83 FR 45010 - Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Candidate Application for Admission

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 171 (September 4, 2018)

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 apply for admission to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Collection of information is completed digitally through an online candidate portal. Part I of the Candidate Application is used to establish initial eligibility. The Academic Information Request, Candidate Activities Record, School Official Evaluations and Biographical Essay are used by the USMMA admissions staff and its Candidate Evaluation Board to select the best qualified candidates for the Academy. Result from the administration of the Candidate Fitness Assessment are used to determine physical qualification. Candidates may also submit an optional resume and additional recommendation letters with their application. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on June 12, 2018.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45010-45011]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19046]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2018-0143]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Candidate 
Application for Admission

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 apply for admission to the U.S. Merchant Marine 
Academy. Collection of information is completed digitally through an 
online candidate portal. Part I of the Candidate Application is used to 
establish initial eligibility. The Academic Information Request, 
Candidate Activities Record, School Official Evaluations and 
Biographical Essay are used by the USMMA admissions staff and its 
Candidate Evaluation Board to select the best qualified candidates for 
the Academy. Result from the administration of the Candidate Fitness 
Assessment are used to determine physical qualification. Candidates may 
also submit an optional resume and additional recommendation letters 
with their application. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following information collection was 
published on June 12, 2018.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 4, 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: Mike Bedryk, CDR USMS, Director of 
Admissions, 516.726.5641, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, 300 Steamboat 
Road, New York, NY 11024, www.usmma.edu/admissions.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Candidate Application for 
Admission.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0010.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: Regulations pertaining to the U.S. Merchant Marine 
Academy (USMMA) appeared in the Federal Register (Vol. 47, No. 98, p. 
21811, dated May 20, 1982) as a final rule. Part 310.57(a) of 46 CFR 
provides for the collection of information from anyone who is a 
prospect for admission. It states that ``all candidates shall submit an 
application for admission to the Academy's Admissions Office.'' Thus, 
the collection of information through the use of a digital application 
is the primary means by which selections for admission are made. The 
information collection consists of Part I, the Academic Information 
Request, Candidate Activities Record, three School Official Evaluation 
and Biographical Essay and Candidate Fitness Assessment. Part I of the 
form is completed by individuals wishing to be admitted as students to 
the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. The information from the Academic 
Information Request, Candidate Activities Record, School Official 
Evaluations and Biographical Essay is used by the USMMA admissions 
staff

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and its Candidate Evaluation Board to select the best qualified 
candidates for the Academy.
    Respondents: Individuals desiring to become students at the U.S. 
Merchant Marine Academy.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2,000.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 5.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,000.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.93.
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    Dated: August 28, 2018.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-19046 Filed 8-31-18; 8:45 am]
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