[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 80012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22515]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2024-0123]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Collection: Centers of Excellence (CoE) for Domestic Maritime Workforce 
Training and Education Annual Application for Designation

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection OMB 2133-0549 
(Centers of Excellence (CoE) for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training 
and Education Annual Application for Designation) is used to determine 
the eligibility of certain qualified training entities to apply for CoE 
designation. Due to a change in the CoE program designation duration, 
the total responses, respondents, and burden hours for this collection 
have reduced since the last renewal. We are required to publish this 
notice in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and 
affected agencies.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 2, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2024-
0123 through one of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Search 
using the above DOT docket number and follow the online instructions 
for submitting comments.
    <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.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number for this rulemaking.

    Note:  All comments received will be posted without change to 
http://www.regulations.gov including any personal information 
provided.

    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: Gerard Wall, Program Manager, 202-366-
7273, Centers of Excellence, Room W23-470, Maritime Administration, 
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC, 20590, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ea8d8f988b988ec49d8b8686aa8e859ec48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8deae8ffecffe9a3faece1e1cde9e2f9a3eae2fb">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Centers of Excellence (CoE) for Domestic Maritime Workforce 
Training and Education Annual Application for Designation.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0549.
    Type of Request: Extension of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: In order to implement section 3507 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act of 2018, Public Law 115-91 (the ``Act''), 
codified at 46 United States Code (U.S.C.) 51706 (previously designated 
as 46 U.S.C. 54102), MARAD developed a procedure to recommend to the 
Secretary the designation of eligible institutions as Centers of 
Excellence (CoE) for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and 
Education. Pursuant to the Act, the Secretary of Transportation may 
designate certain eligible and qualified training entities as CoEs. 
Authority to administer the CoE program is delegated to MARAD in 49 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1.93(a). The previously approved 
policy for collecting information is required to administer the Center 
of Excellence program which supports the DOT strategic goal of Economic 
Competitiveness, and the MARAD strategic goal to Maintain and Modernize 
the Maritime workforce.
    Respondents: Postsecondary educational and vocational institutions, 
registered apprenticeship sponsors, and structured experiential 
learning training programs in certain eligible locations are eligible 
to apply for CoE designation. Additionally, ``maritime training centers 
previously designated as a 2021 CoE'' are eligible under the statute.
    Affected Public: Postsecondary educational and vocational 
institutions, registered apprenticeship sponsors, and structured 
experiential learning training programs.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 50.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 48.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,400.
    Frequency of Response: Once Annually.

(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.49.)

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-22515 Filed 9-30-24; 8:45 am]
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