[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 165 (Thursday, August 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 42064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16465]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2025-0466]
Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved
Collection: Maritime Administration Annual Service Obligation
Compliance Report
AGENCY: Maritime Administration (MARAD), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: MARAD invites public comments on its 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- 0509 (Maritime Administration Annual
Service Obligation Compliance Report) is used to determine if a
graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) or a State
Maritime Academy (SMA) Student Incentive Payment (SIP) program, is
complying with the terms of the service obligation. There are no
changes since the last renewal. MARAD is 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 collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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, Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Maritime Administration Annual Service Obligation Compliance
Report.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0509.
Type of Request: Extension of a previously approved collection.
Abstract: 46 U.S.C. 51306 and 46 U.S.C. 51509 imposes a service
obligation on every USMMA and SMA 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: USMMA and SMA SIP program graduates.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
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.
A 60-day Federal Register Notice soliciting comments on this
information collection was published on June 6, 2025 (90 FR 24192).
(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. 2025-16465 Filed 8-27-25; 8:45 am]
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