[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77555-77556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31839]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2002-14063]


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 February 18, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Christensen, Maritime 
Administration, 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 
202-366-5909; fax: 202-493-2180, or e-mail: 
[email protected]. Copies of this collection can also be 
obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title of Collection: EUSC/Parent Company.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0511.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval.
    Summary of Collection of Information: The Effective U.S. Control 
(EUSC)/Parent Company collection consists of an inventory of foreign-
registered vessels owned by U.S. citizens. Specifically, the collection 
consists of responses from vessel owners verifying or correcting vessel 
ownership data and characteristics found in commercial publications. 
The information obtained could be vital in a national or international 
emergency, and is essential to the logistical support planning 
operations conducted by MARAD officials.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information is used in 
contingency planning and provides data related to potential sealift 
capacity to support movement of fuel and military equipment to crisis 
zones.
    Description of Respondents: U.S. citizens who own foreign-
registered vessels.
    Annual Responses: 80 responses.
    Annual Burden: 40 hours.
    Comments: Comments should refer to the docket number that appears 
at the top of this document. Written comments

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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.

    Dated: December 13, 2002.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-31839 Filed 12-17-02; 8:45 am]
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