[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 118 (Monday, June 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 35941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15151]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD 2011 0080]


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) intentions to 
request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved 
information collection.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before August 19, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Wehde, Office of Maritime 
Workforce Development, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 
SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-5469; or e-mail: 
[email protected]. Copies of this collection can also be obtained from 
that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title of Collection: MARAD Maritime Operator Survey Concerning 
Mariner Availability.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0537.
    Form Numbers: MA-1048.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years after date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Summary of Collection of Information: Part of the stated statutory 
policy of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, is to foster the development 
and maintenance of an adequate U.S.-flag merchant marine manned with 
trained and efficient citizen mariners. In order to successfully meet 
this mandate, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) must determine 
whether a current or projected shortage of mariners exists and the 
possible impact of such a shortage on the merchant marine. MARAD 
believes that a survey is necessary because it has received an 
abundance of anecdotal information indicating there is a serious 
existing and projected mariner shortage in different market sectors.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information will be used by 
MARAD to determine if a current and/or projected mariner shortage 
exists. If there is a projected shortage that appears to be more short-
term, MARAD will follow up with a more detailed survey to ascertain the 
best means to address the shortage.
    Description of Respondents: The target population for the survey 
will be approximately 100 vessel operating companies representing 
different sectors of the U.S. maritime industry.
    Annual Responses: 100 responses.
    Annual Burden: 33 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. 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.
    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.

    Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: June 13, 2011.
Christine Gurland,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-15151 Filed 6-17-11; 8:45 am]
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