[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 77690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31527]


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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 September 22, 
2000 [65 FR 57422]. Comments were due on or before November 21, 2000. 
No comments were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 11, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter Lockland, Chief, Division of 
Operations Support, Office of Ship Operations, Maritime Administration, 
400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 2123, Washington, DC 20590, telephone 
number 202-366-5735. Copies of this collection can also be obtained 
from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Maritime Administration

    Title of Collection: ``Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue 
System (AMVER)''.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0025.
    Type of Request: Approval of an existing information collection.
    Affected Public: U.S.-flag and U.S. citizen-owned vessels that are 
required to respond under current statute and regulation.
    Form(s): CG-4796 (MA) (Rev. 8-88).
    Abstract: This collection of information is used to gather 
information regarding the location of U.S.-flag vessels and certain 
other U.S. citizen-owned vessels for the purpose of Search and Rescue 
in the saving of lives at sea and for the marshalling of ships for 
National Defense and safety purposes. This collection consists of 
vessels that transmit the positions through various electronic means 
with the most commonly used AMVER/SEAS ``compressed message'' sent via 
INMARSAT-C. The information collected will be used to facilitate the 
immediate marshalling of ships for National Defense purposes and for 
the purpose of maintaining a current plot for Search and Rescue 
purposes for safety of life at sea.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 2,598 hours.
    Addresses: Send comments to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, 
NW, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: MARAD Desk Officer.
    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, 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., 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: December 6, 2000.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-31527 Filed 12-11-00; 8:45 am]
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