[Federal Register: December 13, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 238)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration
[Docket No. Marad-1999-6615]

 
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 February 11, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca M. Boyd, MAR 560, Maritime 
Administration, 400 Seventh St., S.W., Room 8117, Washington, D.C. 
20590. Telephone: 202-366-5870, or FAX 202-366-7901.
    Copies of this collection can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Records Retention Schedule.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0501.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2000.
    Summary of Collection of Information: Section 801, Merchant Marine 
Act, 1936, as amended, requires retention of Construction Differential 
Subsidy (CDS) or Operating Differential Subsidy (ODS) records. The 
records are required to be retained to permit proper audit of pertinent 
records at the conclusion of an ODS or CDS contract.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information will be used to 
audit pertinent records at the conclusion of a contract when the 
contractor was receiving financial assistance from the government.
    Description of Respondents: U.S. shipping companies.
    Annual Responses: 3.
    Annual Burden: 50 hours each or 150 hours total.
    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, D.C. 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 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. EDT, 
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: December 8, 1999.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-32219 Filed 12-10-99; 8:45 am]
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