[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58218-58219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21778]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD 2004 19191]


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) intention to 
request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved 
information collection.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before November 29, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Krusa, Maritime 
Administration, 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 
202-366-2648, FAX: 202-366-3746; or e-mail: [email protected]. 
Copies of this collection also can be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Supplementary Training Course Application.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0030.
    Form Numbers: MA-823.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Summary of Collection of Information: Section 1305(a) of the 
Maritime Education and Training Act of 1980 indicates that the 
Secretary of Transportation may provide maritime-related training to 
merchant mariners of the United States and to individuals preparing for 
a career in the merchant marine of the United States. Also, the U.S. 
Coast Guard requires a fire-fighting certificate for U.S. merchant 
marine officers. This collection provides the information necessary for 
the maritime schools to plan their course offerings and for applicants 
to complete their certificate requirements.
    Need and Use of the Information: This information collection is 
necessary for eligibility assessment, enrollment, attendance 
verification and recordation. Without this information, the courses 
would not be documented for future reference by the program or 
individual student.
    Description of Respondents: U.S. Merchant Marine Seamen, both 
officers and unlicensed personnel, and other U.S. citizens employed in 
other areas of waterborne commerce.
    Annual Responses: 500.
    Annual Burden: 25 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 also may be submitted by electronic 
means via the Internet at http://dms.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.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit 
http://dms.dot.gov.

    (Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.)

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    By order of the Maritime Administrator,

    Dated: September 23, 2004.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-21778 Filed 9-28-04; 8:45 am]
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