[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 48 (Monday, March 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 15377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05111]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Wage Mariner Hiring Portal

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on December 19, 2022 (87 FR 77553) during a 60-day 
comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
    Title: Wage Mariner Hiring Portal.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0790.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission [extension of a current 
information collection].
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,000 hours.
    Needs and Uses: This is a request for extension of an existing 
information collection. The Wage Mariner Hiring Portal (WMHP) is an 
internet-based system (website) that is designed to allow an applicant 
to apply for a ``wage mariner'' position within the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) fleet of maritime vessels. The 
WMHP system collects basic user information, wage mariner licensing, 
certifications, and relevant current and or past work history. The 
Department of Commerce (DOC), through NOAA, Office of Marine and 
Aviation Operations (OMAO) has special hiring authority under Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR), title 5, chapter 1, subchapter A, part 3, 
Sec.  3.2 and under the DOC Department Administrative Order (DAO) 202-
302 section 2, subsection .02a. specific to the hiring of Federal wage 
mariner employees. The regulations allow OMAO to hire wage mariners 
into excepted service positions within the NOAA fleet of ocean going 
vessels in order to maintain adequate operations, maintenance, and safe 
staffing of the maritime ships.
    No physical forms are used in this collection, it is all online. 
Applicants fill out basic personal, licensure, and work history 
information into a profile resume. Once their basic profile is 
complete, applicants can submit this resume to available wage mariner 
positions as shown on the WMHP website. The application information 
received is used to determine if the applicant meets the basic job 
qualification. The applicant's information is then passed on to the 
hiring official or it is placed in a pool of prospective candidates for 
future openings. Application information includes: first and last name, 
contact number and email address, wage mariner licenses and 
certifications, relevant work history.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Legal Authority: Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), title 5, 
chapter 1, subchapter A, part 3, Sec.  3.2.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website 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 and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0648-0790.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-05111 Filed 3-10-23; 8:45 am]
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