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 of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the

Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been

forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and

comment. The ICR describes 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 of information

was published on July 18, 1997 [62 FR, 38605-38606].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 3, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Richard Weaver, Information

Collection Clearance Officer, Maritime Administration, MAR-318, Room

7301, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-

5755 or fax 202-366-3889. Copies of this collection can also be

obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Title: Request for Transfer of Ownership, Registry, and Flag, or

Charter, Lease, or Mortgage of U.S. Citizen Owned Documented Vessels.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

OMB Control Number: 2133-0006.

Affected Public: Respondents are vessel owners who have applied for

foreign transfer of U.S.-flag vessels.

Abstract: MARAD is required to approve the sale, transfer, charter,

lease, or mortgage of U.S. documented vessels to non-citizens, or the

transfer of such vessels to foreign registry and flag, or the transfer

of foreign flag vessels by their owners as required by various

contractual requirements. These provisions are implemented by 46 CFR

part 221.

Need: This information collection requires a vessel owner to submit

an application for a prospective foreign transfer of a U.S.-flag

vessel. This information will assist in the determination of whether

the vessel proposed for transfer will initially require retention under

the U.S.-flag statutory regulation. In such instances, the application

is reviewed and cleared for approval by specialists within MARAD,

Department of Commerce, and Department of Defense.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 440 hours.

Annual Responses: 220.

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.

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Issued in Washington, DC, on September 26, 1997.

Vanester M. Williams,

Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation

[FR Doc. 97-26155 Filed 10-1-97; 8:45 am]

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