Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 84 / Monday, May 1, 2000 / Notices 25421

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Maritime Administration

Title of Collection: ‘‘Monthly Report

of Ocean Shipments Moving Under

Export-Import Bank (Eximbank)

Financing’’.

OMB Control Number: 2133–0013.

Type of Request: Approval of an

existing information collection.

Affected Public: Shippers who are

subject to Eximbank financing

requirements.

Form(s): MA–518.

Abstract: Title 46 App. U.S.C. 1241–

1, Public Resolution 17, 73rd Congress

(PR 17), requires MARAD to monitor

and enforce the U.S.-flag shipping

requirements relative to the loans/

guarantees extended by the Eximbank to

foreign borrowers. PR 17 requires that

shipments financed by Eximbank and

that move by sea, must be transported

exclusively on U.S.-flag registered

vessels unless a waiver is obtained from

MARAD. The prescribed monthly report

is necessary for MARAD to fulfill its

responsibilities under PR 17, to ensure

compliance of ocean shipping

requirements operating under Eximbank

financing, and to ensure equitable

distribution of shipments between U.S.-

flag and foreign ships. MARAD will use

this information to report annually to

Congress the total shipping activities

during the calendar year.

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 168

Hours.

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.

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 25, 2000.

Joel C. Richard,

Secretary, Maritime Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–10723 Filed 4–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P

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.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3501 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. Described below is 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 was published on February 8,

2000 [65 FR 6249]. Comments were due

April 11, 2000. No comments were

received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before May 31, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas Olsen, Office of Financial and

Rate Approvals, Room 8117, Maritime

Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20590, telephone

number 202–366–2313. Copies of this

collection can also be obtained from that

office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Maritime Administration

Title of Collection: ‘‘Determination of

Fair and Reasonable Rates For the

Carriage of Bulk and Packaged Cargoes

on U.S.-flag Commercial Vessels.’’

OMB Control Number: 2133–0514.

Type of Request: Approval of an

existing information collection.

Affected Public: U.S. citizens that

own and/or operate U.S.-flag vessels.

Form(s): None.

Abstract: This collection of

information requires U.S.-flag operators

to submit vessel operating costs and

capital costs data to MARAD officials on

an annual basis. The costs are used by

MARAD in determining fair and

reasonable guideline rates for the

carriage of preference cargoes on U.S.-

flag vessels. In addition, U.S.-flag vessel

operators are required to submit Post

Voyage Reports to MARAD after

completion of a cargo preference

voyage. The information collection is

used by MARAD officials to calculate

fair and reasonable rates for U.S.-flag

vessels engaged in the carriage of

preference cargoes.

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 640

Hours.

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.

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 25, 2000.

Joel C. Richard,

Secretary, Maritime Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–10724 Filed 4–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

[FI–182–78]

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Regulation Project

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

Currently, the IRS is soliciting

comments concerning an existing notice

of proposed rulemaking, FI–182–78,

Transfers of Securities Under Certain

Agreements (Section 1.1058–1(b)).

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before June 30, 2000, to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue