[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 79 (Thursday, April 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20056-20057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10659]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


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

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 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 December 2, 1996 [61 FR, page 63924].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 27, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Richard Weaver, Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, Maritime Administration, MAR-318, Room 
7301, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-
5755 or fax 202-366-3889. Copies of this collection can also be 
obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Maritime Administration (MARAD)

    Title: Shipbuilding Orderbook and Shipyard Employment.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0029.
    Affected Public: U.S. shipyards which agree to complete the 
information and

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return it to the Maritime Administration.
    Abstract: The collection consists of form MA-832 to gather 
information, including shipyard orderbook and shipyard employment of 
production workers distributed by various categories of work in the 
shipyards by calendar year and quarter as well as projections for firm 
work in the same categories. Also included is information on schedule 
of current orderbook construction dates providing details by ship type.
    Need: The collected information is necessary to perform the reviews 
required by sections 210 and 211 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as 
amended.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 100 hours.
    Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW., 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 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 April 18, 1997.
Vanester M. Williams,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-10659 Filed 4-23-97; 8:45 am]
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