[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 144 (Tuesday, July 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45013-45014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18506]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD 2015 0093]


Agency Requests for Comments of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection: Maritime Administration Service Obligation Compliance 
Annual Report

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1955 (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 was published on April 7, 2015 
(Federal Register 18706, Vol. 80, No. 66).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 27, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danielle Bennett, 202-366-5296, Office 
of Maritime Labor and Training, Maritime Administration, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Maritime Administration Service Obligation Compliance Annual 
Report
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0509.
    Form Numbers: MA-930.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: 46 U.S.C. 51306 and 46 U.S.C. 51509 imposes a service 
obligation on every graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and 
every State Maritime Academy Student Incentive Payment program 
graduate. This mandatory service obligation is for the Federal 
financial assistance the graduate received as a student. The obligation 
consists of (1) maintaining a U.S. Coast Guard merchant mariner 
credential with an officer endorsement; (2) serving as a commissioned 
officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve, the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve or any 
other reserve unit of an armed force of the United States following 
graduation from an academy (3) serving as a merchant marine officer on 
U.S.-flag vessels or as a commissioned officer on active duty in an 
armed or uniformed force of the United States, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Corps, Public Health Service (PHS) 
Corps, or other MARAD approved service; and (4) reporting annually on 
their compliance with their service obligation after graduation for a 
minimum of seven (7) years after graduation.
    Affected Public: Graduates of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and 
every State Maritime Academy Student Incentive Payment program 
graduate.
    Form(s): MA-930.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2100.

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    Estimated Number of Responses: 2100.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden: 700.

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; (b) the 
accuracy of the Department's estimated burden of the proposed 
information collection; and ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of technology.

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

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: July 21, 2015.
T. Mitch Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-18506 Filed 7-27-15; 8:45 am]
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