[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 6794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3123]


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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 approval. 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 
November 5, 2002. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 12, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rodney McFadden, Maritime 
Administration, 400 Seventh Street, 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: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    Title: Information to Determine Seamen's Reemployment Rights.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0526.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: 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.
    Form(s): None.
    Abstract: 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.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 50 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: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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 February 4, 2003.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-3123 Filed 2-7-03; 8:45 am]
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