carry 12-passengers or less in the domestic trade:

MARAD has the authority to issue a waiver of the U.S.-build requirements of the coastwise trade laws under certain circumstances as provided by P.L. 105-383 as amended.

Written comments referencing the above-mentioned dockets, respectively, may be submitted to the Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, Department of Transportation, 400 7^th St., SW, Washington, DC 20590-0001 by 5:00 p.m. August 26, 2004. Comments may be submitted electronically via the Internet at http://dmses.dot.gov/submit. All comments are available for review between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays. Electronic versions of these documents are available on the World Wide Web at http://dms.dot.gov.

For further information contact Michael Hokana, U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, MAR-830, Room 7201, 400 - 7^th St., SW, Washington, DC 20590; telephone

(202) 366-0760.

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) has approved an application under section 9 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended.

• ENSCO Offshore Company, Dallas, TX, has received approval to transfer the 5,363-gross-ton mobile offshore drilling unit ENSCO 95 to Republic of Liberia registry and flag, without change in the ownership of said Vessel.