[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 198 (Friday, October 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63492-63493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26005]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2002-13537]


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 December 10, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas W. Harrelson, Maritime 
Administration, MAR-590, 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-4610, FAX: 202-366-5522 or e-mail:

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[email protected]. Copies of this collection can also be 
obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Information Collection Activities Under Cargo 
Preference Statutes and Regulations, Including PR 17 and 46 CFR Part 
381.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0013.
    Form Numbers: MA-518.
    Expiration Date of Approval: May 31, 2003.
    Summary of Collection of Information: Title 46, App. U.S.C. 1241-1, 
Public Resolution 17, requires MARAD to monitor and enforce the U.S.-
flag shipping requirements relative to the loans/guarantees extended by 
the Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) to foreign borrowers. Public 
Resolution 17 requires that shipments financed by Eximbank and that 
move by sea, must be transported exclusively on U.S.-flag registered 
vessels unless a waiver is obtained from MARAD.
    Need and Use of the Information: The prescribed monthly report is 
necessary for MARAD to fulfill its responsibilities under Public 
Resolution 17, to ensure compliance of ocean shipping requirements 
operating under Eximbank financing, and to ensure equitable 
distribution of shipments between U.S.-flag and foreign ships. MARAD 
will use this information to report annually to Congress the total 
shipping activities during the calendar year.
    Description of Respondents: Shippers subject to Eximbank financing.
    Annual Responses: 336.
    Annual Burden: 168 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.


    By Order of the Maritime Administrator,

    Dated: October 7, 2002.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-26005 Filed 10-10-02; 8:45 am]
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