[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66452-66453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27674]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-13686]


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 30, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Strassburg, Maritime 
Administration, 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 
202-366-4161; 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: Seamen's Claims; Administrative Action and 
Litigation.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0522.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval.
    Summary of Collection of Information: The information is submitted 
by claimants seeking payments for injuries or illnesses they sustained 
while serving as masters or members of a crew on board a vessel owned 
or operated by the United States. The Maritime Administration (MARAD) 
reviews the information and makes a determination regarding agency 
liability and payments.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information obtained will be 
evaluated by MARAD officials to determine if the claim is fair and 
reasonable. If the claim is allowed and settled, payment is made to the 
claimant.
    Description of Respondents: Officers or members of a crew who 
suffered death, injury, or illness while employed on vessels owned or 
operated by the United States. Also included in this description of 
respondents are surviving dependents, beneficiaries, and/or legal 
representatives of officers or crew members.
    Annual Responses: 150.
    Annual Burden: 1,875 hours.
    Comments: Comments should refer to the docket number that appears 
at the

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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 25, 2002.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-27674 Filed 10-30-02; 8:45 am]
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