[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78340-78341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31396]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD 2010 0109]


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 February 14, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Moore, Maritime

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Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590; 
Telephone: (202) 366-5005 or e-mail: [email protected]. Copies 
of this collection can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Supplementary Training Course Application.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0030.
    Form Numbers: MA-823
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Summary of Collection of Information: 46 U.S.C. Section 51703 
(2007) states that, ``the Secretary of Transportation may provide 
additional training on maritime subjects to supplement other training 
opportunities and make the training available to the personnel of the 
merchant mariners of the United States and to individuals preparing for 
a career in the merchant marine of the United States.'' Also, the U.S. 
Coast Guard requires a fire-fighting certificate for U.S. merchant 
marine officers. This collection provides the information necessary for 
the maritime schools to plan their course offerings and for applicants 
to complete their certificate requirements.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collection is 
necessary for eligibility assessment, enrollment, attendance 
verification and recordation. Without this information, the courses 
would not be documented for future reference by the program or 
individual student.
    Description of Respondents: U.S. Merchant Marine Seamen, both 
officers and unlicensed personnel, and other U.S. citizens employed in 
other areas of waterborne commerce.
    Annual Responses: 500.
    Annual Burden: 25 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 may also 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 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.

    Dated: December 2, 2010.
Christine Gurland,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-31396 Filed 12-14-10; 8:45 am]
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