[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 154 (Monday, August 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47633-47634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20393]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket Number: MARAD 2003 15853]


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 October 10, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Franklin, Maritime 
Administration, (MAR-610), 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-2628, FAX:

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202-366-3954; or e-mail: [email protected].
    Copies of this collection can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue 
System (AMVER).
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0025.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Summary of Collection of Information. This collection of 
information is used to gather information regarding the location of 
U.S.-flag vessels and certain other U.S. citizen-owned vessels for the 
purpose of search and rescue in the saving of lives at sea and for the 
marshalling of ships for national defense and safety purposes.
    Need and Use of the Information: This information collection is 
necessary for maintaining a current plot of U.S.-flag and U.S.-owned 
vessels.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents are U.S.-flag and U.S. 
citizen-owned vessels.
    Annual Responses: 28,160 responses.
    Annual Burden: 2,253 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. e.d.t. 
(or e.s.t.), 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.

    Dated: August 5, 2003.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-20393 Filed 8-8-03; 8:45 am]
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