[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 7608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3526]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2000-6904]


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) intentions to 
request approval for three years of an existing information collection 
entitled ``Information to Determine Seamen's Reemployment Rights--
National Emergency.''

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before April 17, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Krusa, Office of Maritime 
Labor, Training, and Safety, Maritime Administration, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW, Room 7302, Washington, D.C. 20590, telephone number--202-
366-2648. Copies of this collection can also be obtained from that 
office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   
    Title of Collection: Information to Determine Seamen's Reemployment 
Rights--National Emergency.
    Type of Request: Approval of an existing information collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0526.
    Form Number: None.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from the date of approval.
    Summary of Collection of Information: MARAD is requesting approval 
of this collection in an effort to implement provisions of the Maritime 
Security Act of 1996. These provisions amend the Merchant Marine Act, 
1936, to grant reemployment rights and other benefits to certain 
merchant seamen serving on vessels used by the United States for a war, 
armed conflict, national emergency, or maritime mobilization need. As 
such, this rule establishes the procedure for obtaining the necessary 
MARAD certification for reemployment rights and other benefits 
conferred by statute and MARAD's assistance in pursuing these statutory 
rights and benefits.
    Need and Use of the Information: This information collection 
requires merchant seamen to provide documents indicating their period 
of employment and their merchant mariner's status. The information 
provided will allow MARAD to determine eligibility for reemployment 
rights when the employment is related to a designated national service.
    Description of Respondents: U.S. merchant seamen who have completed 
designated national service in time of war or national emergency and 
are seeking reemployment with a prior employer.
    Annual Responses: 50 responses.
    Annual Burden: 50 hours.
    Comments: Comments should refer to the docket number that appears 
at the top of this document. Written comments may be submitted to the 
Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW, 
Washington, D.C. 20590. Comments may also be submitted by electronic 
means via the Internet at http://dmses.dot.gov/submit. 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.

    Dated: February 10, 2000.
    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

Joel C. Richard,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-3526 Filed 2-14-00; 8:45 am]
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