46640 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 174 / Thursday, September 10, 2009 / Notices 

disciplinary action against a Federal 

employee or to violate the procedural 

rights of a Federal employee who has 

been accused of discrimination. 

Additional Information 

For further information regarding the 

No FEAR Act regulations, refer to 5 CFR 

Part 724, as well as the appropriate 

offices within your agency (e.g., EEO/ 

civil rights office, human resources 

office or legal office). Additional 

information regarding Federal 

antidiscrimination, whistleblower 

protection and retaliation laws can be 

found at the EEOC Web site—http:// 

www.eeoc.gov and the OSC Web site— 

http://www.osc.gov. 

Existing Rights Unchanged 

Pursuant to section 205 of the No 

FEAR Act, neither the Act nor this 

notice creates, expands or reduces any 

rights otherwise available to any 

employee, former employee or applicant 

under the laws of the United States, 

including the provisions of law 

specified in 5 U.S.C. 2302(d). 

Mary N. Whigham Jones, 

Acting Director, Departmental Office of Civil 

Rights, United States Department of 

Transportation. 

[FR Doc. E9–21805 Filed 9–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping 

Requirements; Agency Information 

Collection Activity Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice 

announces that the Information 

Collection abstracted below has been 

forwarded to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval. The nature of the information 

collection is described as well as its 

expected burden. The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on the following 

collection of information was published 

on June 1, 2009. No comments were 

received. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 13, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Brown, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

Telephone: 202–366–2277; or e-mail: 

robert.brown@dot.gov. Copies of this 

collection also can be obtained from that 

office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime 

Administration (MARAD). 

Title: Automated Mutual-Assistance 

Vessel Rescue System (AMVER). 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0025. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: U.S.-flag and U.S. 

citizen-owned vessels that are required 

to respond under current statute and 

regulation. 

Form(s): None. 

Abstract: This collection of 

information is used to gather 

information regarding the location of 

U.S.-flag vessels and certain other U.S. 

citizen-owned vessels for the purpose of 

search and rescue in the saving of lives 

at sea and for the marshalling of ships 

for national defense and safety 

purposes. This collection consists of 

vessels that transmit their positions 

through various electronic means. 

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 

2,050 hours. 

Addresses: 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: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed 

information collection; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(d) 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. 

A comment to OMB is best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication. 

Authority: 49 CFR 1.66. 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 31, 

2009. 

Murray Bloom, 

Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–21816 Filed 9–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD 2009 0082] 

Information Collection Available for 

Public Comments and 

Recommendations 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Maritime 

Administration’s (MARAD’s) intentions 

to request the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for a new 

information collection to assess the 

educational outcome of U.S. Merchant 

Marine Academy alumni. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

on or before November 9, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Shashi Kumar, U.S. Merchant Marine 

Academy, Kings Point, NY 11024. 

Telephone: 516–726–5833; Fax: 516– 

773–5539, or E–Mail: 

kumars@usmma.edu. 

Copies of this collection also can be 

obtained from that office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: United States 

Merchant Marine Academy Alumni 

Survey. 

Type of Request: New collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2133–NEW. 

Form Numbers: KP2–66–DK1, KP2– 

67–DK2, KP2–68–DK3, KP2–69–ENG1, 

KP2–70–ENG2, KP2–71–ENG3. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years from date of approval by the 

Office of Management and Budget. 

Summary of Collection of 

Information: The United States 

Merchant Marine Academy is an 

accredited federal service academy that 

confers BS and MS degrees. The 

Academy is expected to assess its 

educational outcomes and report those 

findings to its Regional Accreditation 

authority in order to maintain the 

institution’s degree granting status. 

Periodic survey of alumni cohorts and 

analysis of the data gathered is a routine 

higher education assessment practice in 

the United States. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information gathered will be analyzed 

and used for program management and 

improvement. 

Description of Respondents: 

Respondents are graduates of the U.S. 

Merchant Marine Academy. 

Annual Responses: 500 responses. 

Annual Burden: 250 hours. 

Comments: Comments should refer to 

the docket number that appears at the 


erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES