[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 144 (Friday, July 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48947-48948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16045]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2023-0154]


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

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: 30-Day Federal Register 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, which established provisions to allow for and procedures to 
obtain the necessary MARAD certification for re-employment rights and 
other benefits. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal 
Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 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. A 60-day Federal Register notice soliciting comments on this 
information collection was published on May 2, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collections 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: Matthew Mueller, 202-366-7173, MAR-
650, Mail Stop 2 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 
Email: [email protected].

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 information 
collection.
    Abstract: This information collection is needed in order to 
implement

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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.)

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-16045 Filed 7-27-23; 8:45 am]
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