[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 190 (Thursday, October 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 52690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26310]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Commander, Military 
Sealift Command

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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SUMMARY: The Military Sealift Command announces the proposed extension 
of a previously approved public information collection and seeks public 
comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) whether 
the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
information collection on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by November 
30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection to Commander, Military Sealift Command, 
Washington Navy Yard Building 210, 914 Charles Morris Court SE, 
Washington, DC 20398-5540.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information or 
to obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instruments, 
contact Ms. Carleen C. Kolpa at (202) 685-5125.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Form Title and OMB Number: ``Application for MSC Afloat 
Employment''; OMB Control Number 0703-0014.
    Needs and Uses: This collection of information is used to identify 
specific knowledge's, skills, and abilities, as well as to determine 
qualifications of, merchant marine applicants for position on Military 
Sealift Command ships. The associated form is used by the applicant to 
provide information beyond that inherent in the licenses and documents 
held by the individual.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 23,400.
    Number of Respondents: 11,700.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response:  2 hours.
    Frequency: On occasion.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. Sec. 3506(c)(2)(A).)

    Dated: September 21, 1998.
Ralph W. Corey,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, 
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-26310 Filed 9-30-98; 8:45 am]
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