[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 79 (Thursday, April 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20056-20057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10659]
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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 of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 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 burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information
was published on December 2, 1996 [61 FR, page 63924].
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 27, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Richard Weaver, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Maritime Administration, MAR-318, Room
7301, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-
5755 or fax 202-366-3889. Copies of this collection can also be
obtained from that office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Maritime Administration (MARAD)
Title: Shipbuilding Orderbook and Shipyard Employment.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0029.
Affected Public: U.S. shipyards which agree to complete the
information and
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return it to the Maritime Administration.
Abstract: The collection consists of form MA-832 to gather
information, including shipyard orderbook and shipyard employment of
production workers distributed by various categories of work in the
shipyards by calendar year and quarter as well as projections for firm
work in the same categories. Also included is information on schedule
of current orderbook construction dates providing details by ship type.
Need: The collected information is necessary to perform the reviews
required by sections 210 and 211 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as
amended.
Estimated Annual Burden: 100 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.
Comments are invited on: whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 18, 1997.
Vanester M. Williams,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-10659 Filed 4-23-97; 8:45 am]
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