[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 39046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19117]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 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 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 cost and burden. The
Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collection of information was published on
February 28, 1997 [FR 62, page 9150).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 20, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael P. Ferris, Director, Office of
Costs and Rates, Maritime Administration, Washington, DC 20590, Tel.
(202) 366-2324, and refer to the OMB Control Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Title of Collection: Determination of Fair and Reasonable
Rates for the Carriage of Bulk Preference Cargoes (46 CFR part 382).
OMB Control Number: 2133-0514.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information
collection.
Form(s): None.
Affected Public: U.S.-flag vessels are owned and operated by U.S.
citizens under the U.S.-flag. The vessels consist of tug/barges, dry
bulk vessels, break bulk liner vessels, LASH, and tankers.
Abstract: Two different types of data are required: Vessel
Operating Costs and Capital Costs--Part 382 requires U.S.-flag vessel
Operators to submit this data to MARAD on an annual basis. The costs
are used by MARAD in determining fair and reasonable guideline rates
for the carriage of preference cargoes on U.S.-flag vessels. Voyage
costs and voyage days--(Post Voyage Report)-- This information is
required to be filed by a U.S.-flag operator after the completion of a
cargo preference voyage.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected is used
by MARAD to calculate fair and reasonable rates for U.S.-flag vessels
engaged in the carriage of preference cargoes. If the information is
not collected, the fair and reasonable rates could be inaccurate thus
leading to a lack of adequate protection of the government's financial
interest in obtaining the lowest possible U.S.-flag cost for shipping
government cargoes.
Annual Burden: 500 hours--This rule would not impose any unfunded
mandates.
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.
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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 16, 1997.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-19117 Filed 7-18-97; 8:45 am]
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