[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 3997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1771]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-99-5019]


Information Collection Available for Public Comments and 
Recommendations

Action: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 this 
notice announce the Marine Administration's (MARAD's) intentions to 
request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved 
information collection.

DATES: Comments should be submittted on or before March 29, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTRACT: Christopher Krusa, Office of Maritime 
Labor, Training, and Safety, Maritime Administration, MAR-250, Room 
7302, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-
2648 or fax 202-493-2288. Copies of this collection can also be 
obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Supplementary Training Course Application.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0030.
    Form Number: MA-823.
    Expiration Date of Approval: October 31, 1999.
    Summary of Collection of Information: Section 1305 (a) of the 
Maritime Education and Training Act of 1980 states that the Secretary 
may provide additional training on maritime subjects and may make such 
training available to the personnel of the merchant marine of the 
United States and to individuals preparing for a career in the merchant 
marine. Also, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) requires a fire fighting 
certificate for U.S. merchant marine offficers, effective December 
1989, pursuant to 46 CFR 10.205(g) and 10.207(f).
    Need and Use of the Information: This information collection is 
necessary for eligibility assessment, enrollment, attendance 
verification and recordation. Without this information, the courses 
would not be documented for future reference by the program or 
individual student. This application form is the only document of 
record and is used to verify that students have attended the course.
    Description of Respondents: U.S. Merchant Seamen, both officers and 
unlicensed personnel, and other U.S. citizens employed in other areas 
of waterborne commerce.
    Annual Responses: 2,000 responses.
    Annual Burden: 100 hours.
    Comments: Signed written comments should refer to the docket number 
that appears at the top of this docuement and must be submitted to the 
Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20590. Specifically, address whether this information 
collection is necessary for proper performance of the function of the 
agency and will have practical utility, accuracy of the burden 
estimates, ways to minimize this burden and ways to enhance quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected. All comments 
received will be available for examination at the above address between 
10 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET. Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. 
An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide 
Web at http://dms.dot.gov.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: January 21, 1999.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-1771 Filed 1-25-99; 8:45 am]
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