[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 246 (Friday, December 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 66011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31451]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-11185]


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 19, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Thomas, Maritime 
Administration, MAR-250, 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-2646 or Fax 202-493-2288.
    Copies of this collection can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Regulations for Making Excess or Surplus 
Federal Property Available to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and 
State Maritime Academies.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0504.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 2002.
    Summary of Collection of Information: In accordance with U.S.C. 
12959, MARAD requires approved maritime training institutions seeking 
excess or surplus property to provide a statement of need/justification 
prior to acquiring the property.
    Need and Use of the Information: This information collection is 
used by the requestor to provide a justification of the intended use of 
the surplus property, and is needed by MARAD to determine compliance 
with applicable statutory requirements.
    Description of Respondents: Maritime training institutions.
    Annual Responses: 60.
    Annual Burden: 60 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: December 17, 2001.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-31451 Filed 12-20-01; 8:45 am]
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