[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3266-3267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1287]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2000-6790]


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 ``EUSC/Parent Company.''

DATES:  Comments should be submitted on or before March 20, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Melvin Geller, Office of National 
Security Plans, Maritime Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 
P1-1303, Washington, D.C. 20590, telephone number--202-366-5910. Copies 
of this collection can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: EUSC/Parent Company.
    Type of Request: Approval of an existing information collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0511.
    Form Number: None.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from the date of approval.
    Summary of Collection of Information: The collection of information 
consists of an inventory of foreign register vessels owned by 
Americans. Specifically, the collection consists of responses from 
vessel owners verifying or correcting vessel ownership data and 
characteristics found in commercial publications. The information 
obtained could be vital in a national or international emergency, and 
is essential to the logistical support planning operations conducted by 
MARAD officials.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information obtained will be 
used for contingency planning for sealift requirements primarily as a 
source of ships to move essential oil and bulk cargoes in support of 
the national economy.
    Description of Respondents: Foreign register American vessel 
owners.
    Annual Responses: 92 responses.
    Annual Burden: 46 hours.
    Comments: Comments should refer to the docket number that appears 
at the top of this document. Written comments may 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: January 13, 2000.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-1287 Filed 1-19-00; 8:45 am]
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