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properly consider the comments.

Comments should also state the

commenter’s interest in the waiver

application, and address the waiver

criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’S

regulations at 46 CFR part 388.

Vessel Proposed for Waiver of the U.S.-

build Requirement

(1) Name of vessel and owner for

which waiver is requested: Name of

vessel: FAIR WINDS. Owner: John F.

and Tammi-Tonti Crismore.

(2) Size, capacity and tonnage of

vessel: According to the applicant:

‘‘size: length: 38′, breadth: 11′11′′;

capacity: 2 tons; and tonnage: gross 10

tons, net 8 tons (manufacturer’s

specifications.)’’

(3) Intended use for vessel, including

geographic region of intended operation

and trade: According to the applicant:

‘‘Intended commercial use of the vessel

will be to carry a maximum of six (6)

paying passengers for vacation

charters.’’ ‘‘Geographic region of

intended operation will be the coastal

United States, Bahamas, and the

Caribbean.’’

(4) Date and Place of construction and

(if applicable) rebuilding: Date of

construction: 1976. Place of

construction: Santa Ana, California.

Since owners lack proof of U.S.

construction, MARAD is processing this

application as though the vessel was

built foreign (46 CFR 188.3(a)(4).

(5) A statement on the impact this

waiver will have on other commercial

passenger vessel operators: According to

the applicant: ‘‘The vessel’s principle

operating area will be in the west coast

waters of Florida. The vessel will be

berthed at a large marina in Palmetto,

Florida, where three existing charter

companies are based. The owners will

captain the vessel. The charter

companies in this area are for bareboat

(non-captained) charters, thereby

placing this vessel and its type of

operation in a category by itself.

Therefore, this waiver will have no

impact on other commercial passenger

vessel operators.’’

(6) A statement on the impact this

waiver will have on U.S. shipyards:

According to the applicant: ‘‘This

waiver will have no impact on U.S.

shipyards. (The vessel was

manufactured in a U.S. Shipyard.)’’

Dated: February 7, 2001.

By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

Joel C. Richard,

Secretary, Maritime Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–3524 Filed 2–9–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

[T.D. 01–19]

Revised Schedule of Navigation Fees

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: General notice.

SUMMARY: This document announces a

revision to the schedule of navigation

fees for specific services provided to

vessels by Customs officers. The fees

authorized to be collected represent

reimbursement to the government for

costs associated with providing specific

services to private parties. The current

fee schedule was last revised in 1985

and does not reflect current salary and

benefit costs and other appropriate costs

and, therefore, does not effectively

reimburse Customs for the services it

provides vessels. Accordingly, the

navigation fees are being revised to

recover the full costs of providing

services to vessels.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 14, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

April Conti, Cost Management Staff,

Office of Finance, U.S. Customs Service,

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC, 20029, Tel. (202) 927–

2014.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Customs provides certain services for

vessels on a reimbursable basis. The

specific services provided are

delineated at § 4.98 of the Customs

Regulations (19 CFR 4.98). Section

214(b) of the Customs Procedural

Reform and Simplification Act of 1978

(Pub. L. 95–410, 92 Stat. 888, 19 U.S.C.

58a) authorizes the Secretary of the

Treasury to establish the schedule of

fees, commonly referred to as

‘‘navigation fees’’, that Customs can

charge and collect for these services.

The fees are to be consistent with 31

U.S.C. 9701, which provides that the

costs of specific services for private

interests shall be reimbursed to the

Government. The fees are calculated in

accordance with the provisions of

§ 24.17(d) of the Customs Regulations

(19 CFR 24.17(d)). The authority to

establish the schedule of navigation fees

was delegated by the Secretary of the

Treasury to the Commissioner of

Customs by Treasury Department Order

No. 165, Revised (T.D. 53654).

The current schedule of navigation

fees was last revised by T.D. 85–70 to

reflect Federal pay increases,

administrative overhead charges, and

Medicare expenses at that time.

