[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 69173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27528]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2013-0131]


Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection

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 announces that the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following information collection was published on 
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 (FR 47826, Vol. 78, No. 151). No comments were 
received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 18, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rodney McFadden, Office of Workforce 
Development, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W23-
457, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-2647; or EMAIL: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Information to Determine Seamen's Reemployment Rights--
National Emergency.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0526.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    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.
    Affected 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.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 10.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of the Secretary of 
Transportation, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department'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.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:93.

     Dated: November 12, 2013.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-27528 Filed 11-15-13; 8:45 am]
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