[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 63406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31302]


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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. 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 September 8, 1997 [62 FR 47235].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 29, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Crawford Ellerbe, 202/366-2643, 
Office of Maritime Labor, Training and Safety, Maritime Administration, 
MAR-250, Room 7302, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Maritime Administration

    Title: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Application for Admission and 
Pre-Candidate Application.
    OMB Number: 2133-0010.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals desiring to become students at the 
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
    Abstract: This collection consists of form KP-3-4 (Pre-Candidate 
Application), and KP-2-65 (U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Application for 
Admission). These forms are completed by individuals wishing to be 
admitted as students to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and are 
reviewed by staff members of the Academy.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 12,500.
    Number of Respondents: 2,500.
    Needs and Users: The collected information is necessary to perform 
the reviews required in order to permit payment of Maintenance and 
Repair subsidy.

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 November 20, 1997.
Vanester M. Williams,
Clerance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-31302 Filed 11-26-97; 8:45 am]
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