[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 174 (Friday, September 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53708-53709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17910]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD 2005 22327]


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 8, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rodney McFadden, Maritime 
Administration, 400 Seventh Street Southwest, Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-2647; FAX: 202-493-2180; or E-MAIL: 
[email protected]. Copies of this collection also can 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 date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Summary of Collection of Information: This collection is needed in 
order 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 responses.
    Annual Burden: 50 hours.

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    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 
Southwest, 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.)

    Dated: August 31, 2005.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-17910 Filed 9-8-05; 8:45 am]
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