[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27368-27369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12573]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2018-0094]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Candidate 
Application for Admission

AGENCY: Maritime Administration.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments on

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our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval to renew an information collection. The information to be 
collected will be used to apply for admission to the U.S. Merchant 
Marine Academy. Collection of information is completed digitally 
through an online candidate portal. Part I of the Candidate Application 
is used to establish initial eligibility. The Academic Information 
Request, Candidate Activities Record, School Official Evaluations and 
Biographical Essay are used by the USMMA admissions staff and its 
Candidate Evaluation Board to select the best qualified candidates for 
the Academy. Result from the administration of the Candidate Fitness 
Assessment are used to determine physical qualification. Candidates may 
also submit an optional resume and additional recommendation letters 
with their application. We are required to publish this notice in the 
Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 13, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2018-
0094 through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Search using the above DOT docket number and 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.
    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: CDR Mike Bedryk, CDR USMS, Director of 
Admissions, 516.726.5641, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, 300 Steamboat 
Road, New York, NY 11024, www.usmma.edu/admissions.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Candidate Application for 
Admission.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0010.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: Regulations pertaining to the U.S. Merchant Marine 
Academy (USMMA) appeared in the Federal Register (Vol. 47, No. 98, p. 
21811, dated May 20, 1982) as a final rule. Part 310.57(a) of 46 CFR 
provides for the collection of information from anyone who is a 
prospect for admission. It states that ``all candidates shall submit an 
application for admission to the Academy's Admissions Office.'' Thus, 
the collection of information through the use of a digital application 
is the primary means by which selections for admission are made. The 
information collection consists of Part I, the Academic Information 
Request, Candidate Activities Record, three School Official Evaluation 
and Biographical Essay and Candidate Fitness Assessment. Part I of the 
form is completed by individuals wishing to be admitted as students to 
the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. The information from the Academic 
Information Request, Candidate Activities Record, School Official 
Evaluations and Biographical Essay is used by the USMMA admissions 
staff and its Candidate Evaluation Board to select the best qualified 
candidates for the Academy.
    Respondents: Individuals desiring to become students at the U.S. 
Merchant Marine Academy.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2000.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2000.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 5.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,000.
    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: June 7, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-12573 Filed 6-11-18; 8:45 am]
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