[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 120 (Friday, June 21, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42310-42311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-15733]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2002-12529]


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 August 20, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Gearhart, Maritime 
Administration, 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 
202-366-1867; FAX: 202-366-7901 or E-MAIL: 
[email protected].
    Copies of this collection can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   
    Title of Collection: Shipbuilding Orderbook and Shipyard 
Employment.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0029.
    Form Numbers: MA-832.
    Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2002.
    Summary of Collection of Information: In compliance with the 
Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended, MARAD conducts this survey to 
obtain information from the shipbuilding and ship repair industry to be 
used primarily to determine if an adequate mobilization base exists for 
national defense and for use in a national emergency.
    Need and Use of the Information: The collection of information is 
necessary in order for MARAD to perform and carry out its duties 
required by Sections 210 and 211 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936.
    Description of Respondents: Owners of U.S. shipyards who agree to 
complete the requested information.
    Annual Responses: 800 responses.
    Annual Burden: 400 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 (or 
EST), 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: June 18, 2002.

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    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-15733 Filed 6-20-02; 8:45 am]
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