[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 250 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 79972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30964]


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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, 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 October 15, 2008. No comments were 
received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 29, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Dougherty, Maritime 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-5469; or E-MAIL: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration.
    Title: Information to Determine Seamen's Re-employment Rights--
National Emergency.
    OMB Control No.: 2133-0526.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affective Public: U.S. merchant seamen who have completed 
designated national service during a time of maritime mobilization need 
and are seeking re-employment with a prior employer.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: This collection is needed in order to implement 
provisions of the Maritime Security Act of 1996. These provisions grant 
re-employment 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 Maritime Administration 
certification for re-employment rights and other benefits.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Maritime Administration will 
use the information to determine if U.S. civilian mariners are eligible 
for re-employment rights under the Maritime Security Act of 1996.
    Dates: Comments should be submitted on or before March 2, 2009.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 10 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: Maritime Administration 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: December 22, 2008.
Leonard Sutter,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-30964 Filed 12-29-08; 8:45 am]
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