[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 219 (Thursday, November 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 67544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26846]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD 2014-0140]


Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection: Request for Waiver of Service Obligation, Request for 
Deferment of Service Obligation, Application for Review

AGENCY: Maritime Administration (MARAD), Department of Transportation.

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 July 
14, 2014 (Federal Register 40836, Vol. 79, No. 134).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 15, 2014.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Request for Waiver of Service Obligation, Request for 
Deferment of Service Obligation, Application for Review.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0510.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: This information collection is essential for determining 
if a student or graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy 
(USMMA) or subsidized student or graduate of a State maritime academy 
has a waive able situation preventing them from fulfilling the 
requirements of a service obligation contract signed at the time of 
their enrollment in a Federal maritime training program. It also 
permits the Maritime Administration (MARAD) to determine if a graduate, 
who wishes to defer the service obligation to attend graduate school, 
is eligible to receive a deferment. Their service obligation is 
required by law.
    Affected Public: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy students and 
graduates, and subsidized students and graduates.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 11.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 11.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3.30.

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 6, 2014.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-26846 Filed 11-12-14; 8:45 am]
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