[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 137 (Monday, July 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 43052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16312]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD 2004 18618]


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 extension of approval for three years of a currently approved 
information collection.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before September 17, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Ferris, Maritime 
Administration, 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 
(202) 366-2324; FAX: (202) 366-9580; or e-mail: 
[email protected]. Copies of this collection also can be 
obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Subsidy Voucher--`` Operating Differential 
Subsidy (Bulk & Liner Cargo Vessels).
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0024.
    Form Numbers: MA-790, SF-1034 and Supporting Schedules.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Summary of Collection of Information: The Merchant Marine Act, 
1936, authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to provide financial 
aid in the operation of contract vessels for bulk or liner cargo 
carrying services that help promote, develop, expand and maintain the 
foreign commerce of the United States. Vessel owners must submit 
documentation requesting the financial assistance to the Maritime 
Administration (MARAD).
    Need and Use of the Information: MARAD will review the 
documentation to determine subsidies payable to operators for voyages 
performed in accordance with the Operating-Differential Subsidy (ODS) 
Agreements.
    Description of Respondents: Operators of bulk and liner vessels.
    Annual Responses: One.
    Annual Burden: Two 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 also may 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. e.d.t. 
(or e.s.t.), 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://dms.dot.gov.

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.)

    Dated: July 14, 2004.
    By Order of the Maritime Administrator,
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-16312 Filed 7-16-04; 8:45 am]
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