Notice2021-17590
Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Maritime Administration Annual Service Obligation Compliance Report
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Published
August 17, 2021
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentMaritime Administration
Abstract
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments on our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The information collected will be used to determine if a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy or a State maritime academy Student Incentive Payment (SIP) program graduate is complying with the terms of the service obligation. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 46075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17590]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2021-0186]
Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved
Information Collection: Maritime Administration Annual Service
Obligation Compliance Report
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments on
our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to renew an information collection. The information collected
will be used to determine if a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine
Academy or a State maritime academy Student Incentive Payment (SIP)
program graduate is complying with the terms of the service obligation.
We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 18, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-MARAD-
2021-0186] through one of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Search
using the above DOT docket number and follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
<bullet> Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
<bullet> Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number for this rulemaking.
Note: All comments received will be posted without change to
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> including any personal information provided.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the Department's performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for the Department to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection;
and (d) ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the
quality of the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or
include your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this
information collection.
Electronic Access and Filing
A copy of the notice may be viewed online at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>
using the docket number listed above. A copy of this notice will be
placed in the docket. Electronic retrieval help and guidelines are
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danielle Bennett, 202-366-7618, Office
of Maritime Labor and Training, Maritime Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Room W23-458, Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Maritime Administration Annual Service Obligation Compliance
Report.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0509.
Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract: 46 U.S.C. 51306 and 46 U.S.C. 51509 imposes a service
obligation on every graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and
every State maritime academy Student Incentive Payment (SIP) program
graduate. This mandatory service obligation is for the Federal
financial assistance the graduate received as a student. The obligation
consists of (1) maintaining a U.S. Coast Guard merchant mariner
credentials with an officer endorsement; (2) serving as a commissioned
officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve, the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve or any
other reserve unit of an armed force of the United States following
graduation from an academy (3) serving as a merchant marine officer on
U.S.-flag vessels or as a commissioned officer on active duty in an
armed or uniformed force of the United States, NOAA Corps, PHS Corps,
or other MARAD approved service; and (4) report annually on their
compliance with their service obligation after graduation.
Respondents: Graduates of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and
State maritime academy Student Incentive Payment (SIP) program
graduates.
Affected Public: Individuals and/or household.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,100.
Estimated Number of Responses: 2,100.
Estimated Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 700.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.93.)
By Order of the Acting Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-17590 Filed 8-16-21; 8:45 am]
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