[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 28286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11415]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. Marad-2013-0052]
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) intention to
request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved
information collection.
DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before July 15, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Brennan, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Telephone: 202-366-1029 or email: [email protected]. Copies of
this collection also can be obtained from that office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Procedures for Determining Vessel Services
Categories for Purposes of the Cargo Preference Act.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0540.
Form Numbers: None.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval.
Summary of Collection of Information: The purpose is to provide
information to be used in the designation of service categories of
individual vessels for purposes of compliance with the Cargo Preference
Act under a Memorandum of Understanding entered into by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, U.S. Agency for International Development,
and the Maritime Administration.
Need and Use of the Information: MARAD will use the data submitted
by vessel operators to create a list of Vessel Self-Designations and
determine whether MARAD agrees or disagrees with a vessel owner's
designation of a vessel.
Description of Respondents: Owners or operators of U.S.-registered
vessels and foreign-registered vessels.
Annual Responses: 100.
Annual Burden: 800.
Comments: Comments should refer to the docket number that appears
at the top of this document. Written comments may be submitted to the
Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., Washington, DC 20590. Comments also may be submitted by electronic
means via the Internet at http://regulations.gov. Specifically address
whether this information collection is necessary for proper performance
of the functions of the agency and will have practical utility,
accuracy of the burden estimates, ways to minimize this burden, and
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected. All comments received will be available for examination
at the above address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT (or EST), Monday
through Friday, except Federal Holidays. An electronic version of this
document is available on the World Wide Web at http://regulations.gov.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit
http://regulations.gov.
Authority: 49 CFR 1.93.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: May 6, 2013.
Julie Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-11415 Filed 5-13-13; 8:45 am]
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