[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38315-38316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15448]


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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.

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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 April 12, 2000 
[65 FR 19811]. Comments were due June 12, 2000. No comments were 
received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 20, 2000.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Maritime Administration

    Title of Collection: ``Request for Transfer of Ownership, Registry, 
and Flag, or Charter, Lease, or Mortgage of U.S. Citizen Owned 
Documented Vessels''.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0006.
    Type of Request: Approval of an existing information collection.
    Affected Public: Respondents are vessel owners who have applied for 
foreign transfer of U.S.-flag vessels.
    Form(s): MA-29, MA-29A, MA-29B (Note MA-29A is only used in cases 
of a National Emergency).
    Abstract: 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. 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.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 200 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: June 14, 2000.
Edmund T. Sommer, Jr.,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-15448 Filed 6-19-00; 8:45 am]
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