83_FR_56365 83 FR 56147 - Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Maritime Administration Annual Service Obligation Compliance Report

83 FR 56147 - Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Maritime Administration Annual Service Obligation Compliance Report

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 218 (November 9, 2018)

Page Range56147-56147
FR Document2018-24508

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 collection is necessary to determine if a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy or subsidized State maritime academy graduate is complying with the terms of the service obligation. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on August 1, 2018 and comments were due by October 1, 2018. No comments were received.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 218 (Friday, November 9, 2018)
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2018-0165]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Maritime Administration Annual Service 
Obligation Compliance Report

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 collection is 
necessary to determine if a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine 
Academy or subsidized State maritime academy graduate is complying with 
the terms of the service obligation. A Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information 
collection was published on August 1, 2018 and comments were due by 
October 1, 2018. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 10, 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: Danielle Bennett, Telephone: 202-366-
5296, Office of Maritime Labor and Training, Maritime Administration, 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 
20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Maritime Administration Annual Service Obligation Compliance 
Report.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0509.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
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 program 
graduate. This mandatory service obligation is for the Federal 
financial assistance the graduate received as a student. The obligation 
consists of (1) maintaining a U.S. Coast Guard merchant mariner 
credentials with an officer endorsement; (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 following 
graduation from an academy (3) serving as a merchant marine officer on 
U.S.-flag vessels or as a commissioned officer on active duty in an 
armed or uniformed force of the United States, NOAA Corps, USPHS Corps, 
or other MARAD approved service; and (4) report annually on their 
compliance with their service obligation after graduation.
    Respondents: Graduates of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and 
State maritime academy student incentive payment program graduates.
    Affected Public: Individuals and/or household.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,100.
    Estimated Number of Responses: One response per Respondent.
    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 1.93).
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    Dated: November 5, 2018.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-24508 Filed 11-8-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                 Dated: November 5, 2018.                              Department of Transportation, 1200                    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                 By Order of the Maritime Administrator.               New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
                                               T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                                20590.                                                Maritime Administration
                                               Secretary, Maritime Administration.                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0163]
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–24506 Filed 11–8–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          Title: Maritime Administration                     Requested Administrative Waiver of
                                               BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
                                                                                                       Annual Service Obligation Compliance                  the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
                                                                                                       Report.                                               HARLEY G; Invitation for Public
                                               DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                               OMB Control Number: 2133–0509.                     Comments
                                                                                                          Type of Request: Renewal of a                      AGENCY:   Maritime Administration, DOT.
                                               Maritime Administration
                                                                                                       Previously Approved Information                       ACTION:   Notice.
                                               [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0165]                            Collection.
                                                                                                          Abstract: 46 U.S.C. 51306 and 46                   SUMMARY:    The Secretary of
                                               Request for Comments on the Renewal                                                                           Transportation, as represented by the
                                               of a Previously Approved Information                    U.S.C. 51509 imposes a service
                                                                                                       obligation on every graduate of the U.S.              Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
                                               Collection: Maritime Administration                                                                           authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-
                                               Annual Service Obligation Compliance                    Merchant Marine Academy and every
                                                                                                       State maritime academy student                        build requirements of the coastwise
                                               Report                                                                                                        trade laws to allow the carriage of no
                                                                                                       incentive payment program graduate.
                                                     Maritime Administration, DOT.
                                               AGENCY:                                                 This mandatory service obligation is for              more than twelve passengers for hire on
                                                     Notice and request for
                                               ACTION:                                                 the Federal financial assistance the                  vessels, which are three years old or
                                               comments.                                               graduate received as a student. The                   more. A request for such a waiver has
                                                                                                       obligation consists of (1) maintaining a              been received by MARAD. The vessel,
                                               SUMMARY:   In compliance with the                       U.S. Coast Guard merchant mariner                     and a brief description of the proposed
                                               Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this                   credentials with an officer endorsement;              service, is listed below.
                                               notice announces that the Information                   (2) serving as a commissioned officer in              DATES: Submit comments on or before
                                               Collection Request (ICR) abstracted                     the U.S. Naval Reserve, the U.S. Coast                December 10, 2018.
