2013-11415. Information Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations  

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    ACTION:

    Notice and request for comments.

    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 July 15, 2013.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Dennis Brennan, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-1029 or email: dennis.brennan@dot.gov. Copies of this collection also can be obtained from that office.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title of Collection: Procedures for Determining Vessel Services Categories for Purposes of the Cargo Preference Act.

    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information collection.

    OMB Control Number: 2133-0540.

    Form Numbers: None.

    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval.

    Summary of Collection of Information: The purpose is to provide information to be used in the designation of service categories of individual vessels for purposes of compliance with the Cargo Preference Act under a Memorandum of Understanding entered into by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Maritime Administration.

    Need and Use of the Information: MARAD will use the data submitted by vessel operators to create a list of Vessel Self-Designations and determine whether MARAD agrees or disagrees with a vessel owner's designation of a vessel.

    Description of Respondents: Owners or operators of U.S.-registered vessels and foreign-registered vessels.

    Annual Responses: 100.

    Annual Burden: 800.

    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 W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Comments also may be submitted by electronic means via the Internet at http://regulations.gov. 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. EDT (or EST), Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at http://regulations.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://regulations.gov.

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    Authority: 49 CFR 1.93.

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    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: May 6, 2013.

    Julie Agarwal,

    Secretary, Maritime Administration.

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    [FR Doc. 2013-11415 Filed 5-13-13; 8:45 am]

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Document Information

Comments Received:
0 Comments
Published:
05/14/2013
Department:
Maritime Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice and request for comments.
Document Number:
2013-11415
Dates:
Comments should be submitted on or before July 15, 2013.
Pages:
28286-28286 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket No. Marad-2013-0052
PDF File:
2013-11415.Pdf