[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 63089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-11066]


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 February 4, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edmund T. Sommer, Jr., Maritime 
Administration, MAR 221, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-5181, or FAX: 202-366-7485. Copies of this 
collection can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Application for Designation of Vessels as 
American Great Lakes Vessels.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0521.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 2002.
    Summary of Collection of Information: In accordance with Public Law 
101-624, the Secretary of Transportation issued requirements for the 
submission of applications for designation of vessels as American Great 
Lakes Vessels. Owners who wish to have this designation must certify 
that their vessel(s) meets certain criteria established in 46 CFR part 
380.
    Need and Use of the Information: Application is mandated by statute 
to establish that a vessel meets statutory criteria for obtaining the 
benefit of eligibility to carry preference cargoes.
    Description of Respondents: Shipowners of merchant vessels.
    Annual Responses: One response.
    Annual Burden: 1.25 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.

    By order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: November 29, 2001.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-29994 Filed 12-3-01; 8:45 am]
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