[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 69361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26506]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2021-0262]


Request for Comments 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. A Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information 
collection was published on August 17, 2021.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 6, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danielle Bennett, 202-366-7618, Office 
of Maritime Labor and Training, Maritime Administration, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Room W23-458, 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 (SIP) 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, PHS 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 (SIP) program 
graduates.
    Affected Public: Individuals and/or Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,100.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 2,100.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 700.
    Public Comments Invited: Comments are invited on: Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the Department, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the 
Department's estimate of the burden of the proposed information 
collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

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

    By Order of the Acting Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-26506 Filed 12-6-21; 8:45 am]
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