[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 51365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24680]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The nature of the 
information collection is described as well as its expected burden. The 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following collection of information was published on 
July 7, 1999, [64 FR 36738].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 22, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Taylor E. Jones, Director, Office of 
Maritime Labor, Training and Safety, Maritime Administration, MAR-250, 
Room 7302, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 
202-366-5755 or FAX 202-493-2288. Copies of this collection can also be 
obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    Title: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Application for Admission.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0010.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals desirous of becoming students at the 
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
    Form(s): KP 2-65.
    Abstract: The collection consists of Parts I, II, and III of Form 
KP 2-65 (U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Application for Admission. These 
items 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. The collection is necessary to select the best 
qualified candidates for the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 5 hours.

ADDRESSES: 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.
    A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication.

    Issued in Washington, DC on September 17, 1999.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-24680 Filed 9-21-99; 8:45 am]
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