[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 84 (Monday, May 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23727-23728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10963]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration


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

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U.S.C. 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. The nature of the information 
collection is described as well as its expected burden. The Federal 
Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the 
following collection of information was published on February 12, 1999, 
[64 FR 7233].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 2, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crawford Ellerbe, Office of Maritime 
Labor, Training, and Safety, Maritime Administration, MAR-250, Room 
7302, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-
2643 or fax 202-493-2288. Copies of this collection can also be 
obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Regulations for Making Excess or Surplus 
Federal Property Available to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, State 
Maritime Academies, and Approved Nonprofit Maritime Training 
Institutions.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0504.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Affected Public: Maritime training institutions interested in 
acquiring the excess or surplus property from MARAD.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Abstract: In accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12959, MARAD requires 
approved maritime training institutions seeking excess or surplus 
property to provide a statement of need/justification prior to 
acquiring the excess or surplus property. The information provided is 
used by MARAD officials to determine compliance with applicable 
statutory requirements.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 120 Hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20502, 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: April 27, 1999.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-10963 Filed 4-30-99; 8:45 am]
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