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application, and address the waiver 

criteria given in section 388.4 of 

MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 

388. 

Privacy Act 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), 

DOT/MARAD solicits comments from 

the public to better inform its 

rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts 

these comments, without edit, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice, DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS, accessible through 

www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to 

facilitate comment tracking and 

response, we encourage commenters to 

provide their name, or the name of their 

organization; however, submission of 

names is completely optional. Whether 

or not commenters identify themselves, 

all timely comments will be fully 

considered. If you wish to provide 

comments containing proprietary or 

confidential information, please contact 

the agency for alternate submission 

instructions. 

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103, 

46 U.S.C. 12121) 

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Dated: July 26, 2018. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16405 Filed 7–31–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0122] 

Request for Comments on the Renewal 

of a Previously Approved Information 

Collection: Maritime Administration 

Service Obligation Compliance Annual 

Report 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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 to be 

collected will be used to determine if a 

graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine 

Academy or a State maritime academy 

student incentive payment 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 1, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by Docket No. MARAD–2018–0122 

through one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Search using the 

above DOT docket number and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• 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. 

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. 

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 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 graduates. 

Affected Public: Individuals and/or 

household. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2100. 

Estimated Number of Responses: One 

response per Respondent. 

Estimated Hours/Minutes 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.) 

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Dated: July 26, 2018. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16407 Filed 7–31–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0125] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel LA 

DOLCE VITA; Invitation for Public 

Comments 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of 

Transportation, as represented by the 

Maritime Administration (MARAD), is 

authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- 

build requirement of the coastwise laws 

under certain circumstances. A request 

for such a waiver has been received by 

MARAD. The vessel, and a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

August 31, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2018–0125. 

Written comments may be submitted by 

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. You may also 

send comments electronically via the 

internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 


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