[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 142 (Monday, July 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35574-35575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14116]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2025-0268]


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 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 to by MARAD personnel to process 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.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collections should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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.

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    Estimated Number of Responses: 550.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 1.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 550.
    Frequency of Response: Once Annually.
    A 60-day Federal Register Notice soliciting comments on this 
information collection was published on May 5, 2025 (90 FR 19085).

(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. 2025-14116 Filed 7-25-25; 8:45 am]
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