[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 37614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16407]


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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.

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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 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:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
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.
    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]
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