[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 66035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27425]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2002-13659]


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 December 30, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita C. Jackson, Maritime 
Administration, 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 
202-366-5755; Fax 202-493-2288, or E-mail: [email protected]. 
Copies of this collection can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Maritime Administration Service Obligation 
Compliance Report and Merchant Marine Reserve, U.S. Naval Reserve 
Annual Report.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0509.
    Form Numbers: MA-930.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from the date of approval.
    Summary of Collection of Information: The Maritime Education and 
Training Act of l980, imposes a service obligation on every graduate of 
the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and every subsidized State maritime 
academy graduate who received a Student Incentive Payment. This 
mandatory service obligation is for the Federal financial assistance 
the graduate received as a student and requires the graduate to 
maintain a license as an officer in the merchant marine and to report 
on reserve status, training, and employment for applicable periods.
    Need and Use of the Information: This information collection is 
necessary to determine if a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine 
Academy or subsidized State maritime academy graduate is complying with 
the terms of the service obligation for that year.
    Description of Respondents: Graduates of the U.S. Merchant Marine 
Academy and every subsidized State Maritime academy graduate who 
received a Student Incentive Payment.
    Annual Responses: 2300.
    Annual Burden: 1150 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, DC 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 functions of the agency and will have practical 
utility, accuracy of the burden estimates, ways to minimize this 
burden, and ways to enhance the 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. EDT (or 
EST), 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: October 23, 2002.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-27425 Filed 10-28-02; 8:45 am]
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