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###### Department of Transportation

###### Maritime Administration

          - [Docket No. MARAD-2018-0122]

# 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.)

* * * * *

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]

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