[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12399-12400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6170]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[DOCKET NO. MARAD-2003-14680]


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 May 13, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Taylor E. Jones II, Maritime 
Administration, 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 
(202) 366-3423; FAX: (202)366-3128, or E-mail: 
[email protected]. Copies of this collection also can be 
obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title of Collection: Request for Transfer of 
Ownership, Registry, and Flag, or Charter, Lease, or Mortgage of U.S. 
Citizen-Owned Documented Vessels.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0006.
    Form Numbers: MA-29, MA-29A, and MA-29B.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval.
    Summary of Collection of Information: This collection provides 
information necessary for MARAD to approve the sale, transfer, charter, 
lease, or mortgage of U.S. documented vessels to non-citizens; or the 
transfer of such vessels to foreign registry and flag; or the transfer 
of foreign flag vessels by their owners as required by various 
contractual requirements.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information will enable MARAD 
to determine whether the vessel proposed for transfer will initially 
require retention under the U.S.-flag statutory regulations.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents are vessel owners who have 
applied for foreign transfer of U.S.-flag vessels.
    Annual Responses: 100 responses.
    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, 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: March 11, 2003.


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    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-6170 Filed 3-13-03; 8:45 am]
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