Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Mariner Survey Pretest
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 Redu...
Maritime Administration (MARAD), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION:
Notice.
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 2133-0555 titled “Mariner Survey Pretest” is being renamed “Mariner Survey” to reflect the transition from a pretest survey to a full voluntary survey of merchant mariners. Collected information will be used to determine the number of qualified mariners who are available and willing to serve during a period of national need. Since the implementation of this survey, the total respondents, responses, and burden hours increased from 690, 690, and 247 hours to 5,162, 5,162, and 1,721 hours respectively. Additionally, there were minor changes to clarify some of the survey questions, while the Cognitive Interview instrument was eliminated. 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 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:
Kevin Lau, Office of Workforce Development & Maritime Education, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Email:
kevin.lau@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title:
Mariner Survey.
OMB Control Number:
2133-0555.
Type of Request:
Revision of a previously approved collection.
Abstract:
The Mariner Survey is a voluntary survey of appropriately credentialed U.S. merchant mariners and will be used to estimate the number of qualified merchant mariners who are willing to serve on short notice during a period of war, armed conflict, national emergency, or maritime mobilization need (national need). The survey results will be used to assess the maritime workforce's capacity to support both sealift operations and maritime commerce during surge operations. Pursuant to 46 United States Code (U.S.C.) 50102(a), MARAD will conduct this survey to assess the merchant marine. The survey will be conducted biennially to monitor changes in the mariner workforce's availability and willingness to sail.
Respondents:
Sample of credentialed U.S. merchant mariners.
Affected Public:
Individuals and households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
5,162.
Estimated Number of Responses:
5,162.
Estimated Hours per Response:
20 minutes (0.3333 hours).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:
1,721.
Frequency of Response:
Biennially.
A 60-day
Federal Register
Notice soliciting comments on this information collection was published on June 3, 2026 (FR 33290, Vol. 91, No. 106). No comments were received.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 51524
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Mariner Survey Pretest,” thefederalregister.org (August 10, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-16238/request-for-comments-on-the-renewal-of-a-previously-approved-information-collection-mariner-survey-pretest.
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35
49 CFR 1.49