[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 70109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29408]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2002-13840]


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 21, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lennis Fludd, Maritime Administration, 
400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-2308; 
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: Records Retention Schedule.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0501.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from approval by the 
Office of Management and Budget.
    Summary of Collection of Information. Section 801, Merchant Marine 
Act, 1936, as amended, requires retention of financial records 
pertaining to financial assistance programs for ship construction and 
ship operations. These records are required to be retained to permit 
proper audit of pertinent records at the conclusion of a contract.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information will be used to 
audit pertinent records at the conclusion of a contract when the 
contractor was receiving financial assistance from the government.
    Description of Respondents: U.S. shipping companies.
    Annual Responses: 3.
    Annual Burden: 150 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: November 14, 2002.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-29408 Filed 11-19-02; 8:45 am]
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