[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 215 (Thursday, November 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60117-60118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29384]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation


Notice of Request for Reinstatement, Without Change, of a 
Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Is Scheduled To 
Expire

AGENCY: Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), this notice announces the Saint 
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation's (SLSDC's) intention to 
request the reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved 
collection for which approval is scheduled to expire.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by January 5, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Marc C. Owen, Chief Counsel, Saint Lawrence 
Seaway Development Corporation, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Suite 5424, 
Washington, D.C. 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott A. Poyer, Chief Economist, Saint 
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Office of Great Lakes 
Pilotage, United States Department of Transportation, 400 7th Street 
SW., Suite 5424, Washington, DC 20590, (800) 785-2779, or Marc C. Owen, 
Chief Counsel, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, 400 
Seventh Street, S.W., Suite 5424, Washington, D.C. 20590, (800) 785-
2779.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Great Lakes Pilotage Rate Methodology.
    OMB Control Number: 2135-0501.
    Expiration Date: February 28, 1998.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval is scheduled to expire.
    Abstract: The Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960 authorizes the 
Director of Great Lakes Pilotage to prescribe a uniform system of 
accounts and to perform audits and inspections of Great Lakes pilot 
associations. The Director uses this information to carry out financial 
oversight of the Great Lakes pilot associations and to set pilotage 
rates. The specific information to be filed by respondents is set forth 
in 33 CFR Parts 404-407.
    Respondents: Great Lakes Pilot Associations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3.
    Average Annual Burden Per Respondent: 6 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 18 hours.
    This information collection is available for inspection at the 
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, 400 Seventh Street, 
S.W., Suite 5424, Washington, D.C. 20590. Copies of 33 CFR Parts 404-
407 can be obtained from Mr. Scott Poyer at the address and telephone 
number shown above.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the SLSDC, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the SLSDC's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and

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clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Issued at Washington, D.C. on November 3, 1997.

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
David G. Sanders,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-29384 Filed 11-5-97; 8:45 am]
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