Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq.), this notice announces that the two Information Collection

Requests (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICRs describes

the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The

Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting

comments on information collection 2133-0027 was published on March 5,

1997 [62 FR 10109]. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment

period soliciting comments on information collection 2133-0511 was

published on February 27, 1997 [62 FR 9015].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 19, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edna Brown, Maritime Administration,

MAR-318, Room 7301, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.

Telephone (202) 366-4146. Copies of these collections can be obtained

from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Maritime Administration

1. Title of Collection: Capital Construction Fund and Exhibits.

OMB Control Number: 2133-0027.

Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously

approved collection for which approval has expired.

Affected Public: U.S. citizens which own or lease one or more

eligible vessels and that have a program to provide for the

acquisition, construction or reconstruction of a qualified vessel as

defined in section 607(k)(2) of the Act.

Abstract: The collection consists of application for a Capital

Construction Fund agreement under section 607 of the Merchant Marine

Act, 1936 as amended, and annual submissions of appropriate schedules

and exhibits. The Capital Construction Fund is a tax deferred ship

construction fund that was created to assist owners and operators of

U.S.-flag vessels in accumulating the large amount of capital necessary

for the modernization and expansion of the U.S. merchant marine. The

program encourages

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construction, reconstruction, or acquisition of vessels through the

deferment of Federal income taxes on certain deposits of money or

property placed into a CCF.

Need and Use of the Information: The collected information is used

by the Maritime Administration to determine an applicant's eligibility

to enter into a CCF Agreement.

Annual Burden Estimate: The annual burden estimate is 1,996 hours.

2. Title of Collection: EUSC/Parent Company.

OMB Control Number: 2133-0511.

Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information

collection.

Affected Public: Foreign register American vessel owners which

complete the information collection and return it to the Maritime

Administration.

Abstract: The collection consists of an inventory of information

regarding Foreign register vessels owned by Americans. Specifically,

this information consists of responses from vessel owners verifying or

correcting vessel ownership, data and characteristics found in

commercial publications.

Need and Use of the Information: The verification of information on

vessels that could be vital in a national or international emergency is

essential to the logistical support planning by MARAD's Office of

National Security Plans and the Logistics Plans Division of the Office

of the Chief of Naval Operations. The information will be used for

contingency planning for sealift requirements primarily as a source of

ships to move essential oil and bulk cargoes in support of the national

economy.

Annual Burden Estimate: The annual burden is 46 hours.

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 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.

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.

Issued in Washington, DC on May 13, 1997.

Phillip A. Leach,

Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97-13203 Filed 5-19-97; 8:45 am]

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