[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67441-67442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28086]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2002-13702]


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 January 6, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Olsen, Maritime Administration, 
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC. Telephone: 202-366-2313; FAX: 
202-366-9580, or E-Mail: [email protected]. Copies of this 
collection can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Determination of Fair and Reasonable Rates for 
Carriage of Agricultural Cargoes on U.S. Commercial Vessels.

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    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0514.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of OMB approval.
    Summary of Collection of Information: This collection of 
information requires U.S.-flag operators to submit vessel operating 
costs and capital costs data to MARAD officials on an annual basis.
    Need and Use of the Information: This information is needed by 
MARAD to establish fair and reasonable guideline rates for carriage of 
specific cargoes on U.S. vessels.
    Description of Respondents: U.S. citizens who own and operate U.S.-
flag vessels.
    Annual Responses: 175.
    Annual Burden: 700 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 29, 2002.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-28086 Filed 11-4-02; 8:45 am]
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