[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 67203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25343]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD 2004 19552]


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) intention to 
request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved 
information collection.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before January 18, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Murray Bloom, Maritime Administration, 
400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-5320; 
FAX: 202-366-7485; or e-mail: [email protected]. Copies of 
this collection also can be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Application for Designation of Vessels as 
American Great Lakes Vessels.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0521.
    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: In accordance with Public Law 
101-624, the Secretary of Transportation issued requirements for the 
submission of applications for designation of vessels as American Great 
Lakes Vessels. Owners who wish to have this designation must certify 
that their vessel(s) meets certain criteria established in 46 CFR part 
380.
    Need and Use of the Information: Application is mandated by statute 
to establish that a vessel meets statutory criteria for obtaining the 
benefits of eligibility to carry preference cargoes.
    Description of Respondents: Shipowners of merchant vessels.
    Annual Responses: One response.
    Annual Burden: 1.25 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 also may be submitted by electronic 
means via the Internet at http://dms.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.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78), or you may visit 
http://dms.dot.gov. (Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.)

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: November 9, 2004.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-25343 Filed 11-15-04; 8:45 am]
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