[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 185 (Monday, September 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48904-48905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23807]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2001-10651]


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 November 23, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evelyn Harley, Maritime 
Administration, (MAR 560), 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, 
TEL 202-366-5867 or FAX 202-366-9580. Copies of this collection can 
also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Uniform Financial Reporting Requirements.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0005.
    Form Numbers: MA-172.
    Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 2002.
    Summary of Collection of Information: The Uniform Financial 
Reporting Requirements are used as a basis for preparing and filing 
semiannual and annual financial statements with the Maritime

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Administration. Regulations requiring financial reports to the Maritime 
Administration are authorized by Section 801, Merchant Marine Act, 
1936, as amended.
    Need and Use of the Information: The collected information is 
necessary for MARAD to determine compliance with regulatory and 
contractual requirements.
    Description of Respondents: Vessel owners acquiring ships from 
MARAD on credit, companies chartering ships from MARAD, and companies 
having Title XI guarantee obligations.
    Annual Responses: 198.
    Annual Burden: 1881 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, 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 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.

    Dated: September 18, 2001.

    By order of the Maritime Administrator.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-23807 Filed 9-21-01; 8:45 am]
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