[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 11 (Thursday, January 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2334-2335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-595]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2007-26848]


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) intention to 
request approval for three years of a new information collection.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before March 19, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Walker, Maritime 
Administration, MAR-810, 400 Seventh St., SW.,Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-8888, Fax: 202-366-6988; or E-Mail: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bfedd6dcd7decddb91c8ded3d4dacdffdbd0cb91d8d0c9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bae8d3d9d2dbc8de94cddbd6d1dfc8faded5ce94ddd5cc">[email protected]</span></a>. Copies of this collection also can be obtained 
from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Marine Port and Terminal Infrastructure Data.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-New.
    Form Numbers: Marine Terminal Operator Survey (Unnumbered), Marine 
Port Survey (Unnumbered), and Marine Terminal Company Survey 
(Unnumbered).
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Summary of Collection Information: The Port and Terminal 
Infrastructure Data Collection Survey will provide MARAD with key U.S. 
marine terminal data to enable the agency to provide timely information 
to determine the present level of system performance and future 
requirements.

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    Need and Use of the Information: This biennial survey will assist 
MARAD in determining the number and type of facilities available for 
moving cargo. Emphasis will be on throughput capacity and the adequacy 
of the number and type of terminals available to move cargo efficiently 
through the U.S. global freight transportation system. The survey will 
also provide an overview of ownership of marine terminals in the United 
States.
    Description of Respondents: U.S. port authorities, marine terminal 
operators and owners of marine terminal companies.
    Annual Responses: 581.
    Annual Burden: 872 hours.
    Comments: Comments should refer to the docket number that appears 
at the top of this document. Written comments may be submitted to the 
Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590. Comments may also be submitted by electronic 
means via the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov/submit. Specifically 
address whether this information collection is necessary for proper 
performance of the functions of the agency and will have practical 
utility, accuracy of the burden estimates, ways to minimize this 
burden, and ways to enhance the 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. EDT (or 
EST), Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. An electronic 
version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at http://dms.dot.gov.

Privacy Act

    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments 
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit 
http://www.dms.dot.gov.

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.66)

    Dated: January 11, 2007.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Daron T. Threet,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
 [FR Doc. E7-595 Filed 1-17-07; 8:45 am]
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