[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 46075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17590]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2021-0186]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Maritime Administration Annual Service 
Obligation Compliance Report

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Transportation (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 collected 
will be used to determine if a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine 
Academy or a State maritime academy Student Incentive Payment (SIP) 
program 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 18, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-MARAD-
2021-0186] 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> 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.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number for this rulemaking.

    Note:  All comments received will be posted without change to 
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.

Electronic Access and Filing

    A copy of the notice may be viewed online at www.regulations.gov 
using the docket number listed above. A copy of this notice will be 
placed in the docket. Electronic retrieval help and guidelines are 
available on the website. It is available 24 hours each day, 365 days 
each year. An electronic copy of this document may also be downloaded 
from the Office of the Federal Register's website at 
www.FederalRegister.gov and the Government Publishing Office's website 
at www.GovInfo.gov.

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 (SIP) program 
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 (SIP) program 
graduates.
    Affected Public: Individuals and/or household.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,100.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2,100.
    Estimated Hours 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.)

    By Order of the Acting Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-17590 Filed 8-16-21; 8:45 am]
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