[Federal Register: November 23, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 225)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-98-4771]

 
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 approval for three years of a new information collection 
entitled Subsidy Voucher--Operating Differential Subsidy (Bulk & Liner 
Cargo Vessels).

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before January 22, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael P. Ferris, Director, Office of

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Cost and Rates, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 8117, Washington, D.C. 
20590. Telephone 202-366-2324 or fax 202-366-7901. Copies of this 
collection can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Subsidy Voucher--Operating Differential 
Subsidy (Bulk & Liner Cargo Vessels).
    Type of Request: Approval of an existing information collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0024.
    Form Number: MA-790, SF-1034 and Supporting Schedules.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from the date of approval.
    Summary of Collection of Information: In accordance with the 
Merchant Marine Act, 1936, the Secretary of Transportation is 
authorized to provide financial aid in the operation of contract 
vessels for bulk or liner cargo carrying services that help promote, 
develop, expand and maintain the foreign commerce of the United States 
and for national defense and other national requirements.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information data will be 
prepared by subsidized bulk and liner operators and submitted to the 
Maritime Administration (MARAD). MARAD will utilize the information to 
determine subsidy payable to operators for voyages performed in 
accordance with their Operating-Differential Subsidy (ODS) Agreements.
    Description of Respondents: Bulk and Liner Vessel Operators.
    Annual Responses: 120 responses.
    Annual Burden: 240 hours.
    Comments: Signed written comments should refer to the dock number 
that appears at the top of this document and must be submitted to the 
Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh 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., et. 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: November 18, 1998.
Edmund T. Sommer, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-31263 Filed 11-20-98; 8:45 am]
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