[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 80012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22515]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2024-0123]
Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved
Collection: Centers of Excellence (CoE) for Domestic Maritime Workforce
Training and Education Annual Application for Designation
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.
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 2133-0549
(Centers of Excellence (CoE) for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training
and Education Annual Application for Designation) is used to determine
the eligibility of certain qualified training entities to apply for CoE
designation. Due to a change in the CoE program designation duration,
the total responses, respondents, and burden hours for this collection
have reduced since the last renewal. We are required to publish this
notice in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and
affected agencies.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2024-
0123 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
http://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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerard Wall, Program Manager, 202-366-
7273, Centers of Excellence, Room W23-470, Maritime Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC, 20590, Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Centers of Excellence (CoE) for Domestic Maritime Workforce
Training and Education Annual Application for Designation.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0549.
Type of Request: Extension of a previously approved collection.
Abstract: In order to implement section 3507 of the National
Defense Authorization Act of 2018, Public Law 115-91 (the ``Act''),
codified at 46 United States Code (U.S.C.) 51706 (previously designated
as 46 U.S.C. 54102), MARAD developed a procedure to recommend to the
Secretary the designation of eligible institutions as Centers of
Excellence (CoE) for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and
Education. Pursuant to the Act, the Secretary of Transportation may
designate certain eligible and qualified training entities as CoEs.
Authority to administer the CoE program is delegated to MARAD in 49
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1.93(a). The previously approved
policy for collecting information is required to administer the Center
of Excellence program which supports the DOT strategic goal of Economic
Competitiveness, and the MARAD strategic goal to Maintain and Modernize
the Maritime workforce.
Respondents: Postsecondary educational and vocational institutions,
registered apprenticeship sponsors, and structured experiential
learning training programs in certain eligible locations are eligible
to apply for CoE designation. Additionally, ``maritime training centers
previously designated as a 2021 CoE'' are eligible under the statute.
Affected Public: Postsecondary educational and vocational
institutions, registered apprenticeship sponsors, and structured
experiential learning training programs.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
Estimated Number of Responses: 50.
Estimated Hours per Response: 48.
Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,400.
Frequency of Response: Once 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. 2024-22515 Filed 9-30-24; 8:45 am]
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