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[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 191 (Thursday, October 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51711-51712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26155]

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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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