[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 79 (Monday, April 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21715-21716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9586]


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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 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice

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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 September 10, 2009, and comments were due 
by November 9, 2009. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before May 26, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Shashi Kumar, U.S. Merchant Marine 
Academy, Kings Point, NY 11024. Telephone: 516-726-5833; or E-Mail: 
[email protected]. Copies of this collection also can be obtained from 
that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    Title: United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Alumni Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-NEW.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Affected Public: Graduates of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
    Form Numbers: KP2-66-DK1, KP2-67-DK2, KP3-68-DK3, KP2-69-ENG1, KP2-
70-ENG2, KP2-71-ENG3.
    Abstract: 46 U.S.C. 51309 authorizes the Academy to confer academic 
degrees. To maintain the appropriate academic standards, the program 
must be accredited by the appropriate accreditation body. The survey is 
part of USMMA's academic accreditation process.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 250 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: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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.
(Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.)

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 6, 2010.
Christine Gurland,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-9586 Filed 4-23-10; 8:45 am]
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