Information Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25391-25392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11861]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration
[DOCKET NO. MARAD-99-5661]


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 July 12, 1999.

For Further Information Contact

William W. Dean, Office of Ports and Domestic Shipping, Maritime Administration, 400 7th Street, S.W., Room 7201, Washington, D.C. 20590 telephone 202-366-5477 and FAX 202-366- 6988.

Copies of this collection can also be obtained from that office.

Supplementary Information

Title of Collection: Port Facilities Inventory. Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information collection. OMB Control Number: 2133-0023. Form Numbers: MA-400 Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2000. Summary of Collection of Information: The collection of port facility data from terminal owners allows MARAD to maintain information, at the proper level of accuracy and currency, on those essential port facilities that are required for emergency use. The surveys would be used only in the event the data contained on these facilities fell below a level of currency deemed adequate for emergency planning purposes. Need and Use of the Information: This information collection is necessary to fulfill the agency's responsibilities contained in Executive Order 12656 (emergency preparedness functions) relating to emergency utilization and control of U.S. port facilities during national emergencies. Description of Respondents: Port terminal owners. Annual Responses: 40. Annual Burden: 40 hours. Comments: Signed written comments should refer to the docket number that appears at the top of this document and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk,

U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 7th Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20590. Specifically, address 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. All comments received will be available for examination at the above address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., EST., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at dms.dot.gov.

By order of the Maritime Administrator.

Dated: May 6, 1999. Joel C. Richard, Secretary. [FR Doc. 99-11861 Filed 5-10-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-81-P