[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 155 (Friday, August 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41680-41681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20383]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. M-019]
Information Collection Available for Public Comments and
Recommendations
Action: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Maritime Administration's (MARAD's) intentions to
request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved
information collection.
DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before October 8, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert J. Patton, Jr., Deputy Chief
Counsel, Maritime Administration, MAR-220.1, Room 7232, 400 Seventh
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Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. Telephone 202-366-5712 or fax
202-366-7485. Copies of this collection can also be obtained from that
office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Procedures, Subpart B--Application for
Designation of Vessels as ``American Great Lakes Vessels.''
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0521
Form Number: None.
Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 1997.
Summary of Collection of Information: Public Law 101-624 directs
the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations that establish
requirements for the submission of applications by owners of ocean
vessels for designation of vessels as ``American Great Lakes Vessels.''
Need and Use of the Information: Application is mandated by statute
to establish that a vessel meets statutory criteria for obtaining the
benefit of eligibility to carry preference cargoes.
Description of Respondents: Shipowners of merchant vessels.
Annual Responses: 1.
Annual Burden: 1 hour.
Comments: Send all comments regarding this information collection
to Joel C. Richard, Department of Transportation, Maritime
Administration, MAR-120, Room 7210, 400 Seventh Street, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20590. Send 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.
Dated: August 6, 1996.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-20383 Filed 8-8-96; 8:45 am]
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