[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27580-27581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09280]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2023-0088]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Information To Determine Seamen's Reemployment 
Rights--National Emergency

AGENCY: Maritime Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection OMB 2133-0526 
(Information to Determine Seamen's Reemployment Rights--National 
Emergency) will be used to determine if U.S. civilian mariners are 
eligible for reemployment rights under the Maritime Security Act of 
1996. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 requires that we publish this 
notice in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and 
affected agencies.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 3, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. DOT-MARAD-
2023-0088 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.
     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

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include your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this 
information collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Mueller, 202-366-7173, 
[email protected]. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, MAR-650, Mail Stop 2, 
Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Information to Determine Seamen's Reemployment Rights--
National Emergency.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0526.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: This information collection is needed in order to 
implement provisions of the Maritime Security Act of 1996. These 
provisions grant re-employment rights and other benefits to certain 
merchant seamen serving aboard vessels used by the United States during 
times of national emergencies. The Maritime Security Act of 1996 
establishes the procedures for obtaining the necessary MARAD 
certification for re-employment rights and other benefits.
    Respondents: Individual U.S. citizen mariners, currently working 
ashore, who possess U.S. Coast Guard merchant mariner credentials and 
serve on U.S. vessels in time of national emergency.
    Affected Public: U.S. merchant seamen who have completed designated 
national service during a time of maritime mobilization need and are 
seeking re-employment with a prior employer.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 10.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 1.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.

(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.49.)
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    By Order of the Acting Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-09280 Filed 5-1-23; 8:45 am]
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