[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 156 (Friday, August 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53540-53541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19262]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD 2016-0076]


Agency Requests for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection(s): Merchant Marine Medals and Awards

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments 
about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The information 
collected will be used by MARAD personnel to process and verify 
requests for service awards. We are required to publish this notice in 
the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 
104-13.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by October 11, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-MARAD-
2016-0076] through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deveeda Midgette, 202-366-2354, 
Maritime Administration, Office of Sealift Support, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0506.
    Title: Merchant Marine Medals and Awards.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: This information collection of information provides a

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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.
    Respondents: Master, officers and crew members of U.S. ships.
    Number of Respondents: 550.
    Number of Responses: 550.
    Total Annual Burden: 550.
    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.

    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 28, 2016.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-19262 Filed 8-11-16; 8:45 am]
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