[Federal Register: August 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 157)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD 2005 22108]

 
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) intention to 
request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved 
information collection.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before October 17, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Walker, Maritime 
Administration, 400 Seventh Street Southwest, Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-5076, Fax: 202-366-6988; or e-mail: 
Richard.walker@dot.gov. Copies of this collection also can be obtained 

from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Inventory of American Intermodal Equipment.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0503.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Summary of Collection of Information: This collection consists of 
an intermodal equipment inventory that provides data essential to both 
the government and the transportation industry in planning for the most 
efficient use of intermodal equipment. Further, this collection is 
intended to assure that containers and related intermodal equipment are 
obtainable in the event of a national emergency.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information contained in the 
inventory provides data about U.S-based companies that own or lease 
intermodal equipment and is essential to both government and industry 
in planning for contingency operations.
    Description of Respondents: Owners of U.S. steamship and intermodal 
equipment leasing companies.
    Annual Responses: 22 responses.
    Annual Burden: 66 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 
Southwest, Washington, DC 20590. Comments also may be submitted by 
electronic means via the Internet at http://dms.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. e.d.t. (or e.s.t.), Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. An electronic version of this document is available on the 
World Wide Web at http://dms.dot.gov.

    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit 
http://dms.dot.gov.


    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.)

    Dated: August 10, 2005.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-16228 Filed 8-15-05; 8:45 am]

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