[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29995-29996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14504]
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collections Approved by the Office
of Management and Budget
AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) requires
agencies to display a currently valid control number for each of its
information collections. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law,
no person may be subjected to any penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act that
does not display such a control number. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act requirements, this notice announces the
following Federal Maritime Commission information collections that have
received extensions of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval:
Tariffs and Service Contracts and the related Form FMC-63; Agreements;
and the Admission to Practice Application Form.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions concerning the OMB control numbers and expiration dates
should be directed to: George D. Bowers, Director, Office of
Information Resources Management, Federal Maritime Commission, 800
North Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC 20573, (Telephone: (202)
(523-5834).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Tariffs and Service Contracts and Related Form FMC-63--OMB approval
number 3072-0055 expires 4/30/2001
Abstract: Section 8 of the Shipping Act of 1984, 46 U.S.C. app.
Sec. 1707, requires common carriers and conferences of such common
carriers to file with the Commission and keep open for public
inspection, tariffs showing all rates, charges, classifications, rules
and practices for transportation of cargo between the U.S. and foreign
ports. Section 8(c) of the Act also provides for the filing of service
contracts and statements of the contracts' essential terms with the
Commission. 46 CFR 514 establishes the requirements, format and user
charges for the electronic publication, filing and retrieval of tariffs
of carriers and terminal operators, as well as service contracts and
their essential terms, covering the transportation of property
performed by common carriers in the foreign commerce of the United
States and by combinations of such common carriers, including through
transportation offered in conjunction with one or more carriers not
otherwise subject to the Shipping Act of 1984.
The Commission estimates an annual respondent universe of 3,267.
This number varies as persons file tariffs. Total annual burden is
estimated at 411,909 manhours, apportioned as follows: electronic
tariff filing--323,200; Automated Tariff Filing Information (ATFI) User
Registration Form FMC-63) 335; service contracts and essential terms--
76,294; and recordkeeping requirements--12,080.
Agreements--OMB Approval Number 3072-0045--Expires 4/30/2001
Abstract: The Shipping Act of 1984, 46 U.S.C. app. Sec. 1701 et
seq., requires certain classes of agreements between and among ocean
common carriers and marine terminal operators to be filed with the
Commission, specifies the content of those agreements, and defines the
Commission's authorities and responsibilities in overseeing these
agreements. 46 CFR 572 establishes the form and manner for filing
agreements and for the underlying commercial data necessary to evaluate
agreements.
The Commission estimates that, potentially, there is an annual
respondent universe of 1,655. The total annual burden on respondents is
estimated at 115,000 manhours apportioned as follows: agreements and
modifications--36,000; monitoring reports--74,000; and recordkeeping
requirements--5,000.
Form FMC-12--Application for Admission to Practice--OMB Approval
Number 3072-0001--Expires 4/30/2001
Abstract: Qualified non-attorneys who desire to practice before the
Commission must complete and file Form FMC-12 (Application for
Admission to Practice before the Federal Maritime Commission) with the
Commission.
The Commission estimates there are approximately 10 respondents
annually for this one-time response for a total annual burden of ten
manhours per year.
Joseph C. Polking,
Secretary,
[FR Doc. 98-14504 Filed 6-1-98; 8:45 am]
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