[Federal Register: June 27, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 124)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2002-12545]
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 August 26, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Dunn, Maritime
Administration, Office of Ports and Domestic Shipping, 400 Seventh
Street Southwest, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-2307, FAX:
202-366-6988; or E-mail: kathleen.dunn@marad.dot.gov. Copies of this
collection can also be obtained from that office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Application for Waiver of the Coastwise Trade
Laws for Small Passenger Vessels.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0529.
Form Numbers: None.
Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2002.
Summary of Collection of Information: Owners of ship vessels
desiring waiver of the coastwise trade laws affecting small passenger
vessels will be required to file a written application and
justification for waiver to the Maritime Administration (MARAD). The
agency will review the application and make a determination whether to
grant the requested waiver.
Need and Use of the Information: MARAD requires the information in
order to process applications for waivers of the coastwise laws and to
determine the effect of waivers of the coastwise trade laws on United
States vessel builders and United States-built vessel coastwise trade
businesses.
Description of Respondents: Small passenger vessel owners desirous
of operating in the coastwise trade.
Annual Responses: one.
Annual Burden: one hour.
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, DC 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 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
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comments received will be available for examination at the above
address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT (or 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.
Dated: June 21, 2002.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-16204 Filed 6-27-02; 8:45 am]
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