[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 134 (Monday, July 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40836-40837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16322]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Docket No. MARAD-2014-0102]


Agency Requests for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection(s): Request for Waiver of Service Obligation, Request for 
Deferment of Service Obligation, and Application for Review of Waiver/
Deferment Decision

AGENCY: Maritime Administration.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments 
about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval to renew an information collection. These information 
collections are for midshipmen or graduates of the United States 
Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) or cadets or graduates of a State 
Maritime Academy (SMA) who received Student Incentive Payment (SIP) 
Program payments to determine if: (1) A waiver should be granted of all 
or a portion of the service obligation contract in cases where there 
would be undue hardship or impossibility of performance due to 
accident, illness or other justifiable reasons; (2) a deferment of all 
or a portion of the service obligation should be granted for the 
purpose of entering a marine or maritime-related graduate course of 
study; or (3) an original decision of items 1 or 2 should be overturned 
based on a student or graduate's appeal. Their service obligation is 
required by law. We are required to publish this notice

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in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public 
Law 104-13.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 12, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2014-
0102 through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Building, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Wehde, (202) 366-5469, Director, 
Office of Maritime Workforce Development, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0510.
    Title: Request for Waiver of Service Obligation, Request for 
Deferment of Service Obligation, and Application for Review of Waiver/
Deferment Decision.
    Form Numbers: MA-935, MA-936, MA-937.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The Information collection is essential for determining 
if a student or graduate of the USMMA or a SMA that participated in the 
Student Incentive Payment (SIP) Program has a valid circumstance 
preventing them from fulfilling the requirements of the service 
obligation contract signed at the time of their enrollment in USMMA or 
the SIP program. It also permits the Maritime Administration (MARAD) to 
determine if a graduate, who wishes to defer their service obligation 
to attend graduate school, is eligible to receive a deferment. Student 
or graduates who submit a waiver or deferral request have an 
opportunity to appeal MARAD's decision. This collection is essential 
for determining if the original decision for a waiver or deferral 
request should be overturned. Their service obligation is required by 
law.
    Number of Respondents: 11.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Number of Responses: 11.
    Total Annual Burden: 3.30.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the Department's 
performance; (b) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for the 
Department to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information collection; and (d) ways that the burden could be minimized 
without reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency 
will summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB's 
clearance of this information collection.
    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:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.93.

    Dated: July 7, 2014.
Christine Gurland,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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