Notice2021-26506
Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Maritime Administration Annual Service Obligation Compliance Report
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Published
December 7, 2021
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentMaritime Administration
Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on August 17, 2021.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 69361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26506]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2021-0262]
Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information
Collection: Maritime Administration Annual Service Obligation
Compliance Report
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A Federal Register Notice with a
60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information
collection was published on August 17, 2021.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 6, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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 Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,100.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 2,100.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 20 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 700.
Public Comments Invited: 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.
(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. 2021-26506 Filed 12-6-21; 8:45 am]
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