[Federal Register: August 5, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 150)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

 
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. 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 
May 11, 1999 [64 FR 25391].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 7, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William W. Dean, Office of Ports and 
Domestic Shipping, Maritime Administration, MAR-831, Room 7201, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, D.C. 20590. Telephone 202-366-5477 or 
FAX 202-366-6988. Copies of this collection can also be obtained from 
that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD)
    Title: Port Facilities Inventory.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0023.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Port terminal owners.
    Form (S): MA-400.
    Abstract: The collection of port facility data from terminal owners 
allows MARAD to maintain information, at the proper level of accuracy 
and currency, on those essential port facilities that are required for 
emergency use. The surveys would be used only in the event the data 
contained on these facilities fell below a level of currency deemed 
adequate for emergency planning purposes.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 40 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, 
Washington, D.C. 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.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on August 2, 1999.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-20186 Filed 8-4-99; 8:45 am]
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