[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25391-25392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11861]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[DOCKET NO. MARAD-99-5661]
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 July 12, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William W. Dean, Office of Ports and
Domestic Shipping, Maritime Administration, 400 7th Street, S.W., Room
7201, Washington, D.C. 20590 telephone 202-366-5477 and FAX 202-366-
6988.
Copies of this collection can also be obtained from that office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Port Facilities Inventory.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0023.
Form Numbers: MA-400
Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2000.
Summary of Collection of Information: The collection of port
facility data from terminal owners allows MARAD to maintain
information, at the proper level of accuracy and currency, on those
essential port facilities that are required for emergency use. The
surveys would be used only in the event the data contained on these
facilities fell below a level of currency deemed adequate for emergency
planning purposes.
Need and Use of the Information: This information collection is
necessary to fulfill the agency's responsibilities contained in
Executive Order 12656 (emergency preparedness functions) relating to
emergency utilization and control of U.S. port facilities during
national emergencies.
Description of Respondents: Port terminal owners.
Annual Responses: 40.
Annual Burden: 40 hours.
Comments: Signed written comments should refer to the docket number
that appears at the top of this document and must be submitted to the
Docket Clerk,
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U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 7th Street, SW, Washington, D.C.
20590. 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. All comments received will be
available for examination at the above address between 10 a.m. and 5
p.m., EST., 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.
Dated: May 6, 1999.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-11861 Filed 5-10-99; 8:45 am]
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