[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 84 (Monday, May 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25420-25421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10723]


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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. 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 February 15, 2000 
[65 FR 7607]. Public comments were due on or before April 17, 2000. No 
comments were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 31, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas W. Harrelson, Office of Cargo 
Preference, Maritime Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 8118, 
Washington, DC 20590, telephone number 202-366-4610. Copies of this 
collection can also be obtained from that office.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   

Maritime Administration

    Title of Collection: ``Monthly Report of Ocean Shipments Moving 
Under Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) Financing''.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0013.
    Type of Request: Approval of an existing information collection.
    Affected Public: Shippers who are subject to Eximbank financing 
requirements.
    Form(s): MA-518.
    Abstract: Title 46 App. U.S.C. 1241-1, Public Resolution 17, 73rd 
Congress (PR 17), requires MARAD to monitor and enforce the U.S.-flag 
shipping requirements relative to the loans/guarantees extended by the 
Eximbank to foreign borrowers. PR 17 requires that shipments financed 
by Eximbank and that move by sea, must be transported exclusively on 
U.S.-flag registered vessels unless a waiver is obtained from MARAD. 
The prescribed monthly report is necessary for MARAD to fulfill its 
responsibilities under PR 17, to ensure compliance of ocean shipping 
requirements operating under Eximbank financing, and to ensure 
equitable distribution of shipments between U.S.-flag and foreign 
ships. MARAD will use this information to report annually to Congress 
the total shipping activities during the calendar year.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 168 Hours.

ADDRESSES: 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: April 25, 2000.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-10723 Filed 4-28-00; 8:45 am]
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