[Federal Register: November 30, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 229)]
[Notices]
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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 new Information
Collection abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency processing. The Maritime
Administration (MARAD) is requesting approval of this collection for
the period December 9, 2005 to September 30, 2006. With this one-time
survey, MARAD has made a concerted effort to keep the burden on the
public to an absolute minimum.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 30, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gilda Lee, Maritime Administration,
400 Seventh Street Southwest, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-
3971; FAX: 202-366-3746; or E-MAIL: gilda.lee@dot.gov. Copies of this
collection also can be obtained from that office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
Title: Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway Survey for the New Cargoes/
New Vessels Study.
OMB Control Number: 2133-NEW.
Type of Request: Emergency approval of a one-time collection.
Affected Public: Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway shippers.
Forms: Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway System Shipper Survey (Un-
numbered)
Abstract: The United States and Canada are jointly undertaking a
multi-year assessment of the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway (GLSLS)
System. This assessment will evaluate the ongoing maintenance and long-
term capital requirements to ensure the GLSLS system is a competitive,
reliable and sustainable component of North America's transportation
infrastructure.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 433 hours.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street Northwest,
Washington, DC 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.
Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 23, 2005.
Murray A. Bloom,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-23477 Filed 11-29-05; 8:45 am]
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