Customs has not revised the schedule of

navigation fees since that time to

effectively recover the costs associated

with subsequent increases in the rate of

compensation paid to Customs officers

performing a given service and other

appropriate costs. Customs Office of

Finance has recently conducted a

review of the fees prescribed at § 4.98 to

determine if the current navigation fee

schedule recovers the full costs of

providing the services specified and

found that it does not. Accordingly, it is

necessary for Customs to revise the fee

schedule as follows:

Fee No. and description of services Current fee Revised fee

1. Entry of vessel, including American from a foreign port or from another U.S. port when transporting

unentered foreign merchandise:

(a) Less than 100 net tons ............................................................................................................................... $9.00 $19.00

(b) 100 net tons and over ................................................................................................................................. 18.00 37.00

2. Clearance of vessel, including American to a foreign port or to another U.S. port when transporting

unentered foreign merchandise:

(a) Less than 100 net tons ............................................................................................................................... 9.00 19.00

(b) 100 net tons and over ................................................................................................................................. 18.00 37.00

3. Issuing permit to foreign vessel to proceed from port to port, and receiving manifest ............................... 18.00 37.00

4. Receiving manifest of foreign vessel on arrival from another port, and granting a permit to unlade ......... 18.00 37.00

5. Receiving post entry ..................................................................................................................................... 9.00 19.00

6. Certifying payment of tonnage tax for foreign vessels only ........................................................................ 4.50 9.00

7. Furnishing copy of official document, including certified outward foreign manifest, and others not elsewhere enumerated ........................................................................................................................................ 18.00 37.00

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The fee schedule set forth in this

document becomes effective 30 days

after its publication in the Federal

Register and will remain in effect until

further revised.

Dated: February 7, 2001.

Charles W. Winwood,

Acting Commissioner of Customs.

[FR Doc. 01–3549 Filed 2–9–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 5300 and Schedule

Q (Form 5300)

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 Form

5300, Application for Determination for

Employee Benefit Plan, and Schedule Q

(Form 5300), Nondiscrimination

Requirements.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before April 13, 2001 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the forms and instructions

should be directed to Carol Savage,

(202) 622–3945, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5242, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Application for Determination

for Employee Benefit Plan (Form 5300),

and Nondiscrimination Requirements

(Schedule Q (Form 5300)).

OMB Number: 1545–0197.

Form Number: Form 5300 and

Schedule Q (Form 5300).

Abstract: Internal Revenue Code

sections 401(a) and 501(a) set out

requirements for qualification of

employee benefit trusts and the tax

exempt status of these trusts. Form 5300

is used to request a determination letter

from the IRS for the qualification of a

defined benefit or a defined

contribution plan and the exempt status

of any related trust. The information

requested on Schedule Q (Form 5300)

relates to the manner in which the plan

satisfies certain qualification

requirements concerning minimum

participation, coverage, and

nondiscrimination.

Current Actions: There are no changes

being made to the forms at this time.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations and individuals.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

500,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 20

hours, 54 minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 10,453,000.

The following paragraph applies to all

of the collections of information covered

by this notice:

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless the collection of information

displays a valid OMB control number.

Books or records relating to a collection

of information must be retained as long

as their contents may become material

in the administration of any internal

revenue law. Generally, tax returns and

tax return information are confidential,

as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.

Request for Comments

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval. All comments will become a

matter of public record. Comments are

invited on: (a) Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the collection of

information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on respondents, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology; and (e) estimates of capital

or start-up costs and costs of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services

to provide information.

Approved: February 2, 2001.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–3529 Filed 2–9–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 5303

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 Form

5303, Application for Determination for

Collectively Bargained Plan.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before April 13, 2001 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form and instructions

should be directed to Carol Savage,

(202) 622–3945, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5242, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Application for Determination

for Collectively Bargained Plan.

OMB Number: 1545–0534.

Form Number: 5303.

Abstract: Form 5303 is used to request

a determination letter from the IRS for

the qualification of a defined benefit or

a defined contribution plan and the

exempt status of any related trust. The

form provides the IRS with the

information necessary to verify that the

employer has a qualified plan and may

make tax deductible contributions to it.

Current Actions: There are no changes

being made to the form at this time.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit organizations, and

individuals.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2,500.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 35

hours, 17 minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 88,200.

The following paragraph applies to all

of the collections of information covered

by this notice: