[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 108 (Friday, June 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24192-24193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10350]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2025-0093]
Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved
Collection: Maritime Administration Annual Service Obligation
Compliance Report
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 2133-0509
(Maritime Administration Annual Service Obligation Compliance Report)
is used to determine if a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
or a State maritime academy Student Incentive Payment (SIP) program
graduate is complying with the terms of the service obligation. 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-
0093 through one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Search
using the above DOT docket number and follow
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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, Room W23-458, Maritime Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Maritime Administration Annual Service Obligation Compliance
Report.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0509.
Type of Request: Extension without change of a previously approved
collection.
Abstract: 46 U.S.C. 51306 and 46 U.S.C. 51509 imposes a service
obligation on every graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and
every State maritime academy Student Incentive Payment (SIP) program
graduate. This mandatory service obligation is for the Federal
financial assistance the graduate received as a student. The obligation
consists of: (1) maintaining U.S. Coast Guard merchant mariner
credentials and officer endorsements (unlimited license) as an officer
in the merchant marine of the United States for at least six years
following graduation from an academy; (2) serving as a commissioned
officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve, the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve or any
other reserve unit of an armed force of the United States for at least
eight years following graduation from an academy; and (3) serving as a
merchant marine officer on U.S.-flag vessels, as an employee in a U.S.
maritime-related industry ashore or as a commissioned officer on active
duty in an armed force of the United States, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Corps, United States Public Health
Service (USPHS) Corps or other MARAD approved service; and (4) report
annually on their compliance with the service obligation after
graduation.
Respondents: Graduates of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and
State maritime academy Student Incentive Payment (SIP) program
graduates.
Affected Public: Individuals or household.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,100.
Estimated Number of Responses: 2,100.
Estimated Hours per Response: 20 Minutes.
Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 700.
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. 2025-10350 Filed 6-5-25; 8:45 am]
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