[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 13048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6359]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-99-5194]


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 announces the Maritime Administration's (MARAD's) intentions to 
request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved 
information collection.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before May 17, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crawford Ellerbe, Office of Maritime 
Labor, Training and Safety, MAR-250, Maritime Administration, 400 
Seventh St., S.W., Room 7302, Washington, D.C. 20590. Telephone: 202-
366-5755, or FAX 202-493-2288. Copies of this collection can also be 
obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Request for Waiver of Service Obligation/
Request for Deferment of Service Obligation.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0510.
    Form Numbers: MA-355; MA-528; MA-742; MA-828; and, MA-942.
    Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 1999.
    Summary of Collection of Information: This information collection 
is essential for determining if a student or graduate of the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy(USMMA) or subsidized student or graduate 
of a State Maritime Academy has a waivable situation preventing them 
from fulfilling the requirements of a service obligation contract 
signed at the time of their enrollment in a Federal maritime training 
program.
    Need and Use of the Information: The collected information is 
necessary for MARAD to determine if waivers and deferments of the 
service obligation may be granted.
    Description of Respondents: Students and graduates of the U.S. 
Merchant Marine Academy and subsidized students or graduates of the 
State Maritime Academies who request waivers of service obligations.
    Annual Responses: 75
    Annual Burden: 20 minutes each or 25 hours total.
    Comments: Signed written comments should refer to the docket number 
that appears at the top of this document and must be submitted to the 
Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW, 
Washington, D.C. 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: March 11, 1999.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-6359 Filed 3-15-99; 8:45 am]
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