[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 138 (Friday, July 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38605-38606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18996]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration
[Docket No. M-037]


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 extension of approval for three years of a currently approved 
information collection entitled Request for Transfer of Ownership, 
Registry, and Flag, or Charter, Lease, or Mortgage of U.S. Citizen 
Owned Documented Vessels.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before September 16, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frances Olsen, Division of Vessel 
Transfer and Disposal, Office of Sealift Support, MAR-631, Room 7307, 
400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. Telephone (202)366-
2260 or fax (202) 493-2180. Copies of this collection can also be 
obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title of Collection: Request for Transfer of Ownership, Registry, 
and Flag, or Charter, Lease, or Mortgage of U.S. Citizen Owned 
Documented Vessels.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0006.
    Form Number: MA-29, MA-29A, MA-29B (Note: MA-29A is used only in 
cases of a National Emergency).
    Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 1997.
    Summary of Collection of Information: MARAD is required to approve 
the sale, transfer, charter, lease, or mortgage of U.S. documented 
vessels to non-citizens, or the transfer of such vessels to foreign 
registry and flag, or the transfer of foreign flag vessels by their 
owners as required by various contractual requirements. These 
provisions are implemented by 46 CFR part 221.
    Need and Use of the Information: This information collection 
requires a vessel owner to submit an application for a prospective 
foreign transfer of a U.S.-flag vessel. This information will assist in 
the determination of whether the vessel proposed for transfer will 
initially require retention under the U.S.-flag statutory regulation. 
In such instances, the application is reviewed and cleared for approval 
by specialists within MARAD, Department of Commerce, and Department of 
Defense.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents are vessel owners who have 
applied for foreign transfer of U.S.-flag vessels.
    Annual Responses: 220.
    Annual Burden: 440 hours.
    Comments: Send all comments regarding this information collection 
to Joel C. Richard, Department of Transportation, Maritime 
Administration, MAR-120, Room 7210, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590. Send comments regarding 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.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.


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    Dated: July 15, 1997.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-18996 Filed 7-17-97; 8:45 am]
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