[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 77556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31838]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The nature of the 
information collection is described as well as its expected burden. The 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following collection of information was published on 
September 25, 2002 (67 FR 60279).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 17, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean McKeever, Associate Administrator 
for Shipbuilding, Maritime Administration, 400 7th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-5737; FAX: 202-366-7901, or E-
mail: [email protected]. Copies of this collection can also 
be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    Title: Capital Construction Fund and Exhibits.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0027.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of U.S.-flag vessels.
    Form(s): None.
    Abstract: This information collection consists of application for a 
Capital Construction Fund (CCF) agreement under Section 607 of the 
Merchant Marine Act, and annual submissions of appropriate schedules 
and exhibits. The Capital Construction Fund is a tax-deferred ship 
construction fund that was created to assist owners and operators of 
U.S.-flag vessels in accumulating the large amount of capital necessary 
for the modernization and expansion of the U.S. merchant marine. The 
program encourages construction, reconstruction, or acquisition of 
vessels through the deferment of Federal income taxes on certain 
deposits of money or other property placed into a CCF.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 2130 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention MARAD Desk Officer.
    Comments are Invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology. A comment to OMB is best assured of having its 
full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 13, 2002.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-31838 Filed 12-17-02; 8:45 am]
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