[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 150 (Monday, August 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43577-43578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16946]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2021-0151]


Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection: Request for Waiver of Service Obligation, Request for 
Deferment of Services Obligation, Application for Review

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

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ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) 
abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and comments. Comments are invited on whether 
the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the Department, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the 
Department's estimate of the burden of the proposed information 
collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following information collection was 
published on April 7, 2021.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 8, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danielle Bennett (202) 366-5296, 
Office of Maritime Labor and Training, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Request for Waiver of Service Obligation, Request for 
Deferment of Services Obligation, Application for Review.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0510.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Background: This information collection is essential for 
determining if a student or graduate of the United States Merchant 
Marine Academy (USMMA) or subsidized student or graduate of a State 
maritime academy has a waivable situation preventing them from 
fulfilling the requirements of a service obligation contract signed at 
the time of their enrollment in a Federal maritime training program. It 
also permits the Maritime Administration (MARAD) to determine if a 
graduate, who wishes to defer the service obligation to attend graduate 
school, is eligible to receive a deferment. Their service obligation is 
required by law.
    Respondents: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy students and and 
graduates and subsidized students and graduates.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 11.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5.30.

    (Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.93)

    By Order of the Acting Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-16946 Filed 8-6-21; 8:45 am]
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