[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 85 (Monday, May 5, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19086-19087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07732]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2025-0068]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Collection: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Alumni Survey

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments on 
our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) to renew an information collection in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection OMB 2133-0542 
(U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Alumni Survey) is being updated 
to include the following minor changes: removal of gender-related 
questions, reworded question to reflect the Academy's current learning 
outcomes, alignment of salary ranges to the current market, and 
disaggregation of cohort groups at the academic major level. 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-
0068 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 lessened 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: Dr. Lori Townsend, 516-726-5637, U.S. 
Merchant Marine Academy, 300 Steamboat Road, Kings Point, NY 11024, 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Alumni Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0542.
    Type of Request: Extension with Change of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
    Abstract: The United States Merchant Marine Academy is an 
accredited Federal service academy that confers Bachelor of Science and 
Master of Science degrees. The Academy is expected to assess its 
educational outcomes and report those findings to its regional and 
programmatic accreditation authorities to maintain the institution's 
degree granting status. Periodic survey of alumni cohorts and analysis 
of the data gathered is a routine higher education assessment practice 
in the United States.
    Respondents: Graduates of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy who 
completed the program within the last one to ten years.
    Affected Public: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Graduates.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 600.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 600.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 0.25 hours.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 150.
    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 Maritime Administration.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2025-07732 Filed 5-2-25; 8:45 am]
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