[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 161 (Monday, August 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 43606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20909]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2001-10420]


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's) intentions to 
request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved 
information collection.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before October 19, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Ferris, Maritime 
Administration, MAR 560, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-2324. FAX: 202-366-7901. Copies of this collection 
can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Subsidy Voucher--Operating Differential 
Subsidy (Bulk & Liner Cargo Vessels).
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0024.
    Form Numbers: MA 790, SF-1034 and Supporting Schedules.
    Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 2002.
    Summary of Collection of Information: The Merchant Marine Act, 
1936, authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to provide financial 
aid in the operation of contract vessels for bulk or liner cargo 
carrying services that help promote, develop, expand and maintain the 
foreign commerce of the United States. Vessel owners must submit 
documentation requesting the financial assistance to the Maritime 
Administration (MARAD).
    Need and Use of the Information: MARAD will review the 
documentation to determine subsidy payable to operators for voyages 
performed in accordance with the Operating-Differential Subsidy (ODS) 
Agreements.
    Description of Respondents: Operators of Bulk and Liner Vessels.
    Annual Responses: 8.
    Annual Burden: 16 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 functions of the agency and will have practical 
utility, accuracy of the burden estimates, ways to minimize this 
burden, and ways to enhance the 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: August 15, 2001.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-20909 Filed 8-17-01; 8:45 am]
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