[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 18706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07919]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD 2015-0044]


Agency Requests for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection(s): Maritime Administration Service Obligation Compliance 
Annual Report

AGENCY: Maritime Administration.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments 
about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The collection is 
necessary 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, Public Law 104-13.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by June 8, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-MARAD-
2015-0044] through one of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danielle Bennett, 202-366-7618, Office 
of Maritime Workforce Development, Maritime Administration, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0509.
    Title: Maritime Administration Service Obligation Compliance Annual 
Report.
    Form Numbers: MA-930.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: 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.
    Number of Respondents: 2,100.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Number of Responses: One response per Respondent.
    Total Annual Burden: 700.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (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.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:93.

    Dated: March 31, 2015.
Christine Gurland,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-07919 Filed 4-6-15; 8:45 am]
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