[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2814-2815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1188]


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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 
October 11, 2002. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 20, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas W. Harrelson, Maritime 
Administration, MAR-590, 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-4610; FAX: 202-366-5522; or e-mail: 
[email protected]. Copies of this collection also can be 
obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    Title: Monthly Report of Ocean Shipments Moving under Export-Import 
Bank Financing.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0013.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Shippers subject to Export/Import Bank financing.
    Form (s): MA-518.
    Abstract: Public Resolution 17 (PR 17) requires MARAD to monitor 
and enforce the U.S.-flag shipping requirements relative to the loans/
guarantees extended by the Export-Import Bank (EXIMBANK) to foreign 
borrowers. PR 17 requires that all shipments financed by EXIMBANK and 
that move by sea, must be transported exclusively on U.S.-flag 
registered vessels unless a waiver is obtained from MARAD.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 168 hours.

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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 January 14, 2003.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-1188 Filed 1-17-03; 8:45 am]
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