[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 6, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 10253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5341]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration


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. The nature of the 
information collection is described as well as its expected burden. The 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following collection of information was published on 
December 21, 2001.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 5, 2002.

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.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    Title: Regulations for Making Excess or Surplus Federal Property 
Available to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and State Maritime 
Academies.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0504.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Maritime training institutions interested in 
acquiring excess or surplus property from the Maritime Administration.
    Form(s): None.
    Abstract: In accordance with 46 U.S.C., MARAD requires approved 
maritime training institutions seeking excess or surplus property to 
provide a statement of need/justification prior to acquiring the 
property. The information provided is used by MARAD officials to 
determine compliance with applicable statutory requirements.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 60 hours.
    Comments Are Invited On: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication.

    Issued in Washington, DC on March 1, 2002.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-5341 Filed 3-5-02; 8:45 am]
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