[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14590-14591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05692]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD 2014-0041]


Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection

AGENCY: Maritime Administration (MARAD).

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

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period soliciting comments on the following information collection was 
published on November 29, 2013 (Federal Register 71713, Vol. 78, No. 
230).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 14, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Romstadt, Training Instructor 
(Firefighting), Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
W28-302, Washington, DC 20590; Telephone (419) 259-6362 or email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Supplementary Training Course Application.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0030.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: Section 1305(a) of the Maritime Education and Training 
Act of 1980 indicates that the Secretary of Transportation may provide 
maritime-related training to 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 firefighting 
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.
    Affected Public: U.S. Merchant Marine Seamen, both officers and 
unlicensed personnel, and other U.S. citizens employed in other areas 
of waterborne commerce.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 500.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 25.
    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: March 10, 2014.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-05692 Filed 3-13-14; 8:45 am]
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