[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 124 (Thursday, June 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43383-43384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-16204]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2002-12545]


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 26, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Dunn, Maritime 
Administration, Office of Ports and Domestic Shipping, 400 Seventh 
Street Southwest, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-2307, 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: Application for Waiver of the Coastwise Trade 
Laws for Small Passenger Vessels.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0529.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2002.
    Summary of Collection of Information: Owners of ship vessels 
desiring waiver of the coastwise trade laws affecting small passenger 
vessels will be required to file a written application and 
justification for waiver to the Maritime Administration (MARAD). The 
agency will review the application and make a determination whether to 
grant the requested waiver.
    Need and Use of the Information: MARAD requires the information in 
order to process applications for waivers of the coastwise laws and to 
determine the effect of waivers of the coastwise trade laws on United 
States vessel builders and United States-built vessel coastwise trade 
businesses.
    Description of Respondents: Small passenger vessel owners desirous 
of operating in the coastwise trade.
    Annual Responses: one.
    Annual Burden: one hour.
    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

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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 21, 2002.
    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-16204 Filed 6-27-02; 8:45 am]
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