83 FR 12073 - Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Seamen's Claims, Administrative Action and Litigation

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 53 (March 19, 2018)

Page Range		12073-12073
FR Document		2018-05499

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. The information to be collected will be used to evaluate injury claims made by seamen working aboard government-owned vessels. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on December 17, 2017.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2018-0037]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Seamen's Claims, Administrative Action and 
Litigation

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) 
abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and comments. The information to be collected 
will be used to evaluate injury claims made by seamen working aboard 
government-owned vessels. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 
comment period soliciting comments on the following information 
collection was published on December 17, 2017.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 18, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of the Secretary of 
Transportation, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. Comments are 
invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary 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 minimized 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: Michael Yarrington, (202) 366-1915, 
Office of Marine Insurance, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Seamen's Claims, Administrative Action and Litigation.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0522.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: The information is submitted by claimants seeking 
payments for injuries or illnesses they sustained while serving as 
masters or members of a crew on board a vessel owned or operated by the 
United States. The filing of a claim is a jurisdictional requirement 
for MARAD liability for such claims. MARAD reviews the information and 
makes a determination regarding agency liability and payments.
    Respondents: Officers or members of a crew who suffered death, 
injury, or illness while employed on vessels owned or operated by the 
United States. Also, included in this description of respondents are 
surviving dependents, beneficiaries, and/or legal representatives of 
the officers or crew members.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 15.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 12.5.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 188.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.

(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.93.)
* * * * *

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: March 14, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-05499 Filed 3-16-18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION members of a crew on board a vessel following information collection was
owned or operated by the United States. published on December 5, 2017.
Maritime Administration The filing of a claim is a jurisdictional DATES: Comments must be submitted on
[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0037] requirement for MARAD liability for or before April 18, 2018.
such claims. MARAD reviews the
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
Request for Comments on the Renewal information and makes a determination
regarding agency liability and payments. the burden estimate, including
of a Previously Approved Information suggestions for reducing the burden, to
Collection: Seamen’s Claims, Respondents: Officers or members of
a crew who suffered death, injury, or the Office of Management and Budget,
Administrative Action and Litigation Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of
illness while employed on vessels
Maritime Administration, DOT.
AGENCY: owned or operated by the United States. the Secretary of Transportation, 725
Notice and request for
ACTION: Also, included in this description of 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
comments. respondents are surviving dependents, Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
beneficiaries, and/or legal the proposed collection of information
SUMMARY: In compliance with the representatives of the officers or crew is necessary for the Department’s
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this members. performance; (b) the accuracy of the
notice announces that the Information Affected Public: Individuals or estimated burden; (c) ways for the
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted households. Department to enhance the quality,
below is being forwarded to the Office Estimated Number of Respondents: utility and clarity of the information
of Management and Budget (OMB) for 15. collection; and (d) ways that the burden
review and comments. The information Estimated Number of Responses: 15. could be minimized without reducing
to be collected will be used to evaluate Estimated Hours per Response: 12.5. the quality of the collected information.
injury claims made by seamen working Annual Estimated Total Annual The agency will summarize and/or
aboard government-owned vessels. A Burden Hours: 188. include your comments in the request
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day Frequency of Response: Annually. for OMB’s clearance of this information
comment period soliciting comments on collection.
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of
the following information collection 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
was published on December 17, 2017. 49 CFR 1.93.) Michael Hokana, 202–366–0760, Office
DATES: Comments must be submitted on * * * * * of Cargo and Commercial Sealift,
or before April 18, 2018. Maritime Administration, U.S.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding Department of Transportation, 1200
Dated: March 14, 2018.
the burden estimate, including New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
suggestions for reducing the burden, to T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 20590, Email: Michael.Hokana@dot.gov.
the Office of Management and Budget, Secretary, Maritime Administration.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of [FR Doc. 2018–05499 Filed 3–16–18; 8:45 am]
Title: Application for Waiver of the
the Secretary of Transportation, 725 BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
coastwise Trade Laws for Small
17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. Passenger vessels.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OMB Control Number: 2133–0529.
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the Department’s Type of Request: Renewal of a
performance; (b) the accuracy of the Maritime Administration Previously Approved Information
estimated burden; (c) ways for the [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0036]
Collection.
Department to enhance the quality, Abstract: Owners of small, foreign-
utility and clarity of the information Request for Comments on the Renewal built passenger vessels desiring a waiver
collection; and (d) ways that the burden of a Previously Approved Information of U.S. build requirement to operate
could be minimized without reducing Collection: Application for Waiver of commercially in the carriage of twelve
the quality of the collected information. the Coastwise Trade Laws for Small passengers or less in domestic trade will
The agency will summarize and/or Passenger Vessels be required to file a written application
include your comments in the request to the Maritime Administration
Maritime Administration, DOT.
AGENCY: (MARAD). The agency will review the
for OMB’s clearance of this information
collection. Notice and request for
ACTION: application, post it for 30-days in the
comments. Federal Register to seek public
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
comment, and then make a
Michael Yarrington, (202) 366–1915, SUMMARY: In compliance with the determination based on the record as to
Office of Marine Insurance, Maritime Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this whether to grant the requested waiver or
Administration, U.S. Department of notice announces that the Information not.
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Respondents: Small passenger vessel
below is being forwarded to the Office
owners who desire to operate in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: of Management and Budget (OMB) for
coastwise trade.
Title: Seamen’s Claims, review and comments. The information
to be collected will be used to process Affected Public: Business or other for
Administrative Action and Litigation.
applications for waivers of the coastwise Profit.
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OMB Control Number: 2133–0522.
Type of Request: Renewal of a trade laws, and to determine the effect Estimated Number of Respondents:
Previously Approved Information such waivers would have on United 138.
Collection. States vessel builders and United States- Estimated Number of Responses: 138.
Abstract: The information is built vessel operators before granting or Estimated Hours per Response: 1.
submitted by claimants seeking denying the waiver request. A Federal Annual Estimated Total Annual
payments for injuries or illnesses they Register Notice with a 60-day comment Burden Hours: 138.
sustained while serving as masters or period soliciting comments on the Frequency of Response: Annually.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before April 18, 2018.
Contact		Michael Yarrington, (202) 366-1915, Office of Marine Insurance, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
FR Citation		83 FR 12073

83 FR 12073 - Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Seamen's Claims, Administrative Action and Litigation

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONMaritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 53 (March 19, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration