[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 112 (Wednesday, June 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 31859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15304]
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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. 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 in 62 FR 14718-14719, March 27, 1997.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 11, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Weaver, MARAD Clearance
Officer, (202) 366-2811, and refer to the OMB Control Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Maritime Administration
Title: Monthly Report of Ocean Shipments Moving Under Export-Import
Bank Financing.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0013.
Affected Entities: Export-Import Bank Financed Foreign Borrowers.
Abstract: Title 46 App. U.S.C. 1241-1, Public Resolution 17, 73rd
Congress (PR 17), requires the MARAD to monitor and enforce the U.S.-
flag shipping requirements relative to the loans/guarantees extended by
the Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) to foreign borrowers. PR 17 requires
that all shipments financed by Eximbank and that move by sea, must be
transported exclusively on U.S.-flag registered vessels unless a waiver
is obtained from MARAD.
Need and Use of the Information: The prescribed monthly report is
necessary for MARAD to fulfill its responsibilities under PR 17, to
ensure compliance of ocean shipping requirements operating under
Eximbank financing and to ensure equitable distribution of shipments
between U.S. flag and foreign ships. MARAD will use this information to
report annually to Congress, the total shipping activities during the
calendar year.
Annual Responses: 336.
Estimated Annual Burden: 168 hours.
Comments: Send all comments regarding 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 to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
725-17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 6, 1997.
Vanester M. Williams,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-15304 Filed 6-10-97; 8:45 am]
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