[Federal Register: May 11, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 90)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration
[DOCKET NO. MARAD-99-5661]

 
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 July 12, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William W. Dean, Office of Ports and 
Domestic Shipping, Maritime Administration, 400 7th Street, S.W., Room 
7201, Washington, D.C. 20590 telephone 202-366-5477 and FAX 202-366-
6988.

Copies of this collection can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Port Facilities Inventory.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0023.
    Form Numbers: MA-400
    Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2000.
    Summary of Collection of Information: 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.
    Need and Use of the Information: This information collection is 
necessary to fulfill the agency's responsibilities contained in 
Executive Order 12656 (emergency preparedness functions) relating to 
emergency utilization and control of U.S. port facilities during 
national emergencies.
    Description of Respondents: Port terminal owners.
    Annual Responses: 40.
    Annual Burden: 40 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,

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U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 7th 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., 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: May 6, 1999.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-11861 Filed 5-10-99; 8:45 am]
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