[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10337-10338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5160]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-99-5145]


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 May 3, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edmund T. Sommer, Jr., Chief, Division 
of General and International Law, Office of the Chief Counsel, Maritime 
Administration, MAR-221, Room 7232, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, 
D.C. 20590, telephone 202-366-5181 or fax 202-366-7485. Copies of this 
collection can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Procedures, New Subpart B--Application for 
Designation of Vessels as American Great Lakes Vessels.

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    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0521.
    Form Number: None.
    Expiration Date of Approval: October 31, 1999.
    Summary of Collection of Information: Public Law 101-624 directs 
the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations that establish 
requirements for the submission of applications by owners of ocean 
vessels for designation as ``American Great Lakes Vessels.''
    Need and Use of the Information: Application is mandated by statute 
to establish that a vessel meets statutory criteria for obtaining the 
benefit of eligibility to carry preference cargoes.
    Description of Respondents: Shipowners of merchant vessels.
    Annual Responses: 1 response.
    Annual Burden: 1.25 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: February 25, 1999.
Michael J. McMorrow,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-5160 Filed 3-3-99; 8:45 am]
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