[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 37949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18470]


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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. 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 extension of a currently 
approved collection. 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 April 30, 1997 [62 FR 23530].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before (Insert 30 days from 
date of publication).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Weaver, 400 Seventh Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-2811.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Maritime Administration

    Title: Records Retention Schedule.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0501.
    Affected Public: U.S. Shipping Companies.
    Abstract: Section 801, Merchant Marine Act, 1936 as amended (46 APP 
U.S.C 1211) requires retention of construction differential subsidy or 
operating differential subsidy records.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information will be used to 
audit pertinent records at the conclusion of a contract when the 
contractor was receiving financial assistance from the government.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 750 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT 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 July 9, 1997.
Vanester M. Williams,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-18470 Filed 7-14-97; 8:45 am]
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