[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27647-27648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13203]


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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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that the two Information Collection 
Requests (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICRs describes 
the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The 
Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on information collection 2133-0027 was published on March 5, 
1997 [62 FR 10109]. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on information collection 2133-0511 was 
published on February 27, 1997 [62 FR 9015].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 19, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edna Brown, Maritime Administration, 
MAR-318, Room 7301, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone (202) 366-4146. Copies of these collections can be obtained 
from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Maritime Administration

    1. Title of Collection: Capital Construction Fund and Exhibits.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0027.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Affected Public: U.S. citizens which own or lease one or more 
eligible vessels and that have a program to provide for the 
acquisition, construction or reconstruction of a qualified vessel as 
defined in section 607(k)(2) of the Act.
    Abstract: The collection consists of application for a Capital 
Construction Fund agreement under section 607 of the Merchant Marine 
Act, 1936 as amended, and annual submissions of appropriate schedules 
and exhibits. The Capital Construction Fund is a tax deferred ship 
construction fund that was created to assist owners and operators of 
U.S.-flag vessels in accumulating the large amount of capital necessary 
for the modernization and expansion of the U.S. merchant marine. The 
program encourages

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construction, reconstruction, or acquisition of vessels through the 
deferment of Federal income taxes on certain deposits of money or 
property placed into a CCF.
    Need and Use of the Information: The collected information is used 
by the Maritime Administration to determine an applicant's eligibility 
to enter into a CCF Agreement.
    Annual Burden Estimate: The annual burden estimate is 1,996 hours.
    2. Title of Collection: EUSC/Parent Company.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0511.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    Affected Public: Foreign register American vessel owners which 
complete the information collection and return it to the Maritime 
Administration.
    Abstract: The collection consists of an inventory of information 
regarding Foreign register vessels owned by Americans. Specifically, 
this information consists of responses from vessel owners verifying or 
correcting vessel ownership, data and characteristics found in 
commercial publications.
    Need and Use of the Information: The verification of information on 
vessels that could be vital in a national or international emergency is 
essential to the logistical support planning by MARAD's Office of 
National Security Plans and the Logistics Plans Division of the Office 
of the Chief of Naval Operations. The information will be used for 
contingency planning for sealift requirements primarily as a source of 
ships to move essential oil and bulk cargoes in support of the national 
economy.
    Annual Burden Estimate: The annual burden is 46 hours.

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 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.

ADDRESSES: 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.

    Issued in Washington, DC on May 13, 1997.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-13203 Filed 5-19-97; 8:45 am]
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