[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 41 (Friday, March 2, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 9530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3794]


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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission.

ACTION: Final notice of submission for OMB review.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Federal Maritime Commission hereby gives notice that it has submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget a request for an extension of 
the existing collection requirements under 46 CFR Part 535--Ocean 
Common Carrier and Marine Terminal Operator Agreements Subject to the 
Shipping Act of 1984. The FMC has requested an extension of an existing 
collection as listed below.

DATES: Written comments on this final notice must be submitted on or 
before April 2, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to: Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Mark 
Menchek, Desk Officer for FMC, 725--17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20503, [email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806, and to 
Derek O. Scarbrough, Chief Information Officer, Office of 
Administration, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 North Capitol Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20573 (Telephone: (202) 523-5800), [email protected]. 
Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by contacting Jane Gregory 
on 202-523-5800 or e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice that FMC would be submitting this 
request was published in the Federal Register on December 22, 2006, 
allowing for a 60-day comment period. No comments were received.
    The FMC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency may not 
conduct or sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to, a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.

Information Collection Open for Comment

    Title: 46 CFR Part 535--Ocean Common Carrier and Marine Terminal 
Operator Agreements Subject to the Shipping Act of 1984.
    OMB Approval Number: 3072-0045 (Expires March 31, 2007).
    Abstract: Section 4 of the Shipping Act of 1984, 46 U.S.C. 40301 
(2006), identifies certain commercial agreements by or among ocean 
common carriers that fall within the jurisdiction of the Shipping Act. 
Section 5 of the Shipping Act, 46 U.S.C. 40302, requires that carriers 
file those agreements with the Federal Maritime Commission. Section 6 
of the Shipping Act, 46 U.S.C. 40304, specifies the Commission actions 
that may be taken with respect to filed agreements, including requiring 
the submission of additional information. Section 15 of the Shipping 
Act, 46 U.S.C. 40104, authorizes the Commission to require that ocean 
common carriers, among other persons, file periodic reports. Requests 
for additional information and the filing of periodic reports are meant 
to assist the Commission in fulfilling its statutory mandate of 
overseeing the activities of the ocean transportation industry. These 
reports are necessary so that the Commission can monitor agreements 
parties' activities to determine how or if their activities will have 
an impact on competition.
    Current Actions: There are no changes to this information 
collection, and it is being submitted for extension purposes only.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission staff uses the information filed by 
agreement parties to monitor their activities as required by the 
Shipping Act. Under section 6(g) of the Shipping Act, 46 U.S.C. 41307, 
the Commission must determine whether filed agreements will have 
substantially anticompetitive effects on prevailing trade conditions 
and, if so, whether the agreements will likely, by a reduction in 
competition, result in an unreasonable reduction in competition, result 
in an unreasonable reduction in transportation service or an 
unreasonable increase in transportation cost. If it is shown, based on 
information collected under this rule, that an agreement is likely to 
have the foregoing adverse effects, the Commission may bring suit in 
U.S. District Court to enjoin the operation of that agreement. The 
information collected is not disclosed to the public and is only for 
internal analysis in support of the Commission's decision-making 
process.
    Frequency: This information is collected generally on a quarterly 
basis or as required under the rules.
    Type of Respondents: The types of respondents are ocean common 
carriers and marine terminal operators subject to the Act.
    Number of Annual Respondents: The Commission estimates a potential 
annual respondent universe of 574 entities.
    Estimated Time per Response: The average time for filing agreements 
is estimated to be two person-hours per filing. The average time for 
preparing and filing information required by Form FMC-150, Information 
Form for Agreements Between or Among Ocean Common Carriers, is 
estimated to be 12 to 48 person-hours per response. The average time 
for completing Form FMC-151, Monitoring Report for Agreements Between 
or Among Ocean Common Carriers, is estimated to range between seven to 
50 person-hours for agreement staff and three to 12 hours for each 
agreement carrier party, depending on the complexity of the required 
information. The total average time for reporting and recordkeeping for 
all responses is 8.15 person-hours.
    Total Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the total person-hour 
burden at 13,620 person-hours.

Bryant L. VanBrakle,
Secretary. 4
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