[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 75 (Friday, April 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 19162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10046]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), 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, 41819-41820].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 19, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Weaver, Information Collection 
Clearance Officer, Maritime Administration, MAR-318, Room 7301, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 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: Maritime Administration Service Obligation Compliance Report 
and Merchant.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved information collection for which approval has expired.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0509.
    Affected Public: Every student and graduate of the USMMA and 
subsidized State maritime academy student.
    Abstract: Information collection is necessary to determine if a 
graduate of the USMMA or subsidized State maritime academy graduate is 
complying with the requirement to submit annually a Service Obligation 
Compliance Report form to the Maritime Administration (MARAD). This 
form is used to determine if a graduate has complied with the terms of 
the service obligation for that year.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1500 hours.
    Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20503, Attention MARAD 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 April 11, 1997.
Vanester M. Williams,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-10046 Filed 4-17-97; 8:45 am]
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