                                               below is being forwarded to the Office                  Guard Reserve or any other reserve unit               ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
                                               of Management and Budget (OMB) for                      of an armed force of the United States                identified by DOT Docket Number
                                               review and comments. The information                    following graduation from an academy                  MARAD–2018–0163 by any one of the
                                               collection is necessary to determine if a               (3) serving as a merchant marine officer              following methods:
                                               graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine                    on U.S.-flag vessels or as a                             • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
                                               Academy or subsidized State maritime                    commissioned officer on active duty in                http://www.regulations.gov. Search
                                               academy graduate is complying with the                  an armed or uniformed force of the                    MARAD–2018–0163 and follow the
                                               terms of the service obligation. A                      United States, NOAA Corps, USPHS                      instructions for submitting comments.
                                               Federal Register Notice with a 60-day                   Corps, or other MARAD approved                           • Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
                                               comment period soliciting comments on                   service; and (4) report annually on their             Management Facility is in the West
                                               the following information collection                    compliance with their service obligation              Building, Ground Floor of the U.S.
                                               was published on August 1, 2018 and                     after graduation.                                     Department of Transportation. The
                                               comments were due by October 1, 2018.                                                                         Docket Management Facility location
                                               No comments were received.                                 Respondents: Graduates of the U.S.
                                                                                                       Merchant Marine Academy and State                     address is: U.S. Department of
                                               DATES: Comments must be submitted on                                                                          Transportation, MARAD–2018–0163,
                                               or before December 10, 2018.                            maritime academy student incentive
                                                                                                                                                             1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West
                                                                                                       payment program graduates.
                                               ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding                                                                            Building, Room W12–140, Washington,
                                               the burden estimate, including                             Affected Public: Individuals and/or                DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
                                               suggestions for reducing the burden, to                 household.                                            Monday through Friday, except on
                                               the Office of Management and Budget,                       Estimated Number of Respondents:                   Federal holidays.
                                               Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of               2,100.                                                   Note: If you mail or hand-deliver your
                                               the Secretary of Transportation, 725                       Estimated Number of Responses: One                 comments, we recommend that you
                                               17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.                   response per Respondent.                              include your name and a mailing
                                               Comments are invited on: (a) Whether                                                                          address, an email address, or a
                                               the proposed collection of information                     Estimated Hours per Response: 20                   telephone number in the body of your
                                               is necessary for the Department’s                       minutes.                                              document so that we can contact you if
                                               performance; (b) the accuracy of the                       Annual Estimated Total Annual                      we have questions regarding your
                                               estimated burden; (c) ways for the                      Burden Hours: 700.                                    submission.
                                               Department to enhance the quality,                         Frequency of Response: Annually.                      Instructions: All submissions received
                                               utility and clarity of the information                                                                        must include the agency name and
                                               collection; and (d) ways that the burden                (Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of            specific docket number. All comments
                                               could be minimized without reducing                     1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended; and           received will be posted without change
                                               the quality of the collected information.               49 CFR 1.93).                                         to the docket at www.regulations.gov,
                                               The agency will summarize and/or                        *      *      *      *       *                        including any personal information
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                                               include your comments in the request                      Dated: November 5, 2018.                            provided. For detailed instructions on
                                               for OMB’s clearance of this information                                                                       submitting comments, see the section
                                                                                                         By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
                                               collection.                                                                                                   entitled Public Participation.
                                                                                                       T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               Danielle Bennett, Telephone: 202–366–                   Secretary, Maritime Administration.                   Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
                                               5296, Office of Maritime Labor and                      [FR Doc. 2018–24508 Filed 11–8–18; 8:45 am]           Transportation, Maritime
                                               Training, Maritime Administration,                      BILLING CODE 4910–81–P                                Administration, 1200 New Jersey


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesComments must be submitted on or before December 10, 2018.
ContactDanielle Bennett, Telephone: 202-366- 5296, Office of Maritime Labor and Training, Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
FR Citation83 FR 56147 

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