[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17704-17705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8253]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2000-7158]


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 June 5, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Wiegand, Maritime Administration, 
MAR 611, 400 Seventh St., SW, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:--202-
366-2627. FAX 202-366-3889.
    Copies of this collection can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Maintenance and Repair Cumulative Summary.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0007.
    Form Numbers: MA-140.
    Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2000.
    Summary of Collection of Information: The collection consists of 
form MA-140 to which are attached invoices and other supporting 
documents for expenses claimed for subsidy. Subsidized operators submit 
form MA-140 to the appropriate MARAD region office for review within 60 
days of the termination of a subsidized voyage.
    Need and Use of the Information: The collected information is 
necessary to

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perform the reviews required in order to permit payment of Maintenance 
and Repair subsidy.
    Annual Responses: 25.
    Annual Burden: 300 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 functions of the agency and will have practical 
utility, accuracy of the burden estimates, ways to minimize this 
burden, and ways to enhance the 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. EDT, 
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: March 29, 2000.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-8253 Filed 4-3-00; 8:45 am]
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