[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19811-19812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9042]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2000-7204]


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 ``Request for Transfer of Ownership, Registry, and Flag, or 
Charter, Lease, or Mortgage of U.S. Citizen Owned Documented Vessels,''

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before June 12, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raymond R. Barberesi, Director, Office 
of Sealift Support, MAR-630, Maritime Administration, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW, Room 7307, Washington, D.C. 20590, telephone number--202-
366-2323 or 202-493-2180. Copies of this collection can also be 
obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   
    Title of Collection: ``Request for Transfer of Ownership, Registry, 
and Flag, or Charter, Lease, or Mortgage of U.S. Citizen Owned 
Documented Vessels''.
    Type of Request: Approval of an existing information collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0006.
    Form Number: MA-29, MA-29A, MA-29B (Note: MA-29A is only used in 
cases of a National Emergency.)
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from the date of approval.
    Summary of Collection of Information: In accordance with Section 9 
of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended, the Maritime Administration is 
required to approve the sale, transfer, charter, lease, or mortgage of 
U.S. documented vessels to non-citizens, or the transfer of such 
vessels to foreign registry and flag, or the transfer of foreign flag 
vessels by their owners as required by various contractual 
requirements.
    Need and Use of the Information: This information collection 
requires a vessel owner to submit an application for a prospective 
foreign transfer of a U.S.-flag vessel. This information will assist in 
the determination of whether the vessel proposed for transfer will 
initially require retention under the U.S.-flag statutory regulation. 
In such instances, the application is reviewed and cleared for approval 
by specialists within MARAD and the Department of Defense, U.S. 
TRANSCOM.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents are vessel owners who have 
applied for foreign transfer of U.S.-flag vessels.
    Annual Responses: 100 responses.
    Annual Burden: 200 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, D.C. 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

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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., 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: April 6, 2000.
Joel C. Richard.
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-9042 Filed 4-11-00; 8:45 am]
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