[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27647-27648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13203]
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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 two Information Collection
Requests (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICRs describes
the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The
Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on information collection 2133-0027 was published on March 5,
1997 [62 FR 10109]. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on information collection 2133-0511 was
published on February 27, 1997 [62 FR 9015].
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 19, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edna Brown, Maritime Administration,
MAR-318, Room 7301, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.
Telephone (202) 366-4146. Copies of these collections can be obtained
from that office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Maritime Administration
1. Title of Collection: Capital Construction Fund and Exhibits.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0027.
Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
Affected Public: U.S. citizens which own or lease one or more
eligible vessels and that have a program to provide for the
acquisition, construction or reconstruction of a qualified vessel as
defined in section 607(k)(2) of the Act.
Abstract: The collection consists of application for a Capital
Construction Fund agreement under section 607 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1936 as amended, and annual submissions of appropriate schedules
and exhibits. The Capital Construction Fund is a tax deferred ship
construction fund that was created to assist owners and operators of
U.S.-flag vessels in accumulating the large amount of capital necessary
for the modernization and expansion of the U.S. merchant marine. The
program encourages
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construction, reconstruction, or acquisition of vessels through the
deferment of Federal income taxes on certain deposits of money or
property placed into a CCF.
Need and Use of the Information: The collected information is used
by the Maritime Administration to determine an applicant's eligibility
to enter into a CCF Agreement.
Annual Burden Estimate: The annual burden estimate is 1,996 hours.
2. Title of Collection: EUSC/Parent Company.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0511.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Foreign register American vessel owners which
complete the information collection and return it to the Maritime
Administration.
Abstract: The collection consists of an inventory of information
regarding Foreign register vessels owned by Americans. Specifically,
this information consists of responses from vessel owners verifying or
correcting vessel ownership, data and characteristics found in
commercial publications.
Need and Use of the Information: The verification of information on
vessels that could be vital in a national or international emergency is
essential to the logistical support planning by MARAD's Office of
National Security Plans and the Logistics Plans Division of the Office
of the Chief of Naval Operations. The information will be used for
contingency planning for sealift requirements primarily as a source of
ships to move essential oil and bulk cargoes in support of the national
economy.
Annual Burden Estimate: The annual burden is 46 hours.
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 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.
ADDRESSES: 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.
Issued in Washington, DC on May 13, 1997.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-13203 Filed 5-19-97; 8:45 am]
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