[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18115-18116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07143]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2021-0016]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Request for Waiver of Service Obligation, 
Request for Deferment of Service Obligation, and Application for Review

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments on 
our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval to renew an information collection. The information collected 
will be used to determine if waivers and deferments may be granted to 
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) graduates and to State Maritime 
Academy (SMA) graduates who participated in the Student Incentive 
Payment (SIP) Program. 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 June 7, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-MARAD-
2021-0016] through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Search 
using the

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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.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number for this rulemaking.
    Note: All comments received will be posted without change to 
www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided.
    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.

Electronic Access and Filing

    A copy of the notice may be viewed online at www.regulations.gov 
using the docket number listed above. A copy of this notice will be 
placed in the docket. Electronic retrieval help and guidelines are 
available on the website. It is available 24 hours each day, 365 days 
each year. An electronic copy of this document may also be downloaded 
from the Office of the Federal Register's website at 
www.FederalRegister.gov and the Government Publishing Office's website 
at www.GovInfo.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danielle Bennett (202) 366-5469, 
Office of Maritime Workforce Development, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Request for Waiver of Service 
Obligation, Request for Deferment of Service Obligation, Application 
for Review.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0510.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: The Information collection is essential for determining 
if a student or graduate of the USMMA or a SMA that participated in the 
Student Incentive Payment (SIP) Program has a valid circumstance 
preventing them from fulfilling the requirements of the service 
obligation contract signed at the time of their enrollment in USMMA or 
the SIP program. It also permits the Maritime Administration (MARAD) to 
determine if a graduate, who wishes to defer their service obligation 
to attend graduate school, is eligible to receive a deferment. Student 
or graduates who submit a waiver or deferral request have an 
opportunity to appeal MARAD's decision. This collection is essential 
for determining if the original decision for a waiver or deferral 
request should be overturned. Their service obligation is required by 
law.
    Respondents: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy students and graduates, 
and subsidized students and graduates.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 11.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 11.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5.30.
    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 Acting Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-07143 Filed 4-6-21; 8:45 am]
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