[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68909-68910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30752]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[DOCKET NO. MARAD-2009-0147]


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 March 1, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Ann Thomas, Maritime 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-2646 or E-mail: [email protected]. Copies of 
this collection also can be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Maritime Administration (MARAD)

    Title of Collection: Merchant Marine Medals and Awards.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0506.
    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 information collection 
of information provides a method of awarding merchant marine medals and 
decorations to masters, officers, and crew members of U.S. ships in 
recognition of their service in areas of danger during the operations 
by the Armed Forces of the United States in World War II, Korea, 
Vietnam, and Operation Desert Storm.
    Need and Use of the Information: This information is used by MARAD 
personnel to process and verify requests for service awards.
    Description of Respondents: Master, officers and crew members of 
U.S. ships.
    Annual Responses: 700 responses.
    Annual Burden: 700 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 W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 
SE., Washington, DC 20590. Comments also may be submitted by electronic 
means via the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp. 
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

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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://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp.
    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://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp.

    Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Murray A. Bloom,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-30752 Filed 12-28-09; 8:45 am]
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