[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 102 (Thursday, May 29, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22825-22826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09597]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2025-0086]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Collection: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Candidate Application for 
Admission

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 2133-0010 
(U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Candidate Application for 
Admission) is being updated to reflect the new Student Information 
System (SIS) and online application and admissions portal, as an 
alternate to the paper-based application and admissions process. 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 28, 2025.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2025-
0086 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

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CDR Mike Bedryk, 516-726-5641, 
Director, Office of Admissions, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, 300 
Steamboat Rd., Kings Point, NY 11024, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Candidate Application for 
Admission.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0010.
    Type of Request: Extension with change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Abstract: The Candidate Application for Admission is administered 
through the USMMA Student Information System (SIS), PeopleSoft Campus 
Solutions (UCAS). Candidates must create an applicant account and log 
into the SIS via login.gov. The application system will be used by the 
Office of Admissions and the Candidate Evaluation Board (CEB) to select 
the best qualified candidates for admission. Candidates will also 
provide contact information for guidance counselors, teachers and 
physical fitness evaluations, who are asked to provide information on 
the applicant's behalf that is also used in the admission process.
    Respondents: Respondents consist of citizens seeking to apply for 
admission to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, school officials and 
other evaluators submitting supplemental information required to 
determine the most qualified applicants for offers of admission.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2,000.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 3.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,000.
    Frequency of Response: One time in any given admission cycle.

(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. 2025-09597 Filed 5-28-25; 8:45 am]
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