[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 243 (Monday, December 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 79153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32162]


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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 April 14, 2000, 
(65 FR 20257). Comments were due June 13, 2000. No comments were 
received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 17, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evie K. Chitwood, Office of Intermodal 
Development, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 7209, Washington, D.C. 20590, 
telephone number (voice) 202-366-5127, (fax) 202-366-6988.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    Title of Collection: ``Intermodal Access to U.S. Ports Survey'' 
``Intermodal Access to U.S. Marine Terminals Survey.''
    OMB Control Number: 2133-NEW.
    Type of Request: Approval of a new information collection.
    Affected Public: U.S. Ports and Terminals (including the top U.S. 
deepwater ports, the top container ports and the strategic ports as 
well as the major shallow draft ports).
    Form(s): Forms MA-.
    Abstract: The ``Intermodal Access to U.S. Ports Survey'' and the 
``Intermodal Access to U.S. Marine Terminals Survey'' were designed to 
be a questionnaire of critical infrastructure impediments that impact 
the Nation's ports and marine terminals. The collection will provide 
key highway, truck, rail and waterside access data and will highlight 
the access impediments that affect the flow of cargo through U.S. ports 
and terminals. The annual data received will be used to statistically 
demonstrate the change in access impediments to the Nation's ports and 
terminals.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 81 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: 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 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 13, 2000.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-32162 Filed 12-15-00; 8:45 am]
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