[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9292-9293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4586]


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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 December 2, 1997 (62 FR, 63745).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 30, 1998.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Maritime Administration

    Title: Port Facility Conveyance Information.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0524.
    Affected Public: Eligible port entities.
    Abstract: Public Law 103-160 authorizes the Department of 
Transportation to convey to public entities surplus Federal property 
needed for development or operation of a port facility. The information 
collection will allow the Maritime Administration to approve the 
conveyance of property and administer the port facility conveyance 
program.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collection is 
necessary for MARAD to determine whether (1) the community is committed 
to the redevelopment/reuse plan, (2) the redevelopment/reuse plan is 
viable and is in the best interest of the public, and (3) the property 
is being used in accordance with the terms of the conveyance and 
applicable statutes and regulations.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 2200 hours.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 20 responses.
    Address: 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 February 18, 1998.
Vanester M. Williams,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-4586 Filed 2-23-98; 8:45 am]
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