[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 55065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27166]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request 
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature 
of the information collection and its expected burden. The Federal 
Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the 
following collection of information was published on August 9, 1996 [FR 
61, page 41680].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 22, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Weaver, (202) 366-2811, and 
refer to the OMB Control Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Maritime Administration (MARAD)

    Title: Procedures, Subpart B--Application for Designation of 
Vessels as ``American Great Lakes Vessels.''
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0521.
    Affected Public: Shipowners of merchant vessels.
    Abstract: Public Law 101-624 directs the Secretary of 
Transportation to issue regulations that establish requirements for the 
submission of applications by owners of ocean vessels for designation 
of vessels as ``American Great Lakes Vessels.''
    Need and Use of the Information: Application is mandated by statute 
to establish that a vessel meets statutory criteria for obtaining the 
benefit of eligibility to carry preference cargoes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1 hour.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention OST Desk Officer.
    Comments are Invited on: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department'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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 11, 1996.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation
[FR Doc. 96-27166 Filed 10-22-96; 8:45 am]
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