65FR38315 Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
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Posting-number: Volume 65, Issue 119, Page 38315
[Federal Register: June 20, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 119)]
[Notices]
[Page 38315]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration (MARAD)
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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 abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. Described below is
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 was published on April 10, 2000
[65 FR 19038]. Comments were due June 9, 2000. No comments were
received.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 20, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raymond R. Barberesi, Director Office
of Sealift Support, MAR-630, Room 7307, Maritime Administration, 400
Seventh Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20590, telephone number 202-366-
2323 or fax 202-493-2180. Copies of this collection can be obtained
from that office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Maritime Administration
Title of Collection: ``Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement
(VISA)''.
OMB Control Number: 2133-NEW.
Type of Request: Approval of a new information collection.
Affected Public: Operators of dry cargo vessels.
Form(s): MA-1020.
Abstract: In accordance with Section 708 of the Defense Production
Act, 1950, as amended, this information collection is needed by MARAD
and the Department of Defense (DOD), including representatives from the
U.S. Transportation Command and its components, to evaluate and assess
the applicants eligibility for participation in the VISA program. The
information will be used by MARAD and the U.S. Transportation Command
and its components to assure the continued availability of commercial
sealift resources to meet the DOD's military requirements.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 200 hours.
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.
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's 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. A comment to OMB is best assured of having its
full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
Dated: June 14, 2000.
Edmund T. Sommer, Jr.,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-15447 Filed 6-19-00; 8:45 am]
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