[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43419-43420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20484]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-1999-6057]


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) intentions to 
request approval for three years of an existing information collection 
entitled ``Shipbuilding Orderbook and Shipyard Employment.''

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before October 12, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Seidman, Office of Ship 
Construction, Maritime Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 
8311, Washington, D.C. 20590, telephone number--202-366-1888. Copies of 
this collection can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Shipbuilding Orderbook and Shipyard 
Employment.
    Type of Request: Approval of an existing information collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0029.
    Form Number: MA-832.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from the date of approval.
    Summary of Collection of Information: In accordance with Sections 
210 and 211 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, this 
collection of information will help facilitate MARAD's efforts to 
monitor the shipbuilding industry's health and current employment, 
facility utilization, and scheduling practices. Additionally, this data 
will facilitate the projection of future employment needs and facility 
availability for future shipbuilding work.
    Need and Use of the Information: The collection of information is 
necessary in order for MARAD to perform and carry out its duties 
required by section 210 and 211 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936.
    Description of Respondents: U.S. Shipyards which agree to complete 
the information and return it to the MARAD.

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    Annual Responses: 800 responses.
    Annual Burden: 400 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, DC 20590. Comments may also be submitted by electronic 
means via the Internet at http://dmses.dot.gov/submit. 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.

    Dated: August 4, 1999.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-20484 Filed 8-9-99; 8:45 am]
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