[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 6, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10252-10253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5342]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2002-11719]


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 approval for three years of a new information collection 
titled, ``Intermodal Access to Shallow Draft Ports and Terminals 
Survey.''

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before May 6, 2002.

ADDRESSES: 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. ET 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An electronic version 
of this document is available on the World Wide Web at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evie Chitwood, Maritime 
Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590; 
telephone: 202-366-5127; FAX: 202-366-6988, or e-mail: 
[email protected]. Copies of this collection can also be 
obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Intermodal Access to Shallow Draft Ports and 
Terminals Survey.
    Type of Request: Approval of a new information collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-NEW.
    Form Numbers: MA-1024B
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from the date of approval.
    Summary of Collection of Information. The Maritime Administration 
(MARAD) has primary responsibility for ensuring the availability of 
efficient water transportation service to shippers and consumers. This 
information collection is designed to be a survey of critical 
infrastructure issues that impact the Nation's shallow draft marine 
ports and terminals. The survey will provide MARAD with key road, rail, 
and waterside access data as well as security information and highlight 
the issues that affect the flow of cargo through U.S. shallow draft 
marine ports and terminals.
    Need and Use of the Information: This collection will allow MARAD 
to assess the magnitude and nature of impediments to efficient 
intermodal connections to shallow draft marine ports and terminals and 
provide information on correcting deficiencies.
    Description of Respondents: Officials at the Nation's key shallow 
draft marine ports and terminals.
    Annual Responses: 45
    Annual Burden: 22.5 hours


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    Dated: March 1, 2002.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-5342 Filed 3-5-02; 8:45 am]
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