[Federal Register: October 11, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 198)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2002-13537]
Information Collection Available for Public Comments and
Recommendations
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Maritime Administration's (MARAD's) intentions to
request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved
information collection.
DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before December 10, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas W. Harrelson, Maritime
Administration, MAR-590, 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590.
Telephone: 202-366-4610, FAX: 202-366-5522 or e-mail:
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thomas.harrelson@marad.dot.gov. Copies of this collection can also be
obtained from that office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Information Collection Activities Under Cargo
Preference Statutes and Regulations, Including PR 17 and 46 CFR Part
381.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0013.
Form Numbers: MA-518.
Expiration Date of Approval: May 31, 2003.
Summary of Collection of Information: Title 46, App. U.S.C. 1241-1,
Public Resolution 17, requires MARAD to monitor and enforce the U.S.-
flag shipping requirements relative to the loans/guarantees extended by
the Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) to foreign borrowers. Public
Resolution 17 requires that shipments financed by Eximbank and that
move by sea, must be transported exclusively on U.S.-flag registered
vessels unless a waiver is obtained from MARAD.
Need and Use of the Information: The prescribed monthly report is
necessary for MARAD to fulfill its responsibilities under Public
Resolution 17, to ensure compliance of ocean shipping requirements
operating under Eximbank financing, and to ensure equitable
distribution of shipments between U.S.-flag and foreign ships. MARAD
will use this information to report annually to Congress the total
shipping activities during the calendar year.
Description of Respondents: Shippers subject to Eximbank financing.
Annual Responses: 336.
Annual Burden: 168 hours.
Comments: Comments should refer to the docket number that appears
at the top of this document. Written comments may be submitted to the
Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590. Comments may also be submitted by electronic
means via the Internet at http://dmses.dot.gov/submit. Specifically
address whether this information collection is necessary for proper
performance of the functions of the agency and will have practical
utility, accuracy of the burden estimates, ways to minimize this
burden, and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected. All comments received will be available
for examination at the above address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT (or
EST), Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. An electronic
version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at http://
dms.dot.gov.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator,
Dated: October 7, 2002.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-26005 Filed 10-10-02; 8:45 am]
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