[Federal Register: February 12, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 29)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-99-5091]

 
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 April 13, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crawford Ellerbe, Office of Maritime 
Labor, Training, and Safety, Maritime Administration, MAR-250, Room 
7302, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20590. Telephone 202-
366-2643 or fax 202-493-2288. Copies of this collection can also be 
obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Regulations for Making Excess or Surplus 
Federal Property Available to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, State 
Maritime Academies, and Approved Nonprofit Maritime Training 
Institutions.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0504.
    Form Number: None.
    Expiration Date of Approval: October 31, 1999.
    Summary of Collection of Information: In accordance with 46 U.S.C. 
12959, MARAD requires approved maritime training institutions seeking 
excess or surplus property to provide a statement of need/justification 
prior to acquiring the excess or surplus property.
    Need and Use of the Information: This information collection is 
used by the requestor to provide a justification of the intended use of 
the property, and is needed by MARAD to determine compliance with 
applicable statutory requirements.
    Description of Respondents: Maritime training institutions 
interested in acquiring the excess or surplus property from MARAD.
    Annual Responses: 30 responses.
    Annual Burden: 120 hours.
    Comments: Signed written comments should refer to the docket number 
that appears at the top of this document and must be submitted to the 
Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW, 
Washington, D.C. 20590. Specifically, address whether this information 
collection is necessary for proper performance of the function of the 
agency and will have practical utility, accuracy of the burden 
estimates, ways to minimize this burden and ways to enhance 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., ET. 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.


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    Dated: February 8, 1999.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-3471 Filed 2-11-99; 8:45 am]
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