[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 50731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23750]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD 2017-0169]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Training 
Provider Certification

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 6, 2017 (Federal Register 31388, Vol. 
82, No. 128).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 1, 2017.

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: (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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Quinton Ellis, Telephone: 202-366-
5906; Office of Security, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W25-305, Washington, DC 
20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Training Provider 
Certification.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0547.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: Section 3508 of the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act 
of 2010, Public Law 111-207 (July 27, 2010, as codified at 46 U.S.C. 
3507-3508 (CVSSA)) provides the Maritime Administrator with the 
discretionary authority to certify cruise vessel training providers 
that comply with training standards developed by the USCG, FBI and the 
Maritime Administration (MARAD). The certification process necessarily 
requires applicants to provide supporting information to evidence their 
compliance with the CVSSA training standards.
    Respondents: Cruise line companies and maritime industry training 
providers.
    Affected Public: Passengers and crew onboard cruise lines.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 20.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 40.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 800.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.

(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.93.)
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    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: October 27, 2017.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-23750 Filed 10-31-17; 8:45 am]
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