[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 56147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24508]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2018-0165]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Maritime Administration Annual Service 
Obligation Compliance Report

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

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. The information collection is 
necessary to determine if a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine 
Academy or subsidized State maritime academy graduate is complying with 
the terms of the service obligation. A Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information 
collection was published on August 1, 2018 and comments were due by 
October 1, 2018. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 10, 2018.

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: Danielle Bennett, Telephone: 202-366-
5296, Office of Maritime Labor and Training, Maritime Administration, 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 
20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Maritime Administration Annual Service Obligation Compliance 
Report.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0509.
    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 
credentials 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, NOAA Corps, USPHS Corps, 
or other MARAD approved service; and (4) report annually on their 
compliance with their service obligation after graduation.
    Respondents: Graduates of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and 
State maritime academy student incentive payment program graduates.
    Affected Public: Individuals and/or household.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,100.
    Estimated Number of Responses: One response per Respondent.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 700.
    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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    Dated: November 5, 2018.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-24508 Filed 11-8-18; 8:45 am]
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