[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4812-4813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2183]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2003-14370]


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 March 31, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Taylor E. Jones II, Maritime 
Administration (MAR-630), 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-2323; FAX: 202-493-2180, or e-mail: 
[email protected]. Copies of this collection also can be 
obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA).
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0532.
    Form Numbers: MA-1020.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years after date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Summary of Collection of Information. This information collection 
is in accordance with Section 708, Defense Production Act, 1950, as 
amended, under which participants agree to provide commercial sealift 
capacity and intermodal shipping services and systems necessary to meet 
national defense requirements. In order to meet national defense 
requirements, the government must assure the continued availability of 
commercial sealift resources.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collection is 
needed by MARAD and the Department of Defense (DOD), including 
representatives from the U.S. Transportation Command and its 
components, to evaluate and assess the applicants' eligibility for 
participation in the VISA program. The information will be used by 
MARAD and the U.S. Transportation Command, and its components, to 
assure the continued availability of commercial sealift resources to 
meet the DOD's military requirements.
    Description of Respondents: Operators of qualified dry cargo 
vessels.
    Annual Responses: 40.
    Annual Burden: 200 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, D.C. 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.


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    Dated: January 27, 2003.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-2183 Filed 1-29-03; 8:45 am]
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