98-3084. Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 6253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3084]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request 
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature 
of the information collection and its expected cost and burden. The 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following collection of information was published in FR 
62 63214, November 26, 1997.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 9, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter Lockland, Chief, Division of 
Operations Support, Office of Ship Operations, Maritime Administration, 
MAR-613, Room 2123, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone [phone] or fax [phone]. Copies of this 
collection can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Maritime Administration, DOT

    Title: Position Reporting System for Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0025.
    Form Number: CG-4796-A (MA) (Rev. 8-88).
    Affected Public: U.S.-flag and U.S. citizen-owned vessels which are 
required to respond under current statute and regulation.
    Abstract: This collection is used to gather information regarding 
the location of U.S.-flag 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 marshaling of ships for national defense and safety purposes. 
This collection consists of vessels that transmit their positions 
electronically via radio message, and from this, location data is read 
into a database and is accessed only by the U.S. Coast Guard and MARAD 
to determine the location of a particular ship.
    Need and Use of the Information: The collection is necessary for 
maintaining a current plot of U.S.-flag and U.S.-owned vessels in order 
to facilitate immediate marshaling of ships for national defense 
purposes, and for the purpose of maintaining a current plot for Search 
and Rescue purposes for safety of life at sea.
    Annual Burden: 3,328 hours.
    Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20503, Attention MARAD Desk Officer.
    OMB is required to make a decision concerning this collection of 
information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document 
in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment to OMB is best assured of 
having its full effect if OMB receives within 30 days of publication.
    Specifically, address whether this information collection is 
necessary for proper performance of the function of the agency and will 
have practical utility, accuracy of the burden estimates, ways to 
minimize this burden, and ways to enhance quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 30, 1998.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-3084 Filed 2-5-98; 8:45 am]
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