[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 108 (Friday, June 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 24192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10346]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2025-0094]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Collection: Request for Waiver of Service Obligation, Request for 
Deferment of Service Obligation, and Application for Review

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 2133-0510 
(Request for Waiver of Service Obligation, Request for Deferment of 
Service Obligation, and Application for Review) is used to determine if 
waivers and deferments may be granted to graduates of the U.S. Merchant 
Marine Academy (USMMA) and State Maritime Academies (SMAs) who 
participated in the Student Incentive Payment (SIP) Program. There was 
a reduction in the total burden hours for this collection, due to less 
time taken to complete the forms associated with this collection. There 
are no other changes to this collection. 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 August 5, 2025.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2025-
0094 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: Danielle Bennett, 202-366-7618, Office 
of Maritime Labor and Training, W23-458, Maritime Administration, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room, 
Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Request for Waiver of Service Obligation, Request for 
Deferment of Service Obligation, and Application for Review.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0510.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: This collection may be used by USMMA SMA SIP graduates to 
request: (1) a waiver of their service obligation requirement; (2) 
request deferring their service obligation; or (3) request a review of 
the MARAD decision made on these requests by the Maritime 
Administrator.
    Respondents: USMMA graduates and SMA SIP graduates.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 11.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 11.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2 hours.
    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 Administration.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2025-10346 Filed 6-5-25; 8:45 am]
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