[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 39046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19117]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


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

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 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 cost and burden. The 
Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following collection of information was published on 
February 28, 1997 [FR 62, page 9150).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 20, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael P. Ferris, Director, Office of 
Costs and Rates, Maritime Administration, Washington, DC 20590, Tel. 
(202) 366-2324, and refer to the OMB Control Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Title of Collection: Determination of Fair and Reasonable 
Rates for the Carriage of Bulk Preference Cargoes (46 CFR part 382).
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0514.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    Form(s): None.
    Affected Public: U.S.-flag vessels are owned and operated by U.S. 
citizens under the U.S.-flag. The vessels consist of tug/barges, dry 
bulk vessels, break bulk liner vessels, LASH, and tankers.
    Abstract: Two different types of data are required: Vessel 
Operating Costs and Capital Costs--Part 382 requires U.S.-flag vessel 
Operators to submit this data to MARAD on an annual basis. The costs 
are used by MARAD in determining fair and reasonable guideline rates 
for the carriage of preference cargoes on U.S.-flag vessels. Voyage 
costs and voyage days--(Post Voyage Report)-- This information is 
required to be filed by a U.S.-flag operator after the completion of a 
cargo preference voyage.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected is used 
by MARAD to calculate fair and reasonable rates for U.S.-flag vessels 
engaged in the carriage of preference cargoes. If the information is 
not collected, the fair and reasonable rates could be inaccurate thus 
leading to a lack of adequate protection of the government's financial 
interest in obtaining the lowest possible U.S.-flag cost for shipping 
government cargoes.
    Annual Burden: 500 hours--This rule would not impose any unfunded 
mandates.
    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: Send all 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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 16, 1997.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-19117 Filed 7-18-97; 8:45 am]
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