[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 67441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28085]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2002-13703]


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 January 6, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rodney McFadden, Maritime 
Administration, 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 
202-366-2647; FAX 202-493-2180, or E-MAIL: 
[email protected]. 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: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0526.
    Form Numbers: 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 grant reemployment rights and 
other benefits to certain merchant seamen serving aboard vessels used 
by the United States during times of national emergencies. The Maritime 
Security Act of 1996 establishes the procedures for obtaining the 
necessary MARAD certification for reemployment rights and other 
benefits.
    Need and Use of the Information: MARAD will use the information to 
determine if U.S. civilian mariners are eligible for reemployment 
rights under the Maritime Security Act of 1996.
    Description of Respondents: U.S. merchant seamen who have completed 
designated national service during a time of maritime mobilization need 
and are seeking reemployment with a prior employer.
    Annual Responses: 50.
    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, 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 29, 2002.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-28085 Filed 11-4-02; 8:45 am]
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