[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 85 (Monday, May 5, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19085-19086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07731]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2025-0069]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Collection: Merchant Marine Medals and Awards

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 2133-0506 
(Merchant Marine Medals and Awards) is used by MARAD personnel to 
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and verify requests for service awards. There are no changes to this 
collection 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 July 7, 2025.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2025-
0069 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 reasonable 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 modified 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: Katrina McRae, 202-366-3198, Office of 
Sealift Support, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Merchant Marine Medals and Awards.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0506.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Abstract: This collection of information provides a method of 
awarding merchant marine medals and decorations to masters, officers, 
and crew members of U.S. ships, in recognition of their service in 
areas of danger during the operations by the Armed Forces of the United 
States in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Operation Desert Storm.
    Respondents: Masters, officers, and crew members of U.S. ships.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 550.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 550.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 1.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 550.
    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 Administration.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2025-07731 Filed 5-2-25; 8:45 am]
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