[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 1 (Monday, January 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34756]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-98-4950]


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.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before March 5, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca M. Boyd, Office of Financial 
Approvals, Maritime Administration, MAR-580, Room 8114, 400 Seventh 
Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. Telephone 202-366-5870 or FAX 
202-366-7901. Copies of this collection can also be obtained from that 
office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Uniform Financial Reporting Requirements.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0005.
    Form Numbers: MA-172.
    Expiration Date of Approval: October 31, 1999.
    Summary of Collection of Information: The Uniform Financial 
Reporting Requirements are used as a basis for preparing and filing 
semiannual and annual financial statements with the Maritime 
Administration. Regulations requiring financial reports to the Maritime 
Administration are authorized by Section 21, Shipping Act, 1916, as 
amended, and Section 801, Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended.
    Need and Use of the Information: The collected information is 
necessary for MARAD to determine compliance with regulatory and 
contractual requirements.
    Description of Respondents: Vessel owners acquiring ships from 
MARAD on credit, companies chartering ships from MARAD, and companies 
having Title XI guarantee obligations.
    Annual Responses: 220.
    Annual Burden: 2090 hours.
    Comments: Signed written comments should refer to the docket number 
that appears at the top of this document and must be submitted to the 
Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW, 
Washington, D.C. 20590. Specifically, address 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. All comments 
received will be available for examination at the above address between 
10 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET. Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. 
An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide 
Web at http:/dms.dot.gov.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
    Dated: December 28, 1998.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-34756 Filed 12-31-98; 8:45 am]
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