[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71712-71713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28661]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2013-0137]


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 
September 3, 2013 (54368, Vol. 78, No. 170).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 30, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Ann Thomas, Office of Sealift 
Support, Maritime Administration, W25-314, Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: 202-366-2646 or EMAIL: [email protected]. Copies of 
this collection also can be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Merchant Marine Medals and Awards.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0506.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: This 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.
    Affected Public: Masters, officers and crew members of U.S. ships.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 550.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 550.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 550.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 1 hour.
    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

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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 1:48.

    Dated: November 21, 2013.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-28661 Filed 11-27-13; 8:45 am]
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