[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 62 (Thursday, March 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 17000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7911]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration (MARAD)


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. 3501 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 January 20, 2000 
[65 FR 3266].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 1, 2000.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Maritime Administration

    Title of Collection: ``EUSC/Parent Company''.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0511.
    Type oc Request: Approval of an existing information collection.
    Affected Public: Foreign register American vessel owners.
    Form(s): None.
    Abstract: 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. 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.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 46 hours.

Addressee

    Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 
20503, Attention MARAD Desk Officer.

Comments Are Invited on

    Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the Department, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of 
the Department'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: March 27, 2000.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-7911 Filed 3-29-00; 8:45 am]
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