[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9852-9853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3316]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No 2008 0015]


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, this 
notice announces that the Information Collection abstracted below will 
be submitted 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 29, 2007. No comments were 
received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 24, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita Jackson, Maritime Administration, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-
0284; or E-mail: [email protected]. Copies of this collection also 
can be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    Title of Collection: Request for Waiver of Service Obligation, 
Request for Deferment of Service Obligation and Application for Review.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0510.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Affected Public: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy students and 
graduates, and subsidized students and graduates.
    Form Numbers: MA-935, MA-936 and MA-937.
    Abstract: This information collection is essential for determining 
if a student or graduate of the United States

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Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) or subsidized student or graduate of a 
State maritime academy has a waive able situation preventing them from 
fulfilling the requirements of a service obligation contract signed at 
the time of their enrollment in a Federal maritime training program. It 
also permits the Maritime Administration (MARAD) to determine if a 
graduate, who wishes to defer the service obligation to attend graduate 
school, is eligible to receive a deferment. Their service obligation is 
required by law.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 4.2 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: 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; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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.

    Dated: February 15, 2008.
Christine S. Gurland,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-3316 Filed 2-21-08; 8:45 am]
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