[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 61378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29402]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. et seq.), this notice announces that the information collection 
abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and comment. Described below is 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 was published on August 10, 1999, (64 FR 43419).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 10, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Seidman, Office of Ship 
Construction, Maritime Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 
8311, Washington, DC 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.''
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0029.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Affected Public: U.S. Shipyards.
    Form Number(s): MA-832.
    Abstract: In accordance with Sections 210 and 211 of the Merchant 
Marine Act, 1936, as amended, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) is 
required to monitor the shipbuilding industry's health and current 
employment, facility utilization, and scheduling practices. The data 
received will facilitate the projection of future employment needs and 
facility availability for future shipbuilding work.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 400 Hours.
    Addresee: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20502, attention MARAD Desk Officer.

Comments Are Invited On

    Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of MARAD, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; the accuracy of MARAD'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. A comment to OMB 
is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 
days of publication.

    Dated: November 4, 1999.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-29402 Filed 11-9-99; 8:45 am]
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