[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 212 (Thursday, October 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 56257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27944]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 1995 (44 USC 
Chapter 35), this notice announces that the Information Collection 
Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes 
the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following collection of information was published on 
August 12, 1996 [FR 61, page 41820].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 2, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Taylor E. Jones, Jr., Director, 
Maritime Administration, MAR-250, Room 7302, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20590. Telephone 202-366-5755 or fax 202-366-3889. 
Copies of this collection can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Maritime Administration (MARAD)

    Title: Request for Waiver of Service Obligation; Request for 
Deferment of Service Obligation; Request for Review of Waiver/Deferment 
Decisions.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0510.
    Form Number: MA-935, MA-936, MA-937.
    Affected Public: Every student and graduate of the USMMA and 
subsidized State maritime academy student incurs a mandatory service 
obligation in the U.S. merchant marine.
    Abstract: Information collection is necessary to determine if a 
graduate of the USMMA or subsidized State maritime academy student or 
graduate has a waiverable situation that prevents them from fulfilling 
the requirements of their service obligation contract. It also permits 
MARAD to determine if a graduate, who wishes to defer the service 
obligation to attend graduate school, may receive a deferment.
    Estimated Annual Burden: The total annual burden is 67 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer.
    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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 22, 1996.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 96-27944 Filed 10-30-96; 8:45 am]
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