[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 97 (Friday, May 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27675-27676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10692]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2021-0019]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Seamen's Claims, Administrative Action and 
Litigation

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 evaluate injury claims made by seamen working aboard 
government-owned vessels. 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 July 20, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. DOT-MARAD-
2021-0019 through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: 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.
    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: Michael Yarrington, (202) 366-1915, 
Office of Marine Insurance, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Seamen's Claims, Administrative Action and Litigation.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0522.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: The information is submitted by claimants seeking 
payments for injuries or illnesses they sustained while serving as 
masters or members of a crew on board a vessel owned or operated by the 
United States. The filing of a claim is a jurisdictional requirement 
for MARAD liability for such claims. MARAD reviews the information and 
makes a determination regarding agency liability and payments.
    Respondents: Officers or members of a crew who suffered death, 
injury, or illness while employed on vessels owned or operated by the 
United States. Also included in this description of respondents are 
surviving dependents, beneficiaries, and/or legal representatives of 
the officers or crew members.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.

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    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 15.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 12.5.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 188.
    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: May 17, 2021.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-10692 Filed 5-20-21; 8:45 am]
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