[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 172 (Friday, September 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47070-47071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23536]


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PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Panama Canal Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 109 Stat. 163), the Panama Canal 
Commission (PCC) hereby gives notice it has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget for approval of a Paperwork Reduction Act 
Submission (83-I) for a revision of a currently approved collection of 
information entitled Subchapter C of Chapter I, Title 35, Code of 
Federal Regulations, OMB No. 3207-0001. In accordance with sec. 
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PCC published a 
notice in the Federal Register [62 FR 29165, May 29, 1996] requesting 
comment on this proposed collection. The comment period ended July 28, 
1997. PCC received no comments in response to that notice.

DATES: Written comments on this proposed action regarding the 
collection of information must be submitted by October 6, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to Edward H. 
Clarke, Desk Officer for Panama Canal Commission, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Room 3228, New Executive Office Building, 
Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a complete copy of the collection 
of information or related information, contact Ruth Huff, Office of the 
Secretary, Panama Canal Commission, 202-634-6441.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), Federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. Collection of information is 
defined in 44 U.S.C, 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c). Section 3507(a)(1)(D) 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 requires Federal agencies to 
provide a notice in the Federal Register stating that the agency has 
made such submission and setting forth the following information:
    Title: Subchapter C (Shipping and Navigation) of Chapter I, 35 CFR.
    Abstract: Article III of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and 
section 1101 of its implementing legislation, Pub. L. 96-70, as 
amended, vests in the Panama Canal Commission the responsibility and 
authority to maintain and operate the Panama Canal. Section 1801 of 
Pub. L. 96-70, codified at 22 U.S.C. 3811, explicitly authorizes the 
Commission to promulgate regulations governing navigation of the waters 
of the Panama Canal. The information, required by various sections of 
Subchapter C (Shipping and Navigation) of Title 35 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations, and obtained through the use of the subject forms, 
is essential for the Commission to carry out its mission in a safe and 
efficient manner.
    Needs and Uses: On December 24, 1981, OMB approved a collection of

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information proposals submitted by the Panama Canal Commission in 
conjunction with a revision of its navigation regulations (35 CFR 
Chapter I, Subchapter C), and assigned this collection OMB Number 3207-
0001 with an expiration date of December 31, 1984. Prior to the 
expiration of the collection, PCC requested another extension and 
received OMB approval through March 31, 1988. PCC continued requesting 
approval in subsequent expiration years and received extensions through 
August 31, 1991, September 30, 1994 and September 30, 1997. The forms 
required by those regulations, which make up the collection of 
information, are used to collect, from vessels arriving in the Panama 
Canal waters, information required to assure the vessels are in 
compliance with Panama Canal Commission shipping and navigation 
regulations. The information collected will be used for economic 
analyses, traffic forecasting, identification, tonnage calculation, 
billing, safety and sanitation purposes.
    Description of Respondents: Canal users.
    Frequency of Response: When arriving in Panama Canal waters.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 16,487.
    Estimated Total Hours per Response: 2.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 32,974.
Jacinto Wong,
Chief Information Officer, Senior Official for Information Resources 
Management.
[FR Doc. 97-23536 Filed 9-4-97; 8:45 am]
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