[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50211-50212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21191]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD 2003 15934]


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 20, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas M.P. Christensen, Office of 
National Security Plans, Maritime Administration, 400 Seventh St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-5900; FAX 202-488-0941 or e-
mail: [email protected].
    Copies of this collection can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Voluntary Tanker Agreement.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0505.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years after date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Summary of Collection of Information: The collection consists of a 
request from the Maritime Administration (MARAD) that each participant 
in the Voluntary Tanker Agreement submit a list of the names of ships 
owned, chartered or contracted for by the participant, and their size 
and flags of registry. There is no prescribed format for this 
information.
    Need and Use of the Information: The collected information is 
necessary to evaluate tanker capability and make plans for the use of 
this capability to meet national emergency requirements. This 
information will be used by both MARAD and Department of Defense to 
establish overall contingency plans.
    Description of Respondents: Tanker companies that operate in 
international trade and who have agreed to participate in this 
agreement.
    Annual Responses: 15.
    Annual Burden: One hour per response.
    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, 
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: August 12, 2003.
Murray Bloom,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-21191 Filed 8-19-03; 8:45 am]